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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/29/2021 Environmental Board Minutes APPROVED MINUTES CITY OF LINO LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD MEETING I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL: Mr. Sullivan called the Lino Lakes Environmental Board meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. on September 29, 2021. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. APROVAL OF AGENDA Mr. Sullivan approved the Agenda as stated. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: August 25, 2021 Ms. McNulty made a MOTION to approve the August 25, 2021 Meeting Minutes. Ms. Cavegn supported motion. Motion passed 3-0. V. OPEN MIKE Mr. Sullivan declared Open Mike at 6:32 p.m. Lino Lakes resident Teresa O’Connell presented a Star Tribune article regarding a recent State of Minnesota pilot program that expands requirements in environmental reviews to include greenhouse gas inventories from large development projects. She also introduced herself as a candidate running for City Council. Mr. Sullivan declared Open Mike closed at 6:34 p.m. DATE : September 29, 2021 TIME STARTED : 6:30 P.M. TIME ENDED : 7:16 P.M. MEMBERS PRESENT : John Sullivan, Cassie Cavegn, Ella McNulty MEMBERS ABSENT : Shawn Holmes, Alex Schwartz STAFF PRESENT : Andy Nelson, Phillip Davis Environmental Board September 29, 2021 Page 2 APPROVED MINUTES VI. ACTION ITEMS A. Belland Farms and Associate Eye Care Partners Preliminary Plat & Site Plan Mr. Nelson presented the staff report to the Environmental Board. The applicant, Rehbein Properties, submitted a land use application for a Preliminary Plat and Site Plan Review. The preliminary plat involves subdividing an 18 acre parcel into two platted lots, two outlots, a stormwater pond, and one new road. The site plan review is for a proposed medical office building offering eye care services. The 12,320 square foot building will be placed on a 1.72 acre lot. The staff report included analysis of the site’s characteristics including land cover, rare, unique, or significant resources, soils, stormwater management and pollution protection, and Alternative Urban Areawide Review considerations. It also included a landscape plan that included tree preservation and mitigation standards, open area landscape standards, and buffer and screening standards among others. Staff recommended the Belland Farms Preliminary Plat and Associated Eye Care Partners Site Plan Review be forwarded to the Planning and Zoning Board and City Council with the following comments and any additional comments from the Environmental Board: 1. Additional (5) inlet protections must be added on Main Street along the southern border of the property to catch tracked sediment. 2. Undesirable tree species do not have to be mitigated for. Removals of a 22” and 8” ash will not require mitigation trees to be planted. The total number of replacement trees required is 24. This should be updated on the Tree Preservation Plan. 3. Canopy cover standards have not been met. The three trees on the western edge of the stormwater basin can be moved closer to the hardscape or the parking stalls can be added which would require recalculation of the hardscape and canopy cover totals. 4. 34 more shrubs will be required to meet open space standards. 5. White pine (Pinus strobus) should be switched for a species with better pollution tolerance. 6. Native seed mix should be used for the southeast corner of the site in the low runoff area connecting to the culvert. 7. Blanding’s turtle flyer and factsheet shall be distributed to all contractors working on the site. 8. MnDOT type 3N or 4N bio-netting or natural netting erosion control blanket should be used where blanket is necessary for stabilization. Ms. Cavegn inquired about the how the process behind purchasing wetland credits works. Mr. Nelson responded with an explanation of how wetland banks are established, citing Wollan Park, a city-owned wetland bank as an example. When wetland banks are established, credits are available for sale to developments when projects impact wetlands. Environmental Board September 29, 2021 Page 3 APPROVED MINUTES Wollan Park is an example of a wetland bank in Lino Lakes where the City has done restoration work to establish wetland credits. Mr. Sullivan asked about whether or not the proposed site will have an irrigation system in place. Mr. Nelson responded all areas noted as sod within the plan are within irrigated areas. Ms. McNulty and Ms. Cavegn commended Mr. Nelson on the quality of the report and recommendations. Ms. Cavegn inquired about concerns with changing from plastic control blankets to biodegradable blankets in terms of how long the blankets will last. Mr. Nelson responded the concern would most likely be about the cost of the blankets. He hoped the biodegradable blanket would last for less time than the plastic blankets. Mr. Nelson mentioned the Board may want to add a ninth recommendation to include a curb cut in the vicinity of the where the stormwater pipe runs to the stormwater pond due to Blanding’s turtles being identified in the vicinity. He noted it would be nice to get one along the parking lot curb and that there may be call for more of these next to the wetland west of lot 2 when the lot is developed. Mr. Sullivan asked for a motion to forward the Belland Farms and Associate Eye Care Partners Preliminary Plat & Site Plan with the Environmental Board’s statement and recommendations. Ms. McNulty made a MOTION to approve the recommendations. Ms. Cavegn seconded the motion. Motion passed 3-0. VII DISCUSSION ITEMS A. General Updates Mr. Davis provided an update on resident turnout at the September 18th, 2021 Recycling Saturday event. This event was one of the largest seen all year. He discussed his attendance at an online Battery Recycling training course held by Anoka County. The course contained information regarding proper recycling and other resources municipalities can use to educate residents on batteries. Mr. Davis shared some highlights he learned at the first week of the Recycling Ambassador course held by Anoka County the evening prior. The class went over Anoka County’s current position within the State of Minnesota’s recycling and waste goals. Mr. Sullivan inquired about the Recycling Ambassador class and the role residents play in the class. Environmental Board September 29, 2021 Page 4 APPROVED MINUTES Mr. Davis responded residents are educated on proper recycling and are then asked to provide 30 hours of education-related community service. Mr. Nelson asked Mr. Davis to provide further clarification on the differences in battery types and how they’re disposed of if a resident of the City were to call and ask for information. Mr. Davis responded all batteries should be brought to a household hazardous waste facility, regardless of battery type, but the disposal and packaging requirements of each battery types are different. The County has their own facility located in Blaine. Single use batteries do not pose as dangerous of a health hazard as rechargeable batteries do. Rechargeable batteries have a higher potential to ignite inside waste hauler vehicles and facilities. One recent example is a hauler truck igniting on fire after an electric handheld vacuum was crushed by hauler equipment. Mr. Sullivan commented battery recycling outreach is relatively new and it is good that residents have a location to bring batteries to. VIII. ADJOURNMENT Ms. McNulty made a MOTION to adjourn the meeting at 7:16 p.m. Motion was supported by Ms. Cavegn. Motion carried 3-0.