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City of Lino Lakes
Environmental Board Meeting
Lino Lakes City Hall
October 24, 2001
6:30 PM
Agenda
1. Call To Order /Pass Sign -In Sheet 6:30 PM
2. Approval of Minutes
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Citizen Comments
6. Project Updates/No New Formal Applications
A. Shirley Kays /Lighting
7. Environmental Board Business
A. Joint Meeting/City Council
B. Surface Water Management Plan Discussion
C. Program Updates
a. Wildland Urban Interface
b. Nemo
c. Clearwater Creek Management Plan
d. Osprey Pole
e. Forestry
f. Solid waste recycling
9. Close Meeting and Confirm Next Meeting Date
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Environmental
Memo
To: Lino Lakes Environmental Board Members
From: Marty Asleson
Date: October 24, 2001
Re: Pre - Meeting Field Visit
For those who can make it, I thought you might be interested in what some of the
residents are doing with buckthon. I will meet board members available at 5:45 at
• the Gerry Vitzthum house at 6705 Timberwolf Trail, on Wednesday October 24
before the meeting.
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MEMORANDUM
To: Environmental Board
From: Dawn Bugge, Community Development Secretary
Date: October 18, 2001
Re: Environmental Board Meeting Minutes
• City Staff is not finished with their review of the Sept. 26, 2001 draft meeting minutes at
this time. I will mail out a copy of the draft minutes to all Environmental Board members
when staff review is complete. I will include any approved minutes as necessary.
Thank you.
600 Town Center Parkway, Lino Lakes, Minnesota 55014-1182
Phone: 651 - 982 -2400 • Fax: 651 - 982 -2499 • TDD: 651 - 982 -2410
MEMORANDUM
DATE: October 17, 2001
TO: Environmental Board
FROM: Michael Grochala, Community Development Director
RE: Surface Water Management Plan Update
As previously discussed, the City is required to update its local Surface Water
Management Plan to reflect updates in the Rice Creek and Vadnais Lake watershed
organization (second generation) plans. The updates are subject to Metropolitan Council
review and comment as part of the Comprehensive Plan process. The City has notified
the Metropolitan Council of its commitment to reconcile these differences by January 31,
2002.
John Powell, City Engineer, will be coordinating this process with the Environmental
Board during the next three months. The project scope is limited to modifying the City's
plan to reflect existing watershed district policies. The City has not planned or budgeted
for a more in -depth revision of the plan.
I believe this process provides an excellent opportunity for the Environmental Board to
gain a greater understanding of the elements of the plan and the requirements currently
imposed by the watershed organizations. This will also serve as a precursor for the Non -
point Education for Municipal Officials (NEMO) program which staff is trying to secure
for the City. I anticipate that these opportunities will form the basis for identifying areas
of concern, within the Surface Water Management Plan, that could be investigated in the
future.
Staff appreciates the board's interest in surface water management issues and recognizes
the impact development may have on the City's environmental resources without proper
official controls. Staff is looking forward to working with the board to first, realign our
existing controls to complement the watershed plans, and secondly, to begin exploration
of more far reaching options as we implement the goals and policies of the
Comprehensive Plan. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at (651)
982 -2427.
600 Town Center Parkway, Lino Lakes, Minnesota 55014-1182
Phone: 651 - 982 -2400 • Fax: 651 - 982 -2499 • TDD: 651 - 982 -2410
Environmental
Memo
To: Jeff Smyser
From: Marty Asleson
CC: Michael Grochala
Date: October 1, 2001
Re: Environmental Board Recommendations
Raske Building Systems Inc.
IIIIMotion to recommend option one in Environmental Board Report including:
• Parking stalls be reduced to a minimum
• Use depressional islands in the parking lot if possible
• Use downward directed no spill lighting on site
• Submit a tree preservation plan for the site.
Option 1
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1. Recommend Approval with standard conditions to include:
• The use of native materials in drainage and swail areas, as well as any portions
of the property the owner may be open to the use of these materials such as the
southwest corner of the parcel. This area would be nice to plan a transitional
area from cultured sod to natives through the use design tools such as formal
hedge separation, transitional alternative sod mixes, and formal flower gardens
that may include both native and non native annuals. The northwest corner could
carry the same flower be idea.
• Change tree species on the freeway side to Oak species, preferably a mixture of
Burr, Red, and Swamp white oaks. If evergreens are desired in this area, then a
change to a salt tolerant species such as Austrian pine should be used. All
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evergreens in this area be grouped and mulched in to separate native plant
maintenance concerns.
• Ground cover is designed using the City schedules.
• A contract is submitted to have the native materials installed by company
specializing in native landscape construction.
• A 3 -year maintenance agreement with a landscape company specializing in
native landscape maintenance should be submitted, and dollars escrowed for this
purpose.
• Use of low- impact lighting.
• Other suggestions of the Environmental Board
Motion made by Tere O'Connel /Second by Connie Grundhoffer/ All in favor.
Pheasant Hills Preserve 12th Addition, Preliminary Plat/PDO, Comp Plan
Amendment -MUSA
Motion to recommend that the Council deny the application because it is not
consistent with the State -wide standards for the management of shoreland areas, or
the City of Lino Lakes Shoreland Management Plan.
Made By Connie Grundhoffer /Second by Tere O'Connel /AII in favor.
Trade A Tree Program /Excel Energy/Twin Cities Tree Trust
Motion by Connie Grundhoffer to support the Trade A Tree program/ Second by Mike
Trehaus/ All in favor
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