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Environmental Board Meeting
December 14, 2005
6:30 p.m.
CITY HALL LIBRARY
This meeting is not televised.
AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
4. OPEN MIKE
5. ACTION ITEMS
A. 2006 Goals
6. DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Watershed Education /Dawn Dubats
B. Stoneybrook Representative/ Kim Brouillet
7. ADJOURN
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AGENDA ITEM 5A
STAFF ORIGINATOR: Marty Asleson
DATE: December 14, 2005
TOPIC: 2006 Goals
BACKGROUND: Each year the Environmental Board reports to the City
Council on past progress and future goals. The Environmental Board drafted
2006 goals at the November 30, 2005 meeting. Attached is the draft 2006 goals.
Hopefully we will finalize 2006 Goals at the December meeting.
OPTIONS:
1. Approve draft goals
2. Approve draft goals with changes
3. Set another meeting to finalize goals
RECOMMENDATION: Any of the above
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Proposed 2006 Environmental Board Goals
• Promote environmental stewardship with the citizens of Lino Lakes by:
A. Communicating environmental initiatives in the city using various means of
communication, i.e., City WebPages, newsletter, homeowners association
meetings, the information kiosk, and press coverage. Pursue providing articles
and information to the Quad Press.
B. Promote individual Backyard Wildlife Habitat through the National Wildlife
Federation.
• Participate in Blue Heron Days, providing educational material to the public.
• Participate in Earth Day activities in the community, promoting environmental
awareness and collaboration with other environmental focused organizations.
• Monitor any activity in the AUAR Area, focusing on the values Lino Lakes citizens
have expressed in the vision for our city and the unique ecological aspects of our
wetlands, lakes and streams and subsurface waters. Apply mitigation plan as defined
for that area.
• Perform an evaluation of past Environmental Board recommendations for
development projects. Review projects by site visits, discussion with city staff, and
landowners, neighbors, on the outcomes of the Boards recommendations. Submit a
summary of significant findings resulting from the review in writing to the
Community Development Director .
• Continue to collate information received from other municipality environmental
Boards, identifying opportunities to collaborate and learn from each other.
• Collaborate with the Kim Sullivan, the University Extension Division, or other
groups to offer an environmental education seminar for residents.
• Promote conservation development within the City incorporating the Open
Space /Trail Plan and Handbook for Environmental Planning and Conservation
Development.
• To meet or exceed our City recycling goal of 50 percent or greater of our Municipal
solid waste. Find innovative ways to promote and encourage recycling as a city. Add
recycling materials to kiosk.
• Continue to monitor the Heron rookery and water quality in the northern one third of
Peltier Lake and to support the protection of resources in that area.