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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/28/2006 Env Bd Packet• • City of Lino Lakes Environmental Board Meeting June 28, 2006 6:30 p.m. AGENDA 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - APRIL 26, 2006 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 4. OPEN MIKE 5. ACTION ITEMS — There are no action items for this meeting 6. DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Nature's Refuge B. Stoneybrook Follow -up. C. Surface Water /Resources Management Planning D. Blue Heron Days E. Other Updates 7. ADJOURN • • ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD MEETING DATE TIME STARTED TIME ENDED MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT STAFF PRESENT 1. CALL TO ORDER Ms. O'Dea called the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m. CITY OF LINO LAKES DRAFT MINUTES APRIL 26, 2006 : April 26, 2006 . 6:35 P.M. . 9:00 P.M. : Constance Grundhofer, Mary Jo O'Dea, Jeff McDowell, Martha DeHaven, and Kimberly Brouillet : Sarah Norman and Barbara Bor : Environmental Coordinator Marty Asleson, 1 A. Mayor John Bergeson sworn in the new members of the Environmental Board. Those members included: Jeff McDowell, Kimberly Brouillet and Martha DeHaven. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES March 29, 2006 Page 2, 4th paragraph down change from "how an associate worked" to "how an Association worked." Page 2 take the e out of Grundhoefer after the o to read Grundhofer. Ms. Grundhofer made a motion to approve the March 29, 2006 meeting minutes with changes. Ms. Brouillet seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Added items to agenda: 1 A. Swearing in of new members by Mayor Bergeson. 6 D. Recycling items. 6 E. Possible joint council meeting for section 5 proposal in joint part of city. 6 F. Talk about potential work session for potential new board members. 6 G. Election of officers at next meeting. Approval of agenda as amended. Motion by Ms. Brouillet to amend seconded by Mr. McDowell 1 DRAFT MINUTES • • • ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD MEETING APRIL 26, 2006 4. OPEN MIKE Bridgette Blesi of 3440 - 91st Court NE, Blaine, MN 55014 spoke as a representative of the Blaine Natural Resource group. Her contact number is 763- 785- 0826. If anyone from the Environmental Board has any ideas on any project that her group would like to work on together. Teresa O'Connell from Lino Lakes said that it is great to have so many people applying to the Environmental Board. Open mike closed at 6:44 p.m. 5. ACTION ITEMS A. Integra Homes — The Preserve, PUD, Conservation Development/Preliminary Plat. Mr. Asleson gave a brief summary of how the Environmental Board reviews action items for the new members. Mr. Asleson noted that this particular project has been in planning for about a year now. Mr. Asleson then went on to give his staff report. Brian Barossa and Jason Husveth, MS with Critical Connections Ecological Services, Inc., are here representing Integra Homes. Jason has worked within the City of Lino Lakes since 2000. Jason went over the Management Plan with the Board. Jason has previously worked with Royal Oaks at the Foxborough site. Mr. Husveth inventoried this site in detail and gave his assessment of resources on the 52 1/2 acre property to the Board. The Restoration and Management Plan describe species lists, as well as a timeline and tasks provided to essentially guide us through the next five years. Integra is looking at doing most of the work up front. Mr. Husveth recommends this approach. Restoration projects take a lot of initial time. Ms. DeHaven asked what constitutes a good cattail. Mr. Husveth said that there is only one in the state. He said that most of the cattail marshes you see in the metro area are invasive cattail monotypes. They have some habitat value but very little. Good cattail marshes would be 15 to 20 percent cattail to provide opportunities Ms. DeHaven asked if cattails easily adapt. Mr. Husveth said yes they do. Ms. DeHaven asked if cattails are easily eradicated. Mr. Husveth said with research prairies grass would be easier to uproot than cattails. You have to physically scrap top soil off in the winter. 2 DRAFT MINUTES • • • ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD MEETING APRIL 26, 2006 Ms. Grundhofer asked once they are scrapped what do you do with them use as compost or dry out and burn. Mr. Husveth said they have composted it. You can also use as top soil for lawns, there are lots of things you can do. Ms. Grundhofer asked how much space Orchids need to survive. Mr. Husveth said as much as you can give them. The Orchids will not directly be impacted. He also said the grading is no where near the Orchids. One thing to recognize is the Tubercled -Rein Orchids (Plantanthera (lava var. herbiola) are endangered species and are protected by law. There are substantial fines if these species are disturbed. Ms. Grundhofer asked about the burns and if the homes are far enough away. Mr. Asleson has been very successful with burnings. The idea is to restore while the lots are going in and then it is just a matter of fuel management. They burns will take place every 3 to 5 years. There will be a prescribed burning plan. Ms. Brouillet asked who will be monitoring the builders. Mr. Barossa with MFI said the Storm Water Pollution Prevention. Whoever's signature is on permit is responsible. Things have been tightening up in the city. We are shutting projects down if they do not understand the law. Mr. Barossa said that there is a responsibility with the developer until the project is done. Ms. Brouillet said that Integra did a great job of researching. I think it will be a great preserve and anyone moving in would be advocates of preserving the area. The Board requested that hay bails be added along with signs and double silt fences so areas do not get disturbed. It was mentioned that the developer will be living on the site. Ms. O'Dea said that this is a wonderful development to come to the board. Mr. Asleson's recommendations are to move forward the recommendations. Mike Prevey lives across the pond from this development. He has a question about the cattails, etc. He wanted to know if the city or developer would also be cleaning up the other side of pond. It is a matter of working with adjacent property owners. Mr. Husveth said an area around the pond is city property. Ms. Grundhofer said that there should be a tax to help the environment. Maybe we can work on a grant or something Mr. Asleson said. It was mentioned that a call could be made to Rice Creek Watershed on that. 3 DRAFT MINUTES • • ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD MEETING APRIL 26, 2006 Mike Prevey could be an on call neighborhood contact. He agreed and left his phone number. Mr. Asleson recommended two things. One being signage in conservation area and two being no soil to be imported or exported without city approval. Ms. O'Dea asked if there will be a monument with lights. Mr. Barossa said that there will be something small certainly not a lit monument. Mr. Barossa said they will try to be minial as per flash factor. Ms. O'Dea doesn't want maintenance to be an issue. Ms. O'Dea asked if the lot off of Birch /Birch Park is going to be any type of buffer. Mr. Barossa said that there will be a landscape plan. There are a few oaks and a strip for landscaping. Ms. Husveth said they are looking at native trees. Ms. Grundhofer was concerned about the recommended crab trees not producing fruit. She recommended that we have some type of fruit bearing tree. Staff Recommendations: 1. City lighting ordinance needs to be followed. Keep lighting and monument to minimum. 2. Signage for conservation easement. 3. No import or export of soils w /out city approval 4. Would like acceptable landscape plan. 5. Recommendation to developer to use modified walkouts. 6. Have a document produced to homeowners to evidence Association and deed restrictions. Declaration of covenants. 7. Ensure that a maintenance plan is included with submittal. 8. Remove reference to shallow mash restoration area being designed by others. 9. Have a phone number available 7 days a week to contact person in the SWPPP. 4 DRAFT MINUTES • • ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD MEETING APRIL 26, 2006 10. Change Marty's recommendations on page 5 under Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan, last sentence to read to the City Environmental and Engineering, work approval prior to ground breaking. 11. Add boulevard tree to frontage if there is room. Mr. McDowell asked what exactly are we approving. Are we recommending approval of this plan and also requiring mitigation that Mr. Husveth has put forward here. Mr. Asleson said yes. Mr. Asleson's recommendation to the Board is to move this plan on to P & Z to go forward with on contingency. This recommendation includes Jason's plan. Ms. Grundhofer made a motion to approve with recommendations from staff and the Board. Ms. DeHaven seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. 6. DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Stoneybrook The Board will discuss this issue at the upcoming meeting of May 18, 2006. The Board will send a letter to developer. Mr. Asleson said he had a discussion with the developer. This item will also be added to next month's agenda. B. Recycling Day Recycling day is the first Saturday in May. It was noted that the flyer is on the front page of the web site and was advertised in the Quad paper. Mr. Asleson said he would like any Board Members who can to be there. C. Arbor Day Arbor Day is May 5 at Lino Lakes Elementary. The event will take place at 2:00 p.m. There will be a tree planting by Mr. Asleson. This year the tree is dedicated to the memory of Officer Shawn Silvera who once was a DARE officer here at Lino Lakes Elementary. Ms. Grundhofer gave a summary of how everything went at her booth at Earth Day. She noted that 80 children stamped their hearts out with five native leaf stamps. D. Recycling items. E. Joint Council Meeting 5 DRAFT MINUTES ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD MEETING APRIL 26, 2006 • Mr. Asleson wants to talk about possible joint council meeting for section 5 proposal in joint part of the city. • • F. Environmental Board Work Session A work session for the Environmental Board has been set for Thursday, May 18 at 6:30 p.m. in the Library at City Hall G. Election of Officers Election of officers will be addressed at the next meeting. 7. ADJOURN It was noted that the next meeting of the Environmental Board will be on May 31, 2006. There being no further business, Ms. DeHaven moved to adjourn at 9:00 p.m. Ms. Brouillet seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Transcribed by: Lisa Hogstad Community Development Secretary 6 DRAFT MINUTES