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6 Putting a plan in place to identify what efforts each community can make incrementally over time is desired. Are there areas within a community that are overpopulated with a single species of tree? Are there areas within a community that have trees over a certain age? What is the plan to integrate different species into these areas to ensure we are planning for our future.? Jay Hartman, Director of Public Works (St. Anthony) ey Staff. Bart Fischer, City Administrator (Falcon Heights). Heather Butkowski, City Administrator (Lauderdale) iql� 11111liq 11 o: Objective: To study innovative stormwater management techniques and prepare visual communications to deliver information about stormwater management across varying cultures and languages. 4;p Cp Soil conditions with the communities proves to be difficult to infiltrate naturally with weather events. Simmar to the City of St. Paul's project, the Cities envision a design and public outreach program aimed at creating distinctive yet functional visual communications that will deliver information about stormwater across varying cultures and languages. Through this exercise it is envisioned that alternativ and innovative stormwater management techniques would be explored and user-friendly educational materials would be developed to distribute to citizens. I Key Staff.- Jay Hartman, Director of Public Works and Todd Hubmer, City Engineer (St. Anthony) Bart Fischer, City Administrator (Falcon Heights) Heather Butkowski, City Administrator (Lauderdale) 16. Natural Plantings in Residential Yards Objective: To study and prepare recommendations that will assist the Cities in defining cc residential lawn ,,--X N, maintenance to create materials for citizens on proper yard maintenance, to study water consumption rate imII cts that may occur, and study the financial implications encouraging natural plantings may have on the water utility. Natural plantings can offer many benefits for residents throughout the community. They reduce the time, energy, and efforts spent on maintenance, they reduce the chemicals being used, they reduce the amount of water consumption to keep maintained lawns green, and they provide biodiversity for animals and species. Cities struggle with this concept from an enforcement standpoint as City Codes restrict the height of grass from a nuisance standpoint. If an ordinance were to be enacted that would allow natural plantings in residential yards, what implications to the aesthetics would result from a maintenance standpoint, and furthermore, what implications to the Cities water utility funds would occur as the natural plantings may require a reduced amount of watering. Finding a balance between the social, environmental and financial sustainability of this innovative technique needs to be studied further. Key Staff; Todd Hubmer, City Engineer and Kelsey Johnson, City Planner (St. Anthony) Bart Fischer, City Administrator (Falcon Heights) Heather Butkowski, City Administrator (Lauderdale)