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Westwood <br />MEMORANDUM <br />Date: April 26, 2018 <br />Re: Oneka Place NHIS Data Review <br />File 0008260.00 <br />To: Tony Havranek, City of Hugo c/o WSB & Associates <br />Rachel Juba, City of Hugo <br />12701 Whitewater Drive, Suite 300 <br />Minnetonka, MN 55343 <br />Main (952) 937-5150 <br />Fax (952)937-5822 <br />westwoodps.com <br />(888)937-5150 <br />Len Pratt-PDC Pratt Oakwood, Dave Hempel -Westwood Professional Services, <br />Cc: Ken Meeks -Earth Science Associates <br />From: Kelly Kunst <br />A review of the MN DNR Natural Heritage Information System (NHIS) database <br />licensed to Westwood (LA-876, June 2017) was conducted for records of federal or <br />state -listed rare, threatened or endangered species or habitats in, and within one mile of <br />the Oneka Place Project located in Hugo, Minnesota (Exhibit 1). Results of the review <br />found there were no records of rare features within the Project boundary. <br />Three records for rare species occurred within one mile of the Project boundary and <br />included one record for the state -listed threatened Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea <br />blandingii) and one record for the state -listed threatened Wilson's Phalarope <br />(Phalaropus tricolor). The third record was for the Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia <br />longicauda) which is on the state Watchlist. <br />Please note that the lack of rare species or habitat records within the Project should not <br />be interpreted to mean a lack of occurrence; instead, it may only imply that the area <br />has not been surveyed. <br />This review consisted only of identification of NHIS database records in and within <br />one mile of the Project and did not evaluate other databases of biological resources <br />such as MN DNR native plant communities or Minnesota Biological Survey Sites of <br />Biodiversity Significance. This review does not include an evaluation of potential rare <br />species habitat in and around the Project nor does it provide recommendations for best <br />management practices to avoid impacts to sensitive resources. <br />Multi -Disciplined Surveying & Engineering <br />TBPLS Finn No. 10074302 westwoodps.com <br />