Minutes - Environmental Policy Board - 11/05/2007

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Chairperson McDilda suggested that the Board Members start thinking about this event and to pass down any ideas to Environmental Coordinator Anderson. Consensus of the Board was for Chairperson McDilda and Board Member Max to form a subcommittee to assist Staff with the planning of the Environmental Expo, OLD BUSINESS Board Member Freeburg questioned when the wetland buffer booklet would be published. Environmental Coordinator Anderson stated that Staff is holding off printing the booklet until the wetland inventory of the remaining wetlands was completed and adopted. Board Member Olds questioned if the Natural Resources Inventory is still scheduled for the Council meeting next week. Environmental Coordinator Anderson reported that the NRI is on the agenda for the Council work session, to begin at 5:30 or 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday November 13th. He stated that there would be a couple additional topics on the agenda that night including the Sunfish Lake Blvd Issue. NEW BUSINESS Board Member Freeburg reported that he had an article from the October 2ih Star Tribune regarding the nation's water supply. He highlighted the paragraph that detailed how little land is left to store water during the wet seasons. He explained that since so much of the land has been paved and developed that we need to flush water into the Ocean to make sure that there is not flooding. He explained that there is nowhere for the water to go during the wet season. BOARD INPUT None. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Board Member Max and seconded by Board Member Sibilski to adjourn the meeting. The meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m. R~mitt~d' . -_.~~ Chris An erson Environmental Coordinator Environmental Policy Board / November 5, 2007 Page 60f7