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POLICY BOARD BUSINESS <br />Case #1: Review and Consider 2011 -2012 Work Plan <br />Associate Planner/Environmental Coordinator Anderson presented the staff report. <br />Board Member Hassett stated that he'd like to add reviewing green building practices that could <br />be incorporated or encouraged in The COR area and possibly ways to incentive them. He also <br />stated that it may be helpful to research the return on investment with these practices. <br />Associate Planner/Environmental Coordinator Anderson stated that Low Impact Development <br />practices could also be reviewed. <br />Board Member Bentz stated that he'd like to include better visibility on the website. Maybe a <br />section entitled `How green is Ramsey' or something along those lines. <br />Discussion ensued regarding how the website could be better utilized and other considerations <br />for the work plan <br />Consensus of the Board was to incorporate green building principles /low impact development <br />concepts as well as enhanced website visibility on the draft work plan. <br />Motion by Board Member Stodola and seconded by Board Member Bentz to direct Associate <br />Planner /Environmental Coordinator Anderson update the draft work plan accordingly and <br />forward to City Council for consideration at the June 14, 2011 Council meeting. <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Max, Board Members Enstrom, Bentz, Hassett, <br />Stodola and Carlson. Voting No: None. Absent: None. <br />Case #2: Environmental Expo Survey <br />Associate Planner /Environmental Coordinator Anderson presented the staff report. <br />Board Member Enstrom stated that he worked at the Elk River Home Depot last weekend at the <br />`kids' workshop' and there were lots of very neat hands on activities for the kids to do. He <br />suggested that it may be worthwhile to contact Home Depot to see about involvement with the <br />expo event. <br />Chairperson Max stated that the minutes from last month's meeting mentioned the possibility of <br />a regional type of expo event and asked if that was something in the works. <br />Associate Planner/Environmental Coordinator Anderson stated that that was just something that <br />he and some fellow Anoka County municipal recycling coordinators had tossed around once or <br />twice but nothing beyond that. <br />Associate Planner/Environmental Coordinator Anderson stated that he did speak with two of the <br />three tree sale vendors and they did confirm that the 2011 event was their last. Both of them are <br />Environmental Policy Board / June 6, 2011 <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />