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Environmental Policy Board (EPB) 5.2. <br />Meeting Date: 05/07/2012 <br />By: Chris Anderson, Community <br />Development <br />Title: <br />2012 -2013 Work Plan <br />Background: <br />As outlined in City Code, the primary objective of the Environmental Policy Board is to review, consider, initiate <br />and recommend to the City Council such policies, plans or projects which will enhance and preserve the natural <br />environment of the City. The Board's scope shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, matters of the <br />preservation of the community forest, water quality, wetland preservation, ground water protection, control of soil <br />erosion and air, noise and light pollution. The Environmental Policy Board shall prepare an annual work plan <br />subject to the approval of the City Council. <br />Observations: <br />Some potential topics that the Board may wish to consider would be tree preservation replacement standards and <br />restoring native plant communities within transmission line corridors. Both topics in some aspects relate to the <br />vegetation removal within the transmission line easements that drew attention this past year. Tree replacement <br />standards is an area within the Tree Preservation Ordinance that is somewhat silent, meaning that there is no <br />required replacement for trees removed to facilitate development. As for the native plant communities topic, a <br />collaborative concept project has been proposed to a number of different entities, including the City of Ramsey, in <br />which some benefit could be reached after the large -scale tree removal within the easement corridors. This may be <br />a project that is of interest to the Board should it come together. An introductory letter that Staff received has been <br />included to provide some background information to the Board. <br />Recommendation: <br />The Board should be prepared to consider and discuss possible topics for inclusion in the 2012 -2013 EPB work <br />plan as well as how to present this information to City Council for consideration. <br />EPB Action: <br />Based on discussion. <br />Current Work Plan <br />Native Plants Project Concept <br />Attachments <br />Form Review <br />Inbox Reviewed By Date <br />Chris Anderson (Originator) Chris Anderson 05/03/2012 10:03 AM <br />Form Started By: Chris Anderson Started On: 05/01/2012 02:29 PM <br />Final Approval Date: 05/03/2012 <br />