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there may be a possibility of making a video of this exchange of ideas between the communiteis that can be shared with other communities. Mr. Max solicited volunteers to assist him on coordinating this meeting. Ms. Sitz and Ms. Frolik volunteered to assist Mr. Max. Ms. Frolik was directed to research involving the League of Minnesota Cities and the American Planning Association. TREE ORDINANCE WORK SESSION The next section to be worked on is the Landscaping section. The Committee discussed the complexity of this section in the model ordinance and how it could easily conflict with the City's new and current landscaping and density transitioning standards. Ms. Frolik pointed out that Staff is just beginning to administer the new landscaping requirements and it is evident that the new ordinance only looked at numbers and did not give enough consideration to the amount of area that would be necessary for canopy cover when all of the plantings reach maturity in 15-20 years. The Committee stated that this is a concern of theirs also; if the numbers of plantings are too numerous for the amount of area in the plat, the trees will overlap and will not survive. The consensus was that the City should plan for healthy trees in the future rather than a lot of trees today. The Committee also talked about a desire to include language in the landscape section that would give developers credits or bonuses for preserving desirable trees and removing undesirable trees from their project areas. It was the consensus of the Committee that Ms. Frolik should provide all members with copies of Ramsey's current landscaping and density transitioning requirements prior to the next meeting. Members should bring these requirements along with them to the next meeting as a reference material to be used in drafting the landscaping section of the Tree Preservation ordinance. Ms. Sitz said that she believes the landscaping section should give developers options such as: plant all required trees on the site; plant some of the trees on other designated sites in the community; make a monetary payment to the City in lieu of trees, etc. A discussion ensued and the members talked about establishing a list of trees: preferred, acceptable, unacceptable. Developers would get extra credit for planting trees that are on the 'preferred' list. There is a possibility of also giving extra credit to developers for planting wind breaks and living snow fences. To this end, it was mentioned how valuable an inventory of trees in Ramsey would be. Ms. Frolik will check with Mark Boos about how intensive a survey the City will get as a result of the LCMR Grant. Mr. Max summarized the discussion as most likely deviating from the model ordinance for the landscaping section and developing one that is based on tonight's discussion. Mr. Max noted that the roundtable discussion with other communities would serve the Task Force better if it was conducted after Ramsey has it's draft ordinance completed. At that point, the Task Force has a better idea of where Ramsey stands with respect to an ordinance, and therefore how it might relate to what other communities relay to us about their own experiences. RESCHEDULE OCTOBER MEETING It was noted that the regular meeting on October 7 is the date selected by the League of Women Voters for a candidates forum; and 3 of the Task Force members will be at that forum.