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City Council Liaison LeTourneau stated that the Board is making judgements without an internal <br />concept. <br />Chairperson Stodola stated that the review process is new to the Board. <br />City Council Liaison LeTourneau stated that the feedback from the Board is very valuable. <br />City Planner Anderson stated he is looking for a recommendation with regard to the landscape <br />plan. He summarized the Board's wishes to explore with the project developer the quantity of <br />parking on site and if there are opportunities to shrink that and offset it with additional green <br />space and to consider as an advisory comment opportunities within the two largest islands for <br />additional plantings of some sort. He stated that Staff is looking for a recommendation to <br />approve the landscape plan contingent on compliance with the Staff Review Letter and upon <br />exploring the quantity of parking and additional plantings raised by the Board. <br />Board Member Lewis added the issue of taking some of trees that are being displaced in the <br />current plan and placing them in the back of garages. <br />City Council Liaison LeTourneau asked about the tree species along Ramsey Parkway being <br />consistent with what is on the North side of the parkway. <br />City Planner Anderson stated that the North side is a park and it will likely have a different look. <br />Motion by Board Member Hiatt and seconded by Board Member Valentine to support Staff's <br />recommendation of Option 1 with exploration with the developer the quantity of parking on site <br />and if there are opportunities to shrink that and offset it with additional green space; an advisory <br />comment to consider opportunities within the two largest islands for additional plantings of some <br />sort; and to look at relocating landscaping to the South side of the enclosed parking structure. <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Stodola, Board Member Hiatt, Valentine, Bernard, and <br />Lewis. Voting No: None. Absent: Board Member Bentz. <br />5.04 Review Landscape and Storm Water Management Plan Associated with a Site Plan <br />Application for Sunwood Village: Case of Common Bond <br />City Planner Anderson presented the staff report. <br />Chairperson Stodola asked if they would be sharing the ramp. <br />City Planner Anderson replied that the access points off Sunwood and Veterans Drives will be <br />shared. <br />Community Development Director Gladhill stated that there is on-site parking. <br />Board Member Lewis inquired if it was all surface parking. <br />Community Development Director Gladhill responded affirmatively. <br />Environmental Policy Board / March 30, 2015 <br />Page 6 of 9 <br />