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Hard armoring includes riprap and tied concrete block mat. This is not very aesthetically pleasing, <br />but can be done. <br /> <br />Mr. Haustein reviewed favorable practices to help preserve a riverbank, which includes avoiding <br />mowing the grass up to the edge, controlling run off, planting desirable plants, and removing <br />buckthorn, fallen trees and grapevine. He suggested yard waste not be thrown on the shoreline as <br />it only smothers the vegetation, and helps erode the bank. Fallen trees can cause eddies and change <br />the current, which changes the erosion lines. Grapevine has no helpful footing of vegetation, and <br />shades vegetation so it cannot grow. <br /> <br />Board Member Hiatt inquired if there is preceding data, or if this study established the base line. <br /> <br />Mr. Haustein replied this created the baseline. <br /> <br />Board Member Hiatt suggested this be reviewed in a respectable period of time to keep track of <br />erosion issues. <br /> <br />Mr. Haustein agreed. <br /> <br />City Planner Anderson noted Anoka County Parks took part in a cost share for this inventory. <br />They are looking forward to this report to help decide what to do with erosion problems. <br /> <br />Board Member Lewis asked what the investment was for this 5-6-mile stretch. <br /> <br />Mr. Haustein answered it was $5,000. <br /> <br />Board Member Hiatt asked if Mr. Haustein’s organization has looked at the Hennepin County side. <br /> <br />Mr. Haustein responded they did not. When they looked at the pool at the Coon Rapids Dam, the <br />DNR funded that. <br /> <br />Board Member Lewis asked about human involvement and if some erosion could be attributed to <br />it. <br /> <br />Mr. Haustein acknowledged it could play a part, but he said he didn’t have a good answer. <br /> <br />City Planner Anderson noted the full report was not included in the case; it was too large of a file <br />to include. He said he will send a link to the Board Members to view the presentation on line. <br /> <br />Motion by Board Member Valentine and seconded by Chairperson Stodola to recommend that the <br />City Council accept the Mississippi River Bank Condition Inventory prepared by the Anoka <br />Conservation District. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Stodola, Board Member Valentine, Bernard, Covart, <br />Hiatt, Lewis, and Trossen. Voting No: None. Absent: None. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Environmental Policy Board / April 18, 2016 <br />Page 4 of 5 <br /> <br />