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thc awarding of funding was pushed back to sometime in September. He stated that it is now <br />September and he hasn't heard back from them. He stated that he didn't know if they had made <br />a deci sion yet, or if" they just hadn't contacted the recipients yet. <br /> <br />Chairper~;on McDilda stated that would be a future agenda item, should the ordinance be <br />approved. He stated that the next order of business would be how to fund this to get it to move <br />ibrward. Council Member Strommen stated that initial funding has been allocated. She stated <br />ihat $35,000 was already allocated. <br /> <br />54taft' member Chris Anderson stated that Peterson Environmental is working on the inventory <br />right now. He stated that what was requested through the grant application was funds to cover <br />grc,und proofing of every single wetland that's out there. He explained that what the City <br />Council has already approved was funding for a full office review of all wetlands and ground <br />proolh~g of the Preserve and Manage 1 wetlands. He stated that timing has been unfortunate. <br />~ le stated the contact at the DNR that he needed to speak with to get the infrared photographs <br />was on fire duty. He stated that the photographs should be showing up next week to be delivered <br />io ?cterson Environmental. He stated that he is working with Sarah Hoffman with the Natural <br />/tcritage and Nongame Research program to get a license agreement needed to obtain a gis <br />shapcl'ilc that includes the natural heritage elements necessary for the wetlands study. <br /> <br />Case #4: Discussion of meeting dates. <br /> <br />Chairperson McDilda stated that he felt that the agenda could possibly be taken care of in one <br />meeting per month. He opened it to discussion for the Board. He stated that the EPB has been <br />meeting twice a monthl t-le stated that the agenda items are representative of what the EPB will <br />be talking about, noting that even additional activities in the future may be heavily tied into the <br />co,~st~ltar~ls and things of that nature. He stated that he imagined the meetings to be more like <br />~;itting clown and collecting information to provide feedback. <br /> <br />Board Member Max concurred with Chairperson McDilda. He stated that both with the trees and <br />wetlands, when the EPB got into the "nitty gritty", if the EPB wouldn't have met twice a month, <br />they still would not be done with the tree ordinance. He stated that he felt the EPB was taking on <br />~'eal live issues that required research and drafting policy. He stated that if the EPB is going to <br />do that lbr another subject, he felt there was a need to be flexible and take on more than one <br />meeting a month. <br /> <br />I?~oal'd Member Hustvedt stated that he supported meeting once a month if it is going to save <br />money. I lc noted his concern that it could potentially be hard to get the wheels back in motion if <br />there were a need for more meetings <br /> <br />Chairperson McDilda stated that they could be flexible. He stated that as a board, if it becomes <br />necessary to meet more often than once a month, they could take on the responsibility of taking <br />minutes themselves but that that decision could be made when the time comes. <br /> <br />t-~t,viromncntal Specialist Bruce Bacon asked if that would be a majority rules decision. <br />C}mirl)e~'son McDilda stated affirmatively that it would be a majority rules decision. <br /> <br />Environmental Policy Board / September 19, 2005 <br /> Page 6 of 9 <br /> <br /> <br />