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Wetland Buffer Ordinance Update <br />By: Chris Anderson, Zoning & Recycling Coordinator <br />Background: <br />CASE # 1 <br />The wetland buffer ordinance was officially adopted at the October 11, 2005 City Council <br />meeting. It was published in the Anoka Union October 14, 2005 and will take effect November <br />14, 2005. City Council did request that this ordinance be reviewed after it had been in use for <br />about six (6) months. <br />Peterson Environmental is wrapping up the GIS component of the study and will begin the data <br />reduction component for input into the MnRAM program. This will provide the "first cut" for <br />identifying the Preserve and Manage 1 wetlands, which will then require field verification. If a <br />development application is submitted after the effective date of the ordinance and prior to the <br />completion of the municipal wetland management classification map, the buffer regulations will <br />still be implemented as City Staff will have access to the data. <br />Recommendation: <br />NA <br />EPB Action <br />This is for informational purposes only. No action is required. <br />EPB: 11/7/05 <br />CASE # 2 <br />Update on MetroEnvironment Partnership Grant Status <br />By: Chris Anderson, Zoning & Recycling Coordinator <br />Background: <br />On October 13, 2005, the City was notified that our application for grant monies regarding the <br />wetland inventory and assessment was not approved. They received nearly sixty (60) applications <br />requesting close to 3 million dollars, with only about $400,000.00 to allocate. While they liked <br />the idea of the project, they felt that other applications were more pertinent to their goal of <br />nonpoint source pollution reduction. <br />Recommendation: <br />