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Silver Maple <br />796 <br />6 <br />4,776 <br />Downy Hawthorne <br />922 <br />5 <br />4,610 <br />American Elm <br />3,910 <br />3 <br />11,730 <br />Total Canopy Cover Square Footage <br />29,590 <br />CASE # 2 <br />Formulate 2006 Work Plan <br />By: Chris Anderson, Zoning & Recycling Coordinator <br />Background: <br />In January of 2005, the then Environmental Policy Task Force formulated a work plan for the <br />year. As this is the first meeting of 2006, the EPB should review the 2005 work plan and discuss <br />topics for the 2006 work plan. A copy of the 2005 work plan has been included as Exhibit 2. <br />Observations: <br />The EPB successfully completed a wetland buffer ordinance, participated in the Environmental <br />Expo, and participated jointly with the Park & Recreation Board to offer comments on the <br />greenways portion of the Comprehensive Plan update. Furthermore, the EPB is in the process of <br />reviewing the Tree Preservation Ordinance. <br />While the EPB has successfully completed or initiated work on most of the 2005 goals, there are <br />some that have yet to be addressed. These include environmental outreach, through "vehicles" <br />such as a wetland buffer guidebook and an environmental page for the City's website, and <br />quarterly updates with Councilmembers by ward. Furthermore, the City is still in the process of <br />updating the Comprehensive Plan and thus, an opportunity still exists for the EPB to provide <br />input on the Environmental Protection/Resource Management section of the plan. <br />Recommendation: <br />In addition to the carry-over items mentioned above, members of the Environmental Policy Board <br />may have other interests that they would like added to the work plan. Possible topics that have <br />been mentioned include tracking waste streams and creating an electronic version of the Ramsey <br />Tree Book. Staff is recommending that the EPB not only discuss these topics, as well as any <br />additional topics of interest for inclusion in the 2006 work plan, but also prioritize them so that <br />Staff can prepare the work plan and present it to the EPB at the February meeting. <br />EPB Action <br />Based on discussion. <br />EPB: 1/9/06 <br />