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applicant has been made aware of the new requirement for the photometric plan, and they are <br />currently working on that item. <br />Motion by Board Member Hagerty and seconded by Board Member Salami to recommend <br />approval of the natural resources aspects of the Site Plan contingent upon staff's review comments. <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Fetterley, Board Member Hagerty, Salami, Burgess, and <br />Houts. Voting No: None. Absent: Board Member Bernard and Moore. <br />5.03: Consider the Natural Resources Aspects of a Ground -Mounted Solar Energy <br />System Proposed at the Closed Landfill (Project No. 25-100) <br />Senior Planner Anderson presented the staff report. He stated that the City has received a land use <br />application from Cedar Creek Energy to construct a ground -mounted solar energy system on two <br />parcels (PID #27-32-25-14-0003 & 27-32-25-11-0004) on the closed landfill site. The State of <br />Minnesota, as the property owner, has joined in the application. <br />Board Member Burgess recognized the intentions of the applicant to relocate trees on the site and <br />asked if those trees would be replaced if they did not survive. <br />Senior Planner Anderson replied that he would work with planning staff to include that condition <br />in the development agreement. <br />Chairperson Fetterley stated that she likes the concept of relocating trees and the added condition <br />to ensure survival or replacement. She asked if there would need to be more buffering along <br />Sunwood. <br />Senior Planner Anderson replied that there is a natural berm and a significant stand of trees that <br />also provide screening. <br />Board Member Hagerty asked if the sidewalk would go down the middle of the panels. <br />Senior Planner Anderson replied that there are no internal sidewalks proposed for this site. He <br />stated that there is an interior service road used by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency <br />(MPCA) for accessing the landfill. <br />Chairperson Fetterley commented that she is excited about the project for both the solar power that <br />will be generated as well as the pollinator -friendly plantings that will be added. <br />Motion by Board Member Burgess and seconded by Board Member Hagerty to recommend <br />approval of the natural resources aspects of this Site Plan. <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Fetterley, Board Member Burgess, Hagerty, Houts, and <br />Salami. Voting No: None. Absent: Board Members Bernard and Moore. <br />6. BOARD / STAFF INPUT <br />• Arbor Month Planting Activity <br />Environmental Policy Board / March 17, 2025 <br />Page 3 of 5 <br />