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<br />CASE # 1 <br /> <br />NATURAL RESOURCES INVENTORY <br />By: Chris Anderson, Environmental Coordinator <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />At the August Environmental Policy Board meeting, representatives from Bonestroo & <br />Associates presented the draft Natural Resources Inventory (NRI) to the Board. Board members <br />also received a copy of the draft report for review and comment and were asked to submit <br />comments back to Staff within two weeks. Staff compiled the comments that were received and <br />met with Bonestroo & Associates to discuss and review appropriate revisions. The presentation <br />of the final NRI report to City Council is scheduled for September 25,2007. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />The purpose of completing the NRI at this time was to ensure that we had access to this data for <br />inclusion in the comprehensive plan update that is due to the Metropolitan Council in 2008. The <br />report provides the City with a wealth of information that can and should be used to guide more <br />sustainable and ecologically sound growth. Therefore, Staff is recommending that the NRI be <br />forwarded to City Council for acceptance and recognition as an official planning tool and that it <br />also subsequently be forwarded to other public agencies such as the MN DNR and the Anoka <br />Conservation District (ACD). <br /> <br />EPB Action <br /> <br />Motion by Board member and seconded by Board member to <br />forward the NRI to City Council for recognition as an official planning tool for the City of <br />Ramsey and forward the completed NRI to other public agencies such as the MN DNR and the <br />ACD. <br /> <br />EPB: 9/10/07 <br />