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<br />NATURAL RESOURCES INVENTORY <br />By: Chris Anderson, Environmental Coordinator <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />CASE # 1 <br /> <br />As the Board knows, the status of the Natural Resources Inventory (NRI) was discussed at the <br />last meeting. The Board had the opportunity to review the draft report and provide comments to <br />Staff. Subsequently, Staff met with Bonestroo to discuss and review appropriate revisions. <br />Ultimately, the Board directed Staff to forward the completed NRI to Council for acceptance and <br />recognition as an official planning tool. <br /> <br />Staff s intent was to present the NRI to City Council at the September 25 work session and <br />regular meeting. The QAlQC review and the report edits were unfortunately not completed in <br />time for that meeting date. So, rather than rushing through these final important steps, Staff <br />postponed the presentation to a later date. Staff is continuing to work with the consultant to <br />ensure a quality product is produced that the City can and should utilize to guide more <br />ecologically sound growth. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />While the Board has already directed Staff to forward the completed NRI to Council, there was <br />also a request to review the final report after the edits had been made. Staff has distributed an <br />electronic copy of the revised report (excluding the appendices and map, which still require some <br />edits) to the EPB for final review. Staff has asked the consultant not to print the final documents <br />yet, in case there was any last minute input from the Board. <br /> <br />EPB Action <br /> <br />Based on discussion. <br /> <br />EPBIO/l/07 <br />