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ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY TASK FORCE <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br /> ANOKA COUNTY, <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />On Thursday, June 20, 2002, the Environmental Policy Task Force met in the Conference Room <br />at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Blvd. N.W., Ramsey, Minnesota. <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />Chair Todd Cook <br />Committee Member Michael Max <br />Committee Member Margaret Connolly <br />Committee Member Joe McDilda <br />Committee Member Sarah Strommen <br />Committee Member Sue Dvorak <br />Committee Member Seth Marshall <br />Committee Member Erika Sitz <br /> <br />Members Absent: <br /> <br />Committee Member Ralph Brauer <br /> <br />Also Present: <br /> <br />Parks & Utilities Supervisor Mark Boos <br />Community Development Director Sylvia Frolik <br />Greg Wheeler, Pro-Source Technologies <br />Environmental Specialist Bruce Bacon <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER: <br /> <br />Todd Cook called the committee meeting to order at 6:35 p.m. <br /> <br />COMMITTEE BUSINESS: <br /> <br />1. Introductions <br /> <br />All persons present introduced themselves. <br /> <br />2. Discuss Present Ordinance <br /> <br />Greg Wheeler of Pro-Source stated that there is no State requirement for a tree preservation <br />ordinance and it is good that Ramsey is going to create one for the community. The current City <br />ordinances do address wetland protection and tree preservation, but they need to be updated and <br />converted to a more user friendly format. <br /> <br />3. Discuss Process and Objectives <br /> <br />Mr. Cook stated that his impression from City Council is that between tree preservation and <br />wetland protection, tree preservation should be the committee's first priority. <br /> <br />Several persons referenced software put out by the Tree Trust that has a step-by-step program for <br />drafting a tree preservation ordinance. <br /> <br />It was agreed that the first priority is a tree preservation ordinance. <br /> <br /> <br />