Joint EC_OSRC Agenda Packet 1-27-14AGENDA
GOLDEN VALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION,
AND
OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION
Joint Meeting
Golden Valley City Hall, 7800 Golden Valley Road
Council Conference Room, Monday, January 27, 2014
7:00 PM
Joint Meetin_g
1. Approval of Joint Meeting Minutes — November 25, 2013
2. Natural Resource Management Plan
3. Adjourn to individual commission meetings
Date: January 17, 2014
Public Works Department
763-593-8030 / 763-593-3988 (fax)
To: Golden Valley Environmental Commission
From: Eric Eckman, Public Works Specialist
Subject: Natural Resource Management Plan
At the November 25, 2013 Joint Commission meeting, Deric Deuschle of SEH discussed the
elements of a typical natural resource management plan. The typical plan includes basic topics
such as background information, goals, and prioritization. A more comprehensive plan may
include additional topics and details that the community feels is important. The commissioners
seemed to favor including all the elements discussed at the November 25 meeting. Following is
the outline of the plan presented at the meeting, including the minor modifications to #8 and #9
as mentioned in the meeting:
Minimum topics
1. Executive summary
a. Brief overview of plan and priorities
2. Introduction
a. History of plan
b. Plan purpose and approach
c. Visions and goals
3. Inventory Results
a. Process, results, summarize findings
b. Expect to reference 2003 Inventory, and update as needed.
4. Natural Resource Strategies
a. Priorities. Focus on primary, secondary, and other considerations. BIG topics
i. Corridors, green spaces, water resources, invasive species, wildlife management,
preservation/restoration, private/public properties, land acquisition
b. Recommendations
i. Big picture management strategies, geographic focus vs widespread action, open
space management, woodland management.
c. Individual Recommendations — Actions to be taken on priorities.
i. Specific properties, specific topics, invasive species control techniques.
1. This can be highly detailed, or generic.
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Additional topics
5. Monitoring and success criteria
a. What is success? Establish timeline and practicable means to measure. Percent cover of
invasive species, number and diversity of trees, acres of restored woods, number of
wildlife encounters, etc.
b. Provide adaptive management strategies to allow seamless changes
6. Education
a. Identify community benefits
b. Extent of community involvement —websites, print media, workshops, cost sharing,
wildlife management, urban forestry, dedicated staff
7. Implementation Plan and Funding
a. Identify partnerships
b. Grant opportunities
c. Capital Improvement Plan
L Set realistic expectations
ii. Timelines
8. Discussion of Climate Change (Refer to City's participation in Mayor's Climate Protection Plan)
a. Role of City in addressing climate change, and flexibility within plan should change occur.
9. Review of Existing City Plans/Ordinances (Reference City's Surface Water Management Plan and
TMDL Implementation Plans)
a. Consolidate plans, include by reference, summarize, etc
b. Zoning requirements
c. Storm water requirements
d. Redevelopment
10. Public Hearings/Open House
a. Comments and Input
11. GIS Database
a. How will data be gathered and managed. Who is responsible?
12. Plan Updates
a. What the frequency that the plan will require revisions?
The objective of the joint meeting January 27, 2013 will be to further define the desired content,
and provide examples of how the ideas generated in October can be placed into the plan.
Following the January 27 meeting, a more detailed plan outline will be completed and sent to
commissioners for review and comment. The detailed plan outline will become the framework
for the natural resource management plan and will assist in developing a request for proposals.
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Joint Meeting of the
Golden Valley Environmental Commission, and Open Space and Recreation
Commission
November 25, 2013
A joint meeting of the Environmental Commission and Open Space and Recreation
Commission was held at the Golden Valley City Hall, Council Chambers, 7800 Golden Valley
Road, Golden Valley, Minnesota, on Monday, November 25, 2013. Chair Jim Stremel called
the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.
Those present were, Environmental Commissioners Anderson, Galonska, Gitelis, Hill, Stremel
and Yahle; Open Space and Recreation Commissioners Bergman, Mattison, Rosenquist,
Saffert, Sandler, Speltz and Steinberg; City Council Member Clausen,. Also present was
Director of Parks & Recreation Rick Birno, Director of Public Works Jeannine Clancy, Public
Works Specialist Eric Eckman, Park Maintenance Supervisor Al Lundstrom, Administrative
Assistant Lisa Nesbitt, Administrative Assistant Sheila Van Sloan, and Deric Deuschle from
Short Elliot Hendrickson (SEH) and Andrea Weber from the Minneapolis Park and Recreation
Board
1. Approval of Joint Meeting Minutes — October 28, 2013
MOVED by Hill, seconded by Sandler. Gitelis requested that a sentence be added to #2 that
indicates the coordination of other projects along Golden Valley Road. The motion pass to
approve the minutes as amended.
2. Wirth Park Presentation
Andrea Weber, with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, gave a presentation on the
Wirth Park Master Plan and other projects in the park. A full version of the master plan will be
open for public comment prior to adoption. A full copy of her presentation is on -file.
3. Natural Resource Management Plan
Deuschle gave the commissioners a map showing the changes in invasive species (copy on -
file).
Discussions continued on the framework for the Natural Resource Management Plan
(NRMP). Commissioners were given a memo from Deuschle (on -file) illustrating a typical plan
layout. The plan will be a chapter in the City's Comprehensive Plan therefore the physical
layout will be consistent with the Comp. Plan.
Discussions regarding additional plan components (page 2 of the memo) included changing
#8 from Natural Disasters (e.g. large weather events) and making sure that incorporating the
City's participation in the Mayor's Climate Protection Plan. Plans and/or studies that are
already in place (e.g. Surface Water Management Plan, TMDL) will be mentioned as a
reference but not duplicated in the NRMP. Clancy encouraged the commissioners to look at
the Surface Water Management Plan which is on the city website. Any questions regarding
that plan should go to Eckman.
4. Adjourn
MOVED by Steinberg, seconded by Bergman, and the motion carried to adjourn.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 pm.
Lisa Nesbitt
Administrative Assistant