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8-25-14 Agenda Packet AGENDA GOLDEN VALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION Regular Meeting Golden Valley City Hall, 7800 Golden Valley Road Council Conference Room, Monday, August 25, 2014 7:00 PM 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes —July 28, 2014 3. Natural Resources Management Plan 4. New Proposals For Greener Practices 5. Program/Project Updates (Staff) a) TMDL b) I/I c) Private Development Update d) Decola Ponds e) Recycling Update f) Wetland Management g) Bottineau Transitway h) Community Center Update 6. Commission Member Council Reports (Commissioners) 7. Other Business 8. Adjourn r This document is available in alternate formats upon a 72-hour request. Please call II:3 763-593-8006(TTY:'763-593 3968)to make a request, Examples of alternate formats f.�' may include large print,electronic, Braille,audiocassette,etc. ,,,,,,,,,vj GOLDEN VALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION Regular Meeting Minutes July 28, 2014 Present: Commissioners Jim Stremel, Tracy Anderson, Lynn Gitelis, Larry Johnson; Eric Eckman, Public Works Specialist; Deric Deuschle, SEH, Veronica Anderson, SEH and Lisa Nesbitt, Administrative Assistant Absent: Commissioners Dawn Hill, Tonia Galonska and Debra Yahle Call to Order Stremel called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes —June 23, 2014 MOVED by Gitelis, seconded by Anderson, and the motion carried unanimously to approve the minutes of the June 23, 2014 meeting as amended to correct Commission Johnson's previous experience work experience. Natural Resource Management Plan Deric Deuschle and Veronica Anderson handed out an agenda which will serve as an outline for developing the Natural Resource Management Plan (NRMP). A copy of the agenda is on-file. The goal is to complete the plan by the end of the year. Sample vision and goal statements were presented and discussed. Gitelis requested that something be added to include the potential for dealing with invasive species. Deuschle suggested that adding the term "adaptive management" to the goal statement would be sufficient. Anderson felt that vision statement #2 might be the best if the word "enhance" is included. Additionally, the word "developed" needs to be included before urban spaces. Due to the absence of the other commissioners, a decision on the vision and goal statements will be completed at the August meeting. It was suggested that public feedback be solicited early on in the process. Eckman will work with the Communications Department about setting up a place on the city's website where feedback can be submitted; similar to how it was done for the chicken study. The commission would also like to have the public submit pictures for the plan. Possible submissions could come from some of the photos submitted to the City for the annual photo contest. New Proposals for Greener Practices The commission was given a list of green initiatives that the City has completed or are currently underway. Staff was asked to create a list of items, that the City is working on, that can be tracked each year and included with the annual report. A list of suggestions/ideas for greener practices, will be made by the commission, throughout the year and will be included in the annual report. The list of suggestions is a separate document. Minutes of the Environmental Commission July 28, 2014 Page 2 of 2 Program/Project Updates Summary on-file. Gitelis gave a community center update. At the last meeting, room configurations and uses were discussed. There will be two meetings in August, one will be on the same night as the commission meeting. Commission Member Council Reports None Other Business None Adjourn MOVED by Gitelis, seconded by Anderson, and the motion carried to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 9:00 pm. Lisa Nesbitt Administrative Assistant Suggestions for Greener Practices • Expand recycling programs o Business and Multifamily o Work with Hennepin County and MPCA • Reconsider organized solid waste hauling and collection of organics • Encourage Bokashi home composting • Work with school districts and school bus companies to identify greener practices • Look at solar options • Educate residents through the CityNews and website, on better practices (e.g. water conservation). o Home water audits • Explore Hennepin County zero waste program for City events PROGRAM/PROJECT UPDATES—August 2014 TMDL No updates Ill No updates PRIVATE DEVELOPMENTS 9130 & 9220 Olson Memorial Highway—Preliminary PUD Plan. Redevelopment of two parcels for a 162 unit market-rate apartment building on the site of the previous "Tiburon" project. Proposed building is six stories with townhome units facing Golden Valley road on the ground level. Scheduled for Planning Commission on August 25. 200 Meadow Lane North—Minor Subdivision. Split one lot into three. Demolition of existing home and construction of three new homes. Scheduled for Planning Commission on September 8. DECOLA PONDS Barr Engineering has completed interviews with the businesses along Medicine Lake Road and Winnetka Avenue to determine the extent of damages that have occurred due to flooding. In addition, assessments of residential depth-damage relationships have been started. These calculations are based upon the surveyed low opening elevations that were performed as part of this study. RECYCLING UPDATE Mighty Tidy Days has been moved from October 4th to October 11th WETLAND MANAGEMENT No updates BOTTINEAU TRANSITWAY No updates COMMUNITY CENTER TASK FORCE The GVCC Task Force, during the fourth scheduled meeting, processed through program elements for the conceptual design. The entire work session was dedicated to discussions on what amenities are priorities based on location options, community needs and parking requirements. At the conclusion of the meeting, Task Force members and staff agreed more time was needed to process through potential program elements, and therefore have agreed to delay the check-in meeting with the City Council until October. The next GVCC Task force meeting is scheduled for August 26.