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2002-06-24 EC AgendaDate: May 15, 2002 Memorandum Public Works 763-593-8030 / 763-593-3988 (fax) To: Environmental Commission From: Jeff Oliver, City Engineer Al Lundstrom, Environmen I oordinator Subject: May 20, 2002 Environmental Commission Meeting The May 20, 2002 Environmental Commission meeting has been cancelled. Enclosed with this memorandum you will find the minutes of the April 2002 meeting. No agenda packets will be sent out for the June 24, 2002 City Parks Tour. Please remember that the tour will replace the regularly scheduled meeting for June. Dinner will be provided at Brookview at 5:15 pm. The bus tour will begin promptly at 6:00 pm. Please notify Tracy Pharr at 763.593.8027 as to your attendance for the tour. If you have any other questions or comments, please call either of us, or Tracy. GAEnvironmental Commission\Memos\May02MtgCancel.doc GOLDEN VALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION Regular Meeting Minutes April 22, 2002 Present: Richard Baker, Alicia Brown, Sue Hess, Dawn Hill, Alan Kuentz, Jessica Roe City Staff: Jeff Oliver, City Engineer; Tracy Pharr, Administrative Assistant Absent: Al Lundstrom, Environmental Coordinator I. Call to Order Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. Il. Approval of Minutes — March 25, 2002 No changes. MOTION: Moved by Hess, seconded by Kuentz, approve the minutes of the March 25, 2002 meeting as submitted. III. Open Space Commission Park Tour Pharr stated that City staff will lead a bus tour of City parks on Monday, June 24, 2002. Commission Members interested in attending are asked to meet at Brookview at 5:15 for a small dinner. The bus will leave at 6:00. Oliver stated that if Commission Members had any particular place they wish to visit, they should make that request in advance of the tour. He continued that Schaper Park would be included. Brown commented she would like to visit the General Mills area. Baker concurred, and added that he would like to see the Sheriff's site. Hill stated she would like to see any trail scheduled for paving this year. IV. Natural Resources Inventory Update Oliver noted that the City's Metro Greenways Planning Grant had been awarded by the DNR. The amount was approximately $3,000 less than had been requested. Brown asked if volunteers could make up for the shortfall. Oliver responded that the staff would go through the plan with the consultants, and see if any changes or cuts could be made without affecting the total outcome. Baker stated he would like the Commission to comment on the Inventory. This item will be placed on the May agenda. GAEnvironmental Commission\Minutes\ECMinutes042202.doc V. Schaper Pond Water Quality Improvements Oliver passed out copies of the Schaper Pond Storm Water Quality Improvement Proposal. MnDOT will be installing a skimmer in the Sweeney branch of Bassett Creek in conjunction with the TH100, Segment 1 construction project. Oliver described the skimmer as an aluminum pontoon that will be fastened to the bridge, moving up and down with water elevations, designed to remove floatables from a water body. Two flow diversion options, an HD Flow Curtain Diverter, and a Living Compost Gabion, are being considered to increase retention time in the pond. Oliver told Commission Members that staff would like them to give feedback on which of the two diversion options would be best for the City to pursue. The handout details the positive and negative attributes of both options. These were discussed at length. Oliver added background information on the specifics of this project, including the areas being drained into Schaper Pond (near Teacher Federal Credit Union on Country Club Drive, and a lot of the Highway 100 area) drains into Schaper Pond, physical description of both options, and the viable life of both the flotation curtain and compost gabion. Brown asked about the costs involved. Oliver responded that MnDOT would pay for the construction, and if authorized and approved by the City Council, the City would be responsible for the maintenance of the skimmer. Baker asked if MnDOT and staff had particular recommendations on which option would be best to pursue. Oliver answered that at this time neither party had made a determination of which option is preferred. Oliver concluded by stating that staff is looking for feedback from the Commission on which of the two skimmer options to pursue. MOVED by Hess, seconded by Hill, with motion for staff to consider the Living Compost Gabion as the preferred option for the City for the Schaper Pond Storm Water Quality Improvement Proposal. The motion carried unanimously. Oliver stated that the Open Space & Recreation Commission would be commenting on this item as well. Feedback and recommendations from both Commissions will be forwarded to the City Council. VI. Other Business Items of Other Business: • Baker stated he would like to visit the Commission's wish list items. Each Member was asked if they had specific area of interest they would like to address in the future. GAEnvironmental Commission\Minutes\ECMinutes042202.doc ➢ Kuentz - coordination of the management plan for Golden Valley's nature areas; quantifying reasons for having nature areas; review of current practices; define roles of Commissions as relates to the plan; recommend management practices; development of monitoring plan. ➢ Hess - restoration/creation of wetlands in areas not suited to building (could be part of CIP); identify potential areas; find sponsors (i.e., Ducks Unlimited); develop plan. ➢ Brown - environmental awareness education, through flyers, incentives, schools, etc., in community. ➢ Roe - education of Golden Valley residents in environmental issues (i.e., water quality, lawn and tree maintenance, pest spraying, etc.). ➢ Hill - city-wide garbage hauling; looking at zoning ordinances, particularly number of parking spaces per business. ➢ Baker - management for environmental friendliness of water retention basins; wildlife habitat management as relates to water bodies. • Reminder that due to the Memorial Day holiday, the May meeting will be held on the third Monday in May (May 20), instead of the fourth Monday (May 27). The meeting will be held in the Manager's Conference Room. No additional business was addressed. VII. Adjourn The next scheduled meeting will be a joint meeting with the Open Space & Recreation Commission for a tour of the City's parks. Commission Members should meet at Brookview on Monday, June 24, 2002 at 5:15 p.m. Dinner will be provided, and Members will board the bus at 6:00 p.m. to begin the tour. The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 p.m. Respectfully submitted, -f' Tracy Pharr Administrative Assistant Department of Public Works GAEnvironmental Commission\Minutes\ECMinutes042202.doc