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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08.13.08 meeting packet ---------- ----- - - - ----------- C I T Y o F NDOVE 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. . ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304 . (763) 755-5100 FAX (763) 755-8923 . WWW.CI.ANDOVER.MN.US Andover Open Space Advisory Commission Meeting Agenda August 13,2008 Andover City Hall Council Chambers 7:00 p.m. 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Minutes - July 9, 2008 3. Discuss September Information Meeting 4. Update on Natural Resource Inventory Field Work 5. Other Business a. Next meeting 6. Adjournment . . '1 e:::"v ., C I T Y o F NDOVE 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. . ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304 . (763) 755-5100 FAX (763) 755-8923 . WWW,CI.ANDOVER.MN.US TO: Andover Open Space Advisory Commission . FROM: Courtney Bednarz, City Planner SUBJECT: Approval of Minutes - July 9, 2008 DATE: August 13,2008 INTRODUCTION The Commission is asked to review and approve the minutes from the last meeting. DISCUSSION Please share any chl;lIlges to the minutes at the meeting. ACTION REQUESTED A motion, second and vote are necessary to approve the minutes. Attachment Minutes . . 1 2 REGULAR ANDOVER OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING 3 JULY 9, 2008 4 MINUTES 5 6 7 The Regular Meeting of the Andover Open Space Advisory Commission was called to order by 8 Chairman Deric Deuschle, July 9, 2008, 6:00 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown 9 Boulevard NW, Andover, Minnesota. 10 11 Commissioners present: Gretchen Sabel, Jody Keppers, Jim Olson, Winslow Holasek, 12 Bruce Perry and Kim Kovich 13 Commissioners absent: 14 Also present: City Planner, Courtney Bednarz 15 Others 16 17 COMMUNITY TOUR 18 19 The Commission toured potential preservation sites until 8:30 pm. 20 21 Commissioner Kovich left the meeting at 8:30 pm. 22 23 APPROVAL OF MINUTES 24 25 June 11, 2008 26 27 Motion by Keppers, seconded by Olson, to approve the minutes as presented. Motion carried 28 unanimously. 29 30 31 DISCUSS FINALIZATION OF DRAFT CORRIDORS 32 33 Chairman Deuschle presented a map of revised corridors. He stated that the map attempted to 34 . address the Council's comments from the June 24th Work Session by adding a corridor in the eastern 35 part of the city. 36 37 Commissioner Holasek asked if nearly all of the undeveloped area in that part of the city was 38 included in the new corridor. Chairman Deuschle responded that was correct. 39 40 The Commission was generally in favor of the changes and reaffirmed that the map will be 41 considered a draft at this time. 42 43 Commissioner Perry suggested the Commission discuss the draft definition for corridors that was 44 included in the packet. The Commission discussed and was generally in favor of the definition. 45 46 Commissioner Olson asked how this fits with the timing of the Comprehensive Plan. , Regular Open Space Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes - July 9, 2008 Page 2 1 Mr. Bednarz noted that this definition will be presented with the map to the Council prior to 2 finalization of the Comprehensive Plan so that they may be included if the Council chooses to do so. 3 4 DISCUSS STEPS LEADING UP TO OPEN HOUSE 5 6 Chairman Deuschle indicated that he had spoken with a Star Tribune reporter and had scheduled an 7 interview for an article closer to September. 8 9 Commissioner Sabel asked if the Commission had determined a date for the meeting. After some 10 discussion, the Commission determined that September 17th would be an acceptable meeting date. 11 The Commission noted that the date may need to change if guest speakers had a conflict with that 12 date. 13 14 Commissioner Perry asked if an open house was the correct structure for the meeting. 15 16 Commissioner Holasek was concerned that the term open house may lead people to believe they can 17 arrive at any time. This may be counterproductive if information is shared at the beginning of the 18 meeting in a presentat~on. He suggested an information meeting. 19 20 Commissioner Sable indicated that she has had success with the information meeting format where a 21 structured presentation is made at the beginning of the meeting and plenty of time is allocated to 22 answering questions afterward. 23 24 The Commission agreed that an information meeting was the correct format. 25 26 Chairman Deuschle stated he believed the role of the Commission would be to thank residents for 27 coming and ask how they can help. 28 29 Commissioner Perry stated that information should be distributed before the meeting to generate 30 interest in attending the meeting. 31 32 Commissioner Sabel asked who would be invited to the meeting. 33 34 Chairman Deuschle stated that the Commission had discussed a variety of mass media techniques 35 and also a direct mailing to property owners with properties above a certain acreage. 36 37 Commissioner Olson believed that the information should not be too technical or people may not 38 read it. He stressed the need to get the message across with general concepts. 39 40 Commissioner Holasek sated that the information should address questions beyond just tax 41 implications. 42 43 The Commission discussed guest speakers for the information meeting including Sarah Strommen - , , Regular Open Space Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes - July 9, 2008 Page 3 1 from the Minnesota Land Trust and Paul Bockenstedt, the botanist from Bonestroo, Inc. 2 3 Mr. Bednarz indicated that Commissioner Kovich said he also had some ideas for guest speakers. 4 Chairman Deuschle asked Mr. Bednarz to follow-up with Commissioner Kovich to ensure that a 5 broad range of experts could be invited. 6 7 The Commission discussed what should be included in a direct mailing to property owners with 8 properties above a certain acreage. 9 10 Commissioner Sabel asked Commissioner Olson how Pheasants Forever generates interest in 11 preservation. Commissioner Olson stated that personal relationships, whether through hunting or 12 membership in the organization are common ways of talking to people about preservation. He 13 indicated that he would contact the people who work directly with property owners. 14 15 Commissioner Sable reviewed a plan for short television spots on QCTV. The draft outline included 16 spots for each Commissioner on topics like: an overview of the open space effort, the history of the 17 city, the Rum River, Kelsey Round Lake Park, forests and corridors with biodiversity, and the 18 resource inventory field work. The group thought that preservation tools could be mixed in to the 19 spots to give examples of how they would work. Commissioner Sabel indicated she would refine the 20 outline and schedule some time with QCTV. 21 22 The Commission discussed how to use the information sheets included in the packet and the types of 23 information that should be posted to the web site. It was determined that staff would work on the 24 items that were not specifically assigned to a commissioner. 25 26 27 OTHER BUSINESS 28 29 Commissioner Sabel presented an overview of the recently adopted LCCMR Statewide Conservation 30 & Preservation Plan. The plan provides goals for improving the environment and areas offocus for 31 funding from the state. It is a large and detailed document that will take some time to review. 32 33 Motion by Sabel, Seconded by Keppers, to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting' 34 adjourned at 9:28 p.m. 35 36 Respectfully submitted, 37 38 Courtney Bednarz -- --~~----- ~ 3 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. . ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304. (763) 755-5100 FAX (763) 755-8923 . WWW.CI.ANDOVER.MN.US TO: Andover Open Space Advisory Commission FROM: Courtney Bednarz, City PlannetF SUBJECT: Discuss September Information Meeting DATE: August 13, 2008 INTRODUCTION The Information meeting has been scheduled for September 17th. The Commission should discuss any items that need to be completed leading up to that meeting. DISCUSSION Media Campaign Items with strikethrough have been completed. Items without strikethrough are not fully completed. 1. ....'...D artiele ill tile September Oetaber Newsletter 2. An article in the Star Tribune Chairman Deuschle indicated that he would coordinate this item as the meeting date approaches. 3. An article in the Anoka County Union , Courtney Bednarz indicated that he would coordinate this item as the me'eting date approaches. 4. Posting Information on the web site Some additional information has been posted to the web site. The Commission can discuss any additional information that should be included. 5. A direct mailing to property owners with larger acreage sites Staff is requesting some assistance in determining where the break will be in who receives a direct mailing and who does not. To aid this discussion, properties within the corridor were broken down by size as follows: 10 or more acres 136 property owners 5-10 acres 185 property owners 1-5 acres 793 property owners less than 1 acre 600 property owners (j. A short interview program with QCTV ~ 7. Direct contact with property owners This is an ongoing effort. Staff has been in contact with a variety of property owners leading up to the field work and over the past 18 months as a previous grant proposal was prepared. Some Commissioners and property owners have indicated that they have been in contact as well. 8. Invitation to people with expertise from other conservation organizations Sarah Strommen of the MN Land Trust and Paul Bockenstedt of Bonestroo have committed to attend the meeting. Chris Lord of the Anoka Conservation District provided the attached memorandum with some additional suggestions. The Commission is asked to fmalize who should be invited to allow adequate time for this to occur. Setup of the Council Chambers As we will be meeting in the Council chambers tonight, this will be discussed at the meeting. PresentationIFormat of Meeting The Commission is asked to discuss the presentation and the format for the remainder of the meeting. ACTION REQUESTED The Commission is asked to determine how each of the items above will be completed. Attachment Memorandum from Chris Lord ~;z:: ------------ --- ---- ________n__ . lD eo J+"'~~ . AN'KA ANOKA CONSERVA TION DISTRICT 16015 Central Ave NE, Suite 103 ~ eA~VL i: ONSERVADON Ham Lake, MN 55304 D~ Phone: (763) 434-2030 Fax: (763) 434-2094 www.AnokaNaturaIResources.com MEMO hm,-,- ~/~ To: Kim Kovich let) V[C ~\ From: Chris Lord, Anoka Conservation District Manager Date: July 17, 2008 Re: Andover Open House Regarding the City of Andover Open Space Committee's open house coming up on September 17, 2008, I have the following thoughts. . Invite everyone within the identified corridors, regardless of lot size. . Invite city council, P&Z, parks and trails, lower rum river WMO and Coon Creek Watershed District board members. . Invite state representatives and senators for the area as well as county commissioners. . Invite council members from neighboring communities with whom wildlife corridors should be coordinated; Ham Lake and Oak Grove. Both cities already have, or are working on, plans that include some type of trail and greenway corridors. The purpose of many of these invitations is not some much to get people to come to the event but to inform them about what you are doing. Presuming that, acquisition of fee title, acqUisition of conservation easements, conservation design development, habitat enhancement cost share, and general education are all strategies to be used to achieve a cohesive system of corridors, I'd suggest having the following expertise available to answer questions at the event; . Implications of Corridor Designation - city planner, city attorney, city council person . Benefits of Preserving Open Space and what's going on elsewhere in the state - Embrace Open Space - Jenna Fletcher - 651-999-5306 . Estate planning and tax implications related to land conservation - Laura Domagala - Domagala Law, LLC - 715-386-0358 . Conservation Easements - MN Land Trust - Sarah Strommen . Conservation Design Development - Metropolitan Design Center - 612-625-9000 . Wildlife Habitat Improvement <3 acres - Anoka Conservation District - Chris Lord . Riparian Land Stewardship - Anoka Conservation District - Chris Lord . Ecosystem Restoration for 3+ acre sites - Prairie Restorations. Inc. - Mike Hiltner - 763-631-9435 . Landowner Perspective on Conservation - Bill Gombold - East Bethel easement donor in the Sandhill Crane Natural Area -I can contact him if you want to invite him. Notes: If you have a GIS corridor layer, it is easy to get a list of property addresses using the parcel layer from the county. I assume Courtney can do this, but if you need help, let us know. Bill Gombold would likely need some type of per diem. He'd have to drive in from northern MN. I'd suggest a couple hundred dollars. I could have a single booth/display and cover the riparian and small-site wildlife topics. '/ C I T Y o F NDOVE 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. . ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304 · (763) 755-5100 FAX (763) 755-8923 . WWW.CI.ANDOVER.MN.US TO: Andover Open Space Advisory Commission FROM: Courtney Bednarz, City Plannett SUBJECT: Update on Natural Resource Inventory Field Work DATE: August 13,2008 INTRODUCTION Preparation for the field work has been completed. It is anticipated that the field work will be underway by the date of this meeting. DISCUSSION The field work should be completed within a couple of weeks. The consultant will then update the city's natural resource inventory. This information can then be used to update the maps and to help further prioritize the areas of the city where preservation should be pursued. Staffwill further update the Commission on the progress at the meeting. ACTION REQUESTED No action by the Commission is necessary at this time.