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Item#02-PC Agenda- `�/11�?Okbit B <br /> File#/1-3531[Total Pages i461 <br /> Jacobson Environmental, PLLC <br /> Environmental Consultants Wayne Jacobson, P.S.S., W.D.C., P.W.S., A.F.S. <br /> 5821 Humboldt Avenue North,Brooklyn Center, MN 55430 (612) 802-6619 Cell <br /> Email: jacobsonenv@msn.com www.jacobsonenvironmental.com <br /> February 4, 2012 <br /> Lori Gherardi <br /> JNJ Brothers, LLC. <br /> 2985 Watertown Road <br /> Orono, MN 55356 <br /> Dear Lori: <br /> The property located at 4550 Wolferton Lane in Hennepin County, Minnesota in T118N, R23W, <br /> SW 1/4 of Section 31 is shown in the attached Figure 6, Ecological Connection Map. <br /> We performed an ecological investigation of the site on 2/1/2012 where we responded to <br /> requested conservation design checklist items by the City of Orono. <br /> 1. Provide written response to the Goals and Policies for Environmental Protection and <br /> Natural Resource Management. The intent is to establish the property's ecological <br /> connections both within Orono and as part of the regional ecological system. The <br /> summary of items addressed is in Appendix A, Conservation Design Checklist. <br /> 1 2. a. The property has four basic views (in Appendix B) from Wolferton Place as follows: <br /> a. At SW lot corner looking NW where disturbed grassland is seen and several <br /> trees around the home which is painted in a beige neutral color which blends with <br /> the grassland for a positive view. <br /> b. From 4575 Wolferton Place driveway looking NNW which shows disturbed <br /> grassland and several planted white spruce, a native species which is another <br /> positive view. <br /> c. From 4550 Wolferton Place driveway looking SE which shows the beige neutral <br /> colored house surrounded by a Kentucky bluegrass lawn and disturbed <br /> grassland on the east bordered by planted white spruce, another positive view. <br /> d. From 4550 Wolforton Place driveway looking NE at the west tree stand <br /> dominated by Quaking Aspen, and the East Tree stand in the background <br /> dominated by Box Elder, with Kentucky bluegrass lawn in the front, another <br /> positive view. <br /> b. Corridor enclosure <br /> a. Along McCulley Road on the NW of the property there is an edged enclosure <br /> which shields the property with a solid wall of grassed vegetation and trees. <br /> b. Along Wolferton Place there is an open enclosure with long views beyond <br /> the right-of-way yielding positive views. <br /> c. Landmarks-There are no established landmarks on the property. <br /> 1 <br /> Wetland Delineation-Mitigation-Permitting-Monitoring-Banking-Functional Analysis <br /> Phase I Environmental Assessments-EAW's-Hydric Soil Delineation-Referrals <br /> Pond & Lake Weed Removal-Tree Surveys-Management Plans <br />