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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,November 21,2005 <br /> 6:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> (#05-3131 STEVE BOHL, CONTINUED) <br /> Gaffron stated the applicant and staff met with Adam Arvidson,landscape architect with DSU, on <br /> November 7th to review the Rural Oasis study and its applicability to this site. Gaffron noted Arvidson's <br /> comments are included within the commissioners' packets. <br /> The Park Commission has reviewed this plan on November 7th and is recommending that the trail <br /> connection along the private road and through the church property to Glendale Drive be a public <br /> pedestrian and bike trail. Gaffron noted the Park Commission did not discuss further the issue of <br /> potential wetland conflicts with the trail easements requested along the entire Willow Drive frontage of <br /> the plat. The Planning Commission had concluded on October 17th that the combination of Outlot B and <br /> the proposed trail connection to Glendale would satisfy the RPUD 10 percent private recreation area <br /> requirement,with no park fee reimbursement for either of these elements, even though the trail through <br /> the church property will be public. <br /> The Planning Commission should consider the following issues: <br /> 1. Inclusion of a 10-foot trail easement along the west boundary of the entire property. <br /> 2. Submittal of suitable landscape plans,tree preservation and augmentation plans showing how <br /> development of the site can meet the City's Conservation Design goals. <br /> 3. Submittal of written confirmation that MCWD will accept the 2000 square feet wetland <br /> filling as proposed for Lot 8. <br /> Gaffron indicated the applicant has only recently submitted recommendations from Applied Ecological <br /> Services dated November 18, 2005,with regards to Conservation Design. Staff has only had a chance to <br /> briefly review this material prior to tonight's meeting. <br /> Bohl stated he met with Shardlow&Associates regarding the Rural Oasis corridor and Conservation <br /> Plan. Bohl indicated he has submitted the results of the meeting with Doug Mensing, AES, who has <br /> written a letter outlining his recommendations for the site. <br /> Bohl stated the AES classified the site,which historically has been used for farming, as degraded, and that <br /> ecologically the site, especially Outlot B, can be improved by bringing some of the native plantings back <br /> on the site. Bohl indicated the recommendations of the Park Commission would also be incorporated into <br /> the plan. <br /> Rahn inquired whether the applicant is receptive with the recommendations from AES. <br /> Bohl stated he is and that they would be incorporating the AES's recommendations into the landscape <br /> plan. <br /> Rahn inquired whether the applicant has received a letter from the Watershed District approving the fill. <br /> PAGE 2 <br />