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MEMORANDUli�II <br /> To: Mike Gaffron <br /> From: Steve Bohl <br /> Date: October 12,2005 <br /> Re: MacKinnon Hill Proposai,Preliminary Pl�t Applicadon (Revised) <br /> �8evisions: leTovem�ea° 18,2005 <br /> Conservation �nd Rural Oasiso <br /> We submitted and reviewed with the City Council the proposed clustering a.nd received <br /> favorable response. <br /> We then met with Adam at Dahlgren Shardlow and Uban and subsequent meetings with . <br /> Doug Mensing at Applied Ecological Se�vices. <br /> Adam thought t�at the clustering of the sites was a good alte�native to the original plan <br /> and thought that fhe revisions vvere already a responsible approach�o the devefloprnent. <br /> Doug has inspected the property and described smme of the conditions, reviewed some of <br /> the thoughts we had in the meeting with Adam, and was �ble ta offer some <br /> recommendations. I have attached a copy of field notes that Doug took dua�ing his wai� <br /> through the site. <br /> The idea of using a more "linear" storm water pond within the existing wetland appeazs <br /> to be a good solution. Mitigation could occur on the upland areas adjacent to the wetland <br /> and an overall improved wetland replacement could be utilized. Currently,the portio�n of <br /> the wetland proposed for storrra water and mitigation have mostly non-native wetlanc� <br /> species and could be improved with appropriate plantings and managear�ent. <br /> 'This proposal allows us to keep a grove of remnant"big woods"vvhere we had <br /> previously shown the storm water pondo P�dditionally, vve would not have to intrude into <br /> the #'orested area exeept for the road argd �liow us to better maintain the "rurai oasi�"view <br /> buffer, <br /> I��ug recomrixends�hat the repnoval c�f th��uckfhorra and other ta�a�-native veget�tio�be <br /> renzoved f�orrg the v✓oods where t�e road go�s throtag�aa T'here gs alsm the opportunity t� <br /> revegetate the slope in the �utlot and imtrodu���atgv� species bacic into t�e upland aa�d <br /> wetland. <br /> ���t�� �����° <br /> �'he re�ised pi�s shovv tl�e teste� loca�ions fo�°the s��tic s�te�. Th� septic p�ans hav� <br /> been submitted for your revie-w. � understaa�d that�oa�may not have had tune to r�v4evv <br />