Open Space Advisory Board Minutes 2007 07 09

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Open Space AdvIsory Board Minutes DATE Page 2 of 4 b. Public comments: Janet Senatore of Cleveland Court: resident on the south end of Fisher Farms brought up concerns about proximity to property. Asked if tree planting may be considered to provide more of a buffer. Also mentioned that the current proximity of the social trail is sUlch that dogs in backyards along the trail are alerted by passing traffic. John Senatore: 15 year resident of Cleveland Court. Echoed proximity and privacy concerns. White Henson 920 Cleveland Ct. 'Wanted to know who is responsible for maintaining property (the city) - limbs are down and not being cleared after the last wind storm. Asked if Fisher Farms will this be park-like in terms of grass, mowing, etc. Kathy responded that this will be discussed in council and may possibly be a long term goal for the property. Paul Ellner who lives adjacent to the proposed trail North of Via Appia is not concerned about proximity to his property. Favors concrete surface. Asked about further connectivity to south trails. Pointed out current social trail and proposed trail are not in alignment at they intersect Via Appia to the North. c. North End Update (Hecla Lake) presented by Scott Robson: Grading is near completion. Ember has been working with ditch company to ge!t the lake full and to monitor lake level. North side alignment has been staked where future trail alignment is proposed to route equipment. Culverts are in place. Next month Scott would like to begin discussing Hecla Lake management plan. All trails will be constructed by the developer, including trails west to 95th street. Trail development will begin as early as this fall. Trails in the development are already planned out. OSAB involvement will be with the actual lake trail. Inlet modification is planned. HOA will pay for the two pocket parks in terms of maintenance and irrigation even though the city will own the properties. d. Public Comments: Art Pherps: commented on the location of the berm on the south end. This has been discussed with developer and the comments will be taken back to the landscape architect. Art also reiterated the idea of limiting fishing on the south end of the lake to maintain bird habitat. Asked if there would be any influence with the builder to help smooth the current social trail that is developing around Hecla Lake. VII. Board Updates: No Updates VIII. Finalize Definitions for the Open Space Ranking System It was agreed upon that the rating scale would consist of a 0-2 rating, zero meaning the feature I quality is not present, and 2 meaning the feature I quality is fully represented. 1 will indicate a partial representation of the feature I quality. a. Vegetation - The abundance I diversity of native plant species b. Wetlands - Areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support a prevalence of vegetation.