Item B: Ordinance Concerning Goal 5 Natural Resources Study

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" East OfE 37 Q1- Upland lies Spring Knoll Drive, an impervious street, and its' - associated storm water drain system. There is no active downstream contiguous water activity with the exception of rainfall, and water utilized for land irrigation. Western Border of Upper E37 Q1- Newly developed Wendell Lane, an impervious street. This area transects the eastern border of Area E37 Q-I. This area has the recent addition of storm drains and underground infrastructure in the last 3-5 years. Multiple underground access caps and easements occupy this area. Again it is the area east of where this road's transects Area E37 Q 1 that is being requested to be removed from Goal 5 inventory. North- The city retains an underground utility easement rwming into the eastern portion of Area E37 Q-l. This area does not represent terra firma, but rather compacted land fill. South- Multiple acc~s ground caps to the underlying infrastructure of Wendell Lane. The enclosed Eastern portion of E37 Q-I, on the property above was purchased with approximately 3 viable, and currently present trees, visible landfill and no natural vegetative growth was originally purchased. It was seeded with rye grass, and now overgrown with what the ESEE report notes as Armenian blackberries, and what has been described as non native yellow broombrush. Request for Removal from Goal 5 Inventory: Reasons for removal of the portion east on Wendell Lane on Area E37 Q-l from the Goal 5 inventory are hased on failure to meet Tier One Criteria, and meeting Tier Two, criteria one for removal from Goal 5 inventory: Tier 1 Criteria 1. Not met-'ESEE report confirms the area is not mapped as wetland on the StatelNational Wetland Inventory. 2. Not met- ESEE report confirms as not a ti,sh-bearing stream.. 3. Not met- the ESEE report confirms that this portion of Area E37 Q-l was heavily logged and extensively land filled. This area IS filled with infiltrating Armenian blackberries. non native yellow broombrush, and seeded rye grass. ' 4. Not met- This specific area does not have an active contiguous water feature. Please see photograph from the uplandeastem point entering this area (photograph 1,2 and 3) and the downgrade area on eastside of Wendell Lane (photographs 4, 5, and 6) demonstrating the absence of contiguous water. There is no active stream at these points. When water is present, it is the result of rain:fall, or recent runoff from land irrigation. This may be a result of the impervious street of Spring Knoll, and its' associated storm water drainage system. Bu~ this is no significant depth, or width or natural flow. When there is downgrade drainage it is filtered into the W~ndelllane storm water delivery system. Photograph 1- is taken from Spring Knoll Drive, viewing the upland portion of E37 Q 1, with Wendell Lane visible. This is a representation of rye grass, yellow brush broom, and Armenian blackberry overgrowth. Notable is no visible water. Photograph 2- is a close up view of the uppermost upland portion ofE37 Q1. 2