Conservation Commission

Meeting Minutes of the Montpelier Conservation Commission April 10, 2014 Attendees: John Fox, Stephanie Olson (Parks/MCC VISTA), Geoff Beyer, Ben Eastwood, Jim Murphy, Roy Schiff, Justin Kenney (VT ANR), Jackie Cassino (VTrans, formerly CVRPC)  Minutes o Approved minutes from March meeting without edits.  Green Stormwater Infrastructure o 1 inch storm in Montpelier ~98,000,000 gallons of water, or 146 olympic pools o LID methods  Avoid and minimize  Control future impacts o Enhance site plan review  Economic benefits  Reduce regulatory hurdles  Avoid MS4 designation under clean water act  Be proactive in terms of stormwater o Working on road widths and fire truck requirements o LID should be easiest path for development o Soil restoration is part of stormwater design o 1 inch design storm that makes up 90% of storms o Use native materials o Green stormwater infrastructure (GSI)=stuff we put on ground that mimics nature  Rain gardens  Turf pavers  Stormcrete pervious pavers o Low-impact development (LID)=non-structural design approach o ID stormwater attenuation areas o Enact local regulations for LID to reduce long-term costs  Regional Forest Project o 70% forest is non-industrial private land in need of management  Owned by 88,000 landowners  Each manage land individually o GIS and stakeholder regional analysis o See CVRPC website for forest stewardship maps o 2016 regional plan updated every 8 years o Challenge to reach all landowners o Link regional forest plan to regional plan o Consider plan in act 250 o Plot/point resource mapping o Review draft forest values 1   CVRPC website o Attend committee meetings  May 14 at CVRPC o See Kim McGee at CVRPC  Conservation Fund o Grow park and loop trail  Stump dump road parcel o Site visit to take place o DPW already maintains road o Protect river corridor and trail 2