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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPARAGON POINT PUD FINAL - 48 91B - CORRESPONDENCE - MEETING COMMUNICATIONDevelt ient Services �5�e \ r Natural Resources Division City of Fort Collins March 3, 1992 Mr. Jim Sell Jim Sell Design 117 E. Mountain Ave. Fort Collins, CO 80524 Dear Jim: A K latYdeJPdPar This letter follows up on our phone conversation this morning and our meeting yesterday afternoon. My intent is to summarize the discussions so that we all retain a common understanding of the direction being taken .on the Habitat Management Plan (HMP) for the Paragon Point P.U.D. Clarification of 2/27/92 Meeting Yesterday, I provided a summary of the 2/27 meeting. This morning you noted that the discussion of item 7 on page 2 regarding prairie dog control needed clarification. My summary said that prairie dog management would "probably" be needed on site and that eradication would "likely" be needed on the northern part of the site and on the ridge. You said that prairie dog control will definitely be needed in these areas, but prairie dogs would be left on the southern part of the site, at least on an experimental basis. Your clarification is correct. Review by CDOW and Other Interested Groups --- -- We_ talked. _at_ some length yesterday about the best approach for obtaining comments on your draft HMP from the CDOW, Audubon -,--and other wildife groups. This morning you said that it is Mr. Collins' preference to present the HMP to City staff and encourage us to obtain comments from others as we feel necessary. We will do,that, with the following understanding. We will seek the input of the CDOW, Audubon, and other groups (as appropriate) in order to obtain their comments and suggestions prior to the Planning and Zoning Board meeting. I believe this is important, to improve communication about the project and to obtain the views of groups with specific expertise and/or interest in the wildlife issues. When we seek this input, I will invite you and Byron to attend the meetings and I will encourage you to present the plan. As its author, you will be in the best position to present it to interested parties. 112 N. Howes • P.O. Box 580 • Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 • (303) 221-6600 Meeting on 3/2/92 We met for a second time on 3/2/92 to discuss the direction of the HMP. The meeting occurred from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. in the office of Jim Sell Design, 117 E. Mountain Ave. Present were: Jim Sell, Linda Ripley, Byron Collins, Tom Shoemaker, and Karen Manci. Major items of discussion were as follows: 1. We discussed the timing of City comments. on preliminary. direction. I agreed to provide written comments to you by 5:00 p.m. on 3/3/92. The comments will address the concepts discussed to date, information requests, and any other items City staff believe need to be addressed in the plan. 2. We reviewed the approach so far. City staff agreed the approach was appropriate and reiterated the preliminary concerns expressed on 2/27/92.and summarized in my letter of 3/2/92. 3. You presented a proposed format for the HMP, including a map and two tables which compare existing conditions onsite to proposed future conditions. We agreed that the format was appropriate and would be supported by explanatory text. We said that the plan did not need to have extensive text, but does need.to clearly identify the proposed management objectives and techniques for the various portions of the site. We stressed that it must address the issues related to raptor use of the site and should also address other wildlife species, vegetative communities, and other resource concerns, such as erosion control. 4. We talked at some length about the difficulty of maintaining prairie dog populations on site at the same time that vegetative restoration efforts were underway. We agreed this poses some real challenges, but could probably be handled by phasing the restoration efforts along with the various development phases. 5. We discussed the need to evaluate the plan, particularly the prairie dog management efforts, to determine if it is working. We agreed that reevaluation and reassessment needs to occur and talked about several options for objectively evaluating progress. No final agreement was reached, although there was general concurrence. that conducting the evaluation after some defined period of time was probably appropriate. 6. We discussed options for communicating the plan to the CDOW, Audubon, and other groups who have expressed an interest. There was agreement that it would be appropriate to seek review by the CDOW and that you would work with the agency on Byron's behalf. You and Byron wanted to discuss the idea of presenting the plan to other parties. Byron said he was very concerned that the project not be delayed further. As noted above, you and Byron agreed this morning that you would prefer that 2 seek reviews by others as 2 feel necessary to evaluate the proposed plan. Please let me know if you have any questions about this summary or if there are any points requiring clarification. Sincerely, /f �����'W�--AIµ-G om Shoemaker Administrator