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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,July 6, 2015 Page 21 Councilmember McGehee noted the need to consider Roseville as a flyway area for migratory song birds over Minneapolis to Langton Lake and surrounding areas where quality vegetation is needed. Mr. Gozola reviewed tree ordinances for the cities of Minnetonka, Savage, and Farmington among others and their specific approaches. Chair Boguszewski expressed interest in the tree bank program as a concept he'd be interested in pursuing if moving in that direction in addressing replacement rates and incentives for woodland protection and tree"banking" credits. Commissioner Daire opined it seemed presumptive to have to replace or take the base line as it is now and anything coming later was referred back to that baseline, making it implicit that there was no consideration of or underlying idea that the current status is enough. Commissioner Daire suggested consideration also should be given to air quality, amount of shade, sunlight penetration you can use to define where or if you need additional foliage, and other issues as well. Mr. Gozola noted that this was getting to the heart of discussion, and sought to hear goals or what the City Council and Commission wished to accomplish; at which point he would work with staff to draft an ordinance to achieve those spe- cific goals. Commissioner Murphy asked if any cities had a concept to put trees somewhere beyond a development like park; and opined that would have been nice alternative to have available with the recent Pizza Luce development and nearby Oasis Park that could have benefitted. In his role serving as a Planner for the City of Victoria during a transitional peri- od, Mr. Gozola advised that they allowed that concept in other areas of the com- munity if no place was available on the existing project site, even though their or- dinance was very strict. Councilmember McGehee suggested the use of trees along freeways as sound bar- riers, which had been considered in past discussions. Chair Boguszewski noted the issues brought up so far involved symmetric as mentioned by Commissioner Daire and a rationale for establishing goals. Mr. Reeder noted other ideas in communities, and software applications to estab- lish a baseline, such as by addressing canopy coverage vacillating, to consider where to go in the future. Commissioner Daire spoke in support of that approach.