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City planner outlines checklist and tracking spreadsheet to monitor mitigation, asks board for input on legacy projects
Summary
City environmental planner Douglas presented the Natural Environment Checklist and a three‑tab tracking spreadsheet that staff use to monitor pre‑application inputs, approved projects and post‑construction mitigation performance. The update added sub‑area canopy targets and a mitigation summary for the 5‑year monitoring period.
City environmental planner Douglas presented an update on the Natural Environment Checklist and the department’s tracking spreadsheet, explaining how staff use the tool to record preliminary community meeting information, approved project details and final post‑construction monitoring results.
Why it matters: The checklist and spreadsheet are the primary municipal tools for identifying potential environmental impacts early in project review and for tracking whether required mitigation is meeting performance standards during the monitoring period. Board members said better tracking across older development agreements and a public dashboard could help surface recurring mitigation shortfalls.
Key points
- Three spreadsheet tabs: Douglas told the board the spreadsheet includes tabs for (1) pre‑application/community meeting information, (2) approved projects…
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