## City of Blaine ## Natural Resource Conservation ## Board May 19, 2026 | 7:00 PM ## Blaine City Hall ## 10801 Town Square Drive NE ## Blaine, MN 55449 The Natural Resource Conservation Board is an advisory body to the City Council. The Board is charged with recommending acquisition of lands for open space and developing a Natural Resource Plan which includes environmental policy and guidelines for the maintenance and preservation of Blaine’s existing and future opens spaces and trail corridors. One of the Board’s functions is to hold public meetings and make recommendations to the City Council. For each item, the Board will receive reports prepared by City staff, provide the opportunity for public response, conduct Board discussions and make recommendations. The City Council, however, makes all final decisions on these matters. ## AGENDA 1. Call to Order ## 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes 3.1. 2026-235 Approval of NRCB Meeting Minutes for January 20, 2026 ## Sponsors: Megan Hedstrom, Stormwater Coordinator 4. Approval of Agenda ## 5. Open Forum Open Forum is an opportunity for the public to share comments, concerns, or input on other items. While Open Forum is not intended to provide responses or discussion during the meeting, city staff will contact the speaker(s) after the meeting if follow-up is needed. Each speaker is limited to three minutes, with a maximum of 15 minutes set aside for Open Forum. ## 6. New Business 6.1. 2026-243 Update on the Blaine Wetland Sanctuary Wetland Bank Restoration and ## Monitoring ## Sponsors: Megan Hedstrom, Stormwater Coordinator 6.2. 2026-236 NRCB Updates ## Sponsors: Megan Hedstrom, Stormwater Coordinator Page 1 of 9 7. Adjournment Page 2 of 9 Page 3 of 9 Page 4 of 9 Page 5 of 9 Page 6 of 9 Page 7 of 9 ## City of Blaine ## Staff Report ## File Number: 2026-243 ## Agenda Date ## Status May 19, 2026 ## In Control ## File Type ## Natural Resources Conservation ## Board ## Report ## New Business - Agenda Item # 6.1 Update on the Blaine Wetland Sanctuary Wetland Bank Restoration and Monitoring ## Background Staff will provide an update from ISG on the monitoring and work contracts in place for the Blaine Wetland Sanctuary Wetland Bank Site 7. ## Recommendation ## Informational ## Attachment List ## None Page 8 of 9 ## City of Blaine ## Staff Report ## File Number: 2026-236 ## Agenda Date ## Status May 19, 2026 ## In Control ## File Type ## Natural Resources Conservation ## Board ## Report ## New Business - Agenda Item # 6.2 ## NRCB Updates ## Background ## Volunteer Opportunities ## Student Project at BWS June Open Space Tour Locations? ## Florin Property Update ## Recommendation ## Informational ## Attachment List ## None Page 9 of 9