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Attached are the notes from the Forney Creek Site Visit.
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Bryan, thanks again for your time on Wednesday. Attached are our team's notes from the meeting. Please let us know if
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IRT Field Meeting - Forney Creek Mitigation Bank
Meeting Minutes
1/22/2020
Present: Bryan Roden Reynolds — USACE
Todd Tugwell — USACE
Kim Browning — USACE
Mac Haupt — DWR
Erin Davis — DWR
Olivia Munzer - NCWRC
Sean Bloom —Catawba Lands Conservancy
Charley Orner - Catawba Lands Conservancy
Amy Moore - Catawba Lands Conservancy
Nate Ober — Civil and Environmental Consultants
Kevin Thomas - Civil and Environmental Consultants
Tommy Cousins — Palustrine Group
• Todd (USCAE) discussed the need to extinguish or subordinate the previous "CE" and
replace with the USACE Mitigation Bank CE. He also discussed the need to identify property
encumbrances such as sewer lines, leases, and mineral rights. All agreed that resolving the
arrangement between CLC, easement holder and Sally's Y is the first step.
• The existing protection instrument is a concern. Sean with CLC explained the existing
conservation easement was written with active and passive recreation in mind. As such, the
existing CE includes reserved rights include a 7-acre carveout for athletic fields, restroom
facilities, archery ranges, campsites, and an amphitheater. CLC would not oppose
extinguishing those rights in order to develop a mitigation bank. Preliminary discussions
have begun amongst IRT members on how to address this issue of an existing conservation
easement — possible credit reduction was mentioned.
• CLC plans to return the proceeds from the mitigation bank to the Forney Creek watershed by
restoring additional portions of Forney Creek and increasing the amount of conserved land
within the watershed.
• Todd mentioned the expanded buffer guidance and its potential to apply to this project
given the amount of land owned by CLC.
• Kim (USACE) commented that the proposed walking trail could decrease buffer credits
unless it is run outside of the proposed conservation easement. Sean (CLC) indicated that
CLC needed to retain a natural surface trail on the property, but agreed that locating it
outside of the proposed easement and on the slopes would be a preferred location.
• IRT commented that bridge crossings should reflect as deducts in credits.
• Todd (USACE) commented that Priority 2 restoration will create a temporal loss of
vegetation.
• A number of design related questions were discussed and recommendations made by the
IRT with the common goal of reducing the grading limits and construction footprint to save
trees. However, the IRT identified that we need an adequate floodplain to reduce energy

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while balancing sediment transport. Nate is following up with cross sections and a proposed
profile to include with the draft prospectus.
• IRT commented that all the streams are degraded enough to require restoration with the
exception of approximately 300 feet on Unnamed Tributary 2.
• Mack (DMS) indicated that this is a larger river project and he considers the constraints of
larger rivers to complicate the design.
• Todd (USACE) Identified a residential development on google earth to the west of the
railroad tracks. The IRT and Permittee attributed the sediment flux in Unnamed Tributary 2
to poor sediment and erosion controls from the development. Catawba Lands to follow up
on the development NPDES requirements.
• New beaver dam observed near proposed station 10+00.