411 West First Street  
City of Duluth  
Duluth, Minnesota 55802  
Meeting Agenda  
Natural Resources Commission.  
Wednesday, May 6, 2026  
6:00 PM  
City Hall, Room 330  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Approval of Agenda  
Approval of the Previous Meeting Minutes  
Old Business  
New Business  
Vice Chair Election  
NRC003  
Hartley DNAP Plan Review (NRC comments - 20 min)  
ACTION REQUESTED  
1.  
Text:  
NRC001  
2.  
3.  
Overview of the St. Louis River DNAP & Timeline (Gini Breidenbach, MN  
Land Trust - 30 minutes)  
NRC002  
Text:  
Bylaws Amendment - Section 9  
1st reading  
Attachments:  
Section 9_Amendment DRAFT.docx  
NRC004  
NRC005  
NRC008  
NRC009  
CALL TO ORDER  
ROLL CALL  
4.  
5.  
6.  
7.  
ANNOUNCEMENTS  
ST. LOUIS RIVER NATURAL AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN - (ACTION  
REQUESTED)  
NRC010  
NRC011  
NRC012  
FORESTERS REPORT  
Adjournment  
8.  
9.  
TREE PRESERVATION STANDARDS  
10.  
NRC013  
NRC015  
NRC016  
NRC019  
NRC021  
NRC022  
NRC023  
NRC024  
NRC025  
NRC026  
NRC027  
NRC028  
NRC029  
NRC030  
NRC031  
NRC033  
Public Comment  
11.  
12.  
13.  
14.  
15.  
16.  
17.  
18.  
19.  
20.  
21.  
22.  
23.  
24.  
25.  
26.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Announcements  
DNAP - Proposed Ordinance Amendments  
Natural Resources Update  
Foresters Report  
Commissioner Vacancy Update  
Scope of work for the Natural Resources Management Plan  
Directors Report  
Pine Thinning Project (Informational - Clark Christenson)  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Approval of Agenda  
Announcements  
Pine Thinning (Informational Presentation)  
Staff Written Reports - Questions  
Natural Resources Coordinator’s Report - Kate Kubiak  
Forester’s Report - Clark Christenson  
Announcements  
Public Comment  
Adjournment