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notification from a wetland professional confirming the mitigation plan has been implemented <br />and City staff inspects the site and issues approval of the installation. <br />Vegetation Monitoring <br />Sampling points will be established for vegetation monitoring. Permanent sampling points must <br />be identified on the mitigation site plans in the first monitoring report (they may be drawn on <br />approved enhancement plan by hand). Each sampling point shall detail shrub and tree coverage, <br />and survival. Monitoring of vegetation sampling points shall occur annually between May 15 and <br />September 30 (prior to leaf drop), unless otherwise specified. <br />Photo points <br />At least one permanent phot <br />Monitoring Reports <br />o <br />Monitoring reports shall be submitted in the fall of each year during the monitoring period. As <br />applicable, monitoring reports must include descriptions / data for: <br />1) Site plan and vicinity map; <br />2) Historic description of project, including date of installation, current year of <br />monitoring, restatement of mitigation / restoration goals, and performance standards; <br />3) Plant survival, vigor, and areal coverage (sampling point data), and explanation of <br />monitoring methodology in the context of assessing performance standards; <br />4) Assessment of nuisance / exotic biota and recommendations for management; <br />5) Color photographs taken from permanent photo -points that shall be depicted on the <br />monitoring report map. <br />15.3 PROJECT SUCCESS AND COMPLIANCE <br />Definition of Success <br />The mitigation project will be deemed successful when the project objectives are met, as <br />evidenced through the observation of the performance standards stated below. <br />Performance Standards <br />The enhancement area must achieve the following Performance Standards to be considered <br />successful: <br />Year 1 <br />Year 2 <br />Year 3 <br />Year 4 <br />Year 5 <br />Survivorship* <br />100% <br />90% <br />80% <br />80% <br />80% <br />Native plant cover** <br />10% <br />20% <br />30% <br />40% <br />60% <br />Invasive species cover <br />< 10% <br />< 10% <br />< 10% <br />< 10% <br />< 10% <br />*Only applies to installed native plantings. <br />APV Ventures LLC — Dakota Way 21 Critical Area Report, Buffer Mitigation <br />WRI #20015 Plan & Habitat Assessment <br />April27, 2020 <br />