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City ~ <br /> Raver <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />Memorandum <br /> <br /> Mayor and City Council <br /> <br /> Stephen Rohlf, Building and <br /> Environmental Administrator <br /> <br /> August 16, 2004 <br /> <br />Item 6.5. <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Wetland Conservation Act Decision- <br /> River Park WCA 04-09 <br /> <br />Proposal - The developer of River Park is proposing to impact 49,269.7 square feet of <br />Type 2 wetland in 3 locations to accommodate the roads for the plat. A map showing the <br />proposed wetland impact and replacement is attached to this memo. <br /> <br />The Elk River City Council is the Local Unit of Government charged with decision- <br />making authority for the Wetland Conservation Act (WCA). The wetland information <br />was provided to the Planning Commission so they have all relative information that may <br />affect the design of the plat. <br /> <br />FINDINGS <br /> <br />Schoell and Madson, Inc. prepared a Wetland Delineation Report for the property dated, <br />November 2003. <br /> <br />Combined notification of the proposed wetland impact and replacement plan was mailed <br />out to the appropriate governmental agencies on July 23, 2004. <br /> <br />The Technical Evaluation Panel (TEP) reviewed the delineation and replacement plan <br />July 29, 2004. <br /> The minutes of that meeting are attached, which outline changes required by the <br /> TEP. Some of the more notable changes include: cul-de-sacs without center <br /> islands (smaller radius) to avoid wetland impacts, elimination of small isolated <br /> replacement wetlands and a revision in the southwest comer of the plat to <br /> accommodate a bridge crossing of Trott Brook for an east/west connector street. <br /> The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's (USACOE) representative on the TEP <br /> rejected the delineation until locations of borings done as part of determining the <br /> wetland boundaries are provided. <br /> ~- The Technical Evaluation Panel found the proposed wetland impact and <br /> mitigation plan application dated, July 22, 2004, acceptable with revisions under <br /> the rules of the Wetland Conservation Act. <br /> ~ The Minnesota Department of Natural Resource (DNR) and USACOE need to <br /> approve a portion of the revised mitigation plan for Floodplain issues. This <br /> <br />Phone: 763.635.1000 <br />Fax: 763.635.1090 <br /> <br />www. ci.elk river, mn.us <br /> <br /> <br />