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MEMORANDUM <br /> • <br /> TO: Mayor and City Council <br /> FROM: Rebecca Haug,Environmental <br /> Technician <br /> DATE: May 20, 2003 <br /> SUBJECT: Wetland Conservation Act Decisions— <br /> West Oaks WCA 03-03 <br /> Proposal—The developer of West Oaks is proposing to fill 9,049 square feet of a Type 6 <br /> wetland in a single location to accommodate the road for the plat. It is the only way to <br /> access the plat. The Technical Evaluation Panel (TEP) for the City of Elk River reviewed <br /> the proposal and found both the filling and replacement plan acceptable. The <br /> replacement plan consists of 9,062 square feet of New Wetland Credit and 9,600 square <br /> feet of Public Value Credits (Upland buffer). The new wetland will be created adjacent <br /> to the existing wetlands on the site. A map showing the filling and replacement is <br /> attached to this memo. <br /> FINDINGS <br /> • Eagle Soil Services prepared a Wetland Delineation Report for the property dated, April <br /> 27, 2000. <br /> The Technical Evaluation Panel reviewed the delineation and the replacement plan on <br /> May 8, 2003. <br /> Combined notification of the proposed filling and replacement plan was mailed out to the <br /> appropriate governmental agencies on April 29, 2003. <br /> The comment period ended May 19, 2003 and no negative comments were received. <br /> The Technical Evaluation Panel found the proposed wetland filling and wetland <br /> mitigation plan application dated, April 28, 2003, acceptable under the rules of the <br /> Wetland Conservation Act with the stipulations listed below. <br /> RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> Staff recommends approval of the filling and mitigation plan for this project with <br /> the following stipulations: <br /> 1. A restrictive covenant and drainage and utility easement be recorded over <br /> the mitigation and buffer areas. <br /> 1111 <br />