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River TO: FROM: Memorandum PLANNING COMMISSION STEPHEN ROHLF, BUILDING AND ZONING ADMINISTRATOR DATE: FEBRUARY 27, 2001 SUBJECT: MISSISSIPPI RIDGE BY SCOTT POWELL The following is a summary of the environmental issues associated with the proposed Plam~ed Unit Development of Mississippi Ridge: WETLANDS The proposed extension of 171~t Avenue necessitates.going tkrough a wetland. The City of Elk River is the Local Unit of Government charge with enforcing the Wetland ' Conservation Act (WCA). The filling of this wetland will have to be evaluated by the city's Technical Evaluation Panel (TEP) for the WCA prior to the final action on Mississippi Ridge by the City Council. However,'because of the position of the only traffic signal on US Trunk Highway 10 in this area, the proposed filling is likely to be approved for safety reasons. Mitigation, or replacement, of the wetland on the' site maybe difficult. The developer is looking at mitigation below the r/dgeliFe, but the'area contains mature trees. The city prefers mitigation on the same site where the wetland Was filled. If there are overriding concerns, replacement may be achieved off-site. Recommended wetland conditions: TEP review and recommendation prior to Council final action on the request. That a restrictive covenant and drainage and utility easement be recorded on the mitigation areas. That the Developer's Agreement for the project includes language that places the responsibility for the success of the wetland mitigation on the developer. That the letter of credit, which covers the-public improvement_s associated with the project, also includes the cost of the mitigation work. That the developers submit a written monitoring report on the replacement' wetlands one year after this mitigation work is completed and that this report be approved by city staff prior to the release of the letter of credit. 13065 Orono Parkway- P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone (763) 441-7420 · Fax (763) 441