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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL APRIL 22, 2020 comes from. The Public Works Director stated it is a combination of dirt and silt runoff from yards, runoff from McMenemy Street, and grass and leaves naturally occurring and being deposited back there. Fischer asked if the Council opted for this to be a resident project, could the city could help navigate the process for the residents to get the work done. The Public Works Director stated that he and the city engineer could go out there and see if there is anything that can be done in house or give the residents direction. The City Engineer stated there is about 250 feet north to south of ditch that needs to be cleaned out, and some trees would need to come out, which city staff could likely do. McGraw asked if what is being designed will take care of the problem with the water tables being so high. The City Engineer stated that this is about as much as can be done here because it is mostly a flat grade, and silt and leaves will build up again over the years that will require maintenance again. The Public Works Director stated that this cleaning may not solve the problem, but it will likely get the water moving somewhat better now, but water will continue to sit for a while. Keis asked when the best time of year to do the work is. The Public Works Director stated that fall and winter is better because the ground is harder. He reported that right -of -entry agreements were obtained from the affected property owners, which expire on July 1, 2020, but he assumes they will all agree to new agreements. The City Engineer stated that we cannot make the water move any faster unless the culvert at McMenemy is lowered, this is the best that can be done because there is a zero percent grade in this area and the whole watershed downstream would need to be lowered to. make it go any better. Keis stated that he feels the city is not in the position to change the grade. Montour stated that he does not want to spend a lot of money on engineer modeling, and is willing to have public works clean it out once and then it is the resident's issue after that. Fischer agrees that it should be documented that that the city will not do this work again. McGraw stated that the city did not cause this, we have had no control over what has been dumped in the wetland, and the water table is high right now and water is not draining well anywhere like it was six or seven years ago. There was Council consensus for the Public Works Director and City Engineer to revisit the area to develop a plan to rectify the problem and minimize the cost, and if that cannot be done, bring it back to the Council and they will look at other options, which may include sharing the cost with the residents. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH VADNAIS HEIGHTS FOR COUNTY ROAD D IMPROVEMENT PROJECT The City Engineer reported that the City of Little Canada is partnering with Ramsey County and the City of Vadnais Heights for the reconstruction of County Road D from Payne Avenue to Greenbrier Street in 2020. He explained that the City is taking the lead on this project and 5