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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 24, 2011 drain to the east into the wetland area. Sicora reported that they are working with the Watershed District as well as Capitol Region on meeting their drainage requirements. Sicora reported that they just have a few more issues to work out with these agencies. McGraw asked how site drainage would be filtered. Sicora provided a detailed explanation of' the on -site filtering system, which includes tree trenches with catch basins which will collect run -off and filter it before it eventually goes into the wetland on the east. This is a part of the underground filtering system that will be installed as part of the development. Run -off from the northwest corner will go into the dry basin pond. There will also be pre - treatment swales on the site that will carry water to the east. Sicora reported that Metro Transit is also considering porous pavement in some of the walkway areas, attempting to go above and beyond the Watershed requirements. Keis asked about snow removal. Sicora reviewed snow removal plans, noting that island areas will be used for snow storage as will the pre- treatment swales. There is a 15 foot bench area before the retaining wall that can be used for snow storage and an area to the north of the cul -de -sac that is designated for snow storage. Beyond that, snow would be removed from the site, if necessary. Rimstad reported that Metro Transit's plowing crew clears sites early before hours of operation. There are plans for bus access to the site should there be mid -day storms to contend with. Blesener asked about landscaping, with Montour noting the many trees that will be removed from the site. Sicora reported that for security reasons both MN DOT and the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department have requested clear sight lines into the property. He reviewed the tree planting plan pointing out that over -story trees will be primarily on the east end of the site and ornamental trees in other area. There will also be some perennial planting beds installed. Most of the landscaping will be low maintenance and a rock mulch will be used along most of the site. This mulch is used as a deterrent to pedestrians crossing over into the site at undesignated entrance areas. Blesener asked how far the parking surface is from County Road B. Sieora indicated that at the narrowest point it would be 10 feet. Blesener asked if the elevation of the sidewalk and parking surface would be the same. Sicora reviewed these elevations noting that parking surface would be somewhat lower in order to prevent headlights from casting out toward County Road B. Keis noted that the park and ride lot at Highway 61 /County Road C fills up quickly, and the park and ride at Rosedale is closing. Keis was 5