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MAYOR <br />Michael 1. Fahey <br />COUNCIL <br />Beverly Scalze <br />Jim LaValle <br />Matt Anderson <br />Rick Montour <br />515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 ADMINISTRATOR <br />(651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 Joel R. Hanson <br />www.ci.little-canada.mn.us <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mayor Fahey & Members of the City Council <br />FROM: Greg Schroeder, Public Works Director <br />DATE: October 19, 2001 <br />RE: Infiltration Pond <br />Schmidt, Kerr, and Sprosty Property <br />At the June 27. 2001 City Council meeting the City Council authorized staff to excavate and grade an infiltration pond <br />intersection of the landowners (Schmidt, Kerr. and Sprosty) properties. As you may recall this infiltration pond will <br />collect surface storm water from along Keller Parkway as well as these and adjoining properties and hold it until it can <br />infiltrate into the ground. Currently, there is no controlled place for this storm water to go except flood these landowners <br />properties. <br />An infiltration pond of this same size was located on the Kerr property prior to their new house being constructed. The <br />pond was identified in both the City's and the Ramsey Washington Metro Watershed District's review and approval of <br />their filling and grading permit. However. the pond's purpose and use were unknown to either of us. We have since <br />determined that there were drain tiles draining into the old pond. These drain tiles drained the surrounding low areas. <br />The estimated cost for the city to excavate and grade the area is approximately S1,500. If we can borrow an excavator <br />from another city we may be able to reduce this cost further. Also, we are negotiating with the Ramsey Washington <br />Watershed District to participate in this project, which will lower our cost further. <br />Since the June council meeting we developed an agreement for these landowners. During our discussions with them it <br />became apparent that permanent easements are needed to protect this infiltration pond in the future. We are in the process <br />of revising this agreement and coordinating its review with the City Attorney. The agreement will be available at the <br />Council Meeting. <br />It is my recommendation that the City Council authorize staff to obtain permanent easements for the infiltration <br />pond and execute the revised agreement with the impacted landowners. <br />cc: William J. Schmidt <br />Larry Kerr <br />Paul Sprosty <br />Page 42 <br />