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CITY COUNCIL <br />AGENDA ITEM 6A <br /> <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: Diane Hankee, PE City Engineer <br /> <br />C. C. MEETING DATE: October 12, 2020 <br /> <br />TOPIC: NE Drainage Area Improvement Project <br /> <br />i. Consider Resolution 20-101, Order Project, Approve <br />the Plans and Specifications and Authorize the Ad for <br />Bid <br />ii. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 20-113, <br />Approving Permit Agreement with the Board of Water <br />Commissioners of the City of Saint Paul <br /> <br />VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 <br /> <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />Staff is requesting Council consider ordering the project, approve the plans and specifications, <br />authorize the ad for bid, and approve Permit Agreement with the Board of Water Commissioners <br />of the City of Saint Paul for the NE Drainage Area Improvement Project. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />The surface water in the Northeast Area of Lino Lakes has a restricted ability to drain and is <br />considered landlocked. The Northeast Drainage Area includes nearly 1,300 acres, and is bound <br />by Main Street to the south, the City of Hugo to the east, and Peltier Lake to the west, and <br />Rehbein Street to the north. A majority of this watershed currently drains to the southeast to <br />Clearwater Creek via field drains. Clearwater Creek is impaired for aquatic life and has had a <br />history of significant bank erosion problems. <br /> <br />Multiple alternatives were vetted to address the drainage needs for the area. The project <br />alternatives were refined with input from land owners, potential developers, neighboring <br />communities, the Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD), the Minnesota Pollution Control <br />Agency, US Army Corps of Engineers, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. A <br />Comprehensive Surface Water Management Plan (CSMP) was required by RCWD for watershed <br />approval. The CSMP and the associated surface water modeling includes regional water quality <br />best management practices (BMPs), stormwater volume and rate control improvements, and a <br />new outlet to Peltier Lake. Peltier Lake is impaired for nutrients and the new system will <br />improve the quality of water entering the lake. <br /> <br />The proposed project includes a new stormwater conveyance system and multi-purpose regional <br />stormwater management facilities. The project will be implemented in phases in coordination