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1 <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT <br />ITEM NO. 6 <br />STAFF ORGINATOR: Andy Nelson, Environmental Coordinator <br />DATE OF WORK SESSION: October 2nd, 2023 <br />TOPIC: Lake Amelia Ditch Study <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />BACKGROUND <br />Amelia Lake is a natural environment lake located in the southeast portion of Lino Lakes. <br />The watershed area is approximately 754 acres. A private ditch serves as an outlet for <br />approximately 340 acres of the watershed. The ditch corridor and adjacent wetlands are <br />proposed components of the City’s parks, greenways, and trail system in the 2040 <br />Comprehensive Plan. <br />Recently, there has been flooding in the ditch corridor due to limited maintenance and failure <br />of private culverts. This has raised concerns regarding long-term management of the system as <br />development pressure increases upstream. <br />In an effort to evaluate long-term stormwater management options for this subwatershed area, <br />the City of Lino Lakes partnered with the Vadnais Lake Area Water Management Organization <br />(VLAWMO) and WSB and Associates to prepare the Lake Amelia Ditch Study. <br />Tom Hoffman, Engineering Technician with WSB and Associates, will be summarizing the results <br />of the study and discussing the recommended next steps that follow from the study. <br />Pending Council discussion, City and WSB staff will be reaching out to homeowners for a <br />neighborhood meeting to discuss the study and potential next steps for maintenance. <br />Following this neighborhood meeting, staff will bring the final Lake Amelia Ditch Study back to <br />the Council for final acceptance. <br />The Environmental Board discussed the study at their August 30th, 2023 meeting and had no <br />additional comments. <br />REQUESTED COUNCIL DIRECTION <br />None. Discussion only.