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• AGENDA ITEM STAFF ORIGINATOR: Marty Asleson DATE: May 31, 2000 TOPIC: Apollo Business Center /Grading Permit Request BACKGROUND: Apollo Business District is located on Apollo Drive. The grading area consideration is just south and west of the Correctional Facility. Please see map. Attached is a letter from John Johnson, Engineering Consultant for G.M. Development. The letter describes the project request. I have enclosed some geographic information photos depicting the site. G.M. Development would like to stockpile aggregate base material in the an existing borrow pit on the. NE corner, fill an existing pond and drainage swail, build a new pond and swail (includes a length of pipe), raise some surface elevations on the south side of the project, and build a berm on the East side. There are scattered areas of emerging native plants throughout the Apollo Drive Area. These areas should be located on the map to determine if proposed changes to topography could be avoided. This area is zoned commercial /industrial and there are going to be obvious structures, and features planned in the future. The Developer has a need to raise elevations. There may be an opportunity to design around remnant and emerging prairie areas. The best opportunity for preservation and restoration may be in the natural waterway areas from the wetland on the NE, around to the new pond to the East, South to where the piping starts, and around to the south of Apollo Drive new swail area. I think it is a good idea to direct the water from the NE to the SouthWest pond. Water in this area wants to go to the east and Reshanau Lake. The pond to the SW (pond 2) is isolated. The proposed aggregate stockpile area has an existing swail and drainage coming out from the borrow area and going to the South. It appears the proposed elevation changes to the south of this area would direct surface water to Pond 1. In reference to truck movement through the site for stockpiles, it would be beneficial to designate an access route to avoid anymore soil compaction in areas that may be supporting native prairie and salvageable.