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Proposed/Need Project <br />The City of Lino Lakes proposes to construct two entrances and right -turn lanes to the future Fire Station <br />roadway; one approximately 320 feet south of the Centerville Road/Birch Street intersection and one <br />approximately 900 feet west of the intersection. The entrances will serve the Fire Station, which is <br />scheduled for completion in December 2015. The purpose of the project is to provide access to Fire <br />Station personnel. <br />Development within the City of Lino Lakes is expected to continue and will expand to the southern <br />portion of the city limits. Therefore the city needs to provide appropriate emergency response to <br />existing and future developments. The city currently has one fire station that serves the city limits. This <br />fire station is located in the northwestern quadrant of the city. <br />Construction of the entrances and turn lanes will impact three wetlands within the project area. These <br />impacts are a result of construction of the roadways and slopes. Fill of 18,979 square feet of Type 3 <br />wetland is proposed as part of the construction. The City is planning on replacing the wetland functions <br />and values through a combination of onsite creation of wetland and wetland banking. Mitigation is at <br />ratios specified by RCWD's Rule F, as summarized below: <br />Wetland <br />ID <br />Impact <br />Amount (sf) <br />Impact Area <br />Replacement <br />Ratio <br />Replacement <br />Provided (sf) <br />B <br />6,684 <br />ROW <br />2:1 <br />13,368 <br />B <br />4,382 <br />Outside WMC <br />1:1.5 <br />6,753 <br />C <br />6,424 <br />ROW <br />2:1 <br />12,848 <br />D <br />1,489 <br />ROW <br />2:1 <br />2,978 <br />Total <br />18,925 <br />35,947 <br />Mitigation Design <br />The purpose of the mitigation is to create a Type 2 Wet Meadow and vegetatively restore an adjacent <br />Type 2 wetland along with placing a buffer of a minimum 25 foot buffer around the newly created <br />wetland. The created/restored wetland and buffer easement will be designed as replacement for <br />wetland impacts associated with the constructed entrances and turn lanes associated with the Fire <br />Station project. Mitigation design will allow for the creation of approximately 0.56 acre of replacement, <br />as summarized below: <br />Action Eligible for Credit <br />Mitigation <br />Area <br />Percent <br />Eligible <br />Credits <br />Available <br />Vegetative Restoration <br />(Low to Medium Quality) <br />0.67 acre <br />25% <br />0.17 acre <br />Upland to Wetland <br />Conversion <br />0.30 acre <br />50% <br />0.15 acre <br />Native, non-invasive buffer <br />1.28 acre* <br />25% <br />0.24 acre <br />Total <br />2.25 acre <br />0.56 acre <br />*0.97 ac eligible for credit <br />1 <br />