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Mounds View City Council May 10, 2010 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br />Mayor Flaherty explained the Rice Creek Watershed District's requirements needed to be met • <br />throughout the entire City to meet new drainage requirements. He assured Mr. Kowalzek that the <br />City was doing all that it could to minimize the impact to neighborhood properties. At this time, <br />the City could not entirely remove the feature. <br />Council Member Stigney stated the City did have to comply with Rice Creek Watershed <br />District's regulations and if the City was short on square footage, infiltration feature could not be <br />mitigated. <br />Council Member Hull requested the swale be modified as suggested by Staff and that further <br />discussion be held after that time. <br />Council Member Gunn noted she offered her yard for a rain garden. She agreed with the <br />Council's comments and that further discussion should take place after the feature was modified. <br />Council Member Mueller indicated it was unfortunate the contractor still had issues to address. <br />She stated the Council was willing to work with the property owner to modify the feature, but it <br />could not be iilled in entirely. <br />Mayor Flaherty explained the stormwater management plan was a City-wide initiative based on <br />regulations from the Rice Creek Watershed District. He suggested the contractor be allowed to <br />modify the rain garden and that further discussions ensue after the work was completed. • <br />Mr. Kowalzek expressed concern with the fact the drainage area could not even be mowed at this <br />point. <br />Director of Public Works DeBar noted the City would modify the slope of the drainage area <br />enough to be able to be mowed. <br />Mayor Flaherty indicated plantings could be placed on the slope of the infiltration feature as well <br />to reduce the maintenance of this area. <br />6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS <br />A. Proclamation — National Public Works Week. <br />Mayor Flaherty read a proclamation and declared May 16-22, 2010 National Public Works <br />Week. He encouraged all residents to acknowledge the tremendous efforts of the public works <br />employees throughout the City. <br />B. Proclamation — National Police Week. <br />Council Member Mueller read a proclamation and declared May 9-15, 2010 National Police <br />Week. She noted the City publicly salutes the police officers in the community and across the <br />nation. • <br />