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table and was slated for removal and replacement this year, and also in many years the "tot lots" and little playground area is under water and almost useless at times. Prior Council gave direction to staff to proceed with the permitting for the mitigation at the community site and a $20,000 bond was also presented to Rice Creek to continue with this site and through the permit process we do have one year to commence the litigation. Tonight's public hearing is for public input into this project. Staff did seek a few comments from Rice Creek as far as what the rules stipulated were, and received an affirmation on the reason that the City is required to mitigate the wetland within the community and within also the Rice Creek Water Shed District, which is a local water shed, is by state statute. The last chance that we have to do anything as far as any mitigation would be to buy some credits in an available wetland bank, and the only available wetland bank that we can find was up in Columbus County. That is really not an acceptable practice or idea according to the DNR and corps of engineers at Rice Creek, and local statutes. t4 ! The entire park in essence would be removed from its current state,the building would be removed, the playground would be removed, there is a home for that up at Groveland Park. There would be a couple of water quality ponds, one at the east end of Woodcrest Park, as you go on Woodcrest Drive, another small water quality pond along Silver Lake Road with a platoon walking path throughout the entire area. sif Mr. Marty questioned if we have a year to mitigate, and when do they plan to get it done. (Mike)the project, unless there is a contingency for it to come up, or any major problems, was November 1999. Mr. Marty stated another question he had, in meeting with the Parks and Recreation people,we only have a number of parks in Mounds View, but we only have two parks on the south side. Mr. Marty stated there was talk about possibly moving that playground equipment to Brandom Park, because the equipment that is at Brandom Park is just for little toddlers and very young children, and possibly if we can find a home for it there, so the people on the south side of Highway 10 would have more of a variety of playground equipment. (Mike) stated that is something we can certainly look into. Brandom Park has its own unique i! little wetland areas too, but just to the south of the shelter, which is about the only grassy area, other than a little bit along Long Lake Road frontage, is also is very wet during wet years and periods of high rain. This project did receive park board approval. The past Park and Recreation director did take our comments and proposal to them and did see this as a good site to turn it into a passive park area. Mayor Coughlin adds for public consumption, he talked with the Public Works director on options of possibly looking into the property that will be created with the realignment of Edgewood Drive possibly looking into, since this Council has expressed a desire to move the holding pond to the other side of the street and may be able to in some way, manner, shape or form, work in conjunction with that to mitigate the wetlands over there somehow. It was just an option. Mayor Coughlin would like to take as much public comment as possible here tonight, he 10 U:\CARIS\COUNCIL\MINUTES\MVCC22.MAR