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Item No. 9A Staff Report No. Meeting Date: March 22, 1999 Type of Business: P.H. WK: Work Session;PH:Public Hearing; CA: Consent Agenda;CB:Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Michael Ulrich, Director of Public Works Item Title/Subject: Public Hearing Considering the Wetland Mitigation Project at Woodcrest Park Date of Report: March 16, 1999 Prior City Council directed staff to proceed with the mitigation of the Community Center wetland to Woodcrest Park. This site was selected because of it's original makeup prior to being developed into a park. The site portrayed wetland characteristics, being variably wet and unsuitable for development. In it's earlier days, street sweepings were deposited on the site and eventually the soil became stable enough to support park and recreational activities. In recent years the hockey and pleasure rinks were eliminated from the park due to their deteriorating condition. It was extremely difficult to maintain usable ice at this site due to the unstable soils. A community garden area was established a few years ago. The shelter was scheduled for replacement this year. A significant amount of soil corrections would have been required to support a new facility. The playground structure that is on the site will be dismantled and reinstalled as conditions allow in various other City parks. This meeting is more of an informational meeting to consider citizens input. Plans have been produced for the project and staff will seek City Council authorization to advertise the project. Staff will have a construction cost estimate for Council at the meeting. A $20,000.00 deposit was issued to the Rice Creek Watershed District to insure a mitigation project would take place, prior to the parking lot construction at the Community Center. This amount was charged to the Community Center and can be utilized for the mitigation project. Any additional funding necessary may also be charged to the Community Center and funded by TIF, or charged to the Surface Water account. Either of these options would be viable funding combinations. Staff presented plans for the project at a recent worksession. Please bring the plans with you if you still have them. ichael Ulrich, Director of Public Works RECOMMENDATION: City Council authorize staff to advertise for bids for the wetland mitigation project at Woodcrest Park.