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RESOLUTION NO. 5374 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING STAFF TO RETAIN SEH, INC. TO PREPARE A PRELIMINARY WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE MERMAID REDEVELOPMENT AREA WHEREAS, discussions have previously occurred between the owner(s)/management of the Mermaid Supper Club [hereinafter"the Developer"] and City staff regarding the possible redevelopment of the Mermaid area, said redevelopment involving (among other things)the construction of a hotel and the addition of a banquet facility to the existing Mermaid restaurant; and WHEREAS, any such redevelopment would be contingent upon the approval of, and the issuance of a permit by, the Rice Creek Watershed District, given the proximity of the redevelopment to Rice Creek and its surrounding wetland(s); and WHEREAS,Rice Creek Watershed District representatives have indicated that issuance of the required permit will be contingent upon the development of an acceptable plan for the handling of stormwater run-off from the entire redevelopment site; and WHEREAS, the number and complexity of the stormwater handling issues in question makes it advisable to retain the services of a consultant to assist the City and the Developer in devising a feasible and affordable water quality management plan; and WHEREAS, the development of such a plan may help ensure that the City and the Developer reap the full benefit of a previously-awarded DTED grant(in the amount of$333,333) that was intended to assist with some of the costs related to the implementation of stormwater handling improvements in the area in question; and WHEREAS, the Developer has agreed to pay for the required consulting work, and has agreed to provide the City with an advance payment for the full amount of the projected $4500 cost of said consulting work; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that City staff members are hereby authorized to retain SEH, Inc. to prepare a preliminary water quality management plan for the proposed Mermaid redevelopment area, as outlined in SEH's cost estimate dated July 15, 1999, with the express understanding that said work will be done at the Developer's expense, and with the further understanding that said work will be not be undertaken unless or until the Developer provides the City with an advance payment in the amount of$4500 to cover the estimated cost of the consulting work in question.