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MOUNDS VIEW <br />of Mounds view Staff <br />Item No: 7C <br />Meeting Date: January 27, 2014 <br />Type of Business: Bust ess <br />Administrator Review: <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Heidi Heller, Planning Associate <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution 8206, Wetland Alteration Permit for <br />Edgewood Middle School, WA2014-001 <br />Discussion: <br />Edgewood Middle School is proposing to build a 25 foot by 25 foot elevated deck that <br />would be placed on a small peninsula in the middle of a horseshoe shaped pond that is <br />on the school's property. The deck would be elevated off the ground about 18 inches. <br />The area where the deck is proposed is a designated wetland and per City Code Chapter <br />1010, a wetland alteration permit is required for construction within a wetland. Because <br />the permit is considered an alteration and does not meet the criteria for administrative <br />approval, this request must go before the City Council. <br />The deck would be used as an outdoor classroom and needs to be big enough for about <br />30 students. It would be used by various classes to do water quality testing, macro - <br />invertebrate sampling, ecosystem studies and just bringing the students outside to a <br />different environment to learn and take advantage of the forest that is on the property. <br />The pond is shallow and muddy, but is frequented by several types of birds. The <br />peninsula is raised and covered in grasses, and accessible via a walking trail that <br />currently exists on the property. The DNR made some suggestions and the school has <br />cleared a path leading directly to the deck site and will use woodchips to help reduce <br />tracking mud around. <br />The school has received permits from both Rice Creek Watershed District and the Army <br />Corps of Engineers for this project. Mounds View City Staff has also reviewed the <br />proposal and has no objection. <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff recommends Council pass Resolution 8206, approving a wetland alteration permit <br />for a deck at Edgewood Middle School. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />CML <br />Heidi Heller <br />Planning Associate <br />Attachments: <br />1. Map showing wetland area <br />2. Aerial view <br />3. Resolution 8206 <br />