Agenda Packets - 2010/06/14 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Mounds View City Council May 10, 2010 Regular Meeting Page 2 Mayor Flaherty explained the Rice Creek Watershed District’s requirements needed to be met 1 throughout the entire City to meet new drainage requirements. He assured Mr. Kowalzek that the 2 City was doing all that it could to minimize the impact to neighborhood properties. At this time, 3 the City could not entirely remove the feature. 4 5 Council Member Stigney stated the City did have to comply with Rice Creek Watershed 6 District’s regulations and if the City was short on square footage, infiltration feature could not be 7 mitigated. 8 9 Council Member Hull requested the swale be modified as suggested by Staff and that further 10 discussion be held after that time. 11 12 Council Member Gunn noted she offered her yard for a rain garden. She agreed with the 13 Council’s comments and that further discussion should take place after the feature was modified. 14 15 Council Member Mueller indicated it was unfortunate the contractor still had issues to address. 16 She stated the Council was willing to work with the property owner to modify the feature, but it 17 could not be filled in entirely. 18 19 Mayor Flaherty explained the stormwater management plan was a City-wide initiative based on 20 regulations from the Rice Creek Watershed District. He suggested the contractor be allowed to 21 modify the rain garden and that further discussions ensue after the work was completed. 22 23 Mr. Kowalzek expressed concern with the fact the drainage area could not even be mowed at this 24 point. 25 26 Director of Public Works DeBar noted the City would modify the slope of the drainage area 27 enough to be able to be mowed. 28 29 Mayor Flaherty indicated plantings could be placed on the slope of the infiltration feature as well 30 to reduce the maintenance of this area. 31 32 6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS 33 A. Proclamation – National Public Works Week. 34 35 Mayor Flaherty read a proclamation and declared May 16-22, 2010 National Public Works 36 Week. He encouraged all residents to acknowledge the tremendous efforts of the public works 37 employees throughout the City. 38 39 B. Proclamation – National Police Week. 40 41 Council Member Mueller read a proclamation and declared May 9-15, 2010 National Police 42 Week. She noted the City publicly salutes the police officers in the community and across the 43 nation. 44 45