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Mounds View City Council Page Seven <br /> "pular Meeting July 13, 1992 <br /> would make guarantees on behalf of mother nature. This development will not <br /> impact waterflow characteristics of this site one bit. This development <br /> provides more storage area. The watershed volume is increased, not <br /> decreased. <br /> Kay Weseman, 7807 Bona Road, stated she was very disappointed with the City <br /> as only four years ago the City had gone through the same action and that <br /> this proposal doesn't look significantly different, in her opinion, than the <br /> one rejected by the City Council in 1988, other than Harstad is asking for <br /> 13 lots instead of 17 or 18. Ms. Weseman stated that, in her opinion, this <br /> developer_has-not met the intent -of- the-ordinance at all. -Ms-. Neseladn <br /> stated her frustration that when persons went to the Planning Commission <br /> with concerns and nothing was done to respond to these concerns with this <br /> development, they weretreated with tokenisms and told that it was not their <br /> job to change the proposal. Ms. Weseman stated that this from the leader of <br /> the Planning Commission on down is reprehensible. Ms. Weseman found out <br /> that Peter Sabee was working with the developer in order that he could <br /> comply with the City's wetland ordinance. <br /> Kay Weseman asked how many times the public has to sign petitions and answer <br /> surveys that are paid for by the taxpayers money questions that we do not <br /> want to see wetlands encroached upon. Wetland boundaries should not be <br /> (banged. Do boundaries change over time? Are the boundaries the same as <br /> stand here now. Ms. Weseman asked if the boundaries had been resurveyed <br /> since 1987 to see if they are still in tact. <br /> Sabee, Barr Engineering, responded that the boundaries established in 1987 <br /> have not been resurveyed. Sabee further stated that if there is a <br /> significant change in watershed, such that on an average basis a lot more <br /> water was moving through this wetland a lot more often, a boundary could <br /> change. If some type of alteration were done within a wetland where a ditch <br /> outlet was constructed that could have an impact on the boundaries. Also, <br /> if the elevation were raised or lowered. The method of measuring the <br /> wetland by the Corps of Engineers is based on things or features in the <br /> field that donotchange rapidly such as communities of vegetation, soil <br /> markings indicating saturation, groundwater levels or water on top. <br /> Kay Weseman inquired about ditch cleaning and drought having a significant <br /> impact on the boundaries of the wetland if they had occurred previous to a <br /> site inspection. <br /> Sabee stated that drought would not change features that would be looked for <br /> in a vegetative community or in the soils. There would be a predominance of <br /> species but it would not change as rapidly. Perhaps it would not have a <br /> good season, but would still be there. <br /> Kay Weseman asked if it would change during a 10 year dry cycle in weather <br /> otterns. <br />