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Mounds View Plan <br />Planning Commission April 19, 2000 <br />Regular Meeting Page 11 <br /> <br /> <br /> Ayes – 7 Nays – 0 The motion carried. <br /> <br /> <br />8. Discussion Regarding the Peterson Environmental Hydrology Analysis of the Vacant <br />Land North and South of State Highway 10. <br /> <br /> <br />Planning Associate Ericson indicated both Golf Course Manager John Hammerschmidt and the <br />representative from Peterson Environmental were unable to come before the Planning <br />Commission at this time, and have requested this item be removed from the agenda. He <br />indicated staff would reschedule this item for consideration at the May 3rd Planning Commission <br />meeting. <br /> <br />Commissioner Laube stated at the previous meeting, he requested information from Rice Creek <br />Watershed District pertaining to their plans for the area affected by the runoff from County Road <br />J, Sysco, and the surrounding the properties located in Blaine. He stated he was somewhat <br />disappointed that the Commission had only received a small amount of this information in this <br />regard. <br /> <br />Planning Associate Ericson stated staff had spoken with a representative from Peterson <br />Environmental, and had expressed the Planning Commissions’ desire to learn more about the <br />broader impacts to this area, in terms of the origins of this runoff. He stated this issue would be <br />addressed. He noted that staff had distributed questionnaires to the Commission, and had hoped <br />to receive them prior to this date. He requested the questionnaires be returned to staff at the <br />Commissioners’ earliest convenience so they could be forwarded to the consultants to provide <br />them with a better understanding of the Planning Commissions’ concerns. <br /> <br />Commissioner Miller requested clarification regarding the electronic wells being utilized to <br />prepare the hydrology report. <br /> <br />Planning Associate Ericson indicated the wells are radio controlled, and take readings of the <br />water table levels at various times throughout the day. He stated there were approximately 32 <br />wells being utilized for this purpose, which were installed the previous spring, and have been <br />reporting for the last year. He explained that a significant amount of work has gone into the <br />development of this hydrology study, and in mapping out the locations of the water tables to <br />determine how they fluctuate over time with the rainfall, and how they compare to previous <br />years. He advised that the continuing reports would lend additional strength and legitimacy to <br />the statistics they are providing toRice Creek Watershed District. <br /> <br />Chairperson Peterson requested staff provide a copy of the map and the survey to the <br />representatives of Sysco, who, as adjacent property owners, would be interested in this matter. <br />He stated the survey appears to indicate that if the compost site is relocated, it could only be <br />moved north of Highway 10. He advised that there has been discussion regarding this in the