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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION <br />RESOLUTION NO. 128-85 <br /> <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THE PROPOSAL BY <br />RAMSEY COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT DATED MARCH 6, <br />1985 TO CONSTRUCT A TRAIL ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF RICE CREEK <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Department has <br />submitted a letter requesting approval to realign the Rice Creek <br />channel, backfill the vacated Rice Creek channel, and construct an <br />elevated trail bed on the south side of Rice Creek; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, this work will be part of the Rice Creek north <br />regional trail corridor; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, this land is not located in the flood plain; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, this work is in a designated wetland zone in the <br />City of Mounds View; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, a wetland conditional use permit is required for <br />this work; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Planning Commission believes this trail will be <br />a benefit to the community; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, this work will eliminate existing severe erosion of <br />channel banks and steep slopes immediately adjacent to Rice Creek; <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, this work will provide and unimpeded trail bed of <br />reasonable grading for a public multi-use regional recreational <br />trailway (i.e., hiking, biking, cross-country skiing and canoeing); <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mounds View Planning <br />Commission recommends approval of this project contingent on the <br />following: <br /> <br />1) Approval from the Department of Natural Resources <br />2) Approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers <br />3) Approval from Rice Creek Watershed District <br />4) Approval from the City of New Brighton <br />5) Construction of the proposed realignment of Old <br />Highway 8 at the same time as the realignment of <br />Rice Creek Channel <br />6) Approval from Ramsey County Department of Public Works <br />