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Mounds View City Council May 8, 1989 Regular Meeting F Page Three . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ ~ . . . m a ® a . . M The proposed project consists of approximately 18 acres of land, and Mr. Nelson showed the location of the property within the City, and how the buildings would be placed on the property. There will be three buildings, totaling 235.000 square feet. One building will be started this summer, one by January of 1990, and the last by January of 1991. Mr. Nelson reviewed access to the property, the planned exterior appearance of the buildings, as well as the proposal for the wetland area. The actual wetland is owned by the school district and Everst Development is proposing to develop two acres as a wildlife pond and nature trail. Ron Peterson, of Westwood Engineering, explained the business park likes partially within the 100' wetland buffer zone, by about 1/10th of an acre. and they have applied for the two required permits, one for encroachment on the wetland and the other for the proposed improvements. Mr. Peterson explained the improvements would be a combination of draining and filling, and they will be enhancing the wetland. All the material • removed will be used for construction of the trail, and any excess will be used in landscaping. He reviewed the requirements of the Mounds View wetland ordinance and how this proposal meets those require= ments. He also stated the wetland pond would be deep enough to be ground water filled. Clerk/Administrator Pauley explained the Environ- mental Quality Task Force (EQTF) will be reviewing this proposal again at their May 16 meeting, and they anticipate making a recommendation to the Council then. The Planning Commission will be meeting on May 17 and they plan to make a recommen- dation to the Council ata that time. The City has received the report from Barr Engineering and the Council has been given copies. Kathy Ayaz, 7751 Bona Road. asked if the recycling 7. Residents program had plastic containers available, if they Requests and had considered awarding a prize for recycling, to Comments from encourage participation, whether Mounds View had the Floor given any thought to a ban on plastic packaging within the City, similar to what Minneapolis and St. Paul are doing. She also .stated recycled • paper is not used by the people who generate the most paper, and she wrote to the newspaper last week concerning that.