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Medtronic Review October 5, 2005 Page 6 Stormwater and Wetlands Management Page C13 of the plans illustrates the Wetland Mitigation plan and identifies all stormwater ponds to serve the development. All runoff and necessary mitigation will be contained and captured on site. Only one wetland in the project area will be impacted, that being the area labeled 1B alongside the Phase 1 parking ramp. The other area, while identified as a wetland, is the present location of Judicial Ditch #1. The ditch will be relocated away from the building alongside Highway 10 with a wider, more natural, meandering channel. (The site plan on the previous pages illustrates the new ditch location.) Presently, there are approximately 25 acres of wetlands and ponds on the site. Two new stormwater ponds will be created and an existing pond expanded to accommodate the run off on site. Medtronic has applied for a stormwater permit from the Rice Creek Watershed District. The City Council will consider Medtronic’s wetland alteration permit in October. Utilities The golf course site is presently served by the City of Blaine for water and sanitary services. For this project, the City will install a new sanitary and a looped water service under Highway 10 for Medtronic. While there had been some discussion about using Blaine’s water supply for fire suppression purposes, it made more sense to utilize just one supply for both potable water and fire suppression. The water main will be looped around the building with fire hydrants spaced per fire code regulations. The sanitary lines will run parallel to the building on the west and east elevations. Storm sewers will be constructed to serve the site with catch basins located along the fire access road and in the surface parking lot. The storm sewers will drain into the two stormwater ponds on either side of the building. All utilities will be installed underground. The Planning Commission, at their meeting on September 21, 2005, had questions relating to utilities that would serve the site. As was indicated at the meeting, `a feasibility study will be conducted to assess the feasibility and cost to bring the sewer and water to the site under Highway 10. Bonestroo Rosene Anderlik and Associates has done a preliminary review and has provided an engineers estimate of $800,000 to complete the work, $400,000 of which would be paid by Medtronic. If the feasibility study indicates the cost would be excessive or prohibitive, it would be likely that the Blaine utilities would be considered instead. Greg Lee, Public Works Director for the City, will be present at the meeting to address any questions the Commission may have relative to utilities. Lighting A lighting plan or photometric analysis was not provided with the development stage plans. While Staff has communicated with the applicant’s representatives that such a plan will be required, the distance from residential uses and the setbacks from other properties, it will not be difficult to satisfy the minimum requirements. A stipulation has been added to the Planning Commission’s resolution which requires that such a plan be submitted prior to City Council consideration.