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Mounds View City Council September 9, 2024 Regular Meeting Page 3 1 Council Member Gunn asked where the sediment from the pond would go. Public Works/Parks 2 and Recreation Director Peterson anticipated the material would go to a landfill or lined landfill. 3 4 Council Member Clark stated when heavy rains occur her streets fill with water. She asked if the 5 dredging would assist with removing the water from her street.Public Works/Parks and Recreation 6 Director Peterson reported the dredging should assist with this concern. 7 8 Sharon Kirscher, 8406 Red Oak Drive, questioned what the timeline was for the grants. 9 10 Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson stated he would be coming back to the 1 1 Council on September 23 to send this project out for bid. He reported the project would be bid on 12 September 25 and the project would be approved in October. He explained this would be a winter 13 project as the dredging and tree removal had to occur in the winter. He indicated the City should 14 hear in mid-September regarding the BWSR grant. 15 16 Dr. Jean Strait, 7728 Knollwood Drive, explained she spoke with a few friends today and she 17 understood there were additional grants available to the City for outdoor recreational projects. She 18 indicated she could forward an email to staff regarding these grant opportunities. 19 20 Joel Kopp, 8388 Long Lake Road, asked if the proposal included the removal of the aggregate 21 stockpiles at the stub end of Ardan. 22 23 Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson indicated this work was included in the 24 proposal. 25 26 Council Member Clark stated it would be nice to know if the City could pursue wetland banking 27 through this improvement project, as this may impact the funding for the trail. 28 29 Vince Meyer, 8380 Spring Lake Road, questioned why this park hasn't been maintained prior to 30 this. 31 32 Mayor Lindstrom explained the main purpose of this project was to restore the pond. He indicated 33 the park was walkable at this time. 34 35 Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson discussed how some cities put their pond 36 dredging projects on hold after Eden Prairie had issues with the MPCA on how to manage the 37 sediment that was removed from their storm water ponds. 38 39 Council Member Meehlhause asked how many other cities have a stormwater management plan 40 in place like the City of Mounds View. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson 41 commented in the group he was in, he understood Mounds View was very far ahead of other 42 communities when it came to stormwater pond management. City Administrator Zikmund 43 indicated when he began with the City seven years ago, he was told by Public Works/Parks and 44 Recreation Director Peterson that stormwater ponds would become an issue. He discussed how the 45 City has been setting aside funds in anticipation of this project. He reported the City had a capital