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Mounds View City Council September 23, 2024 <br />Regular Meeting Page 7 <br /> <br />removing stumps on City property, then also reseeding the area. The Council did not support <br />requiring stump removal for trees removed on private property. <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Clark. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9988, <br />Approving a Three (3) Year Contract with Upper Cut Tree Service for Diseased Tree Removals, <br />without requiring stumps to be removed on private property <br /> <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. <br /> <br />H. Resolution 9989, Approving the Plans and Specifications and Authorize for <br />Bidding for Ardan and Silver View Park Storm Water Pond Projects and <br />Accept the Grant from BWSR for the Projects. <br /> <br />Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson requested the Council approve the Plans and <br />Specifications and authorize for bidding for Ardan and Silver View Park Storm Water Pond <br />Projects and accept the grant from BWSR for the projects. He explained the City has been talking <br />about this project for over a year. He commented further on the proposed improvements that would <br />be completed for the Silver View and Ardan Park storm water ponds. He was pleased to report the <br />City received a grant in the amount of $230,300 from BWSR for these projects. He discussed the <br />estimated proposed costs in further detail, along with the bidding process and recommended the <br />Council approve the plans and specifications and to authorize staff to bid the project. <br /> <br />Mayor Lindstrom asked the upland vegetation management would be done by the City, such as <br />removing buckthorn and removing less desirable trees. Public Works/Parks and Recreation <br />Director Peterson explained there was a portion the City could do themselves. He commented on <br />how the City would have to provide $34,500 in staff time for this project in order to receive the <br />grant. <br /> <br />Mayor Lindstrom questioned if the engineering plans allowed the City to receive the grant from <br />BWSR. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson commented this was the case, <br />noting the City could not have applied for the BWSR grant without a plan for these ponds. He <br />discussed how part of the grant would assist with education for the project. <br /> <br />Kayla Roste, asked why there was not a range with the estimated costs, noting the dredging could <br />be a lot more expensive than expected. <br /> <br />Mayor Lindstrom reported the material has been tested. Public Works/Parks and Recreation <br />Director Peterson explained the City was aware of the fact the material removed from Ardan Park <br />would have to go to a lined landfill. <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Clark. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9989, Approving <br />the Plans and Specifications and Authorize for Bidding for Ardan and Silver View Park Storm <br />Water Pond Projects and Accept the Grant from BWSR for the Projects revising the project <br />amounts. <br /> <br />Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson commented on the Storm Water Intern that