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Mounds View City Council September 9, 2024 <br />Regular Meeting Page 3 <br /> <br />Mayor Lindstrom discussed how poor the water quality was within the storm water pond and stated <br />the pond would greatly benefit from being dredged. <br /> <br />Council Member Gunn asked where the sediment from the pond would go. Public Works/Parks <br />and Recreation Director Peterson anticipated the material would go to a landfill or lined landfill. <br /> <br />Council Member Clark stated when heavy rains occur her streets fill with water. She asked if the <br />dredging would assist with removing the water from her street. Public Works/Parks and Recreation <br />Director Peterson reported the dredging should assist with this concern. <br /> <br />Sharon Kirscher, 8406 Red Oak Drive, questioned what the timeline was for the grants. <br /> <br />Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson stated he would be coming back to the <br />Council on September 23 to send this project out for bid. He reported the project would be bid on <br />September 25 and the project would be approved in October. He explained this would be a winter <br />project as the dredging and tree removal had to occur in the winter. He indicated the City should <br />hear in mid-September regarding the BWSR grant. <br /> <br />Dr. Jean Strait, 7728 Knollwood Drive, explained she spoke with a few friends today and she <br />understood there were additional grants available to the City for outdoor recreational projects. She <br />indicated she could forward an email to staff regarding these grant opportunities. <br /> <br />Joel Kopp, 8388 Long Lake Road, asked if the proposal included the removal of the aggregate <br />stockpiles at the stub end of Ardan. <br /> <br />Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson indicated this work was included in the <br />proposal. <br /> <br />Council Member Clark stated it would be nice to know if the City could pursue wetland banking <br />through this improvement project, as this may impact the funding for the trail. <br /> <br />Vince Meyer, 8380 Spring Lake Road, questioned why this park hasn’t been maintained prior to <br />this. <br /> <br />Mayor Lindstrom explained the main purpose of this project was to restore the pond. He indicated <br />the park was walkable at this time. <br /> <br />Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson discussed how some cities put their pond <br />dredging projects on hold after Eden Prairie had issues with the MPCA on how to manage the <br />sediment that was removed from their storm water ponds. <br /> <br />Council Member Meehlhause asked how many other cities have a stormwater management plan <br />in place like the City of Mounds View. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson <br />commented in the group he was in, he understood Mounds View was very far ahead of other <br />communities when it came to stormwater pond management. City Administrator Zikmund <br />indicated when he began with the City seven years ago, he was told by Public Works/Parks and