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Mounds View City Council June 23, 2025 <br /> Regular Meeting Page 5 <br /> 1 2014. He commented further on the maintenance this unit has required and discussed how tough <br /> 2 the sand was on this piece of equipment. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Council Member Clark discussed how the repairs costs for the current unit were quite high and <br /> 5 noted she supported the purchase of the new street sweeper. <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Vince Meyer, 8380 Spring Lake Road, asked if the current street sweeper would be traded in or <br /> 8 put up for auction. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Mayor Lindstrom reported the current street sweeper would be traded in and the City would be <br /> 11 receiving $40,000 for this piece of equipment. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Gunn. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 10113, <br /> 14 Authorizing the Purchase of a 2025 Tymco, 50OX Freightliner Street Sweeper. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Ayes—5 Nays—0 Motion carried. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 D. Resolution 10119,Ardan Park Wetland Banking. <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson requested the Council adopt a Resolution <br /> 21 that would approve wetland banking for Ardan Park. He reported staff has been working on the <br /> 22 wetland banking for some time and after submitting an application with BWSR, Ramsey County <br /> 23 and the Army Corp of Engineers. He explained staff received comments from the Army Corp <br /> 24 noting there was concerns with establishing the wetland banking so close to the Anoka County <br /> 25 Airport. He stated potential bird strikes were addressed. He indicated both the FAA and UDA has <br /> 26 determined that the creation of wetland banking would not increase wildlife hazards to the Anoka <br /> 27 County Airport. After addressing the comments from the Army Corp, he received feedback that it <br /> 28 was reasonable to move forward with the prospectus application. He commented further on the <br /> 29 process that would be followed for the formal review and noted Stantec has estimated it would <br /> 30 cost $29,300 for the next steps to be completed, which included hydrology modeling, site <br /> 31 investigation and concept design for the wetland banking, as well as panel and TEP meetings. <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Council Member Meehlhause asked what the benefits were of the wetland banking. Public <br /> 34 Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson reported the State of Minnesota and DNR highly <br /> 35 value wetland banking. He indicated this wetland bank would allow the City to sell credits to <br /> 36 developers. He stated by creating this wetland bank, it would lock in the area and protect it from <br /> 37 any future development. He provided further comment on how this would be the first wetland <br /> 38 banking project in Ramsey County in quite some time. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 City Administrator Zikmund explained the City would be able to determine the price for the <br /> 41 wetland credits if there was interest from a developer. <br /> 42 <br /> 43 Mayor Lindstrom inquired if there would be a buffer between the wetland banking area and the <br /> 44 adjacent homes. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson stated there would be. <br /> 45 <br /> 46 Council Member Meehlhause asked if the City would be required to purchase the four properties <br />