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RESOLUTION 2006-75 <br />APPROVING FINDINGS OF FACT DENYING THE REQUEST FOR <br />APPROVAL OF A RECLAMATION PLAN FOR RICHARD CARRON ON <br />PROPERTY LOCATED AT 14420 IRISH AVENUE NORTH <br />WHEREAS, Richard Carron operates a gravel mining operation on property LOCATED <br />AT 14420 Irish Avenue North <br />WHEREAS, The mining operation is subject to the terms of a mining permit, a <br />Conditional Use Permit, and a settlement agreement that require complete reclamation of <br />the property in accordance with an approved reclamation plan by November 1, 2004, and; <br />WHEREAS, The City has approved a reclamation plan dated February 14, 1997 for the <br />property that prepared by Sunde Engineering, Inc., and; <br />WHEREAS, The property has not been reclaimed in accordance with the approved <br />reclamation plan, and; <br />WHEREAS, Richard Carron has requested approved of a revised reclamation plan dated <br />November 6, 2006, and; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF <br />THE CITY OF HUGO, MINNESOTA, that it should and hereby does deny the <br />reclamation plan dated November 6, 2006 as requested by Richard Carron based on the <br />following findings: <br />1. The plan indicates that no additional reclamation work will be achieved, other <br />than the eventual removal of several stockpiles of various materials <br />2. The plan contains no timeframe for any reclamation activity. <br />3. The plan is inconsistent with the approved 1997 reclamation plan. <br />4. The plan fails to require the spreading of 4" of topsoil across all disturbed areas. <br />5. The plan fails to require the preparation of the seedbed <br />6. The plan fails to require the spreading of fertilizers <br />7. The plan fails to require the spreading of grass seed <br />8. The plan fails to require the application of mulch <br />9. The plan fails to require the planting of tree seedings <br />