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Independent School District #624 <br />WT <br />White Bear Lake White Bear Lake Area Schools <br />Area Schools 2019 Referendum Projects <br />ell <br />Revised November 14, 2019 <br />In order to provide appropriate space on-site at North Campus for the building addition, expanded parking <br />and drop off areas, and athletic fields, the plan proposes to relocate the District's maintenance and <br />transportation operations to a new site with appropriate services to support operations. The facilities <br />currently serving this function on the North Campus / Central Middle School site do not provide adequate <br />parking, access to maintenance resources, or office space for relevant staff, leading to operational challenges <br />and limitations. This facility has been located in a residential area for many years and the District has not <br />received complaints related to these operations from neighbors, several of whom are within very close <br />proximity. <br />Preliminary Engineering Review and Property Description <br />ISD #624 has been studying potential sites to support these functions and has identified the 7 -acre property <br />located at 13XXX Fenway Blvd, Hugo, MN to relocate these functions (PID 30.031.21.41.0016). The District <br />has been in contact with the landowner and have a signed purchase agreement, pending the outcome of the <br />bond referendum and planning processes (these applications). The site is zoned 1-3 General Industrial and is <br />proposed to continue to be used for industrial purposes per the City of Hugo's 2040 Comprehensive Plan. <br />The location is advantageous operationally and would be a complimentary use to the surrounding properties. <br />This property consists of approximately 7 acres of vacant land located on the east side of Fenway Boulevard <br />North between 13419 and 13285 Fenway Boulevard North (Lot 3, Block I of the Bald Eagle Industrial Park, <br />4TH Addition). <br />The property current consists of a mixture of open and wooded land. No wetland areas have been identified <br />on or directly adjacent to this property. This property is not located in a FEMA flood plain or flood way area. <br />No natural streams, ponds, or other bodies of water are located near this property. The closest body of <br />water is about 500 feet to the northwest of this property and consists of a stormwater detention basin. <br />A review of the elevation contours provided for this site in the Minnesota DNR Topography website indicate <br />that the site has a general slope downward from east to west, with elevations varying from about 934 to 928. <br />The website also indicates a small hill near the center of the site near the north property line with the highest <br />elevation being about 946 which is about 12 feet above the adjacent surround land surface. There is an <br />existing pond used for stormwater management that was developed in 2006 that will be incorporated into the <br />design. Information about this pond has been included with our application for reference. <br />Information available at the USDA Web Soil Survey website, along with previous soil borings performed at this <br />site in 2006 indicate that fine sandy soils are predominate consisting of silty sands and sands with silt. About <br />6 inches of topsoil existing at the surface over the sandy soils. Water encountered in the soil borings was at <br />such a depth (about 8 feet or more) that it is not anticipated to negatively impact the proposed construction. <br />Page 2 <br />