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CITY OF <br />EST. 1908 <br />November 21, 2019 <br />Nick Tomczik <br />Rice Creek Watershed <br />4325 Pheasant Ridge Drive NE <br />#611 <br />Blaine, MN 5549-4539 <br />Dear Mr. Tomczik: <br />14669 Fitzgerald Avenue North, Hugo, MN55038 • (651) 762-6300 • www.ci.hugo.mn.us <br />Thank you for keeping us informed about your planned maintenance project for Judicial Ditch 3 (JD 3). To follow up on <br />our meeting of November 5, 2019, we would like to continue to discuss the following items. <br />We are supportive of RCWD utilizing part of the trails in Clearwater Creek Preserve to maintain portions of the ditch <br />within the city park. We think there is a way to minimize costs for the district by reducing the number of crossings that <br />would be required by using the exisiting trail alignment for future maintenance access. Please advise us if anything <br />further is required to formalize this arrangement. <br />The City of Hugo respectfully requests RCWD consider being responsible for costs associated with lowering some <br />culverts located in the City of Hugo as Part of the JD-3 maintenance project. The culverts in question were previously <br />permitted by RCWD to be constructed at the elevations that exist today. The culverts that the City of Hugo is referring <br />to are as follows: <br />JD-3 Trunk Main Culvert located at Station 118+31 <br />JD-3 Branch 3 Culvert/storm sewer located on 1571h Street at station 79+58 <br />Other proposed culvert replacements that have been conveyed as the City of Hugo's responsibility will be paid for by <br />the City of Hugo. Similarly, with the Elmcrest Avenue Improvement project, the City of Hugo will lower the culvert as <br />requested by the RCWD. <br />Lastly, we ask for re -consideration of the tree clearing anticipated between 34+00 and 67+00 due to the alternate <br />maintenance routes available. <br />We look forward to continuing to work with you as you look to repair this important ditch in Hugo's public drainage <br />system. I can be reached at 651-762-6300. <br />Sincerely, <br />''4- <br />Bryan Bear <br />City Administrator <br />CC: Mark Erichson, City Engineer <br />Scott Anderson, Public Works Director <br />Rachel Juba, Community Development Director <br />Shayla Denaway, Parks Planner <br />