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K:\019629-000\Admin\Permits\21.26 Integrity Development_13452 Goodview <br />Ave\Replacement\MEMO_HugoCityCouncil_GoodviewEstatesWetlandReplacement_072522.docx 178 E 9TH STREET | SUITE 200 | SAINT PAUL, MN | 55101 | 651.286.8450 | WSBENG.COM Memorandum <br />To: Tom Weidt, City of Hugo Mayor <br />Becky Petryk, City of Hugo Council Member <br />Phil Klein, City of Hugo Council Member <br />David Strub, City of Hugo Council Member <br />Mike Miron, City of Hugo Council Member <br />CC: Rachel Juba, Community Development Director <br />From: Tony Havranek, WSB <br />Date: July 25, 2022 <br />Re: City Project No. 21.26 Goodview Estates Wetland Replacement <br />WSB Project No. 019629-00 <br />I have drafted this memo regarding a MN Joint Application Form for Activities Affecting Water <br />Resources in Minnesota to impact and replace wetlands as part of the Goodview Estates <br />Residential Development Project. <br />Todd Ganz (Integrity Development) submitted an application requesting approval for wetland <br />impact sequencing and replacement. The application was considered complete on April 1, 2022, <br />and a subsequent notice of application was issued on April 5, 2022. The comment period for the <br />application expired on April 27, 2022; no comments were received. <br />The purpose of the project is to develop two (2) parcels (PID#2903121410003 and <br />PID#2903121420001) totaling ~70 acres to 59 residential lots parcel #1003121120001 (see <br />map). The parcels are currently undeveloped and consist of drainageways fallow field, oak <br />savannah, and wetlands. <br />A wetland boundary and type application was approved on January 17, 2022 and was issued on <br />January 17, 2022, which identified six (6) wetland basins within the project area. The wetland <br />communities include fresh, wet meadows, shallow marsh, and excavated pond. Wetlands B, C, <br />and F are proposed to be impacted. Wetlands B and C are small (combined 0.4286 acres) <br />isolated wet meadows and wetland F is a narrow drainage feature that is a wet meadow a nd <br />shallow marsh and is 0.48 acres in size. Wetland functions provided by these wetlands include: <br />•Surface water detention <br />•Nutrient Transformation <br />•Carbon Sequestration <br />•Other Wildlife Habitat <br />Four (4) alternatives were considered for this project as part of the wetland conservation act <br />(WCA) sequencing requirement. The first was the no-build alternative. This was rejected as it <br />would not accomplish the purpose of addressing the deficit of residential housing in the region. <br />The second and third alternatives included shifting the alignment of 134th St, but both options <br />resulted in significantly more permanent wetland impact. <br />G.16