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<br /> STAFF REPORT <br />DATE: 3/4/25 <br /> REGULAR <br /> <br />TO: Lake Elmo City Council <br />FROM: Nathan Fuerst, ACIP, Consulting Planner <br />AGENDA ITEM: Review of Irrigation Alternatives for Oak Land Middle School Site <br />REVIEWED BY: Jason Stopa, Community Development Director <br /> <br />CORE STRATEGIES: <br /> <br />☐ Vibrant, inclusive, connected community ☐ Efficient, reliable, innovative services <br />☐ Responsive, transparent, adaptive governance ☐ Balanced Finances now and future <br />☐ Managed Growth ☒ Resilient Infrastructure <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The Lake Elmo City Council conditionally approved a minor subdivision, conditional use permit, and <br />variances for the Oak Land Middle School project by Stillwater Area Public Schools (hereafter “School <br />District”) on October 1, 2024. As part of the City Council’s review and discussion, the Council <br />determined that it desired more information on the alternatives for irrigation on the Oak Land Middle <br />School Site. It revised Resolution 2024-106, conditionally approving the CUP, to include a 10th condition <br />requiring an assessment of irrigation alternatives for the site prior to final construction plan approval. <br /> <br />The School District provided a memo dated November 4, 2024, which provided some basic analysis but <br />lacked certain details on implementation of the irrigation options considered by the School District <br />including an estimate of rough costs for the options. City Staff have met with the School District’s team <br />and requested an update to the 11/4/24 memo be made to provide additional detail. The School District’s <br />revised memo was provided to the City on 2/28/25 and is appended to this memo. <br /> <br />Final construction plans were submitted by the School District’s team on February 13, 2025 for the Oak <br />Land Middle School site are currently under City review. Staff are seeking to understand if the City <br />Council feels that enough information has been provided School District’s updated memo, and if not, <br />what additional information is desired by the Council. <br /> <br />ISSUE BEFORE COUNCIL: <br />Does the City Council accept the revised Irrigation Alternatives Memo from Stillwater Area Public Schools <br />regarding the Oak Land Middle School Property? <br /> <br /> <br />PROPOSAL DETAILS/ANALYSIS: <br /> <br />Current Oak Land Middle School Irrigation: <br />The School District currently irrigates the Oak Land Middle School property by drawing from its well <br />which was first constructed in 1966. The area currently irrigated on the site is limited to the sports fields.