01-11-1996 MeetingAttendees:
NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING
(JANUARY 11, 1996)
- Meeting Summary-
Lee Markell, APRNRC
Steve Thompson, APRNRC
Jim Horne, Kingswood Ponds developer
Arvilla Horne
Raleigh Crawford, developer's attorney
Rich Brasch, City of Eagan
Paul Olson, City of Eagan
Meeting Summary:
I. Wetlands Issue
II. Water Quality Issue
RAFT
Rich Brasch reviewed the wetland issue associated
with the proposed subdivision. The issue was
summarized in a memo sent out to members of the
Natural Resources Subcommittee and the developer's
representative prior to the meeting.
The members of the Natural Resources Subcommittee
voted unanimously to adopt the recommendations of
the Technical Evaluation Panel regarding wetlands
issues. The recommendations are as follows:
a. Impacts to the wetland associated with
placement of house pads are avoidable and Lot
9 on the grading plan certified by Bob Wiegert
on November 27, 1995 should be dropped from
the site plan.
b. Filling of wetlands associated with use of Lot
8 for a building site should be limited to the
de minimis provision allowed for under the
Wetland Conservation Act (currently 400 sq.
ft. per year up to a total of 763 sq. ft.).
c. The City should require review of the building
and grading plan for this individual lot prior
to issuance of the building permit in order to
assure compliance with the de minimis
provision in effect at the time of building
permit application. This requirement should
be noted on the plat map for the subdivision.
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Rich Brasch and the developer reviewed the written
summary of this issue that was distributed prior to
the meeting. A discussion of options for increasing
the wet pond volume of JP -5 and bypassing Fish Lake
outflows around Pond JP -5 to Blackhawk Lake, along
with the pros and cons of each, followed.
The developer and his attorney stated that
bypassing Fish Lake outflows around Pond JP -5 is
not acceptable to them because of the degradation
that would occur in water quality in Pond JP -5 and
the negative impact they believe this degradation
would have on market value of the lots in the
subdivision.
It was noted that bypassing of Fish Lake outflows
to improve Blackhawk Lake may be the only
reasonably cost - effective watershed option left to
significantly improve water quality in Blackhawk
Lake, and that Blackhawk Lake is among the top two
priorities in the City's long -term lake enhancement
program.
NRSC members in attendance were not in agreement on
a single recommendation. The recommendations
supported by each member are outlined below, and it
was agreed that these would be presented to the
full Commission for discussion and selection of the
preferred one. The two recommendations discussed
are as follows:
a. Require the developer to increase the wet pond
volume of Pond JP -5 by 5.6 acre -feet through
excavation of sediment only and according to a
plan acceptable to the City. This would
prevent degradation of Blackhawk Lake,
preserve the quality of Pond JP -5, and avoid
additional tree loss associated with raising
the water level of JP -5 to increase volume.
b. Require the developer to increase the wet pond
volume of Pond JP -5 by 5.6 acre -feet and have
the City proceed with a bypass of all Fish
Lake outflows around JP -5 to Blackhawk Lake.
This option would achieve the greatest benefit
for Blackhawk Lake. This statement reflects
the assumption that the Commission should base
its recommendation on what is best for the
natural resource base and that the City
Council needs to balance natural resource
management needs with other considerations.
(Summary prepared by Rich Brasch, 1/11/96)
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