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City of Arden Hills City Council Meeting for March 13, 2017 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2017\PC 17-005 - Boston Scientific - Wetland Easement Vacation\Memos_Reports_17-005 Page 2 of 3 applied towards the unapproved wetland removal and it does not appear that additional mitigation will be required at this time. Discussion The City will typically require property owners to grant drainage easements at the time of subdivision or new development in order to protect private drainage facilities that connect into and impact public stormwater infrastructure. The purpose of having these easements in place is to ensure that the City can perform maintenance on private stormwater facilities in the event the work is not completed by the property owner. The legal document for the easement states that at the time it was granted, it was the policy of RCWD to request that property owners convey to the appropriate municipality drainage easements over protected wetlands. The purpose of this policy was, in part, to notify future property owners of land use limitations. The Public Works Director has reviewed the proposed easement vacation and provided a memo addressing why that part of the easement that would be vacated is not needed for public purposes (Attachment D). Both wetland areas were naturally occurring and were not modified to serve as stormwater drainage facilities for the Boston Scientific campus. Notice of Public Hearing Drainage easement vacations require a public hearing before the City Council. Notice of the public hearing was published in the Arden Hills/Shoreview Bulletin and notice was prepared by the City and mailed to property owners within 350 feet of the subject property. Public Comments Staff has not received any letters, e-mails, or telephone calls from property owners or residents in regards to this request. Recommendation Staff recommends approval of Resolution No. 2017-006 to vacate a part of the drainage easement granted to the City of Arden Hills and recorded as Document No. 2671697 on the Boston Scientific campus, located at 4100 Hamline Avenue North.