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IJS�kSPaC+E NEQUEST FOR, COUNCIL ACTION Department Approval Date: 11/10/08 Item No.: 5.a City Manager Approval Item Description: Recognize Josh Chamberland, Eagle Scout Candidate, for work on the Bennett Lake Shoreline Restoration Project 2 The City of Roseville recently completed an exciting partnership project with Prince of Peace 1 3 Lutheran Church and the Ramsey Conservation District (RCD) to protect the water quality of 41 Bennett Lake. Runoff from the parking lot and slope adjacent to Prince of Peace Church had 5 been washing down the hill into Central Park, over the years this developed into an erosion issue 6 that washed sediment into Bennett Lake. The shoreline of Bennett Lake has also experienced 7 significant sloughing, causing damage to the lower path. The first phase was done on the church property. The RCD worked with Prince of Peace to make changes to the way their runoff was handled. The improvements included construction of two 1 rain gardens and filling the erosion gully that has formed between the upper and lower pathways. 1 � Volunteers from the Church made the improvements in late summer and will maintain these new 1 2 features. 1 The second phase was a shoreline restoration project for the portion of Bennett Lake located 1 1111 adjacent to the Prince of Peace improvements. The plan was developed by RCD and City staff 1� 5 coordinated its implementation. The work was completed by Scout members, family and friends 1� 6 and the Minnesota Conservations Corps, a non-profit organization. 1� 7 In the Spring, Dwayne Stenlund, PWETC commissioner, asked if we had any projects that an 1 f Eagle Scout candidate could help us out with. He put me in touch with Josh ;hamb rland. Josh. 1 lead this first part of this project, he put together a work plan to complete the project, organizing 2('-), tools, food, water, and breaks. He spent hours working through the logistics for the project, 2 1� visiting the site, looking over the plans, working out how we would accomplish the work. 22 During the two Saturdays that the work was completed, he coordinated the volunteers and 23 provided supervision. His volunteers completed the first part of the project; removal of 2,1 buckthorn on the slope between the upper and lower pathways west of the waterfall and the 25 construction of a wave wall to protect the shoreline. 26 This work was completed in August on two separate Saturdays. On the first day, 30 volunteers 27 worked for almost 8 hours removing the buckthorn on the slope between the two pathways. The 28 buckthorn was laid out and allowed to dry for three weeks. On the second Saturday, the 2 volunteers worked for 5 hours, constructing a wave wall along the shoreline out of buckthorn to MMOMIN