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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: 8/12/13 Item No.:7.j Department Approval City Manager Approval Item Description: Approve Public Improvement Easement and Maintenance Agreement and Rice Creek Watershed District Maintenance Agreement for Stormwater Management Facilities for Josephine Heights (PF 13-005) Page 1 of 2 B ACKGROUND 1 The City Council has approved the redevelopmen t of the property on Millwood Avenue between 2 Victoria and Chatsworth Streets to develop 6 one-family residential lots around a short cul-de-sac 3 street. As a part of this development Landm ark 6 Roseville, LLC will be constructing a public 4 street, watermain, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer. 5 The final plat and public improvement contract were approved by the City Council on July 22, 2013. 6 To address storm water runoff, the Developer will be constructing bio-retention ponds on Outlot A 7 and Outlot B. These outlots and ponds will become the responsibility of the City of Roseville. 8 The Developer desires to plant these bio-retention ponds to create an amenity to the development. 9 Planted infiltration basins require regular maintenance, including weeding, mulching and 10 replacement of plants. As described in the Public Improvement Easement and Maintenance 11 Agreement the maintenance of the private landscaping will be the responsibility of the owners of the 12 lots adjacent to the Outlots.13 It will be the City’s responsibility to maintain the bio-retention ponds for storm water purposes. 14 This includes the cleaning of pipes and structures, repair and removal of sediment. It would also be 15 the City’s responsibility to reconstruct the basins . These facilities are neces sary to meet Rice Creek 16 Watershed District’s storm water treatment requirements and the City’s Green Infrastructure goals. 17 The District requires the installation and maintenance of new storm water management facilities 18 according to the district rules for city public works’ projects, including street re construction projects. 19 One of the permit requirements is to enter into a Maintenance Agreement covering the maintenance 20 of the new storm water management facilities. 21 P OLICY O BJECTIVE 22 The Public Improvement Easement and Maintenance Agreement defines the future maintenance 23 responsibilities for the landscaping being installed on the site between the property owners and the 24 City of Roseville. 25 The RCWD Maintenance agreement will cover the st orm water management facilities constructed in 26 association with this project. Maintenance of storm water facilities is required by our Minnesota 27 Pollution Control Agency Storm Water Pollution Prevention Permit (SWPPP). It is also consistent 28 with our Public Works Policies to adequately maintain infrastructure. 29