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�r�pf I m �n REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION 1��M��r��ruVsxl: Item Descri{tion: Ramsey County Parks and Recreation: Request for Approval of Burn Permits I.� � Requested Action Date: Jan. 2005 Item No: 3.k Agenda Section: CONSENT Rarnsey County Parks and Recreation Department is requesting City Council approval for the following bum permits to enhance prairie management in the parks: a) The first site is a four acre natural area around the ponds at Lake McCarrons County Park. The Council approved a like permit in February of 2004. The County advises that they anticipate three consecutive years of bums, and thereafter, a bum every three to four years. It is requested that this permit be valid from April l— May 10,2005. b) The second site is in the Lake Josephine County Park, west of LexingtonAvenue on the north side of the swimming beach approx. 0.5 acres in size and an area approx. four acres in size on the south side of Lake Josephine.. It is requested that this permit be valid from April 1— May 10, 2005. 3.� Background �.I �.� Rarnsey County Parks and Recreation Department will conduct the burns and the Countywill provide all necessary equipment and personnel to insure a safe bum in a controlled manner. The Department has extensive experience conducting controlled burns over the past 16 years. All burning is done against the wind so that it moves at a slow speed, and the sites will be burned on days when the wind blows smoke away from the street and homes in the area. The Roseville Fire Marshal and Fire Department are kept abreast of all activities by Ramsey County. Staff Recommendation �. I The staff recommendsthe City Council authorize the Fire Marshal to issue burn permits as requested by the Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Department. �.� Suggested City Council Action By motion, authorize the Fire Marshal to issue burn permits to Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Department as requested in Ramsey County Parks and Recreation letter of January 12, 2005, and as indicated in Sectionl.l of this report, and further that said burn permits are to be issued conditioned upon compliance with the following stipulations: a) The burn shall be conducted by acknowledged experts from the Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Department; and, b� Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Departmentshall notify the Roseville Fire Department at least two days in advance of the date and time of the burn. Attachment: Letter of request from Ramsey County Parks and RecreationDepartment Prepared by: John Loftus, Fire Marshal