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Permit 02-11; Wooddale Business Center - Woodbury The applicant submitted a mitigation plan to fi110.34 acres of a Utilize category wetland and 0.28 acres of a Manage 2 wetland. The applicant will replace 0.70 acres of wetland and also purchase 1.76 acres of public value credit. Staff has reviewed additional information provided by the applicant to address concerns that the location of the retaining wall does not meet the District 10-foot setback requirement. Staff now recommends approval of the mitigation plan and granting of a variance to allow the retaining wall to be built 5 feet north of Wetland 2B and silt fence to be installed 3 feet north of Wetland 2B. Motion: Bab Johnson moved, Jack Frost seconded, to approve Permit #02-1 I and the associated mitigation plan, and to grant a wetland buffer variance that allows for the construction of a retaining wall 5 feet north of Wetland 2B and the installation of silt fence 3 feet north of Wetland 2B. Motion carried. Pam Skinner expressed concern for the marked increase in wetland exemption requests. Karl Hammers stated that negotiations with the applicant resulted in a site-plan that avoided impact to higher quality wetlands, which was a priority issue for staff. Discussion turned to related topics, including WCA exemption factors and developer rights-vs-responsibility. Cliff Aichinger noted that the next"regional blueprint" will incorporate natural resource and water issues to guide the development of planning and zoning processes in our communities. Relative to the few undeveloped parcels remaining in the District, Pam also wanted to know what could be done to encourage city policymakers to re-evaluate land uses and to consider preserving areas as wildlife corridors and greenways. Cliff cited the District's June 1999 Greenways and Natural Areas Report & Vegetative Cover Inventory, which was an attempt to encourage cities to consider corridor protection. He also cited the efforts of the Natural Resources Board to identify the remaining Iarger parcels in the District and their attempts to encourage the landowners to work around the property's unique features in the event that it is developed. Progress is being made with the developers of the Maple farm in southern Woodbury on the development of a concept plan. Monthly Enforcement Report No violations were issued during February. WCA enforcement activities continue on the two properties located at the junction of Edgerton Road and Ripley Avenue in Maplewood. Staff has taken into consideration other agency comments and submitted recommendations on how to resolve the matter, now that the City of Maplewood has decided not to pursue a drainage easement. No objections were voiced to the course of action, so staff will notify both property owners of their options to either remove the fill, create wetland replacement at a ratio of 4:1, or purchase wetland banking credits. 5. PROJECT STATUS REPORTS CIP Maintenance/Repairs 2002 Brad Lindaman reported that the Notice to Proceed was issued on March 1, and the contractor completed half of the Battle Creek channel cleaning by the end of their first day. Smooth grading to reshape the banks cannot be done until the frost is out of the ground. Battle Creek Tunnel Inspection: Due to the amount of flow that is still in the pipe, Brad reported that it is not safe to proceed at this time.. Since this is a routine task and there is no reason to believe that a problem exists, he recommended that the District hold off until January 2003 to complete this task. Motion:. Moved by Roger Lake, seconded by Bob Johnson, to remove Site 12, Battle Creek Energy Dissipater Pumpout/Staff Inspection, from the 2002 CIP Maintenance/Repairs contract. Motion carried:. Beltline Outlet Structure Improvements Brad summarized the Barr Engineering memo dated February 27 in response to Lametti's claim for extra compensation related to the transition structure. There are several clauses in the contract that Page 2 March 6, 2002 RWMWD Minutes