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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Department A Item Descriptio`r :N Ramsey County Parks and Recreation: Request for Approval of Burn Permits 1.0 Requested Action Date: Jan. 28, 2002 Item No: pIII B Agenda Section: CONSENT 1.1 Ramsey 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 the natural area around the ponds at Lake McCarrons County Park. The Council approved a like permit in February of 2001. 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 1— May 10, 2002. b) The second site is in the Lake Josephine County Park east of Lexington Avenue on the north side �, of County Road C2. It is requested that this permit be valid from April 1— May 10, 2002. c) The third site is a sma11 3-acre area within the City of Roseville's Reservoir Woods Park. Ramsey County is providing assistance to the City to begin management of the prairie at this park. d) Two additional permits are being requested for the Reservoir Woods Park The first is to bum several brush piles when there is snow cover (which will provide a safe situation for burning). The piles are sumac that was cut out of the prairie areas. Although it is anticipated that the bum will be completed in one or two days, the permit is requested for the months of February and March to allow flexibility for proper weather conditions. The second permit is being requested to allow bw-ning grass in the spring. Ramsey County is requesting that this permit also be valid for the period from April 1— May 10, 2002. 2.0 Background 2.1 Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Department will conduct the bums and the County will provide all necessary equipment and personnel to insure a safe burn 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 bumed on days when the wind blows smoke away from the street and homes in the area. The Roseville Fire Marshall and Fire Department are kept abreast of all activities by Ramsey County. 3.0 Staff Recommendation 31 The staff recommends the City Council authorize the Fire Marshal to issue bum permits as requested by the Ramsey County Parks and Recreation Department. RCA-Ramsey County Parks and Recreation 012802