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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Platinum Development has proposed the filling of 0.35 acres of Type 2
wetland on property located south of Eastwood Road and also on the Eastwood Golf Course for
the Rochester Towne Center Development. The ten wetlands area series of side hill Decorah
Edge-related wetlands. Five of the we are proposed to be filled, in total or in part, due to
the location of new streets, golf course development and stormwater facilities. Avoidance of all
of the wetlands is not feasible due to the configuration and location of the wetland and
topography. The applicant proposes off-site replacement in a wetland bank in Olmsted County.
The total wetland replacement is at a 2:1 replacement ratio and will be 0.7 acres; and,
WHEREAS, the Technical Evaluation Panel (TEP) reviewed the application and
recommended approval; and,
WHEREAS, this matter came before the City of Rochester Common Council on October
• 17, 2005, for a final decision on the replacement plan. The Council gave all interested parties an
opportunity to be heard on this matter and considered all information presented to it including
that information found within the Council Agenda packet.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
Rochester that the City approve the Wetland Delineation and Replacement Plan presented by
Platinum Development for tile Rochester Towne Center Development.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this approval is subject to the following condition:
1. The applicant must complete the purchase of wetland credits and provide a copy
of the final BVVSR approval of the wetland bank purchase.
The Mayor and the City Clerk are authorized and directed to approve this plan on behalf
of the City.
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• PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS _17q-n aDF rDe_�06t/L_ , 2005.
PRE (DENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST:
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APPROVED THIS 2441 DAY OF 12005.
MAYOR OF.SAID CITY
(Seal'of the City of,
Rochester; Minnesota)
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