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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the City of Rochester has proposed the filling of 4.92 acres of wetlands as
part of its reconstruction of 50th Avenue from the existing upgraded street south of 51st Street
N.W., to Valleyhigh Road N.W., (CR 4) and construction of a new regional stormwater facility on
the west side of 50th Avenue. The applicant proposes to replace the filled wetlands with a direct
replacement on land owned by the city and state located on part of the RCTC campus and
referred to as the EP-16 site and,
WHEREAS, the Technical Evaluation Panel (TEP) reviewed the application and
recommended approval subject to the below described conditions; and,
WHEREAS, this matter came before the City of Rochester Common Council on July 2,
2007, 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
the City of Rochester for its reconstruction of 50th Avenue from the existing upgraded street
south of 51St Street N.W., to Valleyhigh Road N.W., (CR 4) and construction of a new regional
stormwater facility on the west side of 50th Avenue.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this approval is subject to the following conditions:
1. The construction of the replacement wetland at the EP-16 site must start in 2007;
2. The phasing schedule proposed in the replacement plan must be followed (Phase
1 — July, 2007, start for removal of sand; Phase 2 — Spring, 2008, for
construction/completion of the basins and final grading; Phase 3 — final seedbed
preparation seeding and tree planting completed in Fall, 2008).
The Mayor and the City Clerk are authorized and directed to approve this plan, subject to
the above conditions, on behalf of the City.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS DAY OF , 2007.
PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
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