HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-19-1995 Pre-Agenda CITY COUNCIL PRE-AGENDA MEETING
OF THE
CITY OF MAPLEWOOD
4:30 p.m., Thursday, October 19, 1995
Maplewood Room, City Hall
NIINUTES
A. Pre-Agenda Business
The City Council met at 4:30 p.m. to review staff reports and other items of businessrelsted to
the October 23, 1995 Council meeting.
Mayor Gary Bastian and Councihnembers Marv Koppen and George Rossbach were present.
Staff present included City Manager Mike McGuire, Assistant City Manager Craig Dawson,
Finance Director Dan Faust, Parks & Recreation Director Bruce Anderson, Community. , ,
Development Duector Melinda Coleman, Assistant City Engineer Russ Matthys, and Police
Captain Bob Nelson.
This portion of the meeting concluded at 5:00 p.m. The meeting was recessed until 5:10 p.m.
B. Revised Gradin¢ Plan, Tri-District Community School Proaerty
The meeting resumed at 5:10 p.m. City Attorney Patrick Kelly was present. Staff members
Faust, Anderson, and Nelson had been excused.. ~
Mayor Bastian moved to su~end the rules of Pre-Agenda meeetings in order to consider action
on a request by Tri-District Communit~School District No. 6067 for revision to the eradin¢ olan
for its property.
Seconded by Councihnember Rossbach. Ayes all
City Manager McGuire introduced the item and related that the District was seeking approval for
a revised grading plan. It would result in moving soil on an open space easement the District had
given to the City.
Paul Holmes and Miles Britz of Pope Architects, Inc., 1360 Energy Park Drive, St. Paul, and
consultants to School District No. 6067, were present on behalf of the District. Holmes stated
that unexpected saturated soils had been encountered--they would need to be removed and soil
correction would be needed. The on-site work would cost $60,000-80,000, and transporting all
of the soils off-site would increase costs an additional $40,000-60,000. The $10 million school .
project has only $200,000 for contingencies.
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Holmes reviewed the development history of the site. Most of a hill on the site had been removed
and a ravine filled in 1986 for a retail development that was not built. The District's proposal was
to take excess soil from the school construction project and try to restore the site to the greatest
_ extent practicable to its pre-1986 topography. Playing field elevations would be raised about two
feet. He proposed revegetation per MnDOT standards for native vegetation.
Mayor Bastian asked that the District follow the Ramsey/Washington Watershed District
standards for native species. Holmes said the District would follow the City's wishes.
Councilmember Rossbach questioned whether the City's proposed Trout Brook storm sewer
improvement project would disturb the revised grading work to be done by the District. Matthys
said plans had not been finalized, and that if the improvement were to proceed it would be
planned to do so with minimal disturbance to this land.
Mayor Bastian moved that:
1) The revised rg ading~lan be approved;
2) Revegetation be performed consisten2with the'standards of the Ramsey/Washington
Watershed District;
3) Approval be granted subject to review by the En 'ni~eering Department for gradin isg saes.
the Community Development Department for setback issues. and the City Attorney's
Office for any legal revisions that maybe necessary.
Councilmember Rossbach seconded. He stated berms or mounds might be beter than long flat
approaches to the existing hill remnant if they would result in less disturbance from the Trout
Brook project.
Ayes all:
C. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Bastian moved and Councilmember Rossbach seconded that the meeting be adjourned.
Motion passed unaninously. The meeting was adjourned at 5:28 p.m. e