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O O CITY of ORONO <br /> �., RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> NO. 6 ? 1 3 <br /> �`9kESHo4� <br /> 3. The Spring Hill Golf Club operates pursuant to Conditional Use Permits approved <br /> by the City in 1997. <br /> 4. The Planning Commission reviewed this application at a public hearing held on <br /> March 18, 2013 and recommended conditional approval of the CUP based on the <br /> following findings: <br /> a. The Spring Hill Golf Club property. contains 203.45 acres in total; 155.25 <br /> acres within Orono and 48.2 acres within Medina. <br /> b. The application was reviewed based on the following plans by James R. Hill <br /> (hereinafter collectively the "Plans"): <br /> i. Sheet 1.3 Drainage Maps dated 12/06/12 <br /> ii. Sheet 2.1 Erosion & Sediment Control Details dated 12/06/12 <br /> iii. Sheet 3.1 Grading, Drainage, Utility and Erosion Control Plan dated <br /> 12/06/12 <br /> iv. Sheet 4.1 Wetland Calculations dated 12/06/12 <br /> v. Sheet 1.1 City of Orono Wetland Buffer Calculation dated 01123/13 <br /> c. The Applicant has received Sequencing approval by the Technical Evaluation <br /> Panel (hereinafter the "TEP") pursuant to Wetland Conservation Act <br /> (hereinafter "WCA") regulations in order to conduct the filling activities. <br /> d. The TEP recommended mitigation for the wetland filling activity at a 2 to 1 <br /> ratio pursuant to WCA requirements. <br /> e. The TEP recommended the mitigation be done off-site via purchased wetland <br /> banked credits. The City understands the reasons for this recommendation <br /> are as follows: <br /> i. The adjacent wetland is dominated by narrow-leaved/hybrid cattail <br /> and reed canary grass (invasive species). In order to prevent the <br /> migration of these invasive species, significant vegetation <br /> management in the adjacent wetland would be necessary; <br /> ii. The adjacent wetland is a MnDNR Public Wetland; approval of <br /> vegetation management in that wetland may be problematic. Per <br /> WCA rule 8420.0522 subp. 5, the presence of invasive species will <br /> not allow any replacements credits to be granted; and <br /> iii. The existing wetland to be filled is degraded to the point where <br /> replacement of it with a better quality wetland off site would result in a <br /> certain gain of function and public value, i.e. an environmental benefit. <br /> Page 2of5 <br />