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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION ^ ^ OlFY OF Oi DATE: February !0.2003 ITEM NO.: Department Approval: Name Gregory A. Gappa Title Director of Public Services Administrator Reviewed: Agenda Section: Public Services Director's Reportm Item Description: Navarre Fire Station Project Development Costs Soil Koriiigs and Report Soil borings will need to be completed for this project in order to proceed with the building foundation design, and the pavement section design for the street and parking lot. We are recommending that S I S Consultants complete this work based on their ability to provide quick service, and their reputation for high quality geotechnical reports. The architectural firm routinely uses S I'S Consultants for these services and is very satisfied the quality of reports received. I he cost for completion ol the soil borings and geotechnical report is $3,1000. Wetland Mitigation Plan fhis project involves the filling ol'wetlands and the completion of wetland mitigation. Our recommendation is that the wetland mitigation be completed on the site. 1 he Wetland Conservation Act rules recommend that the most desirable option is to complete the wetland mitigation as elo.se to the wetland impacts as possible. It is possible to complete wetland mitigation off the project site, but this option is viewed as less desirable. In order to facilitate approv al of the wetland impacts by the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District in an expedient m.inner, onsite mitigation of the wetland impacts is the most desirable option. B»>nestroo Fngineers has prepared a preliminary version of a po.ssible wetland mitigation plan based the worst ca.se scenario of a 2 to I ratio for mitigation of the wetland impacts, fhe w etland rules require a minimum I to I ratio of newly created wetlands versus the amount ol actual wetland impacts. The remaining mitigation to achieve the required 2 to I ratio can be obtained by "Public Value Credits" for items such as wetland bulTers and rain gardens. The .squ.tre footage area of these Public Value items do not receive a full I to 1 credit for wetland replacement. For example this project will impact 10,000 square feet of wetlands which requires a minimum of 10.000 .square feet of new wetlands. Public Value credits can be used to obtain the remaining 10.000 square feet of mitigation required. For this site a plausible scenario is the Page 1 of 2