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*11. STUBBS BAY RAVINE STABILIZATION PROJECT Bremer moved, Franchot seconded, to approve the plans and specifications for the Stubbs Bay Ravine Stabilization Project and authorize advertisement for bids. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. 12. 1359/1365 PARK DRIVE EROSION Amundsen indicated the City was contacted by the homeowner at 1359 Park Drive regarding erosion. Amundsen indicated he visited the property with Don DeBaere and reviewed the site with the property owner on October 20th. The property receives significant amounts of offsite runoff that is contributing to a small ravine between 1359 and 1365 Park Drive. This ravine is currently small and does not extend into Lake Minnetonka, but it will continue to erode and grow with time. During heavier rainfalls silt is washed into the lake. It does not appear that there is imminent danger to the homes in the area, but in time this may be more of a serious issue with its proximity to 1365 Park Drive’s walkout basement. Franchot asked how the issue would be addressed. Amundsen stated it likely would be a combination of some rocks and some bioengineering plantings. Rahn asked if this is a City issue because some of the runoff is coming from neighboring properties. Amundsen stated it is up to the City on whether they feel this is a situation they should address. This situation is similar to Stubbs Bay and Forest Lake Drive, which has a lot of upstream water coming from one property near the lake. The majority of the water in this situation is coming from offsite. Rahn stated in his view this would be a good project where the new public works director would have some good insight and that he would prefer to put the project on hold for the time being. Rahn suggested placing this project on the City's CIP and revisit it next year. McMillan commented she had the same inclination to place it on the CIP. Amundsen stated putting this project on the City’s CIP would give it a better chance to be eligible for grants or other funding. Bremer recommended that this item for sure be reviewed in the spring. The City Council took no formal action on this item. MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORT McMillan commented Staff provided a good update about the meeting with the residents in Navarre. McMillan stated in her view the discussion was good and the group made an attempt to narrow the issues down to a couple of items that can perhaps be addressed next year. Two of the topics discussed were to identify some of the safety issues associated with County Roads 15 and 19 and the beautification of the downtown Navarre area. Staff will be drafting a letter that will go out to the City Council for review in January and then sent to the residents and business owners. Item #03 - CC Agenda - 12/12/2011 Approval of Council Minutes 11/28/2011 [Page 8 of 16]