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r • <br /> ORONO COUNCIL r2EETING HELD �CTOBER 14, 1975 Page 5 <br /> � <br /> • would provide a generally sloping access from E�GINE�R'S LETTER <br /> Kennedy' s yard to the lakeo If permitted, the (Continued) <br /> � fill should be graded so that the bank to the west <br /> would be landscaped to prevent its further sloughing <br /> � and erosiona The entire area should be turned into <br /> a lawn area by quickly establishing ground cover. <br /> _ This proposal would provide TZrv ICennedy with the <br /> • requested access to the lake and it would not <br /> necessitate filling any designated wetlands; and <br /> � therefore, would not require the Department of <br /> Natural Resources permit, the Minnehaha Creek <br /> �, �•1a.tershed District premit, or the Corps of <br /> Engineers permit. This proposal would provide <br /> � a much more environmentally sound solution than the <br /> filling of the wetlands and would be consistent with <br /> � your wetlands policy and would nat establish any <br /> � precedent for the filling of wetlands. <br /> � [-Je also observed when looking over this site that <br /> considerable erosion is occuring from the other <br /> � properties. Some of this eroded material is washing <br /> onto the street, accumulating on the street or <br /> � washing into the wetlandso It would seem to me that <br /> the property owners along the street shoLiJ.cl be required <br /> S` to provide ground cover as quickly as possible to <br /> ` prevent any further erosion of the boulevard and/or <br /> their private property and the City also should carry <br /> � out a program of street sweeping so that the street <br /> is kept clean and anything on the street does not <br /> � wash on down to the wetlands. " <br /> End of letter. <br /> � Acting T2ayor ilassengale stated that the City Council <br /> wants to pursue any and all alternatives that are <br /> � viable which will not create a major surgery or impact <br /> � on our wetlands as provided for in Ordinance Noo 125, <br /> Orono's water management plan and Ordinance No, 179 , <br /> � which relates to Orono's 26' environmental protection <br />' buffer zoneo These regulations and Orono's 75' setback <br /> i • crdinance are designed to protect our wetlands as <br /> S they exist today. <br /> ,� T�ir, Burg stated that his client could not maintain a <br /> 10° or 15 ° proposed walkway to the lake. <br /> i <br /> ilr. Rick Sather representing McCombs-Knutson, City <br /> ! Engineer, stated that fill should not be placed higher <br /> than the existing ridge at the lakeshore and that the <br /> � City Engineer's proposal is a viable solution. A <br /> catch basin and pipe to the edge of the wetlands would <br /> ; provide adequate maintenance for water runoff from the <br /> adjacent areas. <br /> � iir, Burg asked, "If my client resubmits plans, should <br /> we provide means to install a storm water drain?" <br /> 1 The existing gully is a menace to the health, safety <br /> and welfare of Orono residents. Mr. Rich Sather commented <br /> � that the plans should include a provision for a catch <br /> � basin and drain pipe. K <br /> (Continued) � <br />