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�o�o C ITY OF ORONO � � Street Address: Mailing Address: Telephone(952)249-4600 �'�, � 2750 Kelley Parkway P.O. Box 66 Fax (952)249-4616 !,9 �,�' Orono,MN 55356 Crystal Bay, MN 55323 www.ci.orono.mn.us KFSH��` 3 July 2014 John & Patricia Bailey 2807 Casco Point Rd Wayzata, MN 55391 Dear Mr. & Mrs. Bailey: On June 24th I inspected the catastrophic slope failures on your property with the City's consulting engineer, David Martini. Based on the telephone conversation you and I had following my inspection, I understand that there may be some additional area of failure which extends onto the Frommelt's property at 2805 Casco Point Road. For this reason, I have copied the Frommelts on this letter. In order to help to prevent further damage, the slope should be protected as soon as feasible with an anchored tarp and silt fencing at and/or in the lake. Any material that has entered the lake should be removed as required by the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD). We recommend you should hire a civil engineer to devise a restoration plan, which must be submitted to the City of Orono for engineering approval. Before that plan is developed, I think it would be helpful to have a meeting on your property to discuss the slope restoration process which should involve all parties which includes at a minimum, you (and the Frommelts), your contractor for restoration, your civil engineer, a representative from the MCWD, the City's engineer and myself. The slope should be restored to its previous condition and re-vegetated as soon as feasible. Once the plan is approved, you should implement that plan as soon as possible. City Code requires a City Council-approved Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for work within 75-feet of the lake. The CUP process technically requires a public hearing be held by the Planning Commission and a proper timeline of public notification given. Due to the sensitive nature of this incident we intend work with you to expedite the proper approvals through the City Council and permits, and we understand that MCWD will do the same. The following requirements can be discussed in greater detail during the site meeting, but I wanted to provide you an overview in writing with this letter. Once you have a restoration plan designed, please complete the enclosed Conditional Use Permit and Zoning Permit for Land Alteration applications to begin the process. A CUP application requires submittal of a $700 application fee. The permit escrow will be determined by the City's engineer based on the amount of disturbance/work to be conducted. You will see in the CUP application packet that a certified property owners list for the properties within 350'of the affected properties (2805 and 2807 Casco Point Road) is required to be submitted for proper notification. This list should be obtained from Hennepin County. A survey of the site should be submitted which meets the enclosed survey standards and reflects the existing conditions (i.e. shows the failures) and also reflects the proposed repair. A siqned" engineered plan for the slope repair, and a landscape plan resulting in a natural, vegetated appearance from the lake should also be submitted.