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C H AN H A SSE N C I T Y C O UNC I L
M O NDAY , A P R I L 25, 2011
C H AN H A SSE N M UN I C I P A L B U I L D I N G , 7700 M AR K ET BO U LE VARD
5 :30 P .M . - C I T Y C O UNC I L W O R K SESS I O N , F O UN T A I N C O N F E R E NC E R OO M
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A . 5 :30 p.m . – I nv e s tm e n t P o r t f o li o A n a l y s i s a nd F i r s t Q u ar t er F i n a n c i a l U pd a t e .
B . 6 :00 p.m . – J o i n t M ee ti n g w it h t h e Env i r on m e n t a l C o mmi ss i on.
C . 6 :30 p.m . – J o i n t M ee ti n g w it h t h e P l a nn i n g C o mmi ss i on.
C -1. D i s c uss A ppo i n tm e n t t o t h e Env i r on m e n t a l C o mmi ss i on.
7 :00 P .M . – R E G U L AR M EET I N G , C I T Y C O UNC I L C H A M BE R S
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D . P re s e n t a ti on o f Ar bo r D a y P os t er C on t e s t W i nn er s.
E. I nv it a ti on t o Ar bo r D a y a nd R ea d i n g o f t h e Ar bo r D a y P r o c l a m a ti on.
F . P re s e n t a ti on o f C er ti f i ca t e s o f A pp rec i a ti on f o r O u t g o i n g C o mmi ss i on er s :
- C h ar li e R obb i ns, S e n i o r C o mmi ss i on
- F re d P r i n z , S e n i o r C o mmi ss i on
- R os e K i rc h er , Env i r on m e n t a l C o mmi ss i on
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w ill b e c ons i d ere d a s on e m o ti on. Th ere w ill b e no s e p ara t e d i s c uss i on o f t h e s e it e m s. I f
d i s c uss i on i s d e s i re d, t h a t it e m w ill b e re m ov e d fr o m t h e C ons e n t A g e nd a a nd c ons i d ere d
s e p ara t e l y . Cit y c oun c il ac ti on i s b a s e d on t h e s t aff rec o mm e nd a ti on f o r eac h it e m . R efer t o t h e
c oun c il p ac k e t f o r eac h s t aff re po r t .
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- Cit y C oun c il W o r k S e ss i on M i nu t e s d a t e d A p r il 11, 2011
- Cit y C oun c il S u mm ar y M i nu t e s d a t e d A p r il 11, 2011
- Cit y C oun c il V er b a tim M i nu t e s d a t e d A p r il 11, 2011
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- P l a nn i n g C o mmi ss i on W o r k S e ss i on M i nu t e s d a t e d A p r il 5, 2011
b. A pp r ov e R e so l u ti on P r o c l a imi n g M a y 7, 2011 a s Ar bo r D a y .
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c on j un c ti on w it h t h e c ons t r u c ti on o f a p a v e d 10 -f oo t , o ff-r o a d, m u lti -us e t ra il
w it h i n T H 41 r i g h t -o f-wa y fr o m L on g acre s Dr i v e t o T H 7 a nd w it h i n po r ti ons o f
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GU I D E L I N E S F O R VI S I T O R P RE S E N T A T I ONS
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W elc o m e t o t h e Ch a nh a ss e n C it y C o un cil M eeti ng . I n t h e i n te r e s t o f op e n c o mm un icati o n s , t h e Ch a nh a ss e n C it y
C o un cil w i s h e s t o pro v i d e a n oppor t un it y f or t h e p u b lic t o a ddr e ss t h e C it y C o un cil . T h at oppor t un it y i s pro v i d e d at
e v e r y r e gu la r C it y C o un cil m eeti ng d u r i ng V i s it o r P r e s ent a ti o n s .
1. A n y o n e i n d icati ng a d e s i r e t o s p ea k d u r i ng Vi s it or P r e s e n tati o n s w ill b e ac kn o w le d g e d b y t h e M a y or .
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C o un cil a s a w h o le , n o t t o a n y s p eci f ic m e m b e r(s ) or t o a n y p e r s o n w h o i s n o t a m e m b e r o f t h e C it y
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ca n s u mm a r ize t h e i ss u e .
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C o un cil m e m b e r s or t h e C it y M a n a g e r m a y a s k q u e s ti o n s o f y o u i n ord e r t o g ai n a t h oro ugh un d e r s ta n d i ng
o f y o u r c o n ce r n , s ugg e s ti o n or r e q u e s t .
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eit h e r b y n a m e or i nf e r e n ce , w ill n o t b e all o w e d . P e r s o nn el c o n ce r n s s h o u l d b e d i r ecte d t o t h e C it y
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CITY OF
CgANHASSEN
7700 Market Boulevard
PO Box 147
Chanhassen MN 55317
Administration
Phone 952 227 1100
Fax 952 227 1110
Building Inspections
Phone 952 227 1180
Fax 952 227 1190
Engineering
Phone 952 227 1160
Fax 952 227 1170
Finance
Phone 952 227 1140
Fax 952 227 1110
Park Recreation
Phone 952 227 1120
Fax 952 227 1110
Recreation Center
2310 Coulter Boulevard
Phone 952 227 1400
Fax 952 227 1404
Planning
Natural Resources
Phone 952 227 1130
Fax 952 227 1110
MEMORANDUM
TO Todd Gerhardt City Manager
FROM Jill Sinclair Environmental Resources Specialist
DATE April 25 2011 a
SUBJ Joint Meeting with the Environmental Commission
The Environmental Commission is looking forward to the opportunity to discuss
current projects and updates with the Mayor and City Council
2011 Focus Topics
Urban forestry
Water quality
Water conservation
Stormwater management
Annual Work Plan
January
Approve 2011 work plan
Annual review of goals
EC website final design approved
Discuss water quality goals
Story of stuff video
February
Arbor Day planning
Select Arbor Day poster contest winner
Send winning poster to state contest
Post advertisement for openings on commission
Begin public education plan for EAB
Appoint commissioner as liaison to newspaper
Public Works March
1591 Park Road
0 Interviews for new members
Phone 952 227 1300 Arbor Day planning Fax 952 227 1310 Articles to Villager regarding Arbor Day and Earth Day
Planning for July 4 parade Senior Center Public education plan for EAB Phone 952227 1125
Fax 952 227 1110 March 31 Last day of term
Web Site April
www ci chanhassen mn us Appointment of new members
Review by laws
Appoint ChairNice Chair
Finalize Arbor Day work plan
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Chanhassen is a Community for Life Providing for Today and Planning for Tomorrow 25
Mr Todd Gerhardt
April 25 2011
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Planning for 4 of July parade
April 1 First day of term
April 22 Earth Day
April 29 MN Arbor Day
May
Arbor Day summary
Planning for 4 of July parade
Parks Open Space Tour
May Arbor Month
May 7 Chanhassen Arbor Day
June
Organize parade entry
Seasonal article to Villager
June 6 WaterWise program begins
July
Parade summary
July 3 EC at Trade Fair
July 4 EC entry at parade
August
Month off
September
Advertise Environmental Excellence Award
Seasonal article to Villager
Pollution Prevention Week
October
Advertise Environmental Excellence Award
November
Begin educational promotion on waste reduction during the holidays
Arbor Day planning
Review and select Environmental Excellence Award winners
Presentation at City Council for Environmental Excellence Award
Nov 15 National Recycling Day
December
Holiday waste article to Villager
Send letters to school regarding poster contest
Develop 2012 work plan
Arbor Day planning
Evaluate recycling coupon program
Environmental Excellence and Recognition Award selection and presentation
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MEMORANDUM
TO Todd Gerhardt City Manager
CITY FROM Kate Aanenson AICP Community Development Director CHANHASSEN
DATE April 25 2011 7700 Market Boulevard
PO Box 147 SUBJ Joint City Council Planning Commission Meeting Chanhassen MN 55317
Administration 2011 PLANNING COMMISSION GOALS
Phone 952 227 1100
Fax 952 227 1110 1 Complete the PUD Rezoning Residential Developments similar to the
Building Inspections commercial and industrial PUDs done in 2010
Phone 952 227 1180
Fax 952 227 1190 2 Education Training
Engineering initiated census information review
Phone 952 227 1160 initiated review of surface water management
Fax 952 227 1170 completed review of flood protection
Finance future variance procedures review pursuant to Minnesota
Phone 952 227 1140 Legislative changes and
Fax 952227 1110 fall development tour
Park Recreation
Phone 952 227 1120 3 Anticipate additional development review in 2011 BP site plan and Fax 952 227 1110 conditional use review
Recreation Center
2310 Coulter Boulevard 4 Review compliance reports for Conditional and Interim Use Permits
Phone 952 227 1400
Fax 952 227 1404
5 Code Amendment review for Chapters 18 Subdivision and 20 Zoning as
Planning necessary
Natural Resources
Phone 952 227 1130
Fax 952 227 1110 6 Does the City Council have any questions discussion topics for the
Commission
Public Works
1591 Park Road
Phone 952 227 1300 Attachment
Fax 952 227 1310
Planning Department Cases Senior Center
Phone 952 227 1125
Fax 952 227 1110
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Web Site
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PLANNING DEPARTMENT CASES 4 15 2011
TYPE 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Avg
SIGN PERMITS 9 7 12 10 21 34 13 24 24 22 23 63 118 65 92 90 68 70 43
VARIANCES 10 10 10 10 13 14 20 15 10 16 20 17 17 8 8 12 10 4 12
CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS 1 5 3 6 6 5 5 6 7 7 10 2 4 8 2 4 5 4 5
INTERIM USE PERMITS 2 1 3 1 3 3 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 4 2 0 6 2 1 1 1 1 1 2
REZONINGS 6 8 4 5 2 4 0 5 4 0 4 3 2 7 2 1 1 2 3
SITE PLAN REVIEWS 7 8 22 14 15 12 19 12 13 9 11 10 6 7 11 9 4 3 11
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS 7 2 3 5 2 2 2 3 0 3 3 8 7 2 1 3 1 15 4
SUBDIVISIONS 26 23 25 21 15 13 16 17 10 16 22 12 15 10 9 3 4 2 14
VACATIONS 10 6 4 4 5 5 6 2 7 1 7 6 2 5 4 5 2 1 5 2 5
WETLAND ALTERATION PERMITS 4 6 5 6 1 3 2 5 3 5 1 3 1 4 4 4 2 2 1 0 2 3
CODE AMENDMENTS 4 13 8 3 3 6 3 4 7 2 15 3 2 20 18 11 12 7 8
LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENTS 1 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 3 5 1 3 5 3 1 1 1 1 0 2
TOTALI 86 1 92 102 89 85 101 87 99 91 89 124 131 183 142 153 139 112 112 112
Beginning in 2006 Code amendments including all changes to the Chanhassen City Code
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CITY OF
CHANHASSEN
7700 Market Boulevard
PO Box 147
Chanhassen MN 55317
Administration
Phone 952 227 1100
Fax 952 227 1110
Building Inspections
Phone 952 227 1180
Fax 952 227 1190
Engineering
Phone 952 227 1160
Fax 952 227 1170
Finance
Phone 952 227 1140
Fax 952 227 1110
Park Recreation
Phone 952 227 1120
Fax 952 227 1110
Recreation Center
2310 Coulter Boulevard
Phone 952 227 1400
Fax 952 227 1404
Planning
Natural Resources
Phone 952 227 1130
Fax 952 227 1110
Public Works
1591 Park Road
Phone 952 227 1300
Fax 952 227 1310
Senior Center
Phone 952 227 1125
Fax 952 227 1110
Web Site
www ci chanhassen mn us
MEMORANDUM
TO Mayor City Council
FROM Todd Gerhardt City Manager
DATE April 25 2011
SUBJ Discuss Additional Appointment to the
Environmental Commission
At the last meeting the city council appointed Jenna Rodenz to the
Environmental Commission Ms Rodenz has declined the appointment and
therefore the council should make another designation The council has the
following pool of applicants to choose from
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J R Relick 425 Chan View 303 Incumbent on Environmental
Commission since April 2008 Sought an appointment to the Planning
Commission listing Environmental Commission as an alternate choice
Noel Stiller 730 Canterbury Circle Alternate Choice
Glenn Kaufmann 6870 Redwing Lane Alternate Choice
The city council will make the appointment later this evening on the regular
agenda
ATTACHMENTS
1 Applications
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APPLICATION FOR CHANHASSEN CITY COMMISSION Date A 8 a D r 1
COMMISSION DESIRED V19LRrk Ynq COVA AiW tOrV ALTERNATE yl ty nb t CO
City of Chanhassen 7700 Market Boulevard P O Box 147 Chanhassen MN 55317
Name T R R 2 h t G K
Address Ll U5 C a h U t Q l 3 0 3
Home Phone Work Phone
Email y reklc fnxt
Cell Phone o 1 2 f 23
No of Years in Chanhassen
Highest Level of Education Attained Plus Degrees if any t ALll n
Employment History State position employer and brief description of duties
Reasons for Seeking this Position
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Specific Qualifications for the Position 71 I Ayk b e Q
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FEB 10 2011
ITY OF CHANHASSEN
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Activities and Affiliations Include elective offices honors and recognitions received if any
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APPLICATION FOR CHANHASSEN CITY COMMISSION Date q
COMMISSION DESIRED 11n ALTERNATE i r Kt ny y
City of Chanhassen 770 Market Boulevard P O Box 147 Chanhassen MN 55317
Name
Address L C Gh f i f C i
Home Phone l Work Phone g 7r 7 Cell Pit one
Email Fhe uVIALJ ee I C 0 No of Years in Chanhassen
Highest Level of Education Attained Plus Degrees if any 60 cc
Employment History State position employer and brief description of duties gee 4 1 ju
and Affiliations Include elective offices honors and recognitions received if any
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Reasons for Seeking this Position
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
Specific Qualifications for jlie Position P 1lV 1 eAl
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Noel Stiller
730 Canterbury Circle
Chanhassen MN 55317
Employment History
River City Mortgage 1997 Current
Senior Mortgage Consultant Origination of residential home mortgages
Farmers Insurance Group Noel Stiller Agency 2008 Current
Owner Agent Sale of insurance and financial products
Strong Liquor 2007 Current
Owner Retail Sales Currently in negotiation with Kraus Anderson to open a new retail
location at the Crossroads development in Chanhassen
Also in the mid 90 s I worked for U S Senator Paul Wellstone in various capacities as well as
for the Minnesota House of Representatives also in various capacities
Reasons for Seeking this Position
I first moved to Chanhassen in 1977 and over the years have lived in other communities most
recently Waconia When my wife and I decided to move out of Waconia I knew where I
wanted to be Chanhassen If negotiations continue to move forward I will be opening a new
business in Chanhassen in the near future I am seeking a commission to help better the
community to which I have now committed I am very much interested in contributing to the
growth and future success of Chanhassen
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APPLICA T101V FOR CHAIN HASSEN CITY COMMISS10jy Date 23 NOV 201
c0 jf j s Sj0 jvDES RED Planning ALTERNATE Park Rec or Environ
Q y n Chanhassen 7700 Market Boulevard PA Box 147 Chanhassen IVIV 55 317
ya Kaufmann
Address 6870 Redwi
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Ifork Phone 952 956 5122 Cell Phone 763 568 6867
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Highest Level of Educa nAftained Plus Degrees if any nM asters Aeronautical zicietlr Aeronautical Science Mgmt
Empl4tymentHistory Stateposition employer and brief descripfion Current Quality
Assurance Rep Defense Contract Management Agency 2007 09 Dir United Health
Care 1987 2007 Multiple Leadership Roles US Air Force retired
Aefivities andAffidiations Include eleedve offices honors and recognWons received if any
Past President Logistics Officer Association
Reasons for Seeking dris Position I want to be more civically involved and working
to improve Chanhassen is the best way that I can accomplish that
Specific Qualificationsfor the Position Multiple Command positions in the Air Force
that entailed planning and decision making around city Air Force base site
surveys and plans environmental mitigation activities and recreational facility
development and planning Twelve of my twenty years in the USAF were spent in
authority positions making tough decisions that affected many people
including budget planning and execution
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ARBOR DAY POSTER CONTEST WINNERS
On behalf of the City Council and the Environmental Commission I would like to
congratulate all the winners of this year s Arbor Day Poster Contest The city has
been sponsoring this contest for twelve years in order to express our
commitment to trees in our community Every year the local 5 th graders are
invited to submit their drawings based on an annual theme The theme for 2010
was Trees are Terrific In All Shapes and Sizesl
The city would like to thank all the 5 th graders at St Hubert s School Bluff Creek
Elementary and Excelsior Elementary Schools for their wonderful drawings The
city would also like to thank Lotus Lawn and Garden for their generous donation
to the grand prize winner of a potted tree of their choice The framed winning
picture will hang in city hall along with the past winners
The runners up are receiving potted lilacs Please come forward when your
name is called
Ellie Loehrer
Hannah Nichols
Sophia Truempi
Rachel Tritch
Emma Theil
Jake Maus
Chris Gray
Yaneira Rodas
Cavin Allen
Nourhan EI Sanjak
Marta Brunner
Amelia McGraw
Sonja Zbinden
Let s congratulate these artists
Unfortunately our Grand Prize Winner Tiana Connelly could not be here tonight
due to a death in the family She has been invited to the May 9 meeting to
receive her award
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Invitation to Arbor Day Celebration
In 1876 Minnesota became the fourth state to adopt Arbor Day as an annual
celebration Today Chanhassen celebrates Arbor Day each year in order set aside
a time to consider what trees do for us and our community Planting trees adds
beauty and character to our neighborhoods reduces energy costs increases
property values reduces pollution and helps us replace trees we ve lost in our
community Perhaps Elton Trueblood said it best when he wrote A man has
finally begun to discover the meaning of human life when he plants a tree under
which he knows full well he will never sit Let us plant today the trees of
tomorrow
I invite all area residents their families and friends to Chanhassen s Arbor Day
event on Saturday May 7 at Lake Ann Park We will gather at 9 am at the
Hilltop Shelter for a welcome from myself and city commissioners Afterwards
volunteers will plant 19 shade trees around ball fields 3 and 4 Refreshments and
tree related activities will be available before and after the plantings The event
will be held rain or shine so be sure to dress for the weather and the tree planting
work and bring a shovel if you can I encourage everyone to come to this free
event and help plant a tree on Arbor Day
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES MINNESOTA
DATE April 25 2011 RESOLUTION NO 2011
MOTION BY SECONDED BY
PROCLAMATION DECLARING SATURDAY MAY 7 AS ARBOR DAY
WHEREAS in 1872 J Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board of Agriculture that a
special day be set aside for the planting of trees and
WHEREAS this holiday called Arbor Day was first observed with the planting of more than a
million trees in Nebraska and
WHEREAS Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the world and
WHEREAS trees can reduce the erosion of our precious topsoil by wind and water cut heating and
cooling costs moderate the temperature clean the air produce oxygen and provide habitat for wildlife and
WHEREAS trees are a renewable resource giving us paper wood for our homes fuel for our fires
and countless other wood products and
WHEREAS trees in our city increase property values enhance the economic vitality of business
areas and beautify our community and
WHEREAS trees are a source of joy and spiritual renewal and
WHEREAS Chanhassen has been recognized as a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day
Foundation and desires to continue its tree planting ways
NOW THEREFORE I Thomas A Furlong Mayor of the City of Chanhassen do hereby proclaim
Saturday May 7 2011 as ARBOR DAY in the City of Chanhassen I urge all citizens to support efforts to
care for our trees and woodlands and to support our city s community forestry program and further I urge all
citizens to plant trees to gladden the hearts and promote the well being of present and future generations
Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 25 day April 2011
ATTEST
Todd Gerhardt City Manager
YES
Thomas A Furlong Mayor
NO ABSENT
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CHANHASSEN CITY COUNCIL
WORK SESSION
APRIL 11 2011
Mayor Furlong called the work session to order at 5 35 p m
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT Mayor Furlong Councilwoman Ernst Councilman
Laufenburger Councilwoman Tjornhom and Councilman McDonald
STAFF PRESENT Todd Gerhardt Todd Hoffman and Sharmeen Al Jaff
SENIOR COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT Barbara Nevin Naomi Moe Terry
Grathen Virginia Prior Carol Buesgens Tom Wilson and Pat McGough
PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT Jeff Daniel Steve Scharfenberg Elise Ryan Cole Kelly Peter Aldritt Brent Carron and Scott Wendt
JOINT MEETING WITH SENIOR COMMISSION
Mayor Furlong welcomed Senior Commission members and asked everyone to introduce themselves In reviewing the specific goals and objectives of the Senior Commission Carol
Buesgens discussed the Car Fit program which was implemented last year and invited council th members to attend the next program on May 18 Mayor Furlong suggested staff send a
reminder for the date and time Barbara Nevin discussed the goal of educating future
generations regarding senior issues Terry Grathen and Tom Wilson discussed the commission s goal of educating seniors on the specifics of the new Health Care Bill Councilman
Laufenburger asked about City resources to assist in prioritizing the education process
Councilman McDonald suggested opening up seminars to the general public not just seniors
Mayor Furlong stated that because the Health Care Bill is such a big topic he suggested finding
resources that already exist at the county and state levels Pat McGough discussed intergenerational mentoring of future generations noting the commission is exploring options
with the STRIVE organization Jerry McDonald discussed the need for consistency in the
STRIVE program in order to get more participation Virginia Prior provided an update on the
progress of installing senior parking signs at area retailers Naomi Moe discussed issues
involved with public transportation options available for the elderly and the need to educate seniors regarding programs such as Smartlink and Metro Mobility
JOINT MEETING WITH PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Mayor Furlong welcomed Park and Recreation Commission members and asked everyone to introduce themselves Chair Jeff Daniel discussed the recent acquisitions of parkland at Pioneer
Pass and Reflections at Lake Riley noting this was a good example of why the commission sets
aside reserve money for projects when they become available He reviewed the following CIP
projects scheduled for 2011 TH 41 underpass into Lake Minnewashta Regional Park and
associated trail segments the CIP budget that includes the tree replacement plan and TH 101 Pleasant View intersection improvements In discussing the removal of a disc golf course
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from the CIP Councilman McDonald stated that after researching the issue he found there is a
demand and a following for disc golf that could benefit the community Chair Daniel explained that it is a relatively small investment with possibly a big return on that investment
Councilwoman Ernst noted feedback she s received from the public was split but would favor
the commission exploring it further Councilman Laufenburger asked the commission to look at
ways to keep planning and development costs minimal using local businesses designers builders
and the private community as sponsors Mayor Furlong suggested this is a prioritization issue in relation to other park and rec projects Chair Daniel stated the commission will continue to
evaluate cost location and design issues Future projects include pedestrian improvements at TH
5 at Minnewashta Parkway and Herman Field Park improvements Mayor Furlong asked for
commission feedback on the concept plans for Pioneer Pass Park and Riley Ridge Steve
Scharfenberg discussed changes made by the Park and Recreation Commission at Pioneer Pass Todd Hoffman explained those changes were reflected on the plans being presented at the
council meeting Chair Daniel noted there were no changes suggested for Riley Ridge Park
Mayor Furlong reiterated that it s always been a goal of the council to keep reserves available in
the park dedication fund for when opportunities arise
DISCUSS ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION
Todd Gerhardt explained the need to appoint another person to the Environmental Commission
due to a resignation that occurred after the staff report had been written Councilman
Laufenburger asked for clarification on the role of Environmental Commissioners After discussion of the different applicants it was decided to appoint Jenna Rodenz to a 2 year term
Mayor Furlong adjourned the work session at 6 50 p m
Submitted by Todd Gerhardt City Manager
Prepared by Nann Opheim
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CHANHASSEN CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
SUMMARY MINUTES
APRIL 11 2011
Mayor Furlong called the meeting to order at 7 00 p m The meeting was opened with the
Pledge to the Flag
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT Mayor Furlong Councilwoman Ernst Councilman
Laufenburger Councilwoman Tjornhom and Councilman McDonald
STAFF PRESENT Todd Gerhardt Roger Knutson Paul Oehme Todd Hoffman and Jerry
Ruegemer
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor Furlong presented a Certificate of Appreciation to Scott Wendt and Maple Leaf Award to Glenn Stolar for their service on the Park and Recreation
Commission
CONSENT AGENDA Councilman Laufenburger moved Councilman McDonald
seconded to approve the following consent agenda items pursuant to the City Manager s recommendations
a Approval of Minutes
City Council Work Session Minutes dated March 28 2011
City Council Verbatim and Summary Minutes dated March 28 2011
Resolution 2011 21 b Accept Donation from KleinBank for Lifelong Learning Program
at the Senior Center
All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5 to 0
VISITOR PRESENTATIONS Gregg Lovell from KleinBank presented the City with a check
in the amount of 2 000 for the Summer Concert Series
PUBLIC HEARING TH 5 IMPROVEMENT PROJECT MUNICIPAL CONSENT MILL AND OVERLAY AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS FROM TH 41 WEST TO CR
11 IN VICTORIA
Paul Oehme provided background information and outlined the details of the project
Councilman Laufenburger asked for clarification on the location of the rumble strip and partnership with the Arboretum Councilwoman Ernst asked about financial assistance from
other agencies Mayor Furlong asked for clarification of the proposed shoulder improvements
and the recommendation not to include a traffic signal at TH5 and Minnewashta Parkway at this
time before opening the public hearing Charles Anding 6601 Minnewashta Parkway
questioned the role of Chanhassen in this project when the intersection is actually in Victoria questioned spending so much money on a tunnel that goes nowhere and asked the City Council
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to work with the City of Victoria to continue to put pressure on the State for traffic signal
improvements at the intersections of Minnewashta Parkway and Highways 5 and 7 Kelly Dunn 7001 Mill Creek Lane explained how he goes out of his way to go Highway 7 to avoid what he
calls commuter roulette associated with using Highway 5 and expressed his support for the
proposed trail connections and signalized intersection in the future Laurie Gauer 3820 Lone
Cedar Lane stated her main concern was access onto Highway 5 and asked that the State
consider installing a stop light at that intersection Lynn Clarkowski MnDOT Metro District South Area Manager for Carver Scott and Dakota counties addressed the difference between
crash warrants and volume warrants used in determining when to install a traffic signal and
answered questions from council regarding funding timeline for construction and the effect of
Highway 212 on Highway 5 traffic volumes
Councilwoman Ernst moved Councilman McDonald seconded to close the public hearing
on Trunk Highway 5 improvement Project from Trunk Highway 41 to CR 11 in Victoria
All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5 to 0
No further action was required by council on this item
UPDATE ON THE CHANHASSEN HILLS WATERMAIN BREAK AND SEWER
BACKUP EVENT
Todd Gerhardt provided an update on the correspondence between city staff and Travelers Insurance Company After council members commented on this item there was discussions
surrounding wording and procedure with the following motions
Councilman Laufenburger moved that the City Council approve a resolution he had
prepared authorizing payment in an amount up to 3 500 per household with conditions There was no second and the motion failed for lack of a second
Councilman McDonald moved Councilwoman Ernst seconded that the City Council has
determined that until further action is taken by the residents through either court action or
whatever process needs to be followed that the City Council hereby denies any payments until such time
Councilwoman Tjornhom moved Mayor Furlong seconded to table this item so that
language for a motion could be prepared and brought back to council All voted in favor
except Councilman Laufenburger who opposed and Councilwoman Ernst who was silent The motion carried with a vote of 3 to 1
After discussion on the need to bring closure on this issue the following motion was made
Councilman McDonald moved Councilwoman Ernst seconded that the Chanhassen City Council hereby authorizes no payment to those residents from the Chanhassen Hills
neighborhood affected by the February 23 2011 watermain break the event All voted in
favor except Councilman Laufenburger who opposed and the motion carried with a vote
of 4 to 1
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After discussion of this item was completed Bruce Tanquist 8569 Chanhassen Hills Drive South asked for clarification of Councilwoman Ernst s comment regarding research done on a
previous claim Amy Powell suggested that since homeowners have no option but to connect to
the City s sewer system the need to look at the City s insurance coverage for future incidents
CONSIDER CONCEPT PLANS AND PARK NAMES PIONEER PARK AND RILEY RIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS
Todd Hoffman presented the staff report on this item outlining the concept plans for Pioneer Pass
Park and Riley Ridge Park Councilwoman Tjornhom asked about the criteria used by staff in
locating ice skating rinks in parks Councilman Laufenburger asked for clarification of the naming of Riley Ridge Park Mayor Furlong asked about planning CIP funding construction
timeline and the policy concerning shelters in neighborhood parks
Councilwoman Tjornhom moved Councilman McDonald seconded that the City Council
approves the proposed park concept plans for new neighborhood parks to be located in Reflections at Lake Riley and Pioneer Pass with the park names Riley Ridge Park and
Pioneer Pass Park All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5
to 0
APPOINTMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION
Mayor Furlong moved Councilwoman Tjornhom seconded to appoint Jenna Marie
Rodenz to a 2 year term expiring March 31 2013 on the Environmental Commission All
voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5 to 0
CONSENT AGENDA C APPROVE RELINQUISHING RIGHTS TO JUSTICE
ASSISTANCE GRANT JAG FUNDS
Councilwoman Ernst asked staff to provide a brief explanation of the Justice Assistance Grant
Funds program
Resolution 2011 22 Councilwoman Ernst moved Councilman McDonald seconded that
the City Council approve the decline return of the Justice Assistance Grant program in the
amount of 11 966 All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5
to 0
COUNCIL PRESENTATIONS Mayor Furlong commented that the City Council and
everyone involved with the City is keeping Office Manager Karen Engelhardt and her family in
their thoughts and prayers upon the news of the death of her father
ADMINISTRATIVE PRESENTATIONS Todd Gerhardt provided an update on the current
street sweeping program and invited council members to attend the appreciation breakfast for
public works employees
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CORRESPONDENCE DISCUSSION None
Councilwoman Ernst moved Councilwoman Tjornhom seconded to adjourn the meeting
All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5 to 0 The City
Council meeting was adjourned at 9 30 p m
Submitted by Todd Gerhardt City Manager
Prepared by Nann Opheim
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CHANHASSEN CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
APRIL 11 2011
Mayor Furlong called the meeting to order at 7 00 p m The meeting was opened with the Pledge to the Flag
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT Mayor Furlong Councilwoman Ernst Councilman
Laufenburger Councilwoman Tjornhom and Councilman McDonald
STAFF PRESENT Todd Gerhardt Roger Knutson Paul Oehme Todd Hoffman and Jerry
Ruegemer
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mayor Furlong Thank you and welcome to everyone here in the council chambers as well as
those watching at home We are glad that you joined us this evening At this time I would ask
members of the council if there are any changes or modifications to the agenda Seeing none
we ll go ahead and proceed with the agenda as published without objection What I d like to do
first this evening on our agenda is present a Certificate of Appreciation and Maple Leaf Award to a couple of our outgoing Park and Recreation Commission members so I m going to go down in
front I d like to invite Scott Wendt to come up here Scott has served as a member of our Park
and Rec Commission for the last 3 years 2008 through 2011 He was a tremendous asset to the
commission Served the residents with enthusiasm and pride He provided insightful comments
and recommendations at the commission meetings and was always eager to hear from residents When Scott joined the commission he signed up his entire family They attended nearly all the
community events and programs sponsored by the City Living in the downtown area Scott and th his family would often walk or bike to the downtown area 4 of July events the concerts in the
park Arbor Day activities and Scott made a special point to join the community bike ride
highlight future bike ways that the City is working on with members of the Metropolitan Council Transportation Advisory Board The community of Chanhassen is a better place for all of us to
live and raise a family because of Scott s desire and efforts on the Park and Rec Commission so
Scott on behalf of the Chanhassen City Council residents of Chanhassen I d like to present you
with this Certificate of Appreciation for your service on the Park and Rec Commission
Scott Wendt Thank you
Mayor Furlong Glenn you want to come up Glenn Stolar served on the Park and Rec
Commission as a member from 2002 to 2011 and served as Chair from 2004 to 2008 Glenn is a
special individual who gave freely of his time and talents in order to make Chanhassen a better place When volunteers were needed he always raised his hand During meetings Glenn made
guests feel very welcomed and carefully listened to the viewpoints of citizens prior to making
any recommendations Serving as Chair for 5 years Mr Stolar sought balanced testimony from
all sides to ensure that every voice was represented and heard Difficult decisions were always
delivered with respect and understanding Glenn is the kind of commissioner that drove home from family vacations in order to attend scheduled meetings He had a 92 attendance record
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over the 9 years which is just phenomenal Glenn He volunteered many hours helping to install
play equipment in neighborhood parks Community special events were a favorite past time and th activity for Glenn and his family He logged hundreds of volunteer hours in the 4 of July
celebrations Feb Fest and Halloween parties Glenn was a strong advocate for investing in our
parks and trails and sought to ensure that improvements were available to serve all citizens He
was very supportive of new ideas and sought to give constructive feedback whenever asked The
City of Chanhassen is a better place for all of us because of Glenn s passion for service and his enthusiasm to get things done Glenn on behalf of the City Council I d like to present you with
this Maple Leaf Award that says presented to Glenn Stolar for Park and Rec Commission
member of 2002 to 2011 serving as Chair from 2004 to 2008 In recognition of outstanding
service and dedication to the community Glenn congratulations
Glenn Stolar Thank you Tom
CONSENT AGENDA Councilman Laufenburger moved Councilman McDonald
seconded to approve the following consent agenda items pursuant to the City Manager s
recommendations
a Approval of Minutes
City Council Work Session Minutes dated March 28 2011
City Council Verbatim and Summary Minutes dated March 28 2011
Resolution 2011 21 b Accept Donation from KleinBank for Lifelong Learning Program
at the Senior Center
All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5 to 0
VISITOR PRESENTATIONS
Mayor Furlong We do have with us Gregg Lovell who is President of the KleinBank here to
make a presentation If you want to say something from the podium first
Gregg Lovell Sure
Mayor Furlong Okay While we re working down I ll work my way down
Gregg Lovell Alright thank you Well this is the third year KleinBank s had the privilege of sponsoring the Summer Concert Series and it s our bank and the City of Chanhassen have had a
long standing partnership and it s a relationship we re very proud of I want to thank Todd
Hoffman and John Stutzman and members of his team who really make it an easy thing If you
haven t been to a Summer Concert Series performance do yourself the pleasure of making sure
you enjoy at least a couple of them this year So Mr Mayor thank you
Mayor Furlong Third year of sponsorship of the Summer Concert Series by the KleinBank
Very nice Well thank you Gregg and for KleinBank We really appreciate their sponsorship of
that event It is a great event and as he said if you haven t had a chance to get out and see any of
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the concerts please do that Great opportunity to spend time with friends neighbors and family
and just enjoy a summer evening of music in the park Let s move on now to the next item on our agenda
PUBLIC HEARING TH 5 IMPROVEMENT PROJECT MUNICIPAL CONSENT
MILL AND OVERLAY AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS FROM TH 41 WEST TO CR
11 IN VICTORIA
Paul Oehme Thank you Mayor City Council members This is as you mentioned Mayor a
public hearing for the improvements initiated by MnDOT Minnesota Transportation for
improvements on Trunk Highway 5 Just a little background before we begin Back in 2008 a
corridor study was initiated by MnDOT and in conjunction with the cities along Trunk Highway 5 including Norwood Young America Waconia Victoria and the city of Chanhassen We
looked at basically and Carver County and looked at the whole corridor from Trunk Highway 41
out to Norwood Young America Trunk Highway 212 and looked at what are the needs both
long term and short term along Trunk Highway 5 As most of you know that road is in need of
improvements After that corridor study was completed in November of 2009 a meeting was held in Victoria with the State and neighborhood meeting basically to discuss future upgrades to
the corridor and then back last year in June a neighborhood meeting was also held in Victoria to
discuss the proposed improvements planned for the summer of 2012 which is basically the
project we ll be talking about tonight And for this meeting we do have members from MnDOT
here to talk to the council if you have any questions about proposed improvements as well so So basically the project overview is more or less a preservation project It s not going to be
adding very much capacity to the corridor but it will be preserving the corridor and making
substantial safety improvements basically from Trunk Highway 41 out to County Road 11
through Victoria so improvements basically include a mill and overlay which is removing about
4 inches of the existing pavement surface Repaving that back again along the whole corridor The bridge in Victoria by Rose Street will be replaced in conjunction with this project There s a
sinking area of pavement in Victoria that also will be replaced and surcharge basically trying to
stabilize that subgrade so it doesn t sink anymore Settle anymore That will be in conjunction
with the project Numerous safety improvements along the corridor Turn lanes at Bavaria Road
are planned throughout the corridor Some shoulder widening as well Signal modifications at Trunk Highway or CSAH 13 are also planned ADA improvements through the downtown
Victoria area Access management and drainage improvements are also included as well
Pedestrian mobility is also part of the project especially over by Minnewashta Parkway and
Trunk Highway 5 I ll go into a little more detail on that and then MnDOT is also proposing a
center line rumble stripe between basically Trunk Highway 41 and Commercial Avenue in Victoria and we ll go into a little more detail about that improvement as well So just wanted to
touch on the intersection of Minnewashta a little bit Improvements Basically these
improvements are consist of everything in yellow here shown on the drawing is more or less
new pavement shouldering widening in this location A right turn lane is planned to be added
Southbound Minnewashta to westbound Trunk Highway 5 currently both the left and the right turn movements at this intersection are stacked into one lane so we are MnDOT is planning to
widen this intersection The blue area if you can see is shoulder improvements along the
corridor Currently along most of this area there are significant shoulder constraints deficiencies
that MnDOT plans in making improvements on There is talk about adding a future access to the
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south at Minnewashta here for a future access into the Arboretum Trail improvements are
shown here in more of a pink color and then also a trail underpass as well under Trunk Highway 5 for safe pedestrian mobility to the Arboretum from Minnewashta and the trail network in this
area And then MnDOT however is not planning to construct or install a signal at this
intersection One of the main complaints that staff has received over the years and through this
process was the lack of access or difficulty accessing onto Minnewashta at this intersection
Currently the intersection does not meet warrants by MnDOT s requirements but you know staff is monitoring this and hopefully in the near future a signal could be warranted Just touching on
the trail underpass issue Proposed improvements Granted there aren t very many pedestrian
movements currently at this intersection of Minnewashta Parkway and Trunk Highway 5
However the vision for this area and what s in the comp plan for say Victoria and City of
Chanhassen is to make a trail network through this area This drawing kind of shows highlights some of the improvements and current trail facilities that are in this area Black lines here show
what are the current trails in the area Here s the trail underpass as proposed through the Trunk
Highway 5 improvements City of Victoria is planning on extending a trail along Trunk
Highway 5 up to Rolling Acres and then onto the Lake Minnewashta Regional Trail as well and I
know they re actively trying to find funds for that for those improvements and also extending a trail down on Bavaria Road on County Road 13 as well The Arboretum also is planning to
make substantial trail improvements Internal trail improvements to facilitate these regional
connections as well so we re working with the Arboretum on those type of improvements The
Carver County also is planning on a trail improvement on Trunk Highway 41 as early as this
summer That also includes a trail underpass on 41 basically at the entrance to Lake Minnewashta Parkway And then future trail improvements are also proposed along Trunk
Highway 5 south of Highway 5 into the Arboretum and that would be more of a partnership
between the Arboretum and the City of Chanhassen so granted there isn t a lot of trail
connections at this time in this area but now s staff feels now is the time to make those
improvements while Trunk Highway 5 is under construction and costs for those improvements are substantially less than doing the project as a stand alone project so Safety improvements are
also proposed in this area at Minnewashta Parkway and Lone Cedar Again shoulder
improvements are shown here in blue If you can see about 8 foot wide shoulder throughout this
area Highway 5 Local access to Lone Cedar Road is proposed to be restricted Cut off at this
time along with a driveway here on the east end of the project Local access would be provided through a frontage road and basically an extension of Cedar Lone Cedar Road and access would
then be provided back to 5 through Minnewashta Parkway Center line stripe This is a new
improvement component that MnDOT has been considering for projects new projects of this
type for safety reasons MnDOT again is proposing to install this center line rumble stripe
basically from approximately the Landscape Arboretum all the way into the city of Victoria and Commercial Avenue A goal again for this improvement is to reduce head on and opposing
direction side swipe crashes and MnDOT has some data statistics that they ve gathered over the
years where these improvements have taken place where they feel these type of improvements
help safety along these type of corridors where there is no center median So for the project
basically project costs are roughly about 7 6 million dollars This includes the bridge improvements the overlay and then all the other miscellaneous improvements associated with
the project The City did solicit for federal grants in conjunction with this project Two
particularly and in order for those projects to be included in this project some matching funds
local matching funds are needed as well so with that there s about a 70 000 match for safety
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improvements basically along Highway 5 from Minnewashta Parkway to Lone Cedar That
would include the shoulder improvements and the turn lane on Minnewashta Access management along this section of roadway too For that I m sorry the pavement management
fund is used for those improvements which is basically gas tax revenue and then also for the
pedestrian underpass at Minnewashta there s also a matching dollar amount of roughly over
110 000 and for that park dedication funds are proposed to be used for those improvements
Those funds are gathered through development fees at the time of platting so no general tax dollars are used for those type of improvements There is some indirect cost associated with
these improvements Roughly 30 000 for legal costs right of way costs and such and that s
included in the budget that staff has proposed And then also MnDOT is designing the project as
I mentioned Bidding the project out Administering the construction services at no cost to the
City which does which is a substantial savings as well So and currently we are meeting with several other agencies including City of Victoria the Arboretum and Carver County and help in
requesting some matching dollars to help offset some of the local costs for the underpass and the
improvements along 5 The safety improvements as well so working with those other agencies
on cost sharing right now As we move forward tonight we have the public hearing and council
will eventually need to pass a resolution consider passing a resolution approving disapproving th the improvements by June 27 If the council does not pass the resolution before that time the
improvements are considered approved and MnDOT will move ahead with the project The th bidding of the project is scheduled for January 27 of next year and construction is proposed to
start in April with substantial completion of the project of October of 2012 So with that if
there s any questions I can help I can try to answer Also MnDOT is here to answer any questions that you have and I would just request that a public hearing be held for this project at
this time
Mayor Furlong Okay thank you Questions for staff
Councilman Laufenburger I do have one
Mayor Furlong Councilman Laufenburger
Councilman Laufenburger Paul some of the early design there was a suggestion that there would be a rumble strip along the center as well as along the side of the pavement Do I
understand now that MnDOT or city engineers have said we re only doing the strip in the
middle is that correct
Paul Oehme That s correct We had discussions with MnDOT after we had the work session with council and that s correct They re only proposing the center line rumble stripe at this time
Councilman Laufenburger Stripe means that the rumble will be underneath the center line
marking is that correct
Paul Oehme Yep Well I can bring up that drawing
Councilman Laufenburger Okay
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Paul Oehme So it s basically underneath the paint stripe if you want to think about it that way
Councilman Laufenburger And when you talk about the Landscape Arboretum entrance it s the
existing entrance which is across from Crimson Bay Road is that correct
Paul Oehme Approximately
Councilman Laufenburger Approximately
Paul Oehme That s where the limits of the that rumble stripe is proposed
Councilman Laufenburger Alright The second question I have relates to the let s see I want to make sure I find it here I m quoting from your report The City is partnering with the
Arboretum to encourage the general public to utilize this facility Chanhassen residents will be
able to cross Trunk Highway 5 at Minnewashta Parkway with a safe grade separated connection
and gain access to the Arboretum at no cost So can pedestrians enter the Arboretum today at no
cost
Paul Oehme I think if they drive in there is a fee unless you re a member
Councilman Laufenburger But can pedestrians or bike riders enter at no cost today
Todd Hoffman Currently there s one pedestrian access on the Spring Peeper Meadow where
people who are not members can park and access some of the Arboretum facilities but at the
front gate they cannot there s no pedestrian access at present
Councilman Laufenburger So this is a new benefit to the Chanhassen residents is that correct
Todd Hoffman Correct
Councilman Laufenburger And this is the benefit that will be available to Chanhassen residents
into perpetuity
Todd Hoffman As far as we understand
Councilman Laufenburger Do we have that understanding from the folks at Arboretum too
Todd Hoffman Absolutely
Councilman Laufenburger Okay Alright thank you
Mayor Furlong And if I could add to that It s not exclusive to Chanhassen residents It would be available to anyone entering from pedestrian or bike or whether city of Victoria Chaska
Carver County residents Hennepin County residents as well I mean this is the State Minnesota
State Arboretum and they re encouraging people to arrive by different means than car
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Councilman Laufenburger Yeah
Mayor Furlong But it s a good point Am I correct Mr Hoffman
Todd Hoffman Absolutely you re correct Mr Mayor and what they feel is that once people
arrive by either bicycle or pedestrian or walking or running they re going to come back and
enjoy and support the Arboretum so they really see it as a positive opportunity The Arboretum is at the edge of our city and the edge of Victoria and Chaska for some time and they really see a
value in connecting in now with not just our public trail system but Victoria It s the Carver
County regional trail map that connects to this state facility and up from Chaska in the south as
well so all of those people have partnered together The Arboretum Victoria Chaska Carver
County to bring this plan together and the Arboretum s agreed that this is a good thing for their organization
Councilman Laufenburger Fantastic Thank you for that confirmation That s all I had Mr
Mayor
Mayor Furlong Thank you Other questions for staff at this time Councilwoman Ernst
Councilwoman Ernst Paul can you tell me one of the comments in here was it s staff s belief
that Carver County the City of Victoria and Minnesota Landscape Arboretum should help pay
for that underpass How sure are we that there s going to be some additional funds coming from these other areas
Paul Oehme Well Todd Hoffman and I have been meeting with those representatives actively
over the last year and a half I think so you know I m confident we re going to have some
matching dollars to help offset some of the local cost and to that extent I don t know because it hasn t gone through the process yet of being approved by their council or their boards yet so but
you know for example Carver County s improvements on Trunk Highway 41 you know the City
of Chanhassen is helping to offset some of those costs for those improvements so and we have a
history of partnering together on these type of projects so you know I m confident we re going
to see some cost sharing of costs on these projects To what level I don t know yet
Councilwoman Ernst So we don t have any kind of idea of what that might be
Paul Oehme Well I mean we we it s staff s belief that we should share in the cost equally
You know between the four parties The 25 for basically the underpass and then City of Victoria helps us out for some of the improvements along Highway 5 The safety improvements
since some of those improvements are within the city of Victoria s limits but at this point in time
we haven t had a any agreement agreed to yet in terms of cost sharing but we re actively
working towards that goal
Councilwoman Ernst Do we have any idea when we might see that
Paul Oehme Well by you know
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Councilwoman Ernst I thought we were pretty close the last time we
Paul Oehme Yeah I think we are You know I think we are but I think some of the other
agencies they still need to go through their CIP or their capital improvement plan and prioritize
some improvements that they have on their ledger so to what extent you know they will
participate in this project I don t know yet but like I said again I feel confident that we ll see some matching dollars or some other agencies participating in to help offset some of this local
costs
Councilwoman Ernst Okay thank you
Mayor Furlong Other questions for staff Mr Oehme the shoulder side there s mention in
your staff report about a the safety edge and maybe whether that s something I don t know if
you talked about that or someone from MnDOT can talk about that Is that the angled edge to
the pavement
Paul Oehme The safety edge Maybe the representative from MnDOT can address that
Mayor Furlong Okay Good evening
Nicole Peterson Mr Mayor council members I m Nicole Peterson with MnDOT engineer working with Carver and Scott Counties A safety edge is really just purely mostly a
construction method in which you described as 45 degree angle A lot of times you ll see when
they re laying down lifts of pavement has this kind of perpendicular and then they might bring in
aggregate and while that aggregate will tend to erode and create potholes and maintenance
challenges and then if the car happens to go off the road the tire gets you know kind of stuck They over correct and if they have they can construct it with this kind of angle to that
bituminous or that black pavement they are able to recover a little bit easier Maybe not cross
over the center line so it s you probably won t even see it because you know there ll still be
some gravel that comes into it but it ll just ease maintenance and make it a little safer
Mayor Furlong And that is being proposed at this point as recommended along the same section
of road here from basically the Arboretum entrance on the east side west through to Victoria
Nicole Peterson That s correct Wherever we don t have guard rail or curb we re proposing
safety edge
Mayor Furlong Okay Alright Thank you Let me ask has MnDOT seen some successes with
that Was there just been engineering studies or have they been using it for a while You may
never know how it the accident that didn t happen I guess but what sort of successes have you
seen
Nicole Peterson Mr Mayor council members it is something relatively new to Minnesota but
it is something that our traffic safety folks have worked with folks on a national level where it s
been implemented in other places and so I don t have examples of where near by that we ve been
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using it but it s something that we re comfortable in implementing on any of our new projects
where appropriate
Mayor Furlong Okay Okay so it s not unique to this project that you re looking at It s a new
standard new policy on the part of MnDOT
Nicole Peterson That s correct
Mayor Furlong To try to use those okay Alright very good Thank you The other question I
had was comments and Mr Oehme you talked about the that a signal is not being included at
this point at Minnewashta Parkway and Highway 5 I know that s something that our residents
would like to see and some of this council has supported But we also understand that MnDOT works with warrants and information Again whether this is a question for you or someone from
MnDOT There was a comment in the response in the report about the correctable crashes being
crashes at right angles and I guess I m curious about that and especially in a situation or an
intersection like this as it is now with Minnewashta and Highway 5 Anybody coming off
Minnewashta is turning either right or left and so there may not be a right angle opportunity as opposed to a four way intersection as many of those so I guess whether it s a question for you or
again someone from MnDOT in terms of the standards there for the warrants and how if they
look at them differently You know what they would look at Good evening sir
David Shin Good evening Mayor and council members My name is David Shin I m with MnDOT s traffic engineering office When we look at an intersection to look at for instance for
a signal we look at crash history pedestrian use the crashes the volumes and what we use is
guidelines developed by the Federal Highway Administration These warrants are based on
volumes for the major approaches which would be Trunk Highway 5 eastbound and westbound
and the minor approaches for Trunk Highway 5 These volumes are determined by the number of lanes approaching the intersection And when we counted these we looked at the turning
movements for the intersection and the approach volume We have been counting this in 2010
2008 We also took counts in 2003 The crash history at this intersection has been primarily the
traffic on 5 turning left onto Minnewashta About half of these crashes at this intersection are
related to those left turns And with this project we will be adding a left turn lane here which will be a great benefit to safety As when you brought up the right angle crashes due to without
having a we don t have a through lane here we looked at the crashes and the southbound traffic
turning left Crossing with another vehicle We counted that as a right angle
Mayor Furlong Okay
David Shin And in 3 years we looked at the crash history we found one correctable crash
which would give the right angle and going back 5 years to look for more correctable sorts of
crashes we found a total of 2 And for a signal to be considered for safety it would need 5 right
angle crashes in a 12 month period The types of crashes with a signal you would shift from right angles and you might create more rear end crashes An unwarranted signal you add
additional delay and drivers become frustrated You ve got increases in red light running Those
violations are high risk high severity crashes
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Mayor Furlong Thank you Mr Shin You also talked about the adding of the turn lanes and
maybe that s something I think from an experience standpoint I know in Chanhassen on Powers Boulevard which is a county road we added in left turn lanes too but the purpose there is to get
the turning vehicle out of the through lane of traffic is that correct
David Shin Yes
Mayor Furlong Okay
David Shin At this location it would provide for eastbound it would provide a safer refuge area
for vehicles and right now there is a bypass lane but this would dedicate a left lane and a through
lane People driving eastbound wouldn t have to shift over There wouldn t be any confusion about whether or not they should move over
Mayor Furlong Okay And there will also be turn lanes for westbound traffic is that correct
David Shin For the right turn yes
Mayor Furlong For the right turn okay And what about the turn lanes on Minnewashta
Parkway What s being added there for southbound Minnewashta Parkway
David Shin Southbound it s kind of a wide approach now but it will be striped to have a left and right turn lane
Mayor Furlong So there ll be an opportunity for cars to
David Shin To double up
Mayor Furlong To be next to each other One turning left one turning right
David Shin Yes
Paul Oehme Currently there s no opportunity for that because it s the curb and gutter Actually
it s just too narrow
Mayor Furlong Alright Okay very good Thank you Any other questions for staff at this
time I would like then to open up the public hearing and invite all interested parties to come forward and address the council on this matter If you d like to we may have some answers for
you tonight I m guessing some of the answers are more out there at this point but we ll
certainly try to get your answers answers to your questions this evening if we can or someone
will get back in touch with you So at this point I would open it up for public hearing and invite
people to come forward Good evening sir
Charles Anding My name is Charles Anding 6601 Minnewashta Parkway and I have my
comments written in case for staff and council and I ll leave copies back here for the audience if
anybody wants them First off I d like to thank city staff and the council for heading up the
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improvements at Trunk Highway 5 and the Parkway and that s where my concerns are Even
though this intersection falls directly within the city limits of Victoria in Paul s letter to Todd th dated April 11 2011 Paul states that the City of Victoria should help pay for matching funds on
these improvements Well shouldn t Chanhassen also send Victoria a bill for managing this
project because it falls within their jurisdiction I have trouble understanding why we re the
ones that are addressing this when that intersection is totally their s One of the stated
improvements at the parkway and 5 is the pedestrian tunnel Estimated matching funds for the tunnel we ve seen are 110 000 but this doesn t as I understand doesn t include any share of
utility upgrade costs that could be encountered and the grant application that we have requires up
to 245 000 in matching funds I know the number 110 is relatively uncertain at this point but
looks like we have a liability of up to 245 000 in matching funds with the federal government
providing up to a million dollars on this particular component of the project That s my understanding So I question why we need to spend so much money for a tunnel that goes
where Currently there s no connection and who s going to use this tunnel There is as we ve
noted no pedestrian traffic now to the Arboretum at this intersection There is an old road bed
that s east of the parkway that ends close to the Arboretum parking lots but there is no trail
connection The Arboretum apparently states that they want to provide ungated no cost access to their property and a trail system to the local residents This has never been allowed by the
Arboretum previously and I would ask and I m not sure because there was this discussion do
we have that in writing that they would provide this to us at no cost That seems paramount to
me It s implied this access will be provided when the current residents on the farm property
across from the parkway my understanding is that the Arboretum owns that property but are allowing the folks that live there to stay until they decide to leave and at that point then that they
would address their new access and their trail systems and so on so how many years out is that
It s at this juncture signals are not part of the current upgrade At that juncture when they do
their upgrades that s when these signals might be warranted Why then at this time can t we
simply have pedestrian crosswalks Now we have pedestrian crosswalks at Trunk Highway 5 and 41 at Trunk Highway 41 and Highway 7 and many other major intersections within our city
And those intersections have much more pedestrian traffic than this intersection ever will have
I ve not seen any studies published indicating future pedestrian traffic that would warrant such
an expenditure as we re looking at So I would ask the council to exercise fiduciary
responsibility and back away from these tunnel costs It s difficult to understand how we can anticipate making these expenditures when city state and federal budgets are in such strain
today Now please indulge me while I speak to the turn lane improvements and the continuing
lack of signals Back in the 90 s when the parkway was upgraded from a residential street to a
trunk highway connector requiring curbs and no parking restrictions we were told that we d
have signals in place on Trunk Highway 5 within a few years of the completion of that project and then at Highway 7 a few years after that Until this point all we ve gotten is the bypass lane
on Highway 5 and we did get turn lanes on Highway 7 While the turn lanes will be a major
improvement at 5 and the parkway they will certainly not eliminate nor likely reduce the
accidents Though we have these turn lanes on Highway 7 and the parkway we continue to have
accidents there I ve seen head on s T bones Rollovers Boats knocked off of trailers And other less damaging accidents at the intersection If I m not mistaken I think we ve had one
death there in the last few years For sure we had one kid with a severed hand and along with all
the other various injuries that we ve encountered I know the State has their requirement for
signals being put in place but just how much carnage do we need as residents to go through
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before something gets done about getting these signals Just this morning just this morning
another crash at Highway 7 and the parkway Three vehicles Personal injury accident What can I say And let s not forget all the residents crossing Trunk Highway 7 at Minnewashta
Parkway to gain access to Cathcart and the regional trail system along the old rail bed In
addition to saving the cost on this tunnel I also ask that the City Council work with Victoria to
continue putting pressure on the State for signal improvements at these intersections And I
thank you for your time
Mayor Furlong Thank you Let s try to address some of his questions if we can Mr Oehme I
don t know if you tried to take a list Maybe you did too
Paul Oehme I think I got most of them Starting from the intersection and the underpass specifically Granted the trail underpass is in the City of Victoria s jurisdiction However shown
on this map here s the basically the city limits of Chanhassen and Victoria s right here and
here s the underpass There is a substantial amount of Chanhassen residents that utilize this
access Much more so than city of Victoria residents to get to their properties so at the staff level
and last year when we when the council authorized the City to put these grant applications together you know for safety and for the underpass we thought it would be in our best in the
City of Chanhassen s best interest to make these improvements at this time because of the
amount of city of Chanhassen traffic residents that utilize this intersection And you know we
are again we are trying to work with the City of Victoria to help offset some of the cost for these
improvements and we ll leave it at that For the underpass and the intersection let s see intersection improvements here again underpass on Minnewashta Parkway as Charles indicated
the property to the south here is currently owned by the Arboretum and there is a some residents
that live in this house at this time I think at you know when those residents move out I know
that the Arboretum is interested in making that connection roadway connection into the
Arboretum and potentially making that one of their entrance points Or at least help offset some of the traffic to the main entrance point so in terms of timing and when that access would
eventually be built I cannot say at this time but I know you know MnDOT and City of
Chanhassen Victoria we have designed this intersection to easily utilize or easily add that south
leg into the intersection when the Arboretum is ready to make those improvements so kind of
staging for the next the next improvement of the intersection So with that if there s any I guess
Mayor Furlong Yeah Mr Hoffman
Todd Hoffman Mayor Furlong members of the council I d like to talk a little bit about the overall planning for trails and both the local system and the regional system in this area and how
that changed over time The Arboretum was not always interested in connecting their facility to
the public trail system That sentiment has changed and they re wholeheartedly involved in
bringing pedestrians to their facility They d be glad to put that in writing for the community and
for the project It s just not something that has been necessary through our current conversations They re excited about this connection Their new director is very excited about
these connections This planning has been going on for over a dozen years I would say to
connect the Arboretum to the communities by pedestrians Chanhassen and bicyclists
Chanhassen has matured to the edge of our community and so our public trail system s expanded
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as we ve continued to grow within our community through development and then through
outright trail development projects themselves The original plan along Highway 5 was to connect the trail just on the highway itself and so you would connect along Highway 5 east to
west along that connection To the County s credit through their 2030 comprehensive planning
they really started taking a look at isn t this better if we just take that public trail through the
center of the Arboretum What an experience that would be The Arboretum listened The City
of Chanhassen listened Victoria listened and we got together and we talked about that and they said yes it s not currently part of our plan at the Arboretum but we d be glad to bring that on
board Take a look at that secondary access at Minnewashta Parkway When that happens as far
as vehicles Today when the pedestrian underpass is constructed at this intersection if that
comes to bear there s a perfectly fine old road bed It s the old Highway 5 road bed that will
allow direct connection pedestrian access today until the Arboretum finishes their other improvements to connect pedestrians into the Arboretum And then also to the east along
Highway 5 that section of trail needs to be constructed as well through a joint project with the
community and the Arboretum And then there s talk about another underpass at that location
Lifetime Fitness or other partners State of Minnesota we ve had discussions with them So this
is not just local but really regionally and statewide significance I think to make this connection It s going to take you from the Lake Minnetonka LRT trail Folks from all over the metropolitan
area are going to take advantage of this Make that connection down across Highway 5 into the
Arboretum Spend their day in the Arboretum One thing that I ve been most impressed about
with our conversations with them is they understand that their current membership would like to
leave their cars at home on a Saturday from all sorts of places over the metropolitan area and take a day to bicycle with their family to the Arboretum and spend time there Do that for not
only recreation but fitness and other reasons to patronize the Arboretum So the trail would
come off of Highway 5 The regional trail The local trail and come into the Arboretum
They re fully on board with that We just couldn t be more excited I don t think as a park
commissioner as a community to make that connection or to work on that connection to plan for those connections to that facility
Mayor Furlong Thank you Mr Oehme I m sorry No
Councilman McDonald Mr Mayor I ve got a question if I could follow up on this particular area
Mayor Furlong Certainly
Councilman McDonald I ve seen plans for Highway 5 from 41 on out where they re looking at improving it to 4 lanes If they do that what happens to the tunnel at this point I mean is that
going to be something that then it s got to be redone or is that taking all of that into account so
that there would be no impact on it at that time or
Paul Oehme Yeah we ll work with MnDOT on that specific question and do we need to build that tunnel for the ultimate 4 lane design and what s currently planned is to extend the tunnel out
wider longer than it needs to be at this time to accommodate 4 lane design in the future so so
the head walls and the retaining walls and all the infrastructure that s going to be built at this
time won t have to be removed or redone in the future if and when that 4 lane design is built
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Councilman McDonald Okay And then the other thing about right now the tunnel to you know going to nowhere Did I hear you correctly that what this will hook up to I mean I m
familiar with the old road bed and everything you re talking about because doesn t sometimes
the Arboretum when they get an overflowed and I forget what the event is isn t that their back
or secondary entrance
Todd Hoffman Not this particular location
Councilman McDonald Okay so I m thinking of the wrong spot then
Todd Hoffman That s on the south side of the Arboretum This road s currently in place They utilize it for a variety of activities Most recently some maintenance activities but it s perfectly
serviceable as a walkway
Councilman McDonald Okay so it will make a connection to at least the trail network within
the Arboretum itself
Todd Hoffman Correct
Paul Oehme If you look on this drawing that I have up Councilmember McDonald here s the
existing gravel road as it exists today So the underpass will and the trail will eventually tie into that That gravel roadway
Councilman McDonald Okay And then at that time when the Arboretum decides to connect up
the trails that s when they ll also look at an entrance there and that s when as I understand
maybe then MnDOT would be willing to consider signals at that intersection
Paul Oehme Yeah councilmember Again it s based on warrants and depending upon how
much traffic is directed towards this intersection and how much is utilized of the general public
a signal might be warranted at that point in time so But you know based upon the existing
traffic patterns out here we hope that if you know most all the traffic is directed to this intersection in the future that a signal may be warranted
Councilman McDonald Okay thank you
Councilman Laufenburger Mr Mayor
Mayor Furlong Yes
Councilman Laufenburger I m hearing a few different qualifying words When the tunnel is
built the south end of the tunnel will connect with a trail or a serviceable road for walkway
Paul Oehme The trail will be extended to a gravel roadway
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Councilman Laufenburger Okay So the Arboretum is making plans for when this tunnel is
complete there will be a purple road that people will be able to follow on their bikes or walk that will take them to the Arboretum parking lot
Todd Hoffman Absolutely
Councilman Laufenburger Thank you
Mayor Furlong And I guess to follow up on that The trail if you go back to the picture that
aerial view The red and yellow dash line there the future Arboretum trail extension Mr
Hoffman is the Arboretum working on plans for those internal trails right now
Todd Hoffman They have plans for walk trails
Mayor Furlong Okay
Todd Hoffman And the new director is out working with potential funding donors Donors to build the new improvements for both pedestrians and vehicles so they have that plan developed
currently
Mayor Furlong So this is something that and based on your conversations with them is
certainly something that they re committed to doing and making this very usable entrance to the Arboretum Thank you Alright In terms of taking the leadership on this project I mean Mr
Anding is right in that the intersection itself is physically in the city of Victoria but typically to
move forward with these funding requests to go through the process to gain funds and it s a
competitive process is that correct
Paul Oehme That s correct yeah
Mayor Furlong And help explain a little bit where the federal dollars who are we competing
against or who do these projects compete against
Paul Oehme Everybody in the metro area more or less I can t remember how many
applications were submitted but you know we competed against the City of Bloomington
Minneapolis City of Minneapolis Carver County most of the counties in the metro area Seven
county metro area here submitted a application
Mayor Furlong For these types of
Paul Oehme For these types of transportation enhancements yeah
Mayor Furlong Either transportation enhancements in the roadway or the trail improvements
Paul Oehme Exactly Yeah these trail improvements they called it a transportation
enhancement category for more pedestrian mobility type projects Yeah it s very competitive
application solicitation process that it goes through It s sponsored by the it s with federal
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dollars but it s sponsored it s through the Metropolitan Council who looks at the applications
Rates them Scores them and then eventually recommends them to the Metropolitan Board for approval so yeah we re just fortunate to receive the money for the underpass
Mayor Furlong So by when you say scoring them they re looking at it in terms of I assume a
technical merit score and comparative to other other similar types of projects across the region
Paul Oehme Exactly There s numerous categories that they rate in terms of how well it
competes in a regional basis How significant it is in terms of the improvements for the area
What kind of benefits the improvements would make on the surrounding community and the
region so all those type of things are included in the scoring of these type of applications
Mayor Furlong And typically when an application goes forward is it a single government unit
that is the lead in terms of the application
Paul Oehme Exactly There has to be one governing agency to sponsor to lead the application
to basically sign off on and moving the application through the process so we were just in the position to make that application at that time versus Victoria
Mayor Furlong And in terms of the 41 trail and that underpass into Minnewashta Parkway now
that s a joint project or it s a joint project between the City and the County but the County took
the lead on that one
Paul Oehme That s correct Yeah the County took the lead on that project
Mayor Furlong Okay
Councilman McDonald If I could Mr Mayor wouldn t this be a higher priority project for us
than it would for Victoria
Paul Oehme I mean that s kind of the way the staff looked at it too When we look at where the
boundaries are for the city of Victoria versus city of Chanhassen there s a lot more residents that are going to be benefitting from these improvements in the city of Chanhassen Who live in this
immediate area than just one small development in city of Victoria so
Councilman McDonald Right because this intersection s been a project for a number of years
and if we re going to get it fixed wouldn t it make sense for us to push for the development of it so we can control the schedule a little bit better
Paul Oehme That s correct We can control the schedule We can control the improvements
What potentially is being proposed We were just you know we had somebody had to take a
lead in sponsoring and promoting and moving those applications moving the those type of improvements along so we just when we talked to Victoria we seemed to be in better position to
make the applications
Councilman McDonald Okay thank you
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Councilwoman Tjornhom If I could just add too
Mayor Furlong Councilwoman Tjornhom
Councilwoman Tjornhom What you were discussing earlier Talking about the bid process and
just how fortunate we are to actually have this project going on I sit on the TAB Board and there are hundreds of projects submitted and very few are actually accepted and we re competing
with Maple Grove with Plymouth with Anoka People all over the seven metro county area and
so I m always very excited when I look on the grid and I see what MnDOT has decided to
approve or not approve or score high or not score high because when I see Carver County on
there or Chanhassen I know that we re very fortunate and it s due to the staff s diligent work with the report they submit and also I think just for our needs I mean this is a major intersection
that has major problems and so we are very fortunate though in a perfect world we d probably
have stop lights and we ve have four lanes and it would be wonderful but it s not a perfect world
and so this is pretty close to it and I think we are going to see a lot of benefit Not only from
safety and mobility but also just recreation so I think we re very fortunate as a community to have this project coming forward
Mayor Furlong Thank you
Todd Gerhardt Mayor council members
Mayor Furlong Yeah
Todd Gerhardt I just want to make sure everybody understands that we have not designed this
intersection in a vacuum Paul and Todd have met with the Victoria representatives on multiple occasions The Mayor myself and Paul met with their mayor and administrator to talk about
benefits to Victoria for the trail underpass and also the turn lanes They have approximately 38
homes in this area that will benefit from the trail and these improvements and they really care
about those homes and future homes that may come into that area so they re doing their due
diligence They re going to hold the same hearing in Victoria that we re holding here today and listen to their residents and what their thoughts and desires are so they ve been included They
have a consulting engineer that does sit in on these meetings so they have expended money and
reviewed the plans and have endorsed it Whenever we can provide an opportunity for a barrier
free access When I say barrier free not at grade we should take advantage of those and I think
that s why this grant was so successful and providing safe access to all the residents that live to the north and future residents in Victoria with their trail system
Mayor Furlong Okay thank you Let s continue with the public hearing and other people that
would like to provide comment Good evening sir
Kelly Dunn Hello My name is Kelly Dunn I live on Mill Creek Lane which is off of Kings
Road and which is off of Minnewashta Parkway I did witness
Mayor Furlong What is your address
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Kelly Dunn 7001 Mill Creek Lane I did witness the t bone that happened this morning on Highway 7 as I was trying to take my commute as I work in Bloomington so I have to go out of
my way to get onto Highway 7 because I purposely avoid Highway 5 because I label it as
commuter roulette in the morning so you re sitting there waiting for the non stop traffic to do
Basically a lot of people avoid it I see a lot of people at times I do it do U turns just because
they re waiting there and it s currently not wide enough for like the school buses to go around cars if they re trying to turn right and you turn left so long term would support the stop light I
realize at this point that may not be practical On a different side just the access to the Lake
Minnetonka regional trail would be a major benefit Our family as we try to bike sometimes we
go on Highway 5 and you feel like you re on the shoulder you re hoping nobody runs into you
on a regular day Otherwise we have to go all the way up where like Cathcart field is in Shorewood or we can ride on Highway 7 for a little bit so this to have a separated trail would be
a major thing Another concern for our part of the city is that we are isolated from the rest of the
trail systems within the city The Minnewashta Parkway has high utilization The north side on
whatever that trail is called on the north side of the lake gets a large number of hiker or bikers
dog walkers joggers the whole thing so I m sure that the pedestrian traffic if it could get linked into the Arboretum as well as to the west in Victoria would be a very major connection because
you can then get into the Lake Minnetonka trail so I just wanted to say some support I m glad
to see this hopefully moving onto the next step and I think it will be a good benefit to the
community
Mayor Furlong Thank you Others who would like to provide comment at the public hearing
Please Good evening
Laurie Gauer Good evening I m Laurie Gauer I live at 3820 Lone Cedar Lane Our access is
going to be closed off which has good and bad to it We knew that was going to be happening sometime in the future We re right at that entrance onto 5 My main concern is with the access
onto 5 This morning just getting on I luckily to go to work take a right hand turn to go out to
Glencoe but so coming down today there were I think 3 cars lined up at Lone Cedar trying to
take a left so I figured that d be a long wait for me to take a right so I went over to the parkway
and there were 9 cars waiting there and I could finally after about you know there were just 3 left I could kind of squeeze over there so that will be a huge improvement to have that widen but
I am still concerned with the lack of signals there Like the gentleman earlier said when the
parkway was improved they had talked about you know a stop light there and at 7 within the near
future so we ve been waiting for 20 years or however long that s been And I know for those of
us who have teenagers learning to drive it s a hope and a prayer every morning that they can make that turn onto 5 if they re taking a left So I would like you know the State to consider
those signals a little more carefully I guess Not waiting for 5 serious accidents to happen in 12
months before that happens so I guess that s it I m excited about the trail improvements I m
not sure about the cost of the underpass I mean I guess I would rather see signals at parkway
and 5 with a crosswalk but I understand you know the funding issues and stuff and I m excited about those so
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Mayor Furlong Okay thank you Ms Gauer Appreciate it Mr Oehme or Mr Hoffman
comments about the funding and is the funding for the underpass available to put towards funding for signals
Paul Oehme No it s not It s a separate funding source for the underpass We cannot use the
money for the underpass to go towards a signal if it was warranted
Mayor Furlong Alright For MnDOT representatives we might even get 5 volunteers for some
serious crashes here this evening And not that I m advocating that please so please yeah
Yeah I m not advocating that Thank you
Lynn Clarkowski Hello Mr Mayor and council members My name is Lynn Clarkowski and I m the MnDOT Metro District South Area Manager for Carver Scott and Dakota counties and I
guess you know on the good and the bad side It is while David mentioned the crash warrant for
a signal is 5 correctable crashes and you ve only had 1 correctable crash that a signal would
actually help There have been certainly many tragedies near this intersection and unfortunately
they ve actually been slightly west of the intersection Run off the roads that that safety edge will help in the future Shoulders will help in the future and many good benefits of this project
I guess the good news is MnDOT installs very few signals based on the crash warrant so it
happens very infrequently that you will have that many tragedies of 5 per year and more often
then not it is going to be the volume warrant and for the case of Minnewashta you have grown
by about I think it s 27 over the last 6 years at that on the Minnewashta leg so it has been growing in volume but when you look at a trunk highway like 5 that s 20 000 ADT on the main
line we have to consider all of the commuters and everybody that takes Trunk Highway 5 that
has to have delay every time you run a 2 minute signal cycle and just to point out a safety crash
for you all to consider because I know my friends my family everybody thinks signals make
everything safer and I just want the public to understand that in the past 3 years of signalized intersections just the Twin Cities metro area alone there have been 54 fatal crashes and 503
injury crashes at signalized intersections so 25 of the fatal s that are happening in the metro
area are at signals right now so we tell you that you trade crashes for right angles You do get
more rear end crashes and on a high speed roadway like Highway 5 if you re rear ended at 50
miles an hour at a signal by somebody not paying attention you re going to have a serious injury and we don t take that lightly when we study the benefits of signals They have to be offset
You know the con s really need to be offset by the positives that we re trading so right now we
saw one correctable crash that was a right angle that a signal would have helped somebody
And two when you look 5 years back so we really are monitoring Highway 5 We really do care
about safety and that s why we ve worked so hard with Paul and with the City and all of our partners Victoria to try to work on this package that we could add left turn lanes that will make
it safer Do shoulder widening Add the center line rumbles Increase the safety for pedestrians
and all that will help It will set it up for a signal It will be ready so that when those cross street
volumes do increase most likely it will be triggered by volume and not by crashes because
almost in all cases it s not the crash warrant that s putting in signals in the metro area
Mayor Furlong And I think that s that s a good point that the lanes that will be created here
that intersection will be ready for a signal
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Lynn Clarkowski That s correct You won t have to make
Mayor Furlong With regard to the existing turn lanes if it continues
Lynn Clarkowski Very few adjustments yes
Mayor Furlong Right And one of the components of and Ms Gauer talked about the restriction of Lone Cedar and currently there are a few cars accessing there this morning By as
I understand it by eliminating that access those vehicles most likely will go over to Minnewashta
Parkway which increases that cross volume which gets you closer to warranting that signal so
part of it is in that as I understand in that design as well What we re hearing here is something
that from residents tonight as I know you re aware of too is that people avoid the intersection and go north to Highway 7 and come back down in some cases back down 41 to go east on 5
and that s all part of it and I know that you re aware of these things
Lynn Clarkowski That s right
Mayor Furlong And we appreciate the work that you re doing and the work that you re doing
with our city engineers and other staff so
Lynn Clarkowski Thank you
Mayor Furlong The other thing I will say too is while you re here I know that the funding here
was set up to be received in the 2013 2014 cycle Am I correct on that
Paul Oehme That s correct
Mayor Furlong And because these improvements were planned for Highway 5 the overlay and
such in 2012 I want to thank MnDOT for agreeing to advance these improvements for the lane
improvements and the underpass that we re considering here this evening so we can interrupt
traffic flow with one season of construction rather than 2 or perhaps 3 so thank you for your
work on that We appreciate it
Lynn Clarkowski That s correct It will all be finished in the summer of 2012 and we re
bringing together several different funding pots and projects and funding years and trying to
package it all together into one series of improvements Very good point
Mayor Furlong Yes
Todd Gerhardt Lynn isn t there also dollars set aside to look at the signalization at the different
intersections along Highway 5
Lynn Clarkowski There is that is correct So it will actually be happening towards the later
part of the 2012 construction season where I m trying to think what other trunk highways are
happening Isn t Highway 7 I think is happening right now where their signals are being re
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coordinated to make them all operate more efficiently together and that process will happen to
Highway 5 as well throughout your city from Highway 41 all the way to the east to 494
Todd Gerhardt That study can you kind of explain what s taken into account there I think one
of the issues I hear the residents talking about is not having enough gaps from Rolling Acres to
41 to allow people to make a left hand turn off of Minnewashta
Lynn Clarkowski Certainly they look at timing plans throughout a study like that but I think
one important unique characteristic of that kind of project is right now many of you are aware
the freeway instrumentation that MnDOT does on our freeway system 212 has that where we
have high technology The cameras and traditionally for the past decade that s only been on
freeways and we re now bringing that down to the arterial level for arterial at grade highways that are busier Major volume principal arterials and the first one we did just 2 years ago now
was on Highway 13 in Savage and Burnsville which is a very high volume 4 lane expressway
Well Highway 5 of course is in that magnitude of traffic volumes so when this project comes
through in 2012 with our ITS folks our Intelligence Transportation designers they re going to
actually add the technology with automatic instrumentation and cameras at the signals that they can operate at all of the intersections more efficiently And make adjustments much quicker
Todd Gerhardt And you also mentioned rear end s at the intersections at signalized
intersections Do you know what the percentage is where people have run red lights on those
intersections because that s some of the worst ones we ve seen along Highway 5 is not so much the person that stops in front of you but it s the individual crossing and then the cross car t
boning each other
Lynn Clarkowski That s right I apologize I don t have that figure you know off the top of my
head but I do know just as a general rule of thumb when we put in a signal we re going to trade off our right angle crashes that are so severe for many times over the rear end crashes at those
signalized intersections And you re right some of the red light runners the fatalities that I
mentioned to you at signalized intersections those would be happening again because people are
running lights and abusing signals in some of those cases
Todd Gerhardt I constantly tell my son just because it s green doesn t mean go
Lynn Clarkowski I tell my teenager the same
Councilman Laufenburger Mr Mayor I have a question
Mayor Furlong Yes
Councilman Laufenburger Is it Miss Clarkowski is that right
Lynn Clarkowski That s correct
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Councilman Laufenburger Call you Lynn is that alright You introduced the concept of 212
What studies has MnDOT done to show traffic shifting from Highway 5 to 212 from western like Victoria and Waconia Do you have any statistics on that
Lynn Clarkowski I do We do and your Trunk Highway 5 in the area of Minnewashta just 2
years ago I m trying to think 3 years ago that highway before 212 opened Highway 5 carried
in the upper 20 s so 27 28 000 ADT and we did counts last year had dropped to 20 000 so it s had a significant drop and redistribution of really the whole western Carver County highway
system that has been transitioning from 5 to 212 and certainly there is still a lot of volume on 5
There always will be from the destinations of Victoria and Waconia to the west but certainly
there has been a major shift from 5 to 212 and see a significant drop
Councilman Laufenburger Just to follow up to that But the warrants that you use to justify a
signal relate less to the traffic on Highway 5 but more to the traffic entering from Minnewashta
is that correct
Lynn Clarkowski They do relate on the cross street but because there was so much of a traffic shift and less volume on Highway 5 you have a great percentage of the minor versus the major
roadways so in comparison to before 212 opened the new section opened the warrants number
of hours of warrants met have gone up because of the drop on Highway 5 Because you re
needing a higher percentage now so because of that major traffic shift the number of hours met
used to be 0 to 1 and now it s 2 and 4 hours are get closer so it has been improving and that s because the major volume the 5 volume on the major leg has gone down
Councilman Laufenburger Okay Have you done any studies to show how many cars are going
from the Minnewashta area to Highway 7 and if you added that traffic to going to Highway 5
might that warrant a signal
Lynn Clarkowski The number of hours met on 7 and Minnewashta is actually slightly less than
5 and Minnewashta Minnewashta s carrying about 2 000 ADT Yeah 1 850 ADT right now so
we do monitor both 7 and Minnewashta and 5 and Minnewashta and 5 and Minnewashta is
actually meeting more hours of warrant than 7 and Minnewashta is right now
Councilman Laufenburger But we re certainly hearing antidotally from residents that they
would rather make a right turn going east on Highway 7 than a left turn going east on Highway
5 especially during morning rush hour My guess is that they probably return home from the
cities going west on Highway 5 Make a right turn onto Minnewashta rather than go west on Highway 7 and make a left turn and risk getting as Mr Anding says a t bone of some sort
Lynn Clarkowski I would probably make those same decisions myself
Councilman Laufenburger Okay thank you
Mayor Furlong Thank you
Lynn Clarkowski Thank you
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Mayor Furlong Others that would like to provide comment on the during the public comment period here Anyone else this evening Okay Would it be appropriate to either continue or to
close the public hearing
Paul Oehme I would recommend we close the public hearing if you so choose
Mayor Furlong Okay At that point then if no one else would like to speak on this I would ask
for a motion from council to close the public hearing
Councilwoman Ernst So moved
Mayor Furlong Thank you Is there a second
Councilman McDonald Second
Mayor Furlong Made and seconded Any discussion
Councilwoman Ernst moved Councilman McDonald seconded to close the public hearing
on Trunk Highway 5 improvement Project from Trunk Highway 41 to CR 11 in Victoria
All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5 to 0
Mayor Furlong No action this evening is required for the council on this This will be coming
back to us I want to thank city staff and the staff from MnDOT for being with you this evening
and also the residents that participated Your comments have been noted not only in the record
but by staff and by members of the council and as we continue to think about and discuss these
improvements we will keep those in mind as well If you have other questions or comments or if you think of something after the meeting certainly feel free to get in touch with Mr Oehme at
City Hall and again this process will be going on here for the next couple of months so thank you
very much
UPDATE ON THE CHANHASSEN HILLS WATERMAIN BREAK AND SEWER BACKUP EVENT
Mayor Furlong Mr Gerhardt quick update from our last meeting
th Todd Gerhardt Sure Mayor City Council members At our March 28 City Council meeting staff was asked to bring back additional information specifically correspondence that city staff
has had with Travelers Included in the packet is the information that we ve either sent to
Travelers by email or by mail If there s any questions that the mayor or council have staff is
ready to answer them
Mayor Furlong Okay Any questions for staff Councilman McDonald I know you had asked
for some additional information Did you get what you were looking for and any thoughts or
comments
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Councilman McDonald As far as what I had asked for from staff I m very satisfied that I got
what I asked for That s satisfactory at this point I have no further requests of staff at this time I m fine Mr Mayor
Mayor Furlong Councilwoman Ernst you all set
Councilwoman Ernst I got what I need
Mayor Furlong Okay thank you I guess then at this point we ll pick it up where we left off
and that is discussion and comments by members of the council with regard to the matter that s
before us this evening Councilwoman Ernst
Councilwoman Ernst Sure While we meet again since our last meeting I have asked staff for
approximately 14 different documents and that is in addition many of those were in addition to
the 9 that we had asked them for Included in this documentation were verbal conversations that
occurred with Travelers Questions that were asked by Travelers and the responses from our
staff And also we had many pictures and they were showing the breaks of where these occurred and in since 2001 I believe that we ve had 12 water line breaks in these areas Probably a
quarter of a mile within the Chanhassen Hills area There was speculation from some of the
residents that Travelers did not receive all the information from staff I personally contacted
Travelers to ask clarifying questions but also to make sure that they had received everything that
staff was giving us and I actually forwarded this documentation to say do you have this and the response in all cases was yes They had all the information including the water break and where
these occurred and how many there were I would also like to note that since 2003 we ve
received or there have been approximately 5 instances where we ve had sewer backup Granted
not all of them have been identical but there were zero dollars paid to these homeowners with
the exception of one There was one homeowner that was or I m sorry Seven homeowners that were paid 67 000 but this was paid by the insurance company It wasn t paid out of the City
coffers Within a short period of time a week and a half because I know all of you wanted
resolution You wanted to know where we were with all of this The last week and a half I ve
sifted through all this documentation and I ve asked a ton of questions A ton of questions to
staff and they ve been very responsive so thank you for all the information that you ve provided I know really what I was looking for was something that would raise a red flag for me to say
you know this we have a gap here and quite honestly I didn t find it So really what it comes
down to is we re back to my original comments from the previous meeting and that is you know
if we re responsible we should pay But it should come from our insurance company and since
you the residents don t feel that this denial is fair is a fair ruling I again I recommend that you follow the process that s in place and even though this is a very difficult decision for me to
make I feel that it is the right thing to do for all of our residents in the city of Chanhassen
Mayor Furlong Thank you Other comments Mr McDonald
Councilman McDonald Well I too wanted to get some more answers to some of this but you
know I was looking for some other other things Yeah I knew about the watermain breaks but
this was an unusual circumstance that really no one can really tag to the fact that there was
anything wrong with the water pipes That s not been proven It was a frost induced incident
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The ground moved The pipe snapped That s nothing that the City can control It s not as
though we had a bad pipe and the thing just gave out That hasn t been proven so what I m also back to at this point is that you know at this time there is a process that can be followed We
have done our job as far as helping to facilitate a claim to the insurance carrier who has found
that the City did not do anything wrong If you disagree with that then it is up to you as a
resident to pursue it to the next level You know this really bothers me by having to say that I
can t give you any money because I understand the depth of the loss but you know the City is not an insurance company It s as simple as that Think of it in terms of if it had happened in a
different neighborhood and they were asking for 250 000 It d come out of your pocket How
would you feel about that I mean we have to be fair across the entire city and you know unless
the City is at fault I can t justify opening up the City s bank accounts and releasing money To
do so right now would have to would necessitate an increase in utility rates to cover the amount of money that we re talking about or it would necessitate giving up something else That s not
fair to the City so what I want to hold this up for I was looking for a fair solution but I m afraid
there isn t one There is no extra pot of money within the City where we can reach in and pull
out and say here we ll make you whole from your loss It just it isn t there And one of the
reasons it s not there is because the messages that we have gotten from the residents is you ve got to cut taxes You ve got to be lean You ve got to be efficient and that s what we ve been
trying to do for the past couple years We don t run big slush funds We try to keep everybody s
taxes low and we did reduce them the last go around and we ll try to reduce them again the
coming go around but the City just doesn t have the money and it s not fair to the other residents
to reach into their pockets and to pay for you all s loss unless the City is at fault at which point the City will pay but for right now from everything I ve seen and read and looked at I can t see
where the City did anything wrong I think one of the gentleman that was in here last time also
brought up what Edina had done I re read through all of their notes and stuff and I guess there s
been some conversations as to what was going on there That evidently had some serious
impact upon the City of Edina Yeah they gave out money but they also had a problem with where does it come from so I mean yes it would be nice to give the residents money but we re
not FEMA You know we just don t have those kind of funds and we just can t do it I m sorry
You know the next step in the process is if you disagree with all of this and the findings of the
insurance company then your remedy lies with the court system So I too would not vote for
anything tonight to continue this
Mayor Furlong Okay Alright thank you Mr McDonald Councilwoman Tjornhom any
thoughts or comments
Councilwoman Tjornhom Well my thoughts and comments I guess haven t changed from the last time we met together A bad thing happened and it s human nature for us all to figure out
who s to blame You re certainly not to blame You were home on a Sunday evening watching
TV doing homework minding your own business and your basements were destroyed and that s
a terrible thing And of course because it is such a terrible thing you know we need to rationalize
it and figure out who s to blame And so because of those situations that s when insurance companies were I believe born to do We bought insurance We buy insurance for these
accidents when no one can point a finger at anybody and insurance company are then supposed
to be the one you can point at and say you know please take care of us This happened It s not
my fault It s not your fault but still we have to pay for it Who s going to pay for it
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Unfortunately our insurance company decided that it was not the City s fault and I m not an
attorney and I m not in the insurance business I m a council member and so you are now asking me as a council member to do something exceptional which would be to write checks for an
undisclosed amount for something that really wasn t the residents fault And because of that I
can t do that I agree with Councilman McDonald that at this point I believe it s beyond myself
or the council to determine what happens next but I don t feel comfortable writing checks out of
the residents bank account for something that wasn t the City s fault and so if money if I could pay you in sympathy I would I m so sorry I understand what you re going through It s a
terrible thing and I wish resolve for you and I hope that at some point there will be closure and
there will be some sort of way for you guys to put back your basements and continue on So at
this point too I m not comfortable with taking any action
Mayor Furlong Okay thank you Councilman Laufenburger
Councilman Laufenburger Mr Mayor I believe this the opinion I m about to express is a
minority opinion but I think it needs to be said so I will share it
Mayor Furlong Please do
Councilman Laufenburger I was prepared to introduce a resolution tonight but I can see that
that resolution will not gain support However there s a couple of things that I would like to
point out While it s been expressed by some of the residents that they would like to be made whole I don t think that s the majority of the residents in this area I think they re looking for a
response from the City that perhaps a measured response but they would like some response to
the affirmative from the City And with all due respect to Councilman McDonald I don t think
that this is an event that would be a or excuse me I don t believe a payment to these residents
would be described as a taxable event I believe that a fair way to approach this is the way the City of Edina did it Is to reimburse up to a specific amount so we would know the limit that the
City would pay on this but up to a specific amount out of the utility fund and as Mr Gerhardt
pointed out last week a payment of 2 500 per resident may or may not increase the utility bill in
the next year I think to Councilwoman Tjornhom s comment we can have closure tonight It s
possible for us to make a decision to for closure tonight And as our counsel has said to us in the past we can do anything we want It may not be defensible but we do know that based on
council s opinion from 2 weeks ago we can make payment in the interest of public health and
public safety So my last comment is really related to the argument that the citizens best
opportunity for reimbursement falls in letting the process play out I think that s flawed First of
all despite the Judges order in the reconciliation court on the matter on Grey Fox Curve which we now have information Travelers will be appealing that decision to District Court and I
believe Mr Gerhardt it has been accepted by District Court is that correct
Todd Gerhardt That s correct
Councilman Laufenburger Okay So we know that that will be adjudicated in District Court It
may be an affirmation for the for the resident of Grey Fox Curve It also may be an affirmation
for the City I believe however that the preponderance of legal support lies with the City and as
decision by Travelers that the City in this case Chanhassen and city staff everything that we did
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we are not guilty of negligence of malfeasance Therefore suit against the City would likely be
unsuccessful on the citizens part Simply my opinion but I believe that s the case But it would also be a protracted tension between residents in the neighborhood and the rest of the city
including city staff and City Council I don t think this is the tension that befits this city
Furthermore if the outcome of the judgment in the case of these lawsuits that are being
encouraged to be brought forward by at least two council members if the outcome of that was
judgment for the City then I believe that would engender even further animosity from the residents that would linger unnecessarily so I still believe that the best action is demonstrated
with a full citizen participation as I shared 2 weeks ago which was substantial burden of remedy
for these affected homeowners shared by a small assistance of compassion from the remainder of
the citizens and we can bring this issue to closure tonight
Mayor Furlong Okay thank you I think what we ve heard this evening and over the last
several meetings when this issue has come up is really different ways of responding to the
question of what is the role of government What is government s role The issue here is
whether or not the City s taxpayers or utility customers should reimburse the affected
homeowners for their insurance deductibles paid or for uninsured losses when the City is not liable for the loss I think the we re all familiar with the incident It was created by natural
forces by a frost heave and when the water pipe broke it inundated the sanitary sewer line and
caused a mess in many homes It was something that occurred but absent the liability through
negligence of the City there really isn t any fault there as I understand it In one sense I think as
residents we can all be pleased with the work that our city crews do With their response when these incidents happen with a regular ongoing maintenance programs that minimize these events
from occurring more frequently But things happen and even with the best people doing the best
maintenance possible things happen It may not be anybody s fault but they still happen and I
think this is a situation where I ve observed that you know sometimes bad things happen to good
people and I think that s what happened here Some of the people that were affected here had insurance to cover the event Some had coverage but not enough and others didn t have any
coverage at all and either directly or indirectly I think each property owner had made their choice
as to level of property insurance that they wanted to have So the question is is it really then the
responsibility of the taxpayers or the utility customers to be the default insurance company for
other residents and businesses in our town That s the question the role for government If those residents or businesses didn t have enough coverage for themselves or if they had
coverage to reimburse them for their deductible A number of residents have spoken to me over
these last several weeks about this event It is something that all have expressed their empathy
for the people affected I know that is true for all of us here and for everyone Most all have also
commented to me that they went home and when they found out about it called their insurance company and tried to figure out whether they would be covered or not Very normal response
It s interesting too how different people reacted to those calls Some were pleased to learn that
they already had coverage They didn t know it but they had it Some were not covered and
chose to get the coverage One individual told me that he was not covered Looked at the cost
and decided against getting the coverage He knew and he even told me you know that he recognized that that was his choice and if something happened he d have to cover it himself but
that was his choice and in my opinion that s really how this should happen Especially in a free
society as we have here in this country That each one of us deciding for ourselves in what s best
for us and for our families and for our property What to insure What not to insure and not
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having government whether it s a City Council or elected representatives at another level of
government deciding for us what level of coverage we re supposed to have or be the default insurance company So in my opinion absent of any liability on the part of the City I would not
support authorizing public funds to be used to reimburse the affected homeowners either for their
deductibles or their uninsured losses It s just not a role of government that I think is appropriate
for us to pursue and it s one that s consistent with generally consistent with what we ve done in
the past and I think if anything this incident has really brought this matter clearly in focus to this council to city staff and to many of our residents on where our responsibility is in terms of
making sure as property owners as individuals that we protect our property and we get to choose
how that protection occurs and so with that reason as I said before I think in terms of whether or
not the taxpayers or the utility customers should reimburse the affected homeowners in my
opinion the answer is no Absent of any liability from the City And if there is liability that s why we have insurance At our last meeting Councilwoman Ernst talked about the responsible
decisions that have been made by this City Council to protect the City when it is liable by
carrying insurance and I think that is something that our insurance carrier in this case is
Travelers Everybody knows that It s been different insurance carriers over the years but all of
them are there to protect the taxpayers To protect the utility payers when a liability does occur Even if it s not intentional because things do happen so at this point I would ask if there s a
motion or any desired action on the part of a member of the council
Councilman Laufenburger I do have a motion Mr Mayor
Mayor Furlong Okay Councilman Laufenburger is recognized
Councilman Laufenburger I prepared a motion and resolution and I have copies that the council
members can read along if they d like
Mayor Furlong Thank you
Councilman Laufenburger Mr Mayor I would move that the City Council approve the
following resolution authorizing payment to those residents affected by the Chanhassen Hills
watermain break Whereas a watermain break resulting in sewer backup occurred in the Chanhassen Hills neighborhood on Wednesday February 23 2011 called the event due to frost
heaving the soils around the watermain causing the pipe to break and whereas city staff notified
Travelers the City s general liability insurance company on February 24 2011 of the event for
their investigation into the resulting losses and whereas Travelers completed their investigation
and could not assess any negligence on the City and whereas Travelers denied any and all claims presented for property damage resulting from the event and whereas the Chanhassen City
Council determined that in the interest of public health and safety some City assistance was
needed Now therefore be it resolved that the Chanhassen City Council hereby authorizes
payment to those residents from the Chanhassen Hills neighborhood affected by the February 23
2011 watermain break the event in accordance with the following stipulations Payment will be an amount up to 3 500 per household that chooses to submit claim for payment And payment
will be made to cover substantiated costs per household for the removal of all affected material
and debris and the cleaning and sanitizing of the infrastructure of the home in the interest of
public health and safety for this event only And there will be no payment for loss of damages
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to or cleaning and sanitizing of personal property such as carpeting rugs furniture and other
household property And payment is subject to homeowners signing a release of any liability claims against the City related to the event and acknowledges that the City is not admitting any
guilt or liability And payment is not subordinate to any payment for coverage provided by the
homeowners insurance coverage And the homeowner also agrees to open their home to
inspection for the purpose of verifying that the cleaning sanitizing and removal of debris was
complete and in compliance with accepted practices for events similar to the event And any permit fees that may be normally imposed to repair or rebuild that portion of the home that was
affected will be waived regardless of whether the permit was property or improperly gained at
the time of initial building However the work will be subject to City inspection for insuring that
building codes are followed And lastly the City is directed to hire an independent third party
adjuster to manage the evaluation of the claims submitted by the homeowner to insure that the claims are accurate and consistent with the stipulation of this resolution
Mayor Furlong Thank you Is there a second Having no second the motion dies Any other
motions that anyone would like to make at this time
Councilman McDonald Well I guess I ll make a motion that the City Council at this time has
determined that until further action is taken by the residents through either court action or
whatever process needs to be followed that the City Council hereby denies any payments until
such time
Councilwoman Ernst Second
Mayor Furlong Okay Motion s been made and seconded Any discussion on that motion
Councilwoman Ernst Can I just get clarification on the motion So when you were referring to until further notice are you talking about if it goes to the insurance company
Councilman McDonald Well yes if it goes to the insurance company
Councilwoman Ernst Thank you
Councilman McDonald That s what I mean by that yeah
Councilwoman Ernst Thank you
Councilman McDonald Discussion on the motion
Councilman Laufenburger Mr Mayor just a comment If if any litigation was brought against
the City it s my understanding that we would be excuse me If any litigation was brought
against the City concerning this event my understanding is that the insurance company would defend the City Is that correct Mr Mayor or Mr Gerhardt
Todd Gerhardt That is correct
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Councilman Laufenburger Okay And if the City was found negligent in any of these claims
then the insurance company would be obligated except if they appealed they would be obligated to pay those claims Is that correct Mr Gerhardt
Todd Gerhardt That is correct
Councilman Laufenburger Okay And then we would be subject to whatever our deductible is for any of those claims Is that correct Mr Gerhardt
Todd Gerhardt That is correct again
Councilman Laufenburger Okay thank you
Councilwoman Tjornhom Mr Mayor I m not sure if I feel comfortable making this type of
motion without perhaps really thinking about what we re no offense to Councilman McDonald
but what we re actually going to be putting in writing so I d like to table this at this point and go
back and come up with some language that is acceptable to myself and other council members
Mayor Furlong Motion s been made to table Is there a second I ll second it Motion s been
made to table There s no discussion on motion to table
Councilwoman Tjornhom moved Mayor Furlong seconded that the City Council table this item so that language for a motion could be prepared and brought back to council All
voted in favor except Councilman Laufenburger who opposed and Councilwoman Ernst
who was silent The motion carried with a vote of 3 to 1
Mayor Furlong I m sorry Mr McDonald did you say aye on the table
Councilman McDonald I ll table it
Mayor Furlong Okay And Councilwoman Ernst did you vote on either side or not
Councilwoman Ernst No I didn t
Mayor Furlong Okay Okay motion s been made to table The motion to table does pass 3 to
1 Are there any other actions that people want to take forward this evening on this matter
Councilman McDonald Well if I could just ask for clarification too Are you asking that
council write up something from a legal perspective
Councilwoman Tjornhom I m asking that staff and our attorney come together and come up
with something that s agreeable or that we at least I can read in advance and understand what we re doing
Mayor Furlong Okay Since a motion s been table we re still at general comments here My
suggestion folks is that we find closure this evening That we don t defer the residents the issue
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here has been before this city and before these residents for a number of weeks I think it s time
to move on What I heard earlier is that there were that there was not support among this council to expend either city taxpayer dollars or utility rate funds to reimburse the residents for
their losses Whether that was their insurance deductibles or actual losses With regard to
whether something comes back at a future time you know that can come back at a future time
anytime but I think it s worthwhile to direct staff to go back and do something and come back I
think we re just we re just extending it
Councilwoman Ernst I agree
Mayor Furlong I don t think it s if the answer is no which I hear it s no giving a slow no is
not fair to anybody and I think at this point what I heard is as a majority of the council as much as it is a difficult decision and it is a difficult decision to make Anytime you have to say no to
friends and neighbors you know I know that we re all looking at what s best for the City in our
fiduciary role as elected leaders to all the residents all the businesses of this city All the
taxpayers and I think it s incumbent upon us to make a decision this evening The decision or
the resolution to that was offered by Councilman Laufenburger which was well thought out in terms of a process by which reimbursement could be made was not seconded And the reason
for not seconding it on my part was in the whereas s it said that the watermain break was due to a
frost heaving That s natural causes There s no liability there and Travelers determined there
was no negligence on the part of the City We can repeat our comments but I don t think
continuing to extend this and delay and table and ask for more more more I don t think that s fair to anybody
Councilman McDonald Well then I m confused Mr Mayor because you just seconded a motion
to table it and the reason I went along with that was I didn t prepare anything to say no I did it
off the top of my head I would expect staff to come back with something and to put it into words but the bottom line is I answered was no money unless we re found negligent at which
point it would be the insurance company paying that
Mayor Furlong Okay and I guess the reason that I thought it was appropriate to table that is
that happens anyway There is no council action required for that Councilwoman Tjornhom
Councilwoman Tjornhom Mayor is it possible just to go back to the motion that staff proposed
at the last meeting and vote on that motion to either give the residents I don t remember what
that motion said but to back track Oh go ahead
Roger Knutson May I suggestion if you want to say deny the claim the easiest thing is to pass
the motion to deny the claim and then if they want to pursue it they pursue it through the court
system
Councilman McDonald That s fine
Roger Knutson I d say a simple straight up motion move to deny the claims
Councilman McDonald That s fine
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Todd Gerhardt Mayor council if you want to read something you can use Councilman Laufenburger s resolution where the Chanhassen City Council hereby authorizes no payment to
those residents from the Chanhassen Hills neighborhood affected by the February 23 2011
watermain break the event period And insert no between authorizes and payment
Councilman McDonald And I m agreeable to amending my motion to what Mr Gerhardt said
Councilwoman Ernst There you go
Mayor Furlong Why don t we start with a new motion then to make it clear because the prior
one had been tabled so if you want to make a new motion Councilman McDonald
Councilman McDonald Mr Gerhardt can I see what you ve done
Todd Gerhardt Sure
Councilman McDonald Okay I make a motion that it be can I just read the now be it resolved
Todd Gerhardt Yep
Councilman McDonald I make a motion that it be resolved that the City of Chanhassen City Council hereby authorizes no payment to those residents from the Chanhassen Hills
neighborhood affected by the February 23 2011 watermain break the event period
Mayor Furlong Thank you Is there a second to that motion
Councilwoman Ernst Second
Mayor Furlong Made and seconded Is there any discussion
Councilman McDonald moved Councilwoman Ernst seconded that the Chanhassen City Council hereby authorizes no payment to those residents from the Chanhassen Hills
neighborhood affected by the February 23 2011 watermain break the event All voted in
favor except Councilman Laufenburger who opposed and the motion carried with a vote
of 4 to 1
Mayor Furlong That completes that item Thank you everybody
Bruce Tanquist Can I ask a question Is it too late to just ask a question
Mayor Furlong If you d like to come up to the podium and ask a question
Bruce Tanquist Bruce Tanquist I live at 8569 Chanhassen Hills Drive South and just a couple
questions of Councilwoman Ernst You said you did some research and that there had been a
claim paid A question regarding that claim Were there similarities differences to what
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happened in our neighborhood and was that actually litigated or not to get that result Did the
insurance company voluntarily to pay
Mayor Furlong First of all if you can direct your questions to the council as a whole rather than
to one or
Bruce Tanquist Well she s the one who did the investigation
Mayor Furlong And I understand
Bruce Tanquist I thought that was appropriate
Mayor Furlong I understand Councilwoman Ernst if you d like to answer that s fine or
Councilwoman Ernst I m going to defer that to our manager Todd Gerhardt That response
because he was involved in that and knows where that how that came about
Todd Gerhardt The incident occurred on Egret Court and what happened was there was a
sewer backup that occurred due to mineral deposits in the sewer line and that s where the pipe
basically calcifies and blocks the sewage and backs up into the homes Travelers found
negligence on the City s part because there were several employees and a private third party that
were in that manhole that could have viewed that blockage so based on that event Travelers found the City liable And because it did not involve a watermain break or shifting of soils it
was a blockage sewer backup
Bruce Tanquist Okay thank you
Mayor Furlong Okay
Amy Powell May I have one comment
Mayor Furlong Certainly and then we have to move on because this matter s been resolved
Amy Powell Yes I understand the matter s been resolved For the future I would like to say I
understand your stance on having homeowners insurance We all understand that now
However we do not have a choice about whether or not to connect to the city sewer system That
is one place where whether we have insurance or we don t we don t have a choice in that matter So if it happens again and again our insurance companies will cancel us They will
Because of that We don t get to choose So that s something to keep in mind for the future I
saw that Travelers has had 5 different claims of sewer backup s It certainly sounds like that s an
issue that needs to be either addressed and if we have to have a special rider for sewage backup
into our homes then isn t that something that should either be addressed by the City s insurance company or is it going to need to be considered for a future incidents of this matter Of this type
Mayor Furlong Well I think it can be considered I think again my comments I think the
appropriate way to deal with it is for each property owner to provide insurance protection for
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their own property for matters such as this where there is no negligence or liability on the part of
the City
Amy Powell Understood however the City does not give us a choice about whether or not we
should connect or can connect to the city sewer We have to so even if we are covered by
insurance that s not an option for us to say I ll get a sewage my own sewage system My own
septic system and then I don t have to worry about it anymore so
Mayor Furlong I understand
Amy Powell There is some liability shared on both sides of that issue
Mayor Furlong Thank you Let s move on now to the next item on our agenda which is item
number 4
CONSIDER CONCEPT PLANS AND PARK NAMES PIONEER PARK AND RILEY RIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS
Todd Hoffman Thank you Mayor Furlong members of the City Council Tonight we d just
like to introduce a little bit further the council to Pioneer Pass Park and Riley Ridge
neighborhood parks Both these new neighborhood park sites were acquired through development partnerships One with Ryland Homes and that s Pioneer Pass Park and the second
one with Lennar Homes and that is Riley Ridge Park The Comprehensive Plan calls for
neighborhood parks to be provided recreation close to home That these parks be located within
a half mile of most homes in our community That our sidewalk and trail system connects
people to these parks and we know that neighborhood parks are the destination for the majority of park visits because of their convenience to the community The City of Chanhassen in our
Comprehensive Plan utilizes a park service area map The circles the greenish colored circles
are all half mile neighborhood park service areas and so in this instance being covered with
green is a good thing As you can see most of our residential areas within the community have a
neighborhood park service area coverage These two new parks are both located in southern Chanhassen One just above the new Highway 212 and one just below the new Highway 212
We ll start with Pioneer Pass Pioneer Pass is located just above Pioneer Trail It s going to be
in the new Pioneer Pass neighborhood and this is Bluff Creek Boulevard or Bluff Creek Drive
and this is Bluff Creek Boulevard The second park Riley Ridge Park is located up off of
Lyman Boulevard It has great views of Lake Riley as does the development which it s situated in and that is Reflections at Lake Riley This is the specific park service area map for Pioneer
Pass To orient the council this is Audubon Road on the west Bluff Creek Boulevard which I
spoke of and Bluff Creek Drive The 8 7 acre neighborhood park is located right at this area and
you can see it will service the neighborhoods in that area quite well This is the plat Outlot E is
the park that was acquired as a part of the Pioneer Pass development And this is the proposed concept plan Concept plans are developed by the Park and Recreation Commission and staff
Recommended to the City Council and what these are is they set the kind of the place holder for
the future development of the park It ll be refined somewhat with neighbor input and citizen
input but we want to make sure that the new residents of Pioneer Pass and the adjoining areas
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can have an idea of what this park might look like when it s finally developed or eventually
developed So as you can see it s quite a well developed neighborhood park including trails and ballfields Play area Half court basketball 24 car stall parking lot Nice sliding hill And then
trail connections or sidewalk connections back to the existing neighborhoods in Liberty at Bluff
Creek These are some images just from just last week This largest photo is from the north just
as the round about that you re standing on here and looking directly south These are the new
homes that are being constructed in the Pioneer Pass neighborhood The Ryland Homes sign advertising homes for sale This would be the park entrance and you re facing as you stand here
and look into the park you re facing west towards the residential development in Liberty at Bluff
Creek And the bottom photo indicates the sliding hill that is located on the south end of the park
and so it ll be a nice sliding hill And that transition into a wooded area with the neighborhood
kids and adults can explore Moving on to the transitions into that wooded area Moving onto Riley Ridge Park This is the park located off of Lyman Boulevard This park is expanded by an
outlot which I ll talk about The developed area of the park is right down here in the bottom
side This elongated circle shows that all of the residents located between Highway 101 and the
Eden Prairie border so it includes all those neighborhoods will connect in via trails and
sidewalks to this park and in the evening when people get home from work they take their children family members pets and they do these neighborhood walks Loops back through their
community and what they find at a public park location is an opportunity to meet and to maybe
meet their new neighbors and meet some existing neighbors in the neighborhood so it s a good
area to publicly meet your other neighbors in the area This is the plat Reflections at Lake Riley
and so you ve got Outlot B as the actual parkland and then Outlot A as the large pond which will expand the park and so the exact actual confines of the park will be this much larger area And
that s a strategic acquisition so you multiply the open space effect of the park and the ability to
people to utilize the area The proposed concept plan and again it shows the light area as the
outlot or the pond The more active area is the darker area There s a nice trail loop through that
region and it connects to the trail system and Lyman Boulevard Half court soccer or half court basketball A sledding hill That open field This nature wooded nature loop would be the one
of the most attractive amenities to this area This is very picturesque and beautiful property
Neighborhood playgrounds Small picnic shelter That s the basic concept plan There s also a
trail spur that connects up here to a viewing area An overlook over the pond A larger pond
And this service road will access and be a maintenance road for the storm water pond It s one of the requirements of the developer These are images from last week of this property The top
left image looks from the street Street views so this is from Lyman Boulevard looking directly
to the north and to the east Over the park property The view from the bottom is from the
interior of this site looking back into the woodlands and up the hill to the park area The
majority of the parkland is right in this location And this is a view from that wooded wetland and so this is again some the trail will intertwine through this area It ll be a nice area for people
to experience wildlife and the other benefits of that natural area Park and Rec Commission nd reviewed these concept plans on February 22 They modified the Pioneer Pass concept plan
They flip flopped the basketball court and the play area to make that improvement and then they
made a recommendation to the City Council to approve both concept plans and then the park names and believe it or not that park name approval is kind of tricky over time This was
referred to as Lakeview Then Reflections at Lake Riley And the park is given the name Riley
Ridge Park which the developer appreciates and so we just want to make sure that everybody s
referring to these properties with the same name as we move forward Next steps would be that
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the City Council approves the proposed concept plans and park names Although we own the
properties we haven t assumed final control of this site because we are utilizing agreements with the developers for grading and until we assume the final control of the land we won t be moving
forward We want to give time for the neighborhoods to grow so we have some neighbors in the
specific neighbor or specific to work with along with the neighbors in the surrounding areas
We ll bring them in to future neighborhood meetings to talk about these sites We want to
initiate capital improvement planning Host those neighborhood meetings Review the concept plans and then the commission based upon public review and comment we ll create and
recommend park master plans to the council at a future time and then with all that in place we
can begin construction at some future date on both of these sites Be glad to answer any
questions that the council has Before you we have a proposed motion tonight for action by the
council
Mayor Furlong Thank you Questions for staff Councilwoman Tjornhom
Councilwoman Tjornhom I just have one real quick question The parks look great What
makes the criteria of ever adding a ice rink
Todd Hoffman To either one of these locations The landform at Riley Ridge Park would
probably not accommodate an ice rink but you could install an ice rink either over the baseball
field or the soccer field at Pioneer Pass and generally we ve been trying to keep those ice rinks in
strategic locations where you can have a warming house and so it would take special action by the commission and the council to initiate the process of putting an ice rink here Generally ice
skating has been dwindling as usage has diminished and so we basically have the ice rinks at
community park sites Not very many neighborhood parks
Councilwoman Tjornhom I just didn t know if there was a criteria or a formula you followed to say oh this qualifies for an ice rink or not
Todd Hoffman If we can have lights and a warming house then it s a better location for a
hockey rink
Councilwoman Tjornhom Okay
Mayor Furlong Okay other questions
Councilman Laufenburger I have a question
Mayor Furlong He has an answer
Councilman Laufenburger I m sure he does and it s going to be a good one
Mayor Furlong The question or the answer
Councilman Laufenburger Both Why are you calling it Riley Ridge Park
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Todd Hoffman Instead of Reflections at Lake Riley neighborhood park
Councilman Laufenburger Or instead of anything Why Riley Ridge Park
Todd Hoffman Riley Ridge just to pick up on the Lake Riley and then the fact there s a ridge
line in the park so it s just a recommendation It can be changed by the council
Councilman Laufenburger Is there anything else that would be called Riley Ridge or Ridgeway
or Ridge Drive or anything like that
Todd Hoffman The developer has shown interest in calling the main road Riley Ridge Drive
Councilman Laufenburger That which is now identified as Springfield Drive
Todd Hoffman Yes
Councilman Laufenburger Okay Shown some interest
Todd Hoffman Yes
Councilman Laufenburger Would this pretty much cement the deal
Todd Hoffman Can t speak for them
Councilman Laufenburger Thank you Mr Hoffman I like the name by the way I just wanted
to know why
Todd Hoffman Great
Mayor Furlong Other questions In terms of the process here so that we understand
specifically and current and future residents understand too We approve a name We approve a
concept The name likely will stay The concept how firm is that Do we start including portions of the concept plan in our CIP going forward this year or for the 2012 How quickly do
we start that process And maybe it s different for the two different parks but and are these
improvements for the park are they to be done in a one or two season or is it over a span of
seasons Lots of questions
Todd Hoffman Sure absolutely
Mayor Furlong Where s the process take us and how do we get there
Todd Hoffman The capital improvement plans will need to be amended These two park sites were originally in the capital improvement plans some 5 to 8 years ago Development took a
downturn They were taken out and so even the acquisition was a special authorization by the
City Council to go ahead and take advantage of that opportunity So they re going to have to the
park commission s going to have to shift some dollars and I think what it s going to take is it s
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going to take these neighborhoods to start develop If you see neighborhoods full of houses
there s going to be a desire to start developing these park sites and so you have some something other than just a grass field on those particular locations They can be phased and staged but
there s certain things that have to happen right up front It makes very little sense to go ahead
and finish grade and seed a park site if you don t have certain things in place like parking lots
trails ballfields because you re going to have to come back and wreck what you ve already done
to put those things in place Items like playgrounds Picnic shelters Those type of things can be staged The same is said for trees You might as well plant the trees before you go ahead and
finish grade and seed otherwise you re coming back and you re damaging finished grade and
seed to get those things in place and so how I would best describe that is although they can be
staged the majority of everything should happen right up front whenever you start in order to
make the best use of your investment
Mayor Furlong And the cost for these park developments based upon the concept plans and
perhaps it s in there and I missed it If it I apologize What s the estimated cost for both these
concept plans
Todd Hoffman There s a broad range
Mayor Furlong Sure
Todd Hoffman But 400 000 to 750 000 for each of these sites would be the initial development cost
Mayor Furlong Okay and that would give you the things you have to do up front
Todd Hoffman Correct
Mayor Furlong Okay
Todd Hoffman As I foresee it I believe we ll be doing much of this as a general contract and so
we can see much more value in our dollar acting as a general contractor on a city level and working with an asphalt contractor and then we manage that project and we get those
improvements put in place If we were to go out and bid these as a package the costs would go
much higher because of all the overhead in planning
Mayor Furlong Okay In Riley Ridge Park there s a picnic shelter Is that typical for neighborhood parks or how many of our neighborhood parks have that And how many don t
Todd Hoffman About a third do and two thirds do not
Mayor Furlong Okay
Todd Hoffman What we find is it s a the newer ones they re put in and we re going back and
installing those there It s a gathering point for shade and conversation and typically located
adjacent to the children s playground
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Mayor Furlong It seems to me to be a nice amenity for a neighborhood park I wasn t sure how many had those
Todd Hoffman A third to a half
Mayor Furlong Okay And what s the cost for a picnic shelter generally
Todd Hoffman 50 000
Mayor Furlong Okay Alright And so given that both of these parks were coming in with new
developments those developments are occurring next to some earlier developments I mean in terms of Pioneer Pass we have the a number of homes that have already been built right along
there Along Bluff Creek Boulevard With Riley Ridge Park or development we have North
Bay for example and Springfield What do you think depending on the timing and maybe it s a
function of when these developments actually get developed At this point when do you think
and if it s a range is all you can give me that s fine The timing of when you think each of these parks will be developed
Todd Hoffman Pioneer Pass is coming along quickly More quickly It s a year ahead and so I
would think we would start construction either in the spring of 2012 or 2013 on Pioneer Pass and
Riley Ridge I would estimate would be one year past that so either 13 or 14 And you bring up something that s good to remember in that the neighboring developments have paid into the park
fund and so they paid into the park fund with an expectation that the City will follow it s
Comprehensive Plan and provide these recreational facilities in their area Both for their
recreation needs and also to preserve their home value and their property values over time And
so the Springfield neighborhood paid full park dedication Well no I take that back They dedicated parkland to Bandimere but then in the case of the other developments in that area
Mayor Furlong North Bay
Todd Hoffman North Bay they all paid into the park fund in the adjacent neighborhood Down south the Liberty at Bluff Creek neighborhood paid a big chunk of money in park dedication I
think if we were to study that they re going to pay those park dedication fees will pay if not for
the entire most of the majority of the development
Mayor Furlong And in that location Mr Hoffman the Pioneer Pass do you see this as serving not just Liberty on Bluff Creek but also the now I m going to forget the name
Todd Hoffman The Preserve
Mayor Furlong Is that the Preserve further up Bluff Creek
Todd Hoffman Yeah They ve changed the name again but the original Preserve yes
Mayor Furlong Right And so this would also serve that neighborhood as well
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Todd Hoffman Yes
Todd Gerhardt He has a photo or a map
Mayor Furlong You have a circle
Todd Hoffman Yep we ve got a circle And here it is That half mile touches
Mayor Furlong So it does reach some of those homes and practically it would probably serve
all the homes in that neighborhood Do you anticipate
Todd Hoffman In the future there s a large woodland right here that in the future some kind of a
node It won t be anything similar to this but some kind of a public park node on the corner of
that woodland would be available or at least looked at in that particular location
Mayor Furlong So you have more options is what you re
Todd Hoffman More options
Mayor Furlong You always have options for parks Very good Other questions
Todd Gerhardt Hanging around Paul too much
Mayor Furlong I ll start with the comments and I know there have been other comments First
of all I appreciate all the work and effort that s gone into this Building a city takes a lot of
different steps and our park trail system is one that has taken many steps over the years but we re starting to see and have seen and this is just the next few steps that it takes to really build that
vision for our city so interested in other thoughts from council members in terms of both
requests for naming the parks and for the concept plans It must be getting late
Councilman McDonald I know it s getting late but
Mayor Furlong And warm It is warm yes
Councilman McDonald No I do appreciate the work that the parks commission put into all this
You can tell that there was a lot of thought especially in the review You know just moving the children s area from the outside to the inside You know that just shows you re paying attention
to details
Mayor Furlong Yep
Councilman McDonald The names to me are fine It makes logical sense from the questions
that we ve asked you know how did they show up so I don t have any problems supporting any
of this
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Mayor Furlong Thank you Any other comments or would somebody like to make a motion
Councilwoman Tjornhom I ll make a motion
Mayor Furlong Thank you Councilwoman Tjornhom
Councilwoman Tjornhom I make a motion that the City Council approves the proposed park concept plans for new neighborhood parks to be located in Reflections at Lake Riley and Pioneer
Pass And the park names Riley Ridge Park and Pioneer Pass Park
Councilman McDonald I ll second
Councilwoman Ernst Second
Mayor Furlong I think Councilwoman Ernst beat you to the second Any discussion on the
motion Good with the motion
Councilman Laufenburger Just that I Mr Mayor
Mayor Furlong Yes
Councilman Laufenburger I m just pleased to see such active work occurring south of Highway 5
Mayor Furlong Is there a motion to strike that remark from the record Okay It is getting late
Any other salient comments Hearing none
Councilwoman Tjornhom moved Councilman McDonald seconded that the City Council
approves the proposed park concept plans for new neighborhood parks to be located in
Reflections at Lake Riley and Pioneer Pass with the park names Riley Ridge Park and
Pioneer Pass Park All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5
to 0
Mayor Furlong Thank you Mr Hoffman and I know we met with the Park and Recreation
Commission tonight and Mr McDonald your comments were spot on in terms of their
involvement and activity That s a good group as all our commissions are but they do a great
job
APPOINTMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION
Mayor Furlong We have one other appointment to make In our last two meetings we made
appointments to the Planning Commission Senior Park and Rec and Environmental Commission and due to a resignation there is an additional position open on our Environmental
Commission We had a number of candidates interview over the past several weeks and at this
point I would move forward the recommendation or the nomination of Jenna Marie Rodenz to be
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appointed to the Environmental Commission to is this for a 3 year term or is it a partial year
term Mr Gerhardt For Commissioner Kirchner
Councilman Laufenburger Expires March 31 2013 so it s a 2 year
Mayor Furlong Okay so thank you For a 2 year term to expire March 31 2013 Thank you
Is there a second
Councilwoman Tjornhom Second
Mayor Furlong Motion s been made and seconded to appoint Ms Rodenz Comments
Discussion
Councilwoman Tjornhom I just want to comment that I think she ll be a welcomed addition to
the Environmental Commission I like the fact that she s a teacher and so I think she ll be able to
bring some educational pointers or that concept perhaps to the Environmental Commission I
know that s one of their goals is to educate people on the issues that are at hand and I also like the fact that she s a life long Chanhassen resident You know she s grown up here and she has
roots here and I think she will do very well serving on the Environmental Commission
Mayor Furlong Okay thank you Any other comments Hearing none we ll proceed with the
vote
Mayor Furlong moved Councilwoman Tjornhom seconded to appoint Jenna Marie
Rodenz to a 2 year term expiring March 31 2013 on the Environmental Commission All
voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5 to 0
CONSENT AGENDA C APPROVE RELINQUISHING RIGHTS TO JUSTICE
ASSISTANCE GRANT JAG FUNDS
Councilwoman Ernst Mr Gerhardt if you can make this very brief and short right to the point
I d appreciate it but basically all I was looking for on this was to give a brief explanation of what this grant program is I know it refers to overtime in the police department but I m if you could
be elaborate on why we re declining it that would be helpful
Todd Gerhardt Yeah
Mayor Furlong Summary of the original great Mr Gerhardt
Todd Gerhardt Back in April of 2009 City Council accepted the JAG grant It s the Justice
Assistant Grant program and what this program was put in place was to provide dollars back to
cities for those cities that incurred additional overtime than what they had originally budgeted For the past 4 years we ve budgeted 70 000 for overtime and I think the closest that we got was
about 68 000 and this year we re tracking less than last year so there s an administrative side of
receiving this grant We have to fill out monthly reports that basically say we have not drawn on
the money and there s no need for it at this time and so we would have to incur over 70 000 in
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overtime access these dollars and roughly 11 966 Monthly either Laurie or I receive a phone
call from somebody from Washington saying you never filled out your monthly report and there s no change and is what basically you have to write into these report And so it s you
know we just don t see we re ever going to access the funds so instead of having to do monthly
reports and if we did have to access them and utilize the money we probably wouldn t use the
entire amount and we d have to do a single audit and you know it s kind of becoming an
administrative nightmare
Councilwoman Ernst So do we have to use the total amount
Todd Gerhardt No The program
Councilwoman Ernst If we accept it
Todd Gerhardt You would only use up to 11 966 if you incurred over 70 000 in overtime So
if you ended the year at 71 000 you would only be able to utilize 1 000 of the 11 000
Mayor Furlong And Mr Gerhardt that s through the end of this year It expires in 2012 I see
in the staff report
Todd Gerhardt Correct
Mayor Furlong So over the next several months
Councilwoman Ernst Alright thank you
Mayor Furlong Okay Alright
Todd Gerhardt For us to officially not accept the money we need a council action
Councilwoman Ernst And I just wanted to make sure that we weren t giving up money that we
could use or that we you know even though we d have to fill out those monthly reports if it s money we would use I wouldn t want to give it up You know what I mean
Todd Gerhardt Yeah it s not included in our budget We re not counting on the money It
would be there for safety net if for some reason we incurred substantial overtime between now
and the end of the year or next year
Councilwoman Ernst And that s probably not going to happen
Todd Gerhardt I hope not
Mayor Furlong Okay
Councilwoman Ernst Okay
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Mayor Furlong Would somebody there s a motion been recommended by staff Would
somebody like to make the motion
Councilwoman Ernst I ll make the motion
Mayor Furlong Thank you Councilwoman Ernst
Councilwoman Ernst I make a motion that we approve the decline return of the Justice
Assistance Grant program in the amount of 11 966
Mayor Furlong Thank you Is there a second
Councilman McDonald I ll second
Mayor Furlong Made and seconded Any discussion on the motion
Resolution 2011 22 Councilwoman Ernst moved Councilman McDonald seconded that the City Council approve the decline return of the Justice Assistance Grant program in the
amount of 11 966 All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5
to 0
COUNCIL PRESENTATIONS
Mayor Furlong I d just like to make one comment Karen Engelhardt the City s Office
Manager who has been with the City for a number of years lost her father last week The funeral
was today and I d just like to make a comment on the public record that for Karen and for her
family that the entire council and everyone involved at the City is keeping them in our thoughts and prayers so it s a tough situation for her and I just wanted to make mention of it and to let her
and her family know how much we care about her and them at this time Other council
presentations
ADMINISTRATIVE PRESENTATIONS
Todd Gerhardt We are out street sweeping if you re getting questions from neighbors or
business people the sweeper is out and picking up the sand that we put out this winter It has
several benefits of keeping that sand out of our wetlands and ponds for maintenance purposes
and as Terry would say it s one of our requirements for our NPDES criteria so we are out and so if you see the machine out and about that s what they re doing And also the Mayor and I are
going to get up early tomorrow along with Todd Hoffman and Paul Oehme to show our
appreciation to our public works crew for putting out that sand and getting up at 3 00 and 4 00 in
the morning to make sure our streets are cleared so we can get to work for our daily activities so
this has been a practice that we ve done in the past Not on a consistent practice but we ve made them breakfast a couple of times in the past and after this winter we thought it was well deserved
and the entire council is invited
Mayor Furlong Please come if you can
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Todd Gerhardt We posted that there may potentially be a quorum so Roger can breathe easy tonight
Councilwoman Ernst I want to make sure he s going to have chef s hat on and pictures
Todd Gerhardt Well it s going to be a real challenge because each one of us is making our own egg bake so
Mayor Furlong Why are you looking at me that way
Todd Gerhardt There s no throw down here Just so you know if you watch Bobby Flay there s no throw down and there will not be any names labeled on the 9 by 12 pans
Mayor Furlong No vote for me Our crew do a good job and this year especially As Mr
Gerhardt says it seems very fitting that we say thank you so I m looking forward to it
Councilwoman Tjornhom would you like to discuss anything about the council
Councilwoman Tjornhom I m good thank you
Mayor Furlong Thank you Any questions for Mr Gerhardt
CORRESPONDENCE DISCUSSION None
Councilwoman Ernst moved Councilwoman Tjornhom seconded to adjourn the meeting
All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5 to 0 The City
Council meeting was adjourned at 9 30 p m
Submitted by Todd Gerhardt
City Manager
Prepared by Nann Opheim
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CHANHASSEN PLANNING COMMISSION
SUMMARY MINUTES
APRIL 5 2011
FOUNTAIN CONFERENCE ROOM
7 00 P M REGULAR MEETING
Acting Chair Kathleen Thomas called the meeting to order at 7 05 p m
MEMBERS PRESENT Kathleen Thomas Mark Undestad Tom Doll Kim Tennyson and Lisa Hokkanen
MEMBERS ABSENT Kevin Ellsworth and Andrew Aller
STAFF PRESENT Kate Aanenson Community Development Director Bob Generous Senior Planner and Angie Kairies Planner I
PUBLIC PRESENT None
OATHS OF OFFICE
Kathleen Thomas Mark Undestad Kim Tennyson and Lisa Hokkanen took the Oath of Office The Planning Commissioners and staff introduced themselves to each other
ADOPTION OF PLANNING COMMISSION BYLAWS
Tom Doll moved and Mark Undestad seconded a motion to approve the Bylaws Motion
approved 5 0
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Undestad noted the verbatim and summary
minutes of the Planning Commission meetings dated January 4 2011 February 1 2011
and February 15 2011 as presented
STAFF PRESENTATIONS Kate Aanenson presented the City Council updates and upcoming
items
Two new parks will be incorporated into the city Pioneer Pass and Riley Ridge
TH 41 Trail and Underpass Wetland Alteration Permit
BP Site Plan Review and Conditional Use Permit
TH 101 Improvements will be on an upcoming agenda
The Regular Meeting was adjourned at 7 16 p m
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7 16 P M WORK SESSION
PRELIMINARY CENSUS UPDATE
Kate Aanenson presented the Preliminary Census Update information for Chanhassen and Carver County the metro area and the State via the Met Council website She explained that the
2010 regional view showed a slowdown in population growth in the outer ring suburbs while the
Twin Cities metro grew
POTENTIAL CITY CODE AMENDMENTS
Bob Generous presented possible future City Code Amendments pertaining to Private Streets in
the Subdivision Ordinance Hard Surface Coverage requirements in Planned Unit Developments
and using land use designation rather than specific districts in the hard surface coverage table
removing a chapter citation reference to revise the citation and a change to the reference in the Communication Tower to reference the Building Code
Bob Generous presented a request to provide standards for Paint Ball The Planning
Commission directed staff continue to research other city s regulations for Paint Ball
RIVER CROSSING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT UDPATE FLOOD
PLAIN AND SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT
Bob Generous presented the Minnesota River Crossing Environmental Impact Statement Update
and presented information on Flood Plain and Surface Water Management and stated ordinance amendments will be presented in the future
CHANHASSEN ROTARY 2011 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD VOTE
Kate Aanenson discussed the Rotary votes can be emailed to her
The meeting was adjourned at 8 40 p m
Submitted by Kate Aanenson
Community Development Director
Prepared by Angie Kairies
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MEMORANDUM
TO Todd Gerhardt City Manager
FROM Jill Sinclair Environmental Resources Specialist
DATE April 25 2011 AQ
SUBJ Arbor Day Proclamation
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PROPOSED MOTION
The City Council adopts a resolution proclaiming Arbor Day as May 7 2011
Approval requires a simple majority vote of the council
BACKGROUND
Chanhassen s Arbor Day celebration will be held on Saturday May 7 this year at
Lake Ann Park In honor of the day 19 trees will be planted in the park around
ball fields 3 and 4 These fields are currently ringed by a single species of tree
ash With the imminent threat of the emerald ash borer planting a diversity of
trees around the ball fields is a prudent and long term solution to the eventual loss
of the existing ash All of the trees will be planted by community volunteers from
local businesses churches scout troops neighborhoods and families The event
will begin at 9 am with a gathering of volunteers at the Hilltop shelter and
progress into the tree planting work There will be refreshments for the volunteers
as well as tree related activities for kids in attendance The event will be held rain
or shine and we are asking that groups dress for the work and weather and bring a
shovel or two to help
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached resolution proclaiming
Arbor Day as May 7 2011
ATTACHMENTS
1 Resolution Proclaiming Arbor Day as May 7 2011
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES MINNESOTA
DATE April 25 2011 RESOLUTION NO 2011
MOTION BY SECONDED BY
PROCLAMATION DECLARING SATURDAY MAY 7 AS ARBOR DAY
WHEREAS in 1872 J Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board of Agriculture that a
special day be set aside for the planting of trees and
WHEREAS this holiday called Arbor Day was first observed with the planting of more than a
million trees in Nebraska and
WHEREAS Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the world and
WHEREAS trees can reduce the erosion of our precious topsoil by wind and water cut heating and
cooling costs moderate the temperature clean the air produce oxygen and provide habitat for wildlife and
WHEREAS trees are a renewable resource giving us paper wood for our homes fuel for our fires
and countless other wood products and
WHEREAS trees in our city increase property values enhance the economic vitality of business
areas and beautify our community and
WHEREAS trees are a source of joy and spiritual renewal and
WHEREAS Chanhassen has been recognized as a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day
Foundation and desires to continue its tree planting ways
NOW THEREFORE I Thomas A Furlong Mayor of the City of Chanhassen do hereby proclaim Saturday May 7 2011 as ARBOR DAY in the City of Chanhassen I urge all citizens to support efforts to
care for our trees and woodlands and to support our city s community forestry program and further I urge all citizens to plant trees to gladden the hearts and promote the well being of present and future generations
Passed and adopted by the Chanhassen City Council this 25 day April 2011
ATTEST
Todd Gerhardt City Manager
YES
Thomas A Furlong Mayor
NO ABSENT
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff and the Planning Commission recommend approval of the Wetland Alteration Permit
2011 03 to impact 8 931 square feet of wetland for the purpose of the construction of the
proposed trail and underpass and authorize the Water Resources Coordinator to sign the
joint notification application for approval of wetland replacement as shown in plans dated
received February 22 2011 subject to conditions on pages 13 15 of the staff report and
adoption of the Planning Commission s Findings of Fact
ATTACHMENTS
1 Planning Commission staff report dated April 19 2011
2 Planning Commission minutes dated April 19 2011
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PC DATE April 19 2011
CC DATE April 25 2011
REVIEW DEADLINE June 21 2011
CASE 11 3
BY KS
PROPOSED MOTION
The Chanhassen Planning Commission recommends that City Council approve Wetland
Alteration Permit 2011 03 to impact 8 931 square feet of wetland for the purpose of the
construction of the proposed trail and underpass and authorize the Water Resources
Coordinator to sign the joint notification application for approval of wetland replacement as
shown in plans dated received February 22 2011 subject to conditions within this staff report
And
Adoption of the attached Findings of Fact and Recommendation
SUMMARY OF REQUEST Request for a Wetland Alteration Permit for the construction of a
proposed multi use trail project
LOCATION Within the right of way along Trunk Highway 41 from Longacres Drive to
Chaska Road and within portions of Lake Minnewashta Regional Park
APPLICANT Carver County Parks
11360 Highway 212 West
Cologne MN 55322
Contact Martin Walsh
Phone 952 466 5252 Fax
Email mwalsh @co carver mn us
PRESENT ZONING Rural Residential RR Planned Unit Development Residential PUD R
and Single Family Residential District RSF
2020 LAND USE PLAN Parks and Open Space Single Family Residential
Public Semi Public
ACREAGE N A DENSITY N A
SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL
Request for a Wetland Alteration Permit for the construction of a proposed multi use trail project
Notice of this public hearing has been mailed to all property owners within 500 feet
LEVEL OF CITY DISCRETION IN DECISION MAKING The City has limited discretion
in approving or denying a wetland alteration permit based on whether or not the proposal meets
the wetland alteration permit standards outlined in the Zoning Ordinance If the City finds that
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all the applicable wetland alteration permit standards are met the permit must be approved This
is a quasi judicial decision
APPLICABLE REGUATIONS
Chapter 20 Article IV Conditional Uses Wetland Alteration Permits follow the
Conditional Use Permit criteria
Chapter 20 Article VI Wetland Protection
PROPOSAL SUMMARY
Carver County Parks is requesting a wetland alteration permit for wetland impacts as a result of
the proposed TH 41 trail and underpass project The proposed trail project is to be located along
the east side of TH 41 extending from Longacres Drive to Chaska Road and within portions of
Lake Minnewashta Regional Park
The project will involve the construction of an underpass and installation of a box culvert at TH
41 immediately north of Ches Mar Drive in order to provide access into Lake Minnewashta
Regional Park When finished the trail project will complete a mile long segment from TH 41 to
the beach in the park and a one and a half mile trail segment along the east side of TH 41
between Chaska Road and Longacres Drive Additionally the trail will connect to Minnetonka
Middle School West and to area neighborhoods The project s objective is to provide a link to
the region s proposed continuous trail system which is intended to provide residents and
recreationalists access and safe travel between residential areas employment centers and
schools as well as access and safe travel to Lake Minnewashta Regional Park The project will
complete key elements and links in the Carver County and City of Chanhassen transportation
system that will improve safety and convenience for bicyclists and pedestrians Construction of
the proposed project is scheduled to begin spring of 2011
In order to accommodate the trail construction the applicant is proposing impacts to five
wetlands totaling 12 415 square feet see wetland location map on the next page However staff
recommends that the applicant demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Technical Evaluation Panel
that impact to Wetland 8 3 049 square feet cannot be avoided and impact to Wetland 22 436
square feet cannot be avoided prior to permitting these impacts
The applicant is proposing to replace the impacted area using wetland bank credits from wetland
bank 1048 located in major watershed 19 South Fork Crow The replacement wetland is
located within the same county as the impacted wetland therefore only a 2 1 replacement ratio
is required This is consistent with Chapter 8420 0522 Subp 7 C of the Wetland Conservation
Act WCA Rules
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BACKGROUND
A study was conducted by Carver County to identify high priority pedestrian improvements
within their system of parks and trails right of way The Highway 41 underpass ranked very
high in this study On July 9 2007 the City Council approved a letter of support and a
resolution supporting Carver County s application for Federal Transportation Enhancement TE
funds for the TH 41 bicycle pedestrian underpass and trails
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The application was approved to receive a maximum amount of 1 000 000 in federal funds
Lake Minnewashta Regional Park is a desirable destination for local and regional citizens
Accessing the park safely by trail has been a long term goal for both the City and County The
successful construction of these proposed trails and underpass represents one of the remaining
significant pedestrian improvements to be completed within the community
DISCUSSION
Construction of the Lake Minnewashta Regional Park and TH 41 trail and underpass will consist
of installing a box culvert underneath TH 41 and a 10 foot wide paved trail terminating at the
beach facility located within the park and a 10 foot wide paved trail on the east side of TH 41
between Chaska Road and Longacres Drive
These improvements will result in impacts to wetlands described and shown as follows
Wetland 20 W 20 This wetland is classified as a Preserve wetland under the city s wetland
classification system and a Type 1 Seasonally flooded basin according to Fish and Wildlife
Service Circular 39 It is located along the shore of Lake Minnewashta just east of the beach
area inside Minnewashta Regional Park The predominant vegetation in the impacted area is
Kentucky Bluegrass Poa pratensis The proposed impact to this wetland will be approximately
5 663 square feet
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classification system and a Type 1 Seasonally flooded basin according to Fish and Wildlife
Service Circular 39 It is located along the shore of Lake Minnewashta just east of the beach
area inside Minnewashta Regional Park The predominant vegetation in the impacted area is
Kentucky Bluegrass Poa pratensis The proposed impact to this wetland will be approximately
5 663 square feet
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Wetland 22 W 22 This wetland is classified as a Preserve wetland under the city s wetland
classification system and a Type 2 Inland fresh meadow according to Fish and Wildlife
Service Circular 39 It is located just south of an inlet of Lake Minnewashta within Lake
Minnewashta Regional Park The predominant vegetation in the impacted area is Kentucky
bluegrass Poa pratensis The proposed impact to this wetland will be approximately 436 square
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Wetland 22 W 22 This wetland is classified as a Preserve wetland under the city s wetland
classification system and a Type 2 Inland fresh meadow according to Fish and Wildlife
Service Circular 39 It is located just south of an inlet of Lake Minnewashta within Lake
Minnewashta Regional Park The predominant vegetation in the impacted area is Kentucky
bluegrass Poa pratensis The proposed impact to this wetland will be approximately 436 square
feet
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Wetland 8 W 8 This wetland has not yet been classified under the city s wetland classification
system It is classified as a Type 2 Inland fresh meadow according to Fish and Wildlife Service
Circular 39 This wetland is located immediately southwest of the proposed underpass on the
west side of Ches Mar Drive The predominant vegetation species in the impacted area is Reed
canary grass Phalaris arundinacea The proposed impact area in this wetland is approximately
3 049 square feet
Wetland 2 W 2 This wetland has not yet been classified under the city s wetland classification
system It is classified as a Type 1 L Floodplain forest according to Fish and Wildlife Service
Circular 39 This wetland is located immediately east of the proposed underpass and TH 41 The
predominant vegetative species in the impacted area are Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica and
Spreading oval sedge Carex normalis The proposed impact area in this wetland is
approximately 218 square feet
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system It is classified as a Type 2 Inland fresh meadow according to Fish and Wildlife Service
Circular 39 This wetland is located immediately southwest of the proposed underpass on the
west side of Ches Mar Drive The predominant vegetation species in the impacted area is Reed
canary grass Phalaris arundinacea The proposed impact area in this wetland is approximately
3 049 square feet
Wetland 2 W 2 This wetland has not yet been classified under the city s wetland classification
system It is classified as a Type 1 L Floodplain forest according to Fish and Wildlife Service
Circular 39 This wetland is located immediately east of the proposed underpass and TH 41 The
predominant vegetative species in the impacted area are Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica and
Spreading oval sedge Carex normalis The proposed impact area in this wetland is
approximately 218 square feet
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Wetland 5 W 5 This wetland is classified as a Manage 2 wetland under the city s wetland
classification system It is classified as a Type 6 Shrub swamp according to Fish and Wildlife
Service Circular 39 This wetland is located along the west shore of Brenden Pond between the
pond and TH 41 The predominant vegetative species in the impacted area are Reed canary grass
Phalaris arundinacea and Narrow leaf willow Salix exigua
ALTERNATIVES
The Wetland Conservation Act requires the applicant to list at least two alternatives to the
proposed project that would avoid or minimize impacts to wetlands or waters one of which may
be no build or do nothing The applicant then must list and explain why the option
described in the application was chosen over these alternatives The following alternatives were
presented in the Joint Notification Application submitted by the applicant
No Build Alternative
The No Build Alternative would result in the underpass and trails not being constructed Without
the underpass and trails plans by the County and the City would not be implemented and the
barrier for pedestrians and bicyclists wanting to access to the park would remain Recreational
and active transportation opportunities including connections to the network of existing City and
regional trails as well as safe biking and walking trails would be lost
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classification system It is classified as a Type 6 Shrub swamp according to Fish and Wildlife
Service Circular 39 This wetland is located along the west shore of Brenden Pond between the
pond and TH 41 The predominant vegetative species in the impacted area are Reed canary grass
Phalaris arundinacea and Narrow leaf willow Salix exigua
ALTERNATIVES
The Wetland Conservation Act requires the applicant to list at least two alternatives to the
proposed project that would avoid or minimize impacts to wetlands or waters one of which may
be no build or do nothing The applicant then must list and explain why the option
described in the application was chosen over these alternatives The following alternatives were
presented in the Joint Notification Application submitted by the applicant
No Build Alternative
The No Build Alternative would result in the underpass and trails not being constructed Without
the underpass and trails plans by the County and the City would not be implemented and the
barrier for pedestrians and bicyclists wanting to access to the park would remain Recreational
and active transportation opportunities including connections to the network of existing City and
regional trails as well as safe biking and walking trails would be lost
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Reviewed Alternative
A trail on the west side of TH 41 was considered based on suggestions received during the June
3 2010 public open house The perceived benefits of an alignment to the west of TH 41 included
the use of an existing service road and avoidance of impacts to existing vegetation This option
was investigated and dismissed from further consideration because the west side alignment
would require two underpasses in locations with steep slopes and the extensive grading needed to
install the culverts would cause impacts to utilities and would greatly increase project cost
Impact Minimization
The Wetland Conservation Act requires that if avoidance is not an option the unavoidable
impacts are minimized to the greatest extent practicable Efforts have also been made by the
applicant to minimize the proposed wetland impacts through a variety of measures which
included moving the trail alignment steepening side slopes and use of retaining walls Specific
instances include the following
Retaining walls were used to reduce impacts to wetlands
The trail alignment was moved to avoid impacts to additional wetlands
Trail embankment side slopes were steepened where practicable
The trail was kept as low as possible on the landscape to avoid additional footprint impacts
Staff does not feel adequate sequencing and justification has been provided by the applicant in
regards to both Wetland 8 and Wetland 22 within the submitted Joint Notification Application
for Wetland Replacement dated February 22 2011 attached In regards to Wetland 8 the
proposed alignment goes directly through the center of the wetland It is likely that this
alignment will result in impacts beyond the immediate footprint of the trail Also alternative
alignments were not discussed These should be reviewed and discussed within the Joint
Notification Application Wetland 22 is in a seep area bisecting the wetland with a trail and has
a strong likelihood of effecting hydrology and resulting in additional secondary impacts
downstream Impacts to this wetland should be avoided either through realignment of the trail or
the use of a raised boardwalk If these alternatives are not possible a satisfactory explanation
should be given
Therefore staff does not feel the applicant has provided an adequate sequencing argument as
required by the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act and does not recommend approval of
these two impacts Comments were submitted to the applicant by both City Staff and Technical
Evaluation Panel TEP members on March 30 2011 attached At the time of this report a
response has not been received but under MN Rules the applicant has until April 15 to respond to
comments
Wetland Replacement
In order to accommodate the trail construction the applicant is proposing impacts to five
wetlands totaling 12 415 square feet The applicant is proposing to replace the impacted area
using wetland bank credits from wetland bank 1048 located in major watershed 19 South Fork
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Crow The replacement wetland is located within the same county as the impacted wetland
therefore only a 2 1 replacement ratio is required This is consistent with Chapter 8420 0522
Subp 7 C of the Wetland Conservation Act WCA
OTHER AGENCIES
The applicant is responsible for obtaining any permits or approvals from the appropriate
regulatory agencies and compliance with their conditions of approval
FINDINGS
The Planning Commission shall recommend a wetland alteration permit and the Council shall issue
such wetland alteration permit only if it finds that
a The proposed project will not be detrimental to or endanger the public health safety
comfort convenience or general welfare of the neighborhood or the city
The proposed wetland impacts that will occur with the TH 41 Trail and Underpass
project have not been found to pose danger to public health safety comfort convenience
or general welfare The goal of the proposed project is to provide a safe travel route
between residential areas employment centers and schools as well as access and safe
travel to Lake Minnewashta Regional Park improving safety and convenience for
residents and recreationalists
b The proposed project will be consistent with the objectives of the city s Comprehensive
Plan and the zoning chapter of the City Code
The proposal is consistent with the objectives of the city s Comprehensive Plan and City
Code It complies with all city state and federal requirements The proposed trail is
shown in the City s Future Park Recreation Initiatives map
c The proposed project will be designed constructed operated and maintained so to be
compatible in appearance with the existing or intended character of the general vicinity
and will not change the essential character of that area
The appearance and character of the general vicinity will not change The applicant has
made a reasonable effort to minimize impacts to wetlands through a variety of measures
which included moving the trail alignment steepening side slopes and use of retaining
walls Currently the proposed project is located within an area that includes single
family residential neighborhoods Lake Minnewashta Regional Park and Minnetonka
Middle School These neighborhoods and the park contain trails providing recreational
opportunities The proposed project would provide a connection to these existing trails
thus remaining compatible with and enhancing the existing and intended character and
appearance of the area
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d The proposed project will not be hazardous or disturbing to existing or planned
neighboring uses
The surrounding uses are zoned for single family residential public semi public and
parks and open space The wetland impacts proposed as a result of the project are not
foreseen to cause hazards or disturbance to existing or planned neighboring uses The
proposed project is considered an enhancement to neighboring uses including
residential neighborhoods schools and businesses by providing a safe pedestrian and
non motorized recreational route between all
e The proposed project will be served adequately by essential public facilities and services
including streets police and fire protection drainage structures refuse disposal water
and sewer systems and schools or will be served adequately by such facilities and
services provided by the persons or agencies responsible for the establishment of the
proposed use
Any changes to drainage structures or additional drainage structures needed as a result
of the proposed wetland impacts will be designed and constructed by the applicant or the
applicant s contracted consultant in compliance with city design standards Proposed
trails within Lake Minnewashta Regional Park will be maintained by Carver County
Parks Proposed trails east of the underpass will be maintained by the City of
Chanhassen and will be designed and constructed according to city standards
f The proposed project will not create excessive requirements for public facilities and
services and will not be detrimental to the economic welfare of the community
The proposed wetland impacts associated with the TH 41 Trail and Underpass Project
will not create excessive need for public facilities and services The trail project requires
some additional services required by the city associated with trail maintenance The trail
west of the box culvert will be maintained by Carver County Parks The trail east of the
box culvert will be maintained by the city Any maintenance or upkeep to the box culvert
will be split 50150 In addition the proposed trail project is foreseen as an enhancement
to economic community welfare by providing a safe pedestrian and biking access for
residents and recreationalists to local businesses
g The proposed project will not involve uses activities processes materials equipment
and conditions of operation that will be detrimental to any persons property or the
general welfare because of excessive production of traffic noise smoke fumes glare
odors rodents or trash
The proposed wetland alterations are not expected to be detrimental to any persons
property or the general welfare
h The proposed project will have vehicular approaches to the property which do not create
traffic congestion or interfere with traffic or surrounding public thoroughfares
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The proposed wetland impacts will not create nor interfere with traffic and surrounding
public thoroughfares When completed the proposed trail will separate pedestrian and
vehicular traffic which will create a safer atmosphere
i The proposed project will not result in the destruction loss or damage of solar access
natural scenic or historic features of major significance
The proposed wetland impacts associated with the project will have no impact on solar
access natural scenic or historic features of major significance
j The proposed project will be aesthetically compatible with the area
The applicant has made a reasonable effort to minimize wetland impacts and retain
aesthetical compatibility within the area In addition the proposed trail project will
complement the area
k The proposed project will not depreciate surrounding property values
The proposed wetland impacts have been minimized to the greatest extent feasible while
still allowing for the trail project to occur The proposed trail project will create a safer
setting and will be an asset to the surrounding properties
1 The proposed project will meet standards prescribed for certain uses as provided in the
City code
20 410 b When a permit is issued allowing wetland alteration the following
standards shall be followed
1 The alteration will not have a net adverse effect on the ecological
and hydrological characteristics of remaining wetland
The applicant must meet the included conditions for the proposed
wetland impacts in order to avoid an adverse effect on the
ecological and hydrological characteristics of remaining wetland
2 It shall be located as to minimize the impact on vegetation
Efforts have been made by the applicant to minimize the impact on
wetlands and vegetation through a variety of measures which
included moving the trail alignment steepening side slopes and
use of retaining walls
3 It shall not adversely change water flow
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The applicant must meet the included conditions for the proposed
wetland impacts in order to avoid an adverse effect on the
hydraulic and hydrological characteristics of remaining wetland
4 The size of the altered area shall be limited to the minimum
required for the proposed action
With the exception of Wetland 8 and Wetland 22 the applicant has
made a reasonable effort to limit the proposed wetland impacts to
the minimum amount required in order to complete the trail
project If the applicant can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
Technical Evaluation Panel that impact to Wetland 8 3 049
square feet and impact to Wetland 22 436 square feet cannot be
avoided then the additional square feet may be impacted During
construction the contractor is required to follow approved plans to
limit alterations to the minimum the project necessitates
5 The disposal of any excess material is prohibited within remaining
wetland areas
The applicant and their contractor are prohibited from disposing
of excess material within remaining wetland areas as well as any
other activities which may negatively impact the remaining
wetland areas
6 The disposal of any excess material shall include proper erosion
control and nutrient retention measures
The applicant and their contractor must submit a satisfactory
erosion and sediment control plan and comply with all applicable
sections of Chanhassen City Code the city s Surface Water
Management Plan and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
7 Alterations to any wetland area are prohibited during waterfowl
breeding season or fish spawning season unless it is determined by
the city that the wetland is not used for waterfowl breeding or fish
spawning
The applicant and their contractor are required to refrain from
any wetland altering activity during waterfowl breeding and fish
spawning season
8 Alterations to wetland areas shall be mitigated in accordance with
the requirements of this article if the activity results in a loss of
wetland area and or function and value of the wetland
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The applicant has submitted a re placement plan as part of the
Joint Notification Application fo r Wetland Replacement which was
received on February 22, 2011. The applicant is proposing to
replace the impacted area using wetland bank credits. The
required replacement ratio is 2:1. This is consistent with Chapter
8420.0522., Subp.7. C. of the Wetland Conservation Act (WCA)
Rules, and City Code, Chapter 20, Article VI.
(9) Dedicated buffers in accordance with section 20-411.
The applicant must comply with Minnehaha Creek Watershed
District Wetland Protection Ru le, effective September 1, 2010
The plan proposes that five wetlands be impacted as part of the project, totaling .285 acres or
12,415 square feet. The applicant is proposing to replace the im pacted area using wetland bank
credits from wetland bank 1048, located in majo r watershed 19 (South Fork Crow). The
replacement wetland is located within the same county as the impacted wetland, therefore only a
2:1 replacement ratio is required. This is consistent with Chapter 8420.0522., Subp.7. C. of the
Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) Rules.
The applicant must receive the City’s approval of a wetland replacement plan prior to any
wetland impact occurring.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Planning Comm ission adopt the following motion:
“The Planning Commission recommends that City Council approve Wetland Alteration Permit
#2011-03 to impact 8,931 square feet of wetland fo r the purpose of the construction of the
proposed trail and underpass and authorize the Wa ter Resources Coordinator to sign the joint
notification application for approval of wetland replacement as shown in plans dated r eceived
February 22, 2011, and based up on the included findings of f act and subject to the following
conditions:
1. Wetland replacement shall occur in a manner consistent with the Minnesota Wetland
Conservation Act (MR 8420). The applicant sh all receive the City’s approval of a wetland
replacement plan prior to any wetland impact occurring.
2. Wetland buffer areas shall be preserved, maintained, and/or created around all existing
wetlands in compliance with Minnehaha Cr eek Watershed District Wetland Protection
Rule, effective September 1, 2010.
3. If the applicant can demonstrate to the satisf action of the Technical Evaluation Panel that
impact to Wetland 8 (3,049 5,662 square feet) cannot be avoided, then the additional square
feet may be impacted as described in the supplement to the application dated April 15,
2011 shown in figure 4 D below , prepared by SRF.
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4. Impact to Wetland 22 shall be avoided th rough use of boardwalk or other approved
avoidance method. If the applicant can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Technical
Evaluation Panel that impact to Wetland 22 (436 square feet) cannot be avoided, then the
additional square feet may be impacted as shown in figure 4C below, prepared by SRF.
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5 The applicant shall apply for and obtain permits from the appropriate regulatory agencies e g
Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Minnesota
Department of Natural Resources Minnesota Department of Transportation Minnesota Board
of Soil and Water Resources and Army Corps of Engineers and comply with their conditions
of approval
6 The applicant must submit a Bill of Sale for Wetland Banking Credits to the Minnesota Board
of Water and Soil Resources signed by both the buyer and seller of designated wetland
credits
7 The applicant must obtain and the city must have received copy of an Application for
Withdrawal of Wetland Credits from the Minnesota Wetland Bank signed and approved by
the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources prior to any wetland impacts
8 A signed Landowner Statement and Contractor Responsibility form shall be provided to city
prior to commencement of activity
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Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Minnesota
Department of Natural Resources Minnesota Department of Transportation Minnesota Board
of Soil and Water Resources and Army Corps of Engineers and comply with their conditions
of approval
6 The applicant must submit a Bill of Sale for Wetland Banking Credits to the Minnesota Board
of Water and Soil Resources signed by both the buyer and seller of designated wetland
credits
7 The applicant must obtain and the city must have received copy of an Application for
Withdrawal of Wetland Credits from the Minnesota Wetland Bank signed and approved by
the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources prior to any wetland impacts
8 A signed Landowner Statement and Contractor Responsibility form shall be provided to city
prior to commencement of activity
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Planning Case 2011 03
April 19 2011
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ATTACHMENTS
1 Findings of Fact and Recommendation
2 Development Review Application
3 Joint Notification Application for Wetland Replacement
4 Public Hearing Notice and Affidavit of Mailing List
5 Letter to SRF Consulting dated March 30 2011 RE Technical Evaluation Panel Comments
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CITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER COUNTY MINNESOTA
FINDINGS OF FACT
AND RECOMMENDATION
IN RE
The application of Carver County Parks for a Wetland Alteration Permit for wetland replacement
for proposed impacts to five wetlands totaling 12 415 square feet as a part of the proposed TH 41
Trail Underpass project
On April 19 2011 the Chanhassen Planning Commission met at its regularly scheduled meeting
to consider the application of Carver County Parks for a wetland alteration permit to impact five
wetlands The total area proposed to be impacted is 0 285 acres or 12 415 square feet However
staff recommends that the applicant demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Technical Evaluation
Panel that impact to Wetland 8 3 049 square feet cannot be avoided and impact to Wetland 22
436 square feet cannot be avoided prior to permitting these impacts The Planning Commission
conducted a public hearing on the wetland alteration permit which was preceded by published
and mailed notice The Planning Commission heard testimony from all interested persons
wishing to speak and now makes the following
1 The property is currently zoned Rural Residential Planned Unit Development Residential
and Single Family Residential
2 The property is guided in the Land Use Plan for Parks and Open Space Residential Low
Density and Public Semi Public
3 The proposed project is located within the right of way along the east side of TH 41 from
Longacres Drive to Chaska Road and within Lake Minnewashta Regional Park from the
underpass to the west parking lot and beach area The TH 41 underpass is located
immediately north of the intersection of Ches Mar Drive and TH 41 The proposed
completed trail project will connect Minnetonka Middle School with area neighborhoods as
well as Lake Minnewashta Regional Park
4 City code directs that a wetland alteration permit shall not be issued without having been first
reviewed by the Planning Commission and approved by the City Council following the
review and hearing procedures set forth for conditional use permits and the additional
requirement of Minnesota Rules Chapter 8420 0230
Wetland alteration and Conditional Use Criteria
a The proposed project will not be detrimental to or endanger the public health safety
comfort convenience or general welfare of the neighborhood or the city
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The proposed wetland impacts that will occur with the TH 41 Trail and Underpass
project have not been found to pose danger to public health safety comfort convenience
or general welfare The goal of the proposed project is to provide a safe travel route
between residential areas employment centers and schools as well as access and safe
travel to Lake Minnewashta Regional Park improving safety and convenience for
residents and recreationalists
b The proposed project will be consistent with the objectives of the city s Comprehensive
Plan and the zoning chapter of the City Code
The proposal is consistent with the objectives of the city s Comprehensive Plan and City
Code It complies with all city state and federal requirements The proposed trail is
shown in the City s Future Park Recreation Initiatives map
c The proposed project will be designed constructed operated and maintained so to be
compatible in appearance with the existing or intended character of the general vicinity
and will not change the essential character of that area
The appearance and character of the general vicinity will not change The applicant has
made a reasonable effort to minimize impacts to wetlands through a variety of measures
which included moving the trail alignment steepening side slopes and use of retaining
walls Currently the proposed project is located within an area that includes single
family residential neighborhoods Lake Minnewashta Regional Park and Minnetonka
Middle School These neighborhoods and the park contain trails providing recreational
opportunities The proposed project would provide a connection to these existing trails
thus remaining compatible with and enhancing the existing and intended character and
appearance of the area
d The proposed project will not be hazardous or disturbing to existing or planned
neighboring uses
The surrounding uses are zoned for single family residential public semi public and
parks and open space The wetland impacts proposed as a result of the project are not
foreseen to cause hazards or disturbance to existing or planned neighboring uses The
proposed project is considered an enhancement to neighboring uses including
residential neighborhoods schools and businesses by providing a safe pedestrian and
non motorized recreational route between all
e The proposed project will be served adequately by essential public facilities and services
including streets police and fire protection drainage structures refuse disposal water
and sewer systems and schools or will be served adequately by such facilities and
services provided by the persons or agencies responsible for the establishment of the
proposed use
Any changes to drainage structures or additional drainage structures needed as a result
of the proposed wetland impacts will be designed and constructed by the applicant or the
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applicant s contracted consultant in compliance with city design standards Proposed
trails within Lake Minnewashta Regional Park will be maintained by Carver County
Parks Proposed trails east of the underpass will be maintained by the City of
Chanhassen and will be designed and constructed according to city standards
f The proposed project will not create excessive requirements for public facilities and
services and will not be detrimental to the economic welfare of the community
The proposed wetland impacts associated with the TH 41 Trail and Underpass Project
will not create excessive need for public facilities and services The trail project requires
some additional services required by the city associated with trail maintenance The trail
west of the box culvert will be maintained by Carver County Parks The trail east of the
box culvert will be maintained by the city Any maintenance or upkeep to the box culvert
will be split 50150 In addition the proposed trail project is foreseen as an enhancement
to economic community welfare by providing a safe pedestrian and biking access for
residents and recreationalists to local businesses
g The proposed project will not involve uses activities processes materials equipment
and conditions of operation that will be detrimental to any persons property or the
general welfare because of excessive production of traffic noise smoke fumes glare
odors rodents or trash
The proposed wetland alterations are not expected to be detrimental to any persons
property or the general welfare
h The proposed project will have vehicular approaches to the property which do not create
traffic congestion or interfere with traffic or surrounding public thoroughfares
The proposed wetland impacts will not create nor interfere with traffic and surrounding
public thoroughfares When completed the proposed trail will separate pedestrian and
vehicular traffic which will create a safer atmosphere
i The proposed project will not result in the destruction loss or damage of solar access
natural scenic or historic features of major significance
The proposed wetland impacts associated with the project will have no impact on solar
access natural scenic or historic features of major significance
j The proposed project will be aesthetically compatible with the area
The applicant has made a reasonable effort to minimize wetland impacts and retain
aesthetical compatibility within the area In addition the proposed trail project will
complement the area
k The proposed project will not depreciate surrounding property values
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The proposed wetland impacts have been minimized to the greatest extent feasible while
still allowing for the trail project to occur The proposed trail project will create a safer
setting and will be an asset to the surrounding properties
1 The proposed project will meet standards prescribed for certain uses as provided in the
City code
20 410 b When a permit is issued allowing wetland alteration the following
standards shall be followed
1 The alteration will not have a net adverse effect on the ecological
and hydrological characteristics of remaining wetland
The applicant must meet the included conditions for the proposed
wetland impacts in order to avoid an adverse effect on the
ecological and hydrological characteristics of remaining wetland
2 It shall be located as to minimize the impact on vegetation
Efforts have been made by the applicant to minimize the impact on
wetlands and vegetation through a variety of measures which
included moving the trail alignment steepening side slopes and
use of retaining walls
3 It shall not adversely change water flow
The applicant must meet the included conditions for the proposed
wetland impacts in order to avoid an adverse effect on the
hydraulic and hydrological characteristics of remaining wetland
4 The size of the altered area shall be limited to the minimum
required for the proposed action
With the exception of Wetland 8 and Wetland 22 the applicant has
made a reasonable effort to limit the proposed wetland impacts to
the minimum amount required in order to complete the trail
project If the applicant can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
Technical Evaluation Panel that impact to Wetland 8 3 049
square feet and impact to Wetland 22 436 square feet cannot be
avoided then the additional square feet may be impacted During
construction the contractor is required to follow approved plans to
limit alterations to the minimum the project necessitates
5 The disposal of any excess material is prohibited within remaining
wetland areas
The applicant and their contractor are prohibited from disposing
of excess material within remaining wetland areas as well as any
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other activities which may negatively impact the remaining
wetland areas
6 The disposal of any excess material shall include proper erosion
control and nutrient retention measures
The applicant and their contractor must submit a satisfactory
erosion and sediment control plan and comply with all applicable
sections of Chanhassen City Code the city s Surface Water
Management Plan and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
7 Alterations to any wetland area are prohibited during waterfowl
breeding season or fish spawning season unless it is determined by
the city that the wetland is not used for waterfowl breeding or fish
spawning
The applicant and their contractor are required to refrain from
any wetland altering activity during waterfowl breeding and fish
spawning season
8 Alterations to wetland areas shall be mitigated in accordance with
the requirements of this article if the activity results in a loss of
wetland area and or function and value of the wetland
The applicant has submitted a replacement plan as part of the
Joint Notification Application for Wetland Replacement which was
received on February 22 2011 The applicant is proposing to
replace the impacted area using wetland bank credits The
required replacement ratio is 2 1 This is consistent with Chapter
8420 0522 Subp 7 C of the Wetland Conservation Act WCA
Rules and City Code Chapter 20 Article VI
9 Dedicated buffers in accordance with section 20 411
The applicant must comply with Minnehaha Creek Watershed
District Wetland Protection Rule effective September 1 2010
5 The planning report 2011 03 dated April 19 201 1prepared by Krista Spreiter et al is
incorporated herein
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RECOMMENDATION
The Planning Commission recommends that the City Council approve the Wetland
Alteration Permit of Planning Case 2011 03
ADOPTED by the Chanhassen Planning Commission this 19 day of April 2011
CHANHASSEN PLANNING COMMISSION
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Its Chairman
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Planning Case No
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
7700 Market Boulevard P O Box 147
Chanhassen MN 55317 952 227 1100
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW APPLICATION
PLEASE PRINT
Applicant Name and Address
Carver County
11360 High way 212 West
Colo a MN 55322
Contact Martin Walsh
Phone 952 466 6252 Fax
Email mwalsh co carver mn us
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Property Owners Name and Address
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Address
City of Chanhassen 7700 Market Boulevard
P O Box 147 Chanhassen MN 55317 Krista
SSpreiter 952 2271173 Carver Count Parks 11360 Highway 212 W est
Cologne MN 55322 Martin Walsh 952 466 5252 Minnesota Department of Trans ortation
395 John Ireland Blr St PauL MIS 55155 1899
NOTE Consultation with City staff is required prior to submit al including review of development
plans
Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Conditional Use Permit CUP
interim Use Permit IUP
Non conforming Use Permit
Planned Unit Development
Rezoning
Sign Permits
Sign Plan Review
Site Plan Review SPR k
Subdivision
Temporary Sales Permit
Vacation of Right of Way Easements VAC Additional recording fees may apply
Variance VAR
X Wetland Alteration Permit WAP
Zoning Appeal
Zoning Ordinance Amendment
Notification Sign 200
City to install and remove
X Escrow for Filing Fees Attorney Cost
50 CUP SPR VACNARM AP Metes Bounds
450 Minor SUB
TOTAL FEE
An additional fee of 3 00 per address within the public hearing notification area will be Invoiced to the applicant
prior to the public hearing
Five 5 full size folded copies of the plans must be submitted including an 8 X 11 reduced copy for each plan sheet along with a digital cony in TIFF Group 4 tif format
Escrow will be required for other applications through the development contract
Building material samples must be submitted with site plan reviews
NOTE When multiple applications are processed the appropriate fee shall be charged for
each application
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PROJECT NAME Wetland Alteration Peimit for proposed T H 41 Trail Underpass Project
LOCATION Within Right of Way along T H 41 from Longacres Drive to MN T H 7 and within portions of
Lake Minnewashta Park
LEGAL DESCRIPTION AND PID See Attached
TOTALACREAGE
WETLANDS PRESENT X YES NO
PRESENT ZONING Rural Residential Planned Unit Development Residential Single Family Residential District
REQUESTED ZONING Same
PRESENT LAND USE DESIGNATION Parks and Open Saace Single Family Residential Public Semi Public
REQUESTED LAND USE DESIGNATION Same
REASON FOR REQUEST Construction of the Trail will imoact wetlands
FOR SITE PLAN REVIEW Include number of existing employees and new employees
This application must be completed In full and be typewritten or clearly printed and must be accompanied by all information
and plans required by applicable City Ordinance provisions Before filing this application you should confer with the
Planning Department to determine the specific ordinance and procedural requirements applicable to your application
A determination of completeness of the application shall be made within 15 business days of application submittal A written
notice of application deficiencies shall be mailed to the applicant within 15 business days of application
This is to certify that I am making application for the described action by the City and that I am responsible for complying with
all City requirements with regard to this request This application should be processed In my name and I am the party whom
the City should contact regarding any matter pertaining to this application I have attached a copy of proof of ownership
either copy of owner s Duplicate Certificate of Title Abstract of Tltie or purchase agreement or I am the authorized person
to make this application and the fee owner has also signed this application
I will keep myself informed of the deadlines for submission of material and the progress of this application I further
understand that additional fees may be charged for consulting fees feasibility studies etc with an estimate prior to any
authorization to proceed with the study The documents and information I have submitted are true and correct to the best of
my knowledge
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Signature of Applicant Date
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Minnesota Local State Federal Application Forms for Water Wetland Projects
USE THIS APPLICATION FOR ANY PROJECT AFFECTING A LAKE RIVER STREAM OR WETLAND
INCLUDING
Local Government Unit Approval Pursuant to Minnesota Wetlands Conservation Act WCA
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources DNR Permit to Work in Public Waters
Department of the Army Permit 33 CFR 325
Note The U S Army Corps of Engineers COE will forward application forms to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency MPCA for
processing if state water quality certification is required from the MPCA You do not need to send this application to the MPCA
This application packet includes
Part L The BASIC APPLICATION and the COE APPLICATION to be filled out by all applicants see Instructions
PART IL The REPLACEMENT PLAN SUPPLEMENT to be completed only for projects that impact wetlands and require a
replacement plan for wetland mitigation If you re not sure whether your project requires a replacement plan call your Local
Government Unit LGU or Soil and Water Conservation District SWCD office for guidance
Do not proceed with your project until you have received all required approvals from your LGU the DNR and the COE If you wish to confirm
the status of your application at any time contact the agencies directly see Instructions page 2 Proceeding with work before all required
authorizations are obtained may result in fines or other penalties and may include a requirement to restore the project site to original
condition
If you have questions or need assistance with filling out these forms contact your local SWCD office your LGU your Area DNR Waters office
or your COE field office see Instructions page 2
If you believe that your project may be subject to watershed district local zoning or any other local regulations besides those of your LGU
contact those office s directly If you are a Federal Farm Program participant and your project affects a wetland or water body on agricultural
land your eligibility for USDA benefits may be affected Contact a Natural Resources Conservation Service office for further information
A QUICK LOOK AT THE PROJECT APPLICATION PROCESS
Electronic Files Forms can be downloaded and filled out using Microsoft Word Your input will be restricted to fill in fields where users can enter text or check
boxes These areas appear gray on the screen but not on the printed document
Send copies of these completed application forms to your LGU your Area DNR Waters office and your COE regulatory office
Any of the agencies may make initial contact with you to a inform you that it has no jurisdiction over your project b request additional information needed or c
inform you of applicable fees
When your application is considered complete and appropriate fees have been received if requested it will be distributed for appropriate review
Following agencies reviews you will be informed if it has been approved approved with changes or conditions withdrawn or denied
For information about state laws rules and regulations that direct this process go to the web site www revisor leg state mn us For information on U S Army Corps
of Engineers regulations go to the web site www mvp usace anny mil
Instructions for Part I
HELP 1 Every applicant must fill out Section 1 The applicant is the person agency company corporation or other organization that owns
leases or holds other legal rights to the land where the project is located Indicate names of multiple applicants on a separate sheet
HELP IA Fill out Section lA only if you have designated an authorized agent An authorized agent may be an attorney builder consultant
contractor engineer or any other person or organization designated by the applicant to represent him her in this process An agent is not required
HELP 5 Purpose description and dimensions of project State briefly in a sentence or two what you propose to do and why it is needed
Also describe whether your project will involve any of the following
Construction of structures filling draining dewatering removing excavating or repair
Construction of an access path bridge culvert dam ditch dock driveway riprap road sand blanket shore protection or tile line
Construction of any structures on fill piles or a float supported platform If so describe
Dredging or discharging placing fill material into a wetland or other water body including the temporary placement of material If so
explain the specific purpose of the placement of the material such as erosion control and indicate how it will be done such as with a
backhoe or dragline If dredged material is to be discharged on an upland site identify the location of the site
Minnesota Local State Federal Application Forms for Water Wetland Projects
Instructions Page 1
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Include an overhead view drawing showing the work to be undertaken and its relative location on the property Show items such as
property boundaries or lot dimensions location and extent of shoreline wetlands and water location and dimensions and footprint of the
proposed project structure or activity include length width elevation and other measurements as appropriate points of reference such as
existing homes structures docks or landscape features indication of north and location of spoil and disposal sites if applicable Hand drawn
computer generated or professionally prepared drawings are acceptable as long as they contain all necessary information clearly accurately
and in adequate detail Please include specific dimensions whenever possible You may also include photos if you wish Paper copies should be
limited to maximum dimensions of 11 by 17 Computer files should be viewable in a PDF format contact the agency for other usable formats
HELP 7 For information regarding adjacent landowners contact the tax assessor where the project is to be developed
HELP 8 If any part of the work has already been completed describe the area already developed Include a description of structures
completed any dredged or fill material already discharged including type of material and volume in cubic yards acres or square feet filled if
a wetland or other water body and whether the work was done under an existing permit if so identify the authorization if possible
HELP 9 Other permits reviews or approval related to the project may include the following conditional use permit plat approval
zoning variance National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit state disposal system permit includes dredged material disposal
watershed district watershed management organization permit stormwater erosion floodplain environmental assessment
worksheet environmental impact statement hazardous waste site feedlot permit groundwater appropriation permit or county township
driveway road permit Are you aware of any archeological or cultural resource determinations or surveys completed concerning the project or
replacement site by the State Historic Preservation Office SHPO or others If yes please explain on a separate sheet or attach a copy of any
determinations or surveys
Final Checklists Part I
Have you completed all of Part I Page 1 plus the Federal application Page 2
Did you and your agent if applicable sign Section 10 on page 1
Have you signed the Application for the Department of the Army Permit Page 2 to seek Federal authorization of your project
Have you included the necessary attachments for Part I
Attachments must include
Site Locator Map Section 3
Type of Project Section 4 if additional space was needed
Overhead View of Project Section 5 and HELP 5
Project Purpose Description and Dimensions Section 5 if additional space was needed
Attachments may also include
Applicant Contact Information HELP 1 if additional space was needed
Project Location Section 3 if additional space was needed
Project Alternatives Section 6 if additional space was needed
Photographs
Adjoining Property Owners Section 7 if additional space was needed
Work Already Completed Section Section 8 if you answered YES
State Historic Preservation Office determination or survey
Submitting Your Application
Make three copies of the entire application and all attachments Keep the original and mail a complete copy of your application to each of the
local state and Federal entities listed below Be sure to include Part I and all attachments with each application
LOCAL Send to the appropriate Local Government Unit LGU If necessary contact your county Soil and Water Conservation District SWCD
office or visit the Board of Water and Soil Resources BWSR web site www bwsr state mn us to determine the appropriate LGU
STATE Send to your Area DNR Waters office attention Area Hydrologist If necessary contact your county Soil and Water Conservation District
SWCD office or visit the DNR website www dnr state mn us to locate the Area Hydrologist for your location or contact a Regional DNR office
NW Region NE Region Central Region Southern Region
2115 Birchmont Beach Road N E 1201 East Highway 2 1200 Warner Road 261 Highway 15 South
Bemidji MN 56601 Grand Rapids MN 55744 St Paul MN 55106 New Ulm MN 56073
Phone 218 755 3973 Phone 218 327 4416 Phone 651 772 7910 Phone 507 359 6053
FEDERAL Send to the appropriate U S Army Corps of Engineers regulatory field office
Brainerd St Paul La Crescent Two Harbors
U S COE Regulatory Branch U S COE Regulatory Branch U S COE Regulatory Branch U S COE Regulatory Branch
10867 E Gull Lake Drive N W Army Corps of Engineers Centre 1114 South Oak Street 1554 Highway 2 Suite 2
Brainerd MN 56401 9051 1905 th Street East La Crescent MN 55947 1338 Two Harbors MN 55616
Phone 218 829 8402 St Paul MN 55101 9051 Phone 507 895 8059 Phone 218 834 6630
Phone 651 290 5375
WEB SITES BWSR www bwsr state mn us U S ACOE www mvp usace anny mil DNR www dnr state mn us MPCA www pca state mn us
Minnesota Local State Federal Application Forms for Water Wetland Projects
Instructions Page 2
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iviinnesota Locauz tateireaerai Application Form Tor Water Wetland Projects
For Internal Use Only
Application No Field Office Code Date Initial Application Received Date initial Application Deemed Complete
PART I BASIC APPLICATION
See HELP directs you to important additional information and assistance in Instructions Page 1
1 LANDOWNER APPLICANT CONTACT INFORMATION See Help 1
Name Mr Martin Walsh Phone 952 466 5252 E mail mwalsh @co carver mn us
Complete mailing address Carver County Parks 11360 Hwy 212 West Cologne MN 55322
IA AUTHORIZED AGENT See Help IA Only if applicable an agent is not required
Name Jeffrey W Olson Phone 763 249 6789 E mail jolson @srfconsulting com
Complete mailing address
SRF Consulting Group Inc
One Carlson parkway Suite 150
Plymouth MN
55447 4443
2 NAME TYPE AND SIZE OF PUBLIC WATERS or WETLANDS IMPACTED Attach Additional Project Area sheets if needed
Name or I D of Waters Impacted if applicable if known Lake Minnewashta 32W Figure 4
Check all that apply Lake River Circular 39 Wetland type 1 1L 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Wetland plant community type shallow open water deep marsh shallow marsh sedge meadow fresh meadow
wet to wet mesic prairie calcareous fen open bog or coniferous bog shrub carr alder thicket
hardwood swamp or coniferous swamp floodplain forest seasonally flooded basin
Indicate size of entire lake or wetland check one Less than 10 acres indicate size 10 to 40 acres Greater than 40 acres
3 PROJECT LOCATION Information can be found on property tax statement property title or title insurance
Project street address
Lake Minnewashta Regional Park
6900 Hazeltine Boulevard
Chanhassen MN 55331
Fire Unknown City if applicable Chanhassen MN
4 Section Various Section 9 4 and 3 Township 116N Range 23W County Carver
Lot NA Block NA Subdivision NA Watershed name or 33 UTM location N 4969841 47 E 453747 80
Attach a simple site locator map If needed include on the map written directions to the site from a known location or landmark and
provide distances from known locations Label the sheet SITE LOCATOR MAP
See Appendix B Figures 1 and 2
4 TYPE OF PROJECT Describe the type of proposed work Attach TYPE OF PROJECT sheet if needed
Regional Multi Use Recreational Trail
5 PROJECT PURPOSE DESCRIPTION AND DIMENSIONS Describe what you plan to do and why it is needed how you plan to
construct the project with dimensions length width depth area of impact and when you propose to construct the project This is the
most important part of your application See HELP 5 before completing this section see What To Include on Plans Instructions
page 1 Attach PROJECT DESCRIPTION sheet
See project description in Appendix A
Footprint of project acres or square feet drained filled or excavated
6 PROJECT ALTERNATIVES What alternatives to this proposed project have you considered that would avoid or minimize impacts
to wetlands or waters List at least TWO additional alternatives to your project in Section 5 that avoid wetlands one of which may be no
build or do nothing and explain why you chose to pursue the option described in this application over these alternatives Attach
PROJECT ALTERNATIVES sheet if needed
See Appendix A
7 ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS For projects that impact more than 10 000 square feet of water or wetlands list the complete
mailing addresses of adjacent property owners on an attached separate sheet See HELP 7
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See attached list of adjacent property owners Appendix A
8 PORTION OF WORK COMPLETED Is any portion of the work in wetland or water areas already completed Yes No If
yes describe the completed work on a separate sheet of paper labeled WORK ALREADY COMPLETED See HELP 8
9 STATUS OF OTHER APPROVALS List any other permits reviews or approvals related to this proposed project that are either pending or
have already been approved or denied on a separate attached sheet See HELP 9
See Appendix A
10 I am applying for state and local authorization to conduct the work described in this application I am familiar with the information
contained in this application To the best of my knowledge and belief all information in Part I is true complete and accurate I possess
the authority to undertake the work described or I am acting as the duly authorized agent of the applicant
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1 31 11
Signature of applicant Landowner Date Signature of agent if applicable Date
This block must be signed by the person who desires to undertake the proposed activity and has the necessary property rights to do so If only the Agent has signed
please attach a separate sheet signed by the landowner giving necessary authorization to the Agent
See Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of Minnesota and Wisconsin Eggers and Reed 1997 as modified by the Board of Water and Soil Resources
United States Army Corps of Engineers
Minnesota Local State Federal Application Forms for Water Wetland Projects
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APPLICATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY PERMIT 33 CFR 325 OMB APPROVAL NO 0710 003 Expires Dec 31 2004
The public burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 10 hours per response although the majority of applications should require 5 hours or less This includes
the time for reviewing instructions searching existing data sources gathering and maintaining the data needed and completing and reviewing the collection of information Send
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information including suggestions for reducing this burden to Department of Defense Washington
Headquarters Service Directorate of Information Operations and Reports 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway Suite 1204 Arlington VA 22202 4302 and to the Office of Management
and Budget Paperwork Reduction Project 0710 0003 Washington DC 20503 Respondents should be aware that notwithstanding any other provision of law no person shall be
subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if it does not display a currently valid OMB control number Please DO NOT RETURN your form to
either of these addresses Completed applications must be submitted to the District engineer having jurisdiction over the location of the proposed activity
PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT Authorities Rivers and Harbors Act Section 10 33 USC 403 Clean Water Act Section 404 33 USC 1344 Marine Protection Research and
Sanctuaries Act 33 USC 1413 Section 103 Principal purpose Information provided on this form will be used in evaluating the application for a permit Routine uses This
information may be shared with the Department of Justice and other Federal state and local government agencies Submission of requested information is voluntary however if
information is not provided the permit application cannot be evaluated nor can a permit be issued
ITEMS 1 THROUGH 4 TO BE FILLED IN BY THE CORPS
1 APPLICATION NO 1 2 FIELD OFFICE CODE 1 3 DATE RECEIVED 1 4 DATE APPLICATION COMPLETED
YOU DO NOT NEED TO COMPLETE ITEMS 6 10 and 12 25 in the SHADED AREAS
All applicants must complete non shaded items 5 and 26 If an agent is used also complete items 8 and 11 This optional Federal form is valid
for use only when included as Dart of this entire state aDDlication Dacket
5 APPLICANT S NAME
Mr Martin Walsh
8 AUTHORIZED AGENT S NAME AND TITLE an agent is not required
Jeffrey Olson Associate Wetland Scientist
6 APPLICANTS ADDRESS Carver County Parks 11360
Hwy 212 West Cologne MN 55322
9 AGENT S ADDRESS One Carlson Parkway North Suite 154 Minneapolis MN 55447
7 APPLICANTS PHONE NO 952 166 5282 10 AGENT S PHONE NO 763 249 6789
11 STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION ifapplicable complete only ifauthorizing an agent
I hereby authorize to act on my behalf as my agent in the processing of this application and to furnish upon request
supplemental information in support of this permit application
APPLICANT S SIGNATURE DATE
12 PROJECT NAME OR TITLE see instructions
13 NAME OF WATERBODY IF KNOWN if applicable 14 PROJECT STREET ADDRESS if applicable
15 LOCATION OF PROJECT
16 OTHER LOCATION DESCRIPTIONS IF KNOWN see instructions
17 DIRECTIONS TO THE SITE 18 NATURE OF ACTIVITY
19 PROJECT PURPOSE 20 REASON S FOR DISCHARGE
21 TYPES OF MATERIAL BEING DISCHARGED AND THE AMOUNT OF EACH TYPE IN CUBIC YARDS
22 SURFACE AREA IN ACRES OF WETLANDS OR OTHER WATERS FILLED
23 IS ANY PORTION OF THE WORK ALREADY COMPLETE YES NO IF YES DESCRIBE COMPLETED WORK
24 ADDRESSES OF ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS
25 LIST OF OTHER CERTIFICATIONS OR APPROVALS DENIALS RECEIVED FROM OTHER FEDERAL STATE OR LOCAL AGENCIES FOR
WORK DESCRIBED IN THIS APPLICATION
26 Application is hereby made for a permit or permits to authorize the work described in this application I certify that the information in this
application is complete and accurate I further certify that I possess the authority to undertake the work described herein or am acting as the duly
authorized agent of the applicant
Signature of applicant
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Date h Date
Signature of agent if any
The application must be signed by the person who desires to undertake the proposed activity applicant or it may be signed by a duly authorized agent if
the statement in Block 11 has been filled out and signed 18 U S C Section 1001 provides that Whoever in any manner within the jurisdiction of any
department or agency of the United States knowingly and willfully falsifies conceals or covers up with any trick scheme or disguises a material fact or
makes any false fictitious or fraudulent statements or representations or makes or uses any false writing or document knowing same to contain any false
fictitious or fraudulent statements or entry shall be fined not more than 10 000 or imprisoned not more than five years or both
ENG FORM 4345 Jul 97 EDITION OF FEB 94 IS OBSOLETE Proponent CECW OR
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FOR LGU USE ONLY
Determination for Part 1 No WCA Jurisdiction
Exempt No per MN Rule 8420 0122
No Loss AB G per MN Rule 8420 0220
Wetland Boundary or type
Replacement required applicant must complete Part II
COMPLETE THE SECTION BELOW ONLY IF REPLACEMENT IS NOT REQUIRED
Application is check one Approved Approved with conditions conditions attached Denied
Comments Findings
LGU official signature Date
Name and Title
For Agricultural and Drainage exemptions MN Rule 8420 0122 Subps 1 and 2B LGU has received proof of recording of restrictions
per MN Rule 8420 0115
County where recorded Date Document assigned by recorder
LGU official signature Date
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Instructions For Part II
Complete those portions of Part 11 Replacement Plan Supplement for which information is readily available such as location existing land use size
of impact area etc A person certified in wetland delineation must determine items pertaining to specific wetland impacts wetland type
predominant vegetation watershed name etc Contact the local soil and water conservation district SWCD office for further information on
obtaining such items
What to Include on Plans
Detailed overhead views of replacement site s Part 11 as well as profile view s of replacement site s Part 11 may be either hand drawn
computer generated or professionally prepared as long as they contain all necessary information clearly accurately and in adequate detail Please
include specific dimensions whenever possible You may also include photos if you wish
Overhead views of Part 11 replacement site s should include the following items that pertain to your project
Property boundaries and or lot dimensions
Location and extent of shoreline wetlands and water
Location and dimensions of proposed project structure or activity Include length width elevation and other measurements as appropriate
Points of reference such as existing homes structures docks or landscape features
Location of inlet and outlet structures
Indication of north
Location of spoil and disposal sites if applicable
Areas of wetland and upland plants established
Profile views side or cross sectional views should include the following items that pertain to your project
Location and dimensions of proposed project structure or activity Include elevation depth soil profile side slope and other
measurements as appropriate
Proposed water level elevation
Final Checklists
Part II Replacement Plan Supplement
Have you completed all of Part II pages 3 5
Did you or your agent sign Section 19 on page 5
Have you included the necessary attachments for Part II
Attachments must include
If the project includes any wetland banking complete or partial include Application for Withdrawal of Wetland Credits Form Section 14
If the project includes any project specific replacements complete or partial include
Description of Replacement Wetland s Construction Section 15
Copy of vegetation management plan Section 15
Scale drawing of overhead view or replacement wetland Section 18
Scale drawing of profile view of replacement wetland Section 18
Attachments may also include
Additional description of Wetland Impact Charts Section 11 if additional space was needed
Additional Description of Replacement Wetlands charts Section 17 if additional space was needed
Additional soils information for created replacement wetland s Section 18 if available
Note To deposit surplus wetland credits in the State Wetland Bank submit a Wetland Banking Application directly to your LGU Section 16
Preparing Your Application for Mailing
To apply for both state and Federal authorization your application must include Part I Page 1 the Federal application Page 2 and
attachments as indicated on Final Checklist for Part I Instructions Page 2
Your application must also include Part II Pages 3 5 and additional attachments as indicated on Final Checklist for Part II above
Make three copies of the entire application and all attachments Keep the original and mail the three copies to the appropriate local state
and Federal agencies see Instructions for Part I for addresses
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PART II REPLACEMENT PLAN SUPPLEMENT
For assistance in completing Part II contact your Local Government Unit or a professional consultant
11 DESCRIPTION OF WETLAND IMPACTS Complete the chart below 1 Use one row of boxes for each wetland impact 2 If your project has more
than one wetland impact reference your overhead view part of Section 5 to this chart by identifying and labeling first impact and second impact on
your overhead view 3 If you are identifying only one wetland type within a given wetland impact area use the first dotted line and leave the others blank
4 If you have chosen to identify more than one wetland type within a given wetland impact area use the extra dotted lines to indicate each wetland type and
identify predominant vegetation and size of impacted area for each separate wetland type within that impact area 5 If you do not have access to some of
this information call your LGU or SWCD office for assistance Photocopy chartfor more impacts ifneeded
DESCRIPTION OF WETLAND IMPACTS
Wetland impact
as noted on
overhead view
Watershed
name or
number if
known
Watershed
and Bank
Service
Area
Wetland plant
community type
Predominant
vegetation in
impacted
wetland area
Size of area
impacted
in acres or
square
feet
Existing land use in project
area check all that apply
W 20 20 BSA 7 Type 1 W 20 Poa pratensis 0 130 ac Housing
Commercial
Industrial
W 22 BSA 7 Type 2 W 22 Poa pratensis 0 010 ac Parks recreation areas
Highways and
is associated rights of way
W 8 BSA 7 T y pe 2 W 8 Ph alar 0 070 a c Forested
arundinacea Farmsteads agricultural
Vacant lands
Public and semi public 20 BSA 7 Type 1 L W 2 Frax penn 0 005 ac W 2 Carex schools gov t facilities
normalis Airports
BSA 7 Type 6 W 5 Salix exigua 0 070 ac Extractive gravel
W 5 Phalaris pits quarries
arundinacea E Other
If you are identifying only one wetland type within a given wetland impact area use the first dotted line and leave the others blank If you have chosen to identify more
than one wetland type within a given wetland impact area use the extra dotted lines to indicate each separate wetland type and identify predominant vegetation and size
of impacted area for each separate wetland type with that impact area
TOTALS OF AREA S IMPACTED FOR EACH WETLAND TYPE ON CHART indicate acres or square feet
Wetland plant community type Shallow open water Deep marsh Shallow Marsh Sedge meadow
Fresh wet meadow 0 08 ac Wet tow et mesic prairie Calcareous fen Open bog or coniferous bog Shrub carr or alder thicket 0 07 ac
Hardwood swamp or coniferous swamp Floodplain forest 0 005 ac Seasonally flooded basin 0 13 ac
12 SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS Are you aware of any special considerations that apply to either the impact site s or the replacement site s Yes No
Examples the presence of endangered species special fish and wildlife resources sensitive surface waters or waste disposal site If YES list and describe briefly
None
13 SHORELAND IMPACT ZONE Please identify each wetland impact site noted in Section 15 that is within 1000 feet of a lake or 300 feet of a river
All impacts are within 1 000 ft of a lake
See Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of Minnesota and Wisconsin Eggers and Reed 1997 as modified by the Board of Water and
Soil Resources United States Army Corps of Engineers
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14 HOW PROPOSED REPLACEMENT WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED Indicate how proposed replacement will be accomplished check only one box below
and continue as indicated
A Wetland banking credits only SEE Appendix D for proposed credits to be used
Complete Application for Withdrawal of Wetland Credits Form and include with your application Copies of this form are available from your LGU or
download a copy from www bwsr state mn us
Skip to Section 19 page 6 You do not need to complete Sections 15 18
B Project specific replacement only
Continue with Section 15 below
C A Combination of wetland banking and project specific replacement If using project specific replacement that will result in surplus wetland credits
that you propose to deposit in the state wetland bank for future use then you must submit a wetland banking application directly to your LGU before or
concurrently with submittal of this form Also Complete Application for Withdrawal of Wetland Credits Form and include with your application Copies
of this form and the wetland banking application is available from your LGU or download a copy from www bwsr state mn us
Continue with Section 15 below
15 DESCRIPTION OF REPLACEMENT WETLAND S CONSTRUCTION Complete this section only if you marked Box B or Box C in Section
14 above
Describe in detail how replacement wetland s will be constructed If several methods will be used describe each method Details should include the
following 1 type of construction such as excavated in upland restored by tile break restored by ditch block or revegetated 2 type size and
specifications of outlet structures 3 elevations relative to Mean Sea Level or established benchmarks or key features such as sill emergency overflow or
structure height 4 what best management practices will be implemented to prevent erosions or site degradation 5 proposed timetable for starting and
ending the project and 6 a vegetation management plan Write this description on a separate sheet of paper labeled DESCRIPTION OF REPLACEMENT
WETLAND CONSTRUCTION
16 SURPLUS WETLAND CREDITS If using project specific replacement Box B or Box C in Section 14 above will the replacement result in any
surplus wetland credits that you wish to have deposited in the State Wetland Bank for future use Yes No If yes submit a Wetland Banking
Application directly to your LGU before or concurrently with submittal of this form Copies are available from your LGU or download a copy from
www bwsr state mn us
17 DESCRIPTION OF REPLACEMENT WETLANDS Complete the chart below 1 Use one row of boxes for each wetland replacement site 2 If
your project has more that one wetland replacement site reference your overhead view part of Section 5 to this chart by identifying and labeling first
replacement site and second replacement site on your overhead view 3 If you are identifying only one wetland type within a given replacement site use
the first dotted line s and leave the others blank 4 If you have chosen to identify more than one wetland type in a given replacement site use the extra dotted
lines to indicate each separate wetland type and identify type s of replacement credits and restored or created for each separate wetland type with that
replacement site 5 If you do not have access to some of the information or if you do not know your replacement ratio call your LGU or S WCD office for
assistance Photocopy chart for more wetland replacements if needed
DESCRIPTION OF REPLACEMENT WETLANDS
Identify Watershed County Section Wetland Type s of replacement credits Restored
Wetland name or Township Plant in acres or square feet or
replacement number Community created
site if known Range Type New Wetland Public Value Indicate
as noted on Bank Service Credits NWC Credits PVC R or C
overhead view Area
Name of
First
replacement
site
Name of
Second
replacement
s it e
If you are identifying only one wetland type within a given wetland impact area use the
first dotted line and leave the others blank If you have chosen to identify more than one TOTAL NWC TOTAL PVC wetland type within a given wetland impact area use the extra dotted lines to indicate each
separate wetland type and identify predominant vegetation and size of impacted area for REQUIRED REPLACEMENT RATIO each separate wetland type within that impact area If known
Wetland plant community type Shallow open water Deep marsh Shallow Marsh Sedge meadow
Fresh wet meadow Wet tow et mesic prairie Calcareous fen Open bog or coniferous bog Shrub carr or alder thicket
Hardwood swamp or coniferous swamp Floodplain forest Seasonally flooded basin
See Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of Minnesota and Wisconsin Eggers and Reed 1997 as modified by the Board of Water and
Soil Resources United States Army Corps of Engineers
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18 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR PROJECT SPECIFIC REPLACEMENT Required only if you marked Box B or Box C in Section 14
For projects involving at least some project specific replacement include the following additional information
Two drawings to scale of the replacement wetland Include both overhead view and profile side view or cross sectional view See What to Include on Plans
Instructions Page 3 for a detailed description of what should be included in these drawings Without drawings your application will be considered incomplete
For created replacement wetlands include additional soils information if available that indicates the capability of the site to produce and maintain wetland
characteristics
Note 1 For replacement wetlands located on pipeline easements you need to receive endorsement of your project from both the easement holder and the Minnesota
Department of Public Safety s Office of Pipeline Safety Before start of construction the owner of any utilities must be notified The landowner or contractor is
responsible for giving this notice by calling Gopher State One Call at 652 454 0002 Twin Cities Metro Area or 1 800 252 1166 all other locations
Note 2 For extensive or complex projects supplementary information may be requested at a later dated from one or more of the responding agencies
Such information may include but not be limited to the following topographic map water table map soil borings depth soundings aerial photographs
environmental assessment and or engineering reports
19 SIGNED AFFIRMATION
FOR PROJECTS INVOLVING REPLACEMENT BY WETLAND BANKING ONLY To the best of my knowledge and belief all information in Part II is true
complete and accurate and I affirm that the wetland losses will be replaced via withdrawal from an account in the State Wetland Bank
FOR PROJECTS INVOLVING EITHER PROJECT SPECIFIC REPLACEMENT ONLY OR A COMBINATION OF WETLAND BANKING
AND PROJECT SPECIFIC REPLACEMENT
Part A The replacement wetland I affirm that the replacement wetland was not
Previously restored or created under a prior approved replacement plan or permit AND
Drained or filled under an exemption during the previous 10 years AND
Restored with financial assistance from public conservation programs AND
Restored using private funds other than landowner funds unless the funds are paid back with interest to the individual or organization that funded the restoration and
the individual or organization notifies the local government unit in writing that the restored wetland may be considered for replacement
Part B Additional assurances check all that apply
The wetland will be replaced before or concurrent with the actual draining or filling of a wetland
An irrevocable bank letter of credit performance bond or other acceptable security has been provided to guarantee successful completion of the wetland replacement
The wetland losses will be replaced via withdrawal from an account in the State Wetland Bank
Part C For projects involving any project specific replacement Within 30 days of either receiving approval of this application or beginning work on the project I
will record the Declaration of Restrictions and Covenants on the deed for the property on which the replacement wetland s will be located and I will at the same time
submit proof of such recording to the LGU
To the best of my knowledge and belief all information in Part II is true complete and accurate and I affirm all statements in Part A and C as well as
checked assurance s in Part B
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Signature or applicant or agent Date
FOR LGU USE ONLY
Replacement plan is check one Approved Approved with conditions conditions attached Denied
LGU official signature Date
LGU has receive evidence of title and proof of recording of Declaration of Restrictions and Covenants for Replacement Wetland
County where recorded Date Document assigned by recorder
LGU official signature Date
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Appendix A
Permit Additional Information
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Appendix A
Permit Addendum
5 Project Purpose Description and Dimensions
Project Purpose
The project purpose is to provide a safe grade separated pedestrian bicycle link between
Lake Minnewashta Regional Park and the City of Chanhassen The project will develop paved
off road multi use trails within the park and along the east side of TH 41 to provide linkages
between residential neighborhoods employment centers and recreational opportunities
The project will complete key elements and links in the Carver County and City of Chanhassen
transportation system that will improve safety and convenience for bicyclists and pedestrians
The benefit of this link will extend to the region s proposed continuous trail system which is
intended to provide residents and recreationalist s access and safe travel between residential
areas employment centers and schools as well as access and safe travel to Lake Minnewashta
Regional Park
Description and Summary of Proposed Improvements
The project will construct a pedestrian bicycle underpass at TH 41 just north of Ches Mar Drive
and 10 foot bituminous off road multi use trails extending from the west parking lot in
Lake Minnewashta Regional Park to the east side of TH 41 and along the east side of TH 41
from the proposed underpass location south to Longacres Drive and from the proposed underpass
location north to Minnetonka West Middle School
Design Elements and Dimensions
Trail Off Road Facility Existing Proposed
Type of Trail Path n a Multi Use
Trail Path Width 10 feet
Trail Path Surfacing n a Bituminous
Design Speed 20 miles per hour
Posted Regulatory Speed n a
Shoulder Width 2 feet minimum
Shoulder Surfacing n a Turf
Lead in Guardrail Fencing n a 20 feet at bridge approaches
Maximum Grade n a 5 typical 8 33 maximum
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Vertical Clearance n a 10 feet minimum to vegetation
Clear Zone n a 2 feet minimum
In slope n a 2 1 max 3 1 preferred
TH 41 Underpass
From West of TH 41 to East
of TH 41 Off Road Facility
Existing Proposed
Bridge or Culvert Number n a TBD
Location over under n a Under TH 41
Bridge or Culvert Type n a Box culvert
Design Loading n a n a
Bridge Roadway width ft n a 12 feet
Sidewalk ft n a n a
Bridge Length ft n a 72 feet
Bridge Number of Spans n a n a
Skew n a n a
Guardrail n a Yes
Bridge Clear Width n a n a
Vertical Clearance n a 9 feet 10 inches
6 Project Alternatives
No Build Alternative
The No Build Alternative would result in the underpass and trails not being constructed Without
the underpass and trails plans by the County and the City would not be implemented and the
barrier for pedestrians and bicyclists wanting to access to the park would remain Recreational
and active transportation opportunities including connections to the network of existing City and
regional trails as well as safe biking and walking trails would be lost
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Location Alternatives
Reviewed Alternative
A trail on the west side of TH 41 was considered based on suggestions received during the
June 3 2010 public open house The perceived benefits of an alignment to the west of TH 41
included the use of an existing service road and avoidance of impacts to existing vegetation This
option was investigated and dismissed from further consideration because the west side
alignment would require two underpasses in locations with steep slopes and the extensive
grading needed to install the culverts would cause impacts to utilities and would greatly increase
project cost
Preferred Alternative
The Preferred Alternative includes construction of a pedestrian bicycle underpass at TH 41 just
north of Ches Mar Drive and 10 foot bituminous off road multi use trails extending from the
west parking lot in Lake Minnewashta Regional Park to the east side of TH 41 and along the east
side of TH 41 from the proposed underpass location south to Longacres Drive and from the
proposed underpass location north to Chaska Road
Preferred Alternative Wetland Impact Avoidance
Complete avoidance of wetland impacts was not possible with the preferred alternative
Preferred Alternative Wetland Impact Minimization
Impacts to wetlands were minimized through a variety of measures which included moving the
trail alignment steeping side slopes and use of retaining walls Specific instances include the
following bulleted list
Retaining walls were used to reduce impacts to wetlands W 4 and W 5
The trail alignment was moved to avoid all impacts to wetlands W 12 and W 13
Trail embankment side slopes were steepened where practicable
The trail was kept as low as possible on the landscape to avoid additional footprint
impacts
Preferred Alternative Wetland Miti adore
Wetland impacts that are a result of the trail project will be mitigated for using a 2 1 ratio
Mitigation will be accomplished through the use of wetland banking credits See Permit Item
14 for additional information
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7 Adjoining Property Owners
019 254530310 7260 HILLSDALE CT CT
HAZELTINE
55317 7548 AHMAD SHALABI 7260 HILLSDALE CT CHANHASSEN MN 55317 7548
019 250041300
019 250091800 7205 BLVD BLVD
CARVER COUNTY
55331
600 4TH ST E
DAVID J STEPHANIE L SEWARD
CHASKA MN 55318 2102
019 250091000
EXCELSIOR MN 55331 8036
019 253490010 2450 LAKE LUCY RD
CARVER COUNTY 600 4TH ST E
6707
CHASKA MN 55318 2102
019 253490510 6814 HIGHOVER DR DR 55317 7568 CHRISTOPHER C FITCH
RD
6814 HIGHOVER DR
55331
CHANHASSEN MN 55317 7568
019 253370080
6300 CHASKA RD
1
019 253370010
55317
7030
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
HIGHOVER DR
PO BOX 147 CHANHASSEN MN 55317 0147
019 253480020 7001 HIGHOVER DR DR
CHANHASSEN MN 55317 6400
55317 7572 CITY OF CHANHASSEN PO BOX 147 CHANHASSEN MN 55317 0147
019 253490550
019 250033000
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
6421
PO BOX 147
BLVD
CHANHASSEN MN 55317 0147
HAZELTINE
019 250091800 7205 BLVD BLVD 55331 8036 DAVID J STEPHANIE L SEWARD 7205 HAZELTINE BLVD EXCELSIOR MN 55331 8036
019 253490010 2450 LAKE LUCY RD RD 55317 6707 E JEROME CARLSON PO BOX 554 WAYZATA MN 55391 0554
019 251100100 6300 CHASKA RD RD 55331 8825 GEORGE BEULAH G BAER 6300 CHASKA RD EXCELSIOR MN 55331 8825
019 253370010 7030 HIGHOVER DR DR 55317 HURRELL LLC 7460 BENT BOW TRL CHANHASSEN MN 55317 6400
HAZELTINE
019 250033000 6421 BLVD BLVD 55331 8000 IND SCHOOL DIST 276 261 SCHOOL AVE EXCELSIOR MN 55331 1987
019 254590050 6390 MELODY LN LN 55331 6402 JOHN T ANNE C CARTER 6390 MELODY LN EXCELSIOR MN 55331 6402
019 253490470 6872 HIGHOVER DR DR 55317 7568 JOSEPH P THULL 6872 HIGHOVER DR CHANHASSEN MN 55317 7568
019 253490530 6800 HIGHOVER DR DR 55317 7568 KRISTOPHER M GRIESE 6800 HIGHOVER DR CHANHASSEN MN 55317 7568
019 254530420 LONGACRES HOMEOWNERS ASSN INC PO BOX 542 CHANHASSEN MN 55317 0542
019 253490380 7014 HIGHOVER DR DR 55317 7572 MARK BERSON 7014 HIGHOVER DR CHANHASSEN MN 55317 7572
019 253490520 6810 HIGHOVER DR DR 55317 7568 MARY A BENTLEY 6810 HIGHOVER DR CHANHASSEN MN 55317 7568
019 253490490 6842 HIGHOVER DR DR 55317 7568 PATRICK J LISA M MCNULTY 6842 HIGHOVER DR CHANHASSEN MN 55317 7568
019 253490480 6856 HIGHOVER DR DR 55317 7568 PHONG M LUONG 6856 HIGHOVER DR CHANHASSEN MN 55317 7568
HAZELTINE
019 250091900 7305 BLVD BLVD 55331 8038 THOMAS J DOLL PO BOX 148 EXCELSIOR MN 55331 0148
019 253490500 6818 HIGHOVER DR DR 55317 7568 WILLIAM D MARY D HAWORTH 6818 HIGHOVER DR CHANHASSEN MN 55317 7568
019 254530300 7250 HILLSDALE CT CT 55317 7548 WILLIAM RYAN HURT 7250 HILLSDALE CT CHANHASSEN MN 55317 7548
019 253360040 2585 HIGHCREST CIR CIR 55317 YOBERRY FARMS LLC 2575 HIGHCREST CIR CHANHASSEN MN 55317 4708
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9 Status of Other Approvals
PERMIT AGENCY ACTION REQUIRED
FEDERAL
Categorical Exclusion FHWA Approval
Section 106 Mn DOT CRU Pending
Project review U S Fish and Wildlife Service Completed
STATE
Section 401 Water Quality
Certification MPCA Pending
NPDES SDS Construction Site MPCA Pending Permit Phase II
Section 106 Historic SHPO Pending Archeological
LOCAL
Erosion control and stormwater Minnehaha Creek Watershed Pending plans District
Erosion control and stormwater Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Pending plans Watershed District
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Appendix C
Soils Maps
148
Soil Map Carver County Minnesota and Hennepin County Minnesota
TH 41 Trail North
44 53 34
44 52 41
44 53 35
44 52 41
16 Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 10 26 2010
r Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 1 of 4
Map Scale 1 7 840 if printed on Asize 8 5 x 11 sheet
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Soil Map Carver County Minnesota and Hennepin County Minnesota
TH 41 Trail North
MAP LEGEND MAP INFORMATION
Area of Interest A01 n Very Stony Spot Map Scale 1 7 840 if printed on A size 8 5 X 11 sheet
Area of Interest AOI Wet Spot The soil surveys that comprise your AOI were mapped at 1 12 000
Soils
f Other Please rely on the bar scale on each map sheet for accurate map 0 Soil Map Units measurements
Special Line Features
Special Point Features Gully Source of Map Natural Resources Conservation Service
Blowout Web Soil Survey URL http websoilsurvey nres usda gov
Borrow Pit
Short Steep Slope Coordinate System UTM Zone 15N NAD83
Clay Spot
Other This product is generated from the USDA NRCS certified data as of
Political Features the version date s listed below
Closed Depression Cities Soil Survey Area Carver County Minnesota
r Gravel Pit Water Features Survey Area Data Version 8 Aug 2 2010
Gravelly Spot Oceans Soil Survey Area Hennepin County Minnesota
Landfill Streams and Canals Survey Area Data Version 7 Aug 2 2010
Lava Flow Transportation Your area of interest AOI includes more than one soil survey area
i Rails These survey areas may have been mapped at different scales with
Marsh or swamp a different land use in mind at different times or at different levels
Mine or Quarry Interstate Highways of detail This may result in map unit symbols soil properties and
interpretations that do not completely agree across soil survey area
Q Miscellaneous Water US Routes boundaries
p Perennial Water Major Roads Date s aerial images were photographed 7 18 2003
Rock Outcrop Local Roads The orthophoto or other base map on which the soil lines were
Saline Spot compiled and digitized probably differs from the background
imagery displayed on these maps As a result some minor shifting
Sandy Spot of map unit boundaries may be evident
Severely Eroded Spot
Sinkhole
Slide or Slip
p Sodic Spot
r Spoil Area
Stony Spot
f s Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 10 26 2010
Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 2 of 4 150
Soil Map Carver County Minnesota and Hennepin County Minnesota TH 41 Trail North
Map Unit Legend
USDA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 10 26 2010
Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 3 of 4
Carver County Minnesota MN019
Map Unit Symbol Map Unit Name Acres in AOI Percent of AOI
CW Cordova Webster complex 1 6 0 8
GL Glencoe clay loam 3 2 1 6
HM Hamel loam 10 8 5 5
KB Kilkenny Lester loams 2 to 6 percent slopes 14 2 7 3
KB2 Lester Kilkenny loams 2 to 6 percent slopes eroded 7 1 3 7
KC Lester Kilkenny loams 6 to 12 percent slopes 40 6 20 8
KC2 Lester Kilkenny loams 6 to 12 percent slopes eroded 14 5 7 4
KID Lester Kilkenny loams 12 to 18 percent slopes 8 3 4 2
KD2 Lester Kilkenny loams 12 to 18 percent slopes eroded 13 8 7 1
KE2 Lester Kilkenny loams 18 to 25 percent slopes eroded 29 5 15 1
MK Houghton and Muskego soils 7 7 4 0
MP Klossner and Muskego soils ponded 1 8 0 9
ND3 Lester Kilkenny clay loams 12 to 18 percent slopes
severely eroded
6 7 3 4
NE3 Lester Kilkenny clay loams 18 to 25 percent slopes
severely eroded
3 2 1 6
PM Klossner muck 0 1 0 0
TB Terril loam 0 to 6 percent slopes 1 2 0 6
TC Terril loam 6 to 12 percent slopes 2 7 1 4
YB Rasset Lester Kilkenny complex 2 to 6 percent slopes 12 2 6 2
YD Rasset Lester Kilkenny complex 12 to 18 percent
slopes
3 9 2 0
Subtotals for Soil Survey Area 183 1 93 7
Totals for Area of Interest 196 4 100 0
USDA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 10 26 2010
Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 3 of 4
Hennepin County Minnesota MN053
Map Unit Symbol Map Unit Name Acres in AOI Percent of AOI
L22D2 Lester loam morainic 12 to 18 percent slopes eroded 0 2 0 1
L22E Lester loam morainic 18 to 25 percent slopes 0 6 0 3
L24A Glencoe loam depressional 0 to 1 percent slopes 0 3 0 2
L36A Hamel overwash Hamel complex 1 to 4 percent
slopes
0 1 0 1
L41 C2 Lester Kilkenny complex 6 to 12 percent slopes
eroded
10 5 5 4
U1 A Urban land Udorthents wet substratum complex 0 to
2 percent slopes
0 2 0 1
U313 Udorthents cut and fill land 0 to 6 percent slopes 0 4 0 2
Subtotals for Soil Survey Area 12 3 6 3
Totals for Area of Interest 196 4 100 0
USDA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 10 26 2010
Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 3 of 4
151
Soil Map Carver County Minnesota and Hennepin County Minnesota TH 41 Trail North
USDA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 10 26 2010
Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 4 of 4
152
Soil Map Carver County Minnesota
TH41Trail South Soils
44 52 55
44 52 11
44 52 55
44 52 11
USDA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 10 26 2010
Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 1 of 3
M Map Scale 1 6 470 if printed on Asize 8 5 x 11 sheet N
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Soil Map Carver County Minnesota
TH41Trail South Soils
MAP LEGEND
Area of Interest AOI
Area of Interest AOI
Soils
Soil Map Units
Special Point Features
Blowout
Borrow Pit
Clay Spot
Closed Depression
Gravel Pit
Gravelly Spot
Landfill
Lava Flow
Marsh or swamp
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Perennial Water
Rock Outcrop
Saline Spot
Sandy Spot
Severely Eroded Spot
Sinkhole
Slide or Slip
0 Sodic Spot
Spoil Area
Stony Spot
h Very Stony Spot
lif Wet Spot
a Other
Special Line Features
Gully
Short Steep Slope
Other
Political Features
O Cities
Water Features
Oceans
Streams and Canals
Transportation
Rails
Interstate Highways
US Routes
Major Roads
Local Roads
MAP INFORMATION
Map Scale 1 6 470 if printed on A size 8 5 X 11 sheet
The soil surveys that comprise your AOI were mapped at 1 12 000
Please rely on the bar scale on each map sheet for accurate map
measurements
Source of Map Natural Resources Conservation Service
Web Soil Survey URL http websoilsurvey nres usda gov
Coordinate System UTM Zone 15N NAD83
This product is generated from the USDA NRCS certified data as of
the version date s listed below
Soil Survey Area Carver County Minnesota
Survey Area Data Version 8 Aug 2 2010
Date s aerial images were photographed 7 18 2003
The orthophoto or other base map on which the soil lines were
compiled and digitized probably differs from the background
imagery displayed on these maps As a result some minor shifting
of map unit boundaries may be evident
US Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 10 26 2010
Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 2 of 3 154
Soil Map Carver County Minnesota TH41Trail South Soils
Map Unit Legend
USDA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 10 26 2010
Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 3 of 3
Carver County Minnesota MN019
Map Unit Symbol Map Unit Name Acres in AOI Percent of AOf
CO Cordova clay loam 2 0 0 8
CW Cordova Webster complex 4 3 1 8
EX Essexville sandy loam 0 9 0 4
HM Hamel loam 20 4 8 4
KB Kilkenny Lester loams 2 to 6 percent slopes 37 2 15 3
KB2 Lester Kilkenny loams 2 to 6 percent slopes
eroded
9 0 3 7
KC Lester Kilkenny loams 6 to 12 percent slopes 18 3 7 5
KC2 Lester Kilkenny loams 6 to 12 percent slopes
eroded
40 8 16 8
KID Lester Kilkenny loams 12 to 18 percent slopes 8 7 3 6
KD2 Lester Kilkenny loams 12 to 18 percent
slopes eroded
11 5 4 7
KE2 Lester Kilkenny loams 18 to 25 percent
slopes eroded
25 7 10 6
LA Le Sueur Lester loams 1 to 4 percent slopes 2 2 0 9
MK Houghton and Muskego soils 4 7 1 9
NC3 Lester Kilkenny clay loams 6 to 12 percent
slopes severely eroded
6 0 2 5
ND3 Lester Kilkenny clay loams 12 to 18 percent
slopes severely eroded
16 3 6 7
NE3 Lester Kilkenny clay loams 18 to 25 percent
slopes severely eroded
12 8 5 3
PM Klossner muck 1 3 0 5
TB Terril loam 0 to 6 percent slopes 18 5 7 6
W Water 2 4 1 0
Totals for Area of Interest 243 1 100 0
USDA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 10 26 2010
Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 3 of 3
155
Soil Map Carver County Minnesota
TH 41 Trail West Soils
N V
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44 52 24
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Conservation Service
Web Soil Survey
National Cooperative Soil Survey
10 26 2010
Page 1 of 3
44 53 11
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Soil Map Carver County Minnesota
TH 41 Trail West Soils
MAP LEGEND MAP INFORMATION
Area of Interest AOI n Very Stony Spot Map Scale 1 10 300 if printed on A size 8 5 X 11 sheet
Area of Interest AOI Wet Spot The soil surveys that comprise your AOI were mapped at 1 12 000
Soils
f Other Please rely on the bar scale on each map sheet for accurate map 0 Soil Map Units measurements
Special Line Features
Special Point Features Gully Source of Map Natural Resources Conservation Service
Blowout Web Soil Survey URL http websoilsurvey nres usda gov
Borrow Pit
Short Steep Slope Coordinate System UTM Zone 15N NAD83
Clay Spot
Other This product is generated from the USDA NRCS certified data as of
Political Features the version date s listed below
Closed Depression O Cities Soil Survey Area Carver County Minnesota
r Gravel Pit Water Features Survey Area Data Version 8 Aug 2 2010
Gravelly Spot Oceans Date s aerial images were photographed 7 18 2003
Landfill Streams and Canals The orthophoto or other base map on which the soil lines were
Lava Flow Transportation compiled and digitized probably differs from the background
i Rails imagery displayed on these maps As a result some minor shifting
Marsh or swamp of map unit boundaries may be evident
Mine or Quarry Interstate Highways
Q Miscellaneous Water US Routes
Perennial Water Major Roads
v Rock Outcrop Local Roads
Saline Spot
Sandy Spot
Severely Eroded Spot
Sinkhole
Slide or Slip
p Sodic Spot
r Spoil Area
Stony Spot
f s Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 10 26 2010
Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 2 of 3 157
Soil Map Carver County Minnesota TH 41 Trail West Soils
Map Unit Legend
USDA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 10 26 2010
Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 3 of 3
Carver County Minnesota MN019
Map Unit Symbol Map Unit Name Acres in AOI Percent of AOf
EX Essexville sandy loam 24 8 5 3
GL Glencoe clay loam 3 5 0 7
HM Hamel loam 38 9 8 3
KB Kilkenny Lester loams 2 to 6 percent slopes 27 6 5 9
KB2 Lester Kilkenny loams 2 to 6 percent slopes
eroded
8 3 1 8
KC Lester Kilkenny loams 6 to 12 percent slopes 57 3 12 1
KC2 Lester Kilkenny loams 6 to 12 percent slopes
eroded
41 5 8 8
KID Lester Kilkenny loams 12 to 18 percent slopes 29 4 6 2
KD2 Lester Kilkenny loams 12 to 18 percent
slopes eroded
32 4 6 9
KE2 Lester Kilkenny loams 18 to 25 percent
slopes eroded
51 4 10 9
LA Le Sueur Lester loams 1 to 4 percent slopes 2 4 0 5
MK Houghton and Muskego soils 13 8 2 9
MP Klossner and Muskego soils ponded 19 5 4 1
NC3 Lester Kilkenny clay loams 6 to 12 percent
slopes severely eroded
2 6 0 6
ND3 Lester Kilkenny clay loams 12 to 18 percent
slopes severely eroded
14 0 3 0
NE3 Lester Kilkenny clay loams 18 to 25 percent
slopes severely eroded
6 7 1 4
PM Klossner muck 3 1 0 7
TB Terril loam 0 to 6 percent slopes 23 8 5 0
TC Terril loam 6 to 12 percent slopes 2 2 0 5
W Water 68 3 14 5
Totals for Area of Interest 471 6 100 0
USDA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 10 26 2010
Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 3 of 3
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Appendix D
Proposed Wetland Credits
159
APPLICATION FOR WITHDRAWAL OF WETLAND CREDITS
FROM THE MINNESOTA WETLAND BANK
Return Original to BWSR Transaction may not be processed without original signatures
1 PROPOSED USER OF CREDITS
Name s Carver County
Address 600 East Fourth Street
Chaska MN 55318
City State ZIP
Day Phone 952 466 5252
Other Phone 952 466 5250
3 OWNER SELLER OF CREDITS
Account No 1048 Watershed No 19
County Carver Bank Service Area 7
Name of Seller Paul Nesvold Silas Tesch
Tim Nesvold Name of Authorized Representative
Signature of Seller Authorized Representative
4 Regulating Authority ies Approving
the Use of Wetland Bank Credits
Replacement Plan approved by check all that apply
Local WCA LGU Print agency name
Local Permit
U S Army Corps of Engineers Permit
MN Dept of Natural Resources Permit
Natural Resources Conservation Service Permit
Other authority involved
Enclosed 6 5 transaction fee payable to Board of Water Soil Resources
5 CREDITS PROPOSED TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM ACCOUNT NO
Credit Acres Wetland Wetland Plant Community Cost
Sub Group withdrawn Type per acre
E 58 SWC Upland buffer 20000
pick one
Pick One
Pick One
Totals
1 acre 43 560 sq ft Fee Total Total cost x 0 065 754
Letters signify credit sub groups which represent wetland areas with different wetland characteristics
Circular 39 types 1 1L 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R U for Upland Buffer
Wetland plant community type shallow open water deep marsh shallow marsh sedge meadow fresh meadow wet to wet mesic prairie
calcareous fen open bog or coniferous bog shrub carr alder thicket hardwood swamp or coniferous swamp floodplain forest seasonally
flooded basin or upland buffer See Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of Minnesota and Wisconsin Eggers and Reed 1997 as
modified by the Board of Water and Soil Resources United States Army Corps of Engineers
Page 1 of 2
BWSR Form wca bank 05 withdrawal doe
Revised 6 1 2010
160
6 CERTIFICATION OF USER OF WETLAND CREDITS
The proposed user of credits hereby certifies that he she a either owns the subject wetland credits or has entered into an
agreement to purchase said credits subject to the approval of all applicable regulatory authorities and b has filed appropriate
plans specifications and application forms with all applicable regulatory authorities that describe the wetland or water resource impacts
for which the subject wetland credits will be utilized for mitigation purposes
Authorized Signature of Proposed User of Credits PRINT Name Date
7 REGULATORY AUTHORITY APPROVAL S
The following authorized representatives of the regulatory authority ies identified on page 1 of this application hereby certify that
they have a verified that the subject wetland credits are deposited in the account of the owner seller b approved a wetland
replacement plan or other water resource impact under their jurisdiction and c approved the proposed use of the wetland bank
credits described herein
PRINT Name of WCA LGU Official Signature of Authorized WCA LGU Official Date
PRINT Name of Other Regulatory Official if any Signature of Other Authorized Official Date
Agency Address of Other Regulatory Official
8 CERTIFICATION OF OWNER SELLER OF CREDITS
I am the holder of the aforementioned account in the State of Minnesota Wetland Mitigation Bank and hereby certify that
1 the credits described in this application have either been sold to the user of credits or I will use them to
mitigate wetland impacts for my own project
2 I have received payment in full from the buyer if applicable
3 the credits have not been sold or used in any way to mitigate wetland losses other than for the project
and location identified in the project site information block on the previous page
4 the subject wetland credits should be withdrawn my account
5 I will not have a negative balance of credits after the subject credits are debited from my account and
6 the Annual Fee for this account has been paid or will be with an enclosed check
Authorized Signature of Owner Seller of Credits Date
9 BWSR APPROVAL AND DEBITING OF ACCOUNT
I hereby certify that the credits have been properly debited from the subject account effective the date of signature
Authorized Signature Date
Upon approval by BWSR a copy of this instrument will be mailed to the user of the credits all regulatory authorities involved the account holder
and the Board Conservationist A letter will also be sent to the account holder acknowledging the debit and new account balance
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
1 The Owner Seller of the credits is responsible for submittal of this form containing original signatures to the BWSR
Wetland Bank Administrator so the affected account can be properly debited
2 No impacts to any wetland or other water resource may commence until the credits have been debited from the Minnesota
Wetland Mitigation Bank and a copy of this approval has been mailed to the regulatory authority ies the account holder and
the user of the credits
3 It is a criminal offense for a seller of wetland credits to sell credits more than one time It is the responsibility of the account
holder to report any credit sales that are not noted on the most current official BWSR account balance
Page 2 of 2
BWSR Form wca bank 05 withdrawal doe Mail to Bank Coordinator Board of Water Soil Resources
Revised 6 1 2010 520 Lafayette Road North St Paul MN 55155
161
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING NOTICE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
ss
COUNTY OF CARVER
I Karen J Engelhardt being first duly sworn on oath deposes that she is and was on
April 7 2011 the duly qualified and acting Deputy Clerk of the City of Chanhassen Minnesota
that on said date she caused to be mailed a copy of the attached notice of Public Hearing for the
TH 41Trail Underpass Project Wetland Alteration Permit Planning Case 2011 03 to
the persons named on attached Exhibit A by enclosing a copy of said notice in an envelope
addressed to such owner and depositing the envelopes addressed to all such owners in the United
States mail with postage fully prepaid thereon that the names and addresses of such owners were
those appearing as such by the records of the County Treasurer Carver County Minnesota and
by other appropriate records
Karen J Engelhardt Deputy Clerk
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this day of 2011
Notary Public
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AARON W TOYE ALFONSO MARTINEZ ALFREDO L PENTEADO III
2378 HIGHOVER DR 2555 HIGHCREST CIR 10001 INDEGO DR
CHANHASSEN MN 55317 4744 CHANHASSEN MN 55317 4708 EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55347 1205
ANTHONY J MILLER
2444 LAKE LUCY RD
CHANHASSEN MN 55317 2644
BRANT H KATHLEEN J ROSSMAN
2703 CHES MAR FARM RD
EXCELSIOR MN 55331 8041
BRENT A CARRON
7059 HIGHOVER DR
CHANHASSEN MN 55317 7572
BRUCE B HOLLY H OLSON
2432 LAKE LUCY RD
CHANHASSEN MN 55317 6707
CHARLES R KATHLEEN J
MOW REY
6610 BRENDEN CT
CHANHASSEN MN 55317 7560
DAN V CYNTHIA M SEEMAN
6673 BRENDEN CT
CHANHASSEN MN 55317 7560
DANIEL R BERG
7166 ARROWHEAD CT
CHANHASSEN MN 55317 4530
DAVID L MELISSA A KITTELSON
6821 HIGHOVER DR
CHANHASSEN MN 55317 7568
DON W CHRISTINE A ANTHONY
6700 BRENDEN CT
CHANHASSEN MN 55317 7570
ERIC NICOLE MCNULTY
4432 PLEASANT AVE S
MINNEAPOLIS MN 55419 4938
CARVER COUNTY
600 4TH ST E
CHASKA MN 55318 2102
CHRISTOPHER C FITCH
6814 HIGHOVER DR
CHANHASSEN MN 55317 7568
DANIEL MOE
7161 ARROWHEAD CT
CHANHASSEN MN 55317 4530
DAVID L AMY M BUSCH
7011 HIGHOVER DR
CHANHASSEN MN 55317 7572
DENNIS M JOAN E CLARK
6651 HAZELTINE BLVD
EXCELSIOR MN 55331 8039
E JEROME CARLSON
PO BOX 554
WAYZATA MN 55391 0554
ERIC M PATRICIA E BURDON
6690 BRENDEN CT
CHANHASSEN MN 55317 7560
CARVER COUNTY
11360 HIGHWAY 212 W
COLOGNE MN 55322 8016
CLEONE B FOSTER
2275 LAKE LUCY RD
CHANHASSEN MN 55317 6706
DANIEL P ENBLOM
10610 VALLEY VIEW RD
EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344 3709
DAVID L HOLLY J JESSEN
6618 BRENDEN CT
CHANHASSEN MN 55317 7560
DENNIS M JOAN E CLARK
6651 HAZELTINE BLVD
EXCELSIOR MN 55331 8039
EDWARD CYNTHIA A BARNOWSKI
2380 LAKE LUCY RD
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CITY OF
CENSEN
7700 Market Boulevard
PO Box 147
Chanhassen MN 55317
March 30 2011
Jeffrey Olson
SRF Consulting Group Inc
One Carlson Parkway Suite 150
Minneapolis MN 55447 4443
Administration Re TEP Comments regarding WCA Replacement Plan Application for
Phone 952 227 1100 proposed T H 41Trail and Underpass Project
Fax 952 227 1110
the immediate footprint of the trail This should be reviewed and Fax 952 227 1110
Dear Mr Olson
Building Inspections
Wetland 8 Do alternate alignments exist Based upon the presentation at
Phone 952 227 1180 After review of your application for wetland replacement as associated with the Fax 952 227 1190 proposed T H 41 Trail and Underpass Project the City of Chanhassen has the
Engineering following comments for your consideration and comment
Phone 952 227 1160
Fax 952 227 1170 Please supply a purchase agreement for the wetland credits signed b both PP Y P g g Y
Phone 952 227 1125
parties At a minimum a resolution passed by the County Commissioners
Finance or County Park Board
Phone 952 227 1140
wetland with a trail has a strong likelihood effecting hydrology and
Fax 952 227 1110 The purchase agreement for wetland credits states that the impacts and
wetland bank to be drawn from are in different major watersheds The Park Recreation
use of a raised boardwalk
Phone 952 227 1120 Board of Water and Soil Resources shows a minimum of eight available
Fax 952 227 1110 wetland banks in the same major watershed Please address the reason for
not using these banks
Recreation Center
2310 Coulter Boulevard Wetland 5 This is a DNR Public Water Please indicate the OHW
Phone 952 227 1400 relative to the fill being placed for trail construction Fax 952 227 1404
Planning Wetland 8 The proposed alignment goes directly through the center of
Natural Resources the wetland It is likely that this alignment will result in impacts beyond Phone 952 227 1130 the immediate footprint of the trail This should be reviewed and Fax 952 227 1110 discussed
Public Works
7901 Park Place Wetland 8 Do alternate alignments exist Based upon the presentation at
Phone 952 227 1300 the public review process for the trail alignment the original preferred
Fax 952 227 1310 alignment involved entering Lake Minnewashta Park north of the
currently proposed alignment This alignment into the park would not
Senior Center require any wetland impacts Please discuss this alternative Phone 952 227 1125
Fax 952 227 1110 Wetland 22 Given that this wetland is a flow through seep bisecting the
Web Site wetland with a trail has a strong likelihood effecting hydrology and
www ci chanhassen mn us resulting in additional secondary impacts downstream Impacts to this
wetland should be avoided either through realignment of the trail or the
use of a raised boardwalk
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In addition the following TEP members have submitted comments to the City for consideration
We are passing these comments on to you for your consideration The TEP members comments
may be redundant but have been included all the same as they would have been had the TEP
convened to discuss The comments in no particular order are as follows
Jack Gleason Department of Natural Resources
I would like to reiterate that wetland 5 is DNR Public Water Wetland 10 132W and the
Ordinary High Water Level OHWL of it is 995 8 ft It appears as if the alignment and
work required to construct the trail will not occur below the OHWL A retaining wall is
proposed immediately adjacent to this wetland Please be advised that if the retaining
wall or associated fill is placed at or below the OHWL a DNR Public Waters Work
permit may be required State rules do not allow placement of fill in Public Waters The
DNR Commissioner can waive this prohibition if a road or trail is proposed by a
government agency and the prohibition would prevent or restrict the project or create a
major conflict with other public purposes or interest and there is no other feasible or
practical alternative to the project that would have less environmental impact and the
public need for the project rules out the no build alternative The County would have to
provide compelling supporting documentation justifying any such Public Water Work
application
Regarding the trail along Lake Minnewashta the trail may increase runoff volumes We
encourage the City to request storm water management BMPs such as buffer strips to
help mitigate for the increase in impervious surface coverage in the shoreland area in
order to protect water quality
Greg Graczyk Carver SWCD
Wetland 20 It seems very possible to shift the trail to the south to avoid impacts We
have at times taken into consideration the preservation of desirable trees as a valid
sequencing discussion point Further documentation of this should be noted
Wetland 22 If I remember correctly this area was originally missed on the delineation
and included after our TEP review of the site It appeared at the time of the review that
this is a seep type area If I am thinking of the correct area I have some concerns of the
functions of this area post construction In particular the downstream leg Potentially
some design details at this area may be helpful subcut depth base materials compaction
etc etc
Wetland 8 The replacement plan should include some additional discussion as to why
the use of Ches Mar Farm Road couldn t be used There may have to be some filling off
of the ditch off the road to get down to a more level grade but it appears the grade of the
trail behind the houses looking at contours will put the trail above the designed
maximum of 8 33 Once again it also appears that there may have to be a significant
amount of desired tree removal to utilize this route This is understandable but should be
discussed
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Ken Powell BWSR
Per previous TEP review and City approval the wetland boundaries are appropriate for
review of the replacement plan
Project purpose and need has been adequately identified
The no build alternative explanation in the application is short on details I would expect
some discussion of the master plan or other document s that this project is in
conformance with There is a vague reference to plans but nothing specific is
discussed
In addition to the no build alternative WCA rules require a discussion of a second
wetland avoidance alternative not just any alternative This should be an alternative that
avoids wetland impacts While this may not be entirely possible I suspect that with some
major rerouting and redesign that there is an alternative that would impact at least very
little wetland I also suspect that such an alternative probably creates problems related to
park use safety costs etc Such a discussion should be part of the application and part of
the argument for the proposed plan
The application does not discuss any specific wetland avoidance and minimization
measures taken for areas where most of the impacts are proposed For example there is a
fair amount of impact associated with Wetland 20 Figure 4A An obvious question
would be why the trail cannot be shifted south to avoid or minimize wetland impact For
Wetland 8 Figure 4D there is no discussion of why the trail continues through the
middle of the wetland rather than go to either side I assume there are issues with existing
homes etc but this needs to be explained Also how was the impact through this
wetland minimized Was a boardwalk or bridge considered Were the side slopes
steepened and how much
I support the use of wetland bank credits for the replacement but I would note that
technically the application is not complete unless it includes a signed by both parties
purchase agreement or application for withdrawal That provides the evidence for the
commitment to use said wetland bank for replacement The application in my copy is not
signed by either party
Minnewashta Park north of the currently proposed alignment This alignment into the
park would not require any wetland impacts Please discuss this alternative
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Please respond to all comments and make any appropriate changes necessary to the application
by April 15 2011 A decision will be made at the April 25 2011 Chanhassen City Council
Meeting and Public Hearing If you have any questions or should require additional information
please contact Krista Spreiter at 952 227 1173 or via E mail at kspreiter @ci chanhassen mn us or
Terry Jeffery at 952 227 1168 or by E mail tjeffery @ci chanhassen mn us
Sincerely
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
Krista Spreiter
Natural Resources Technician
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REGULAR MEETING
APRIL 19 2011
Chairman Aller called the meeting to order at 7 00 p m
MEMBERS PRESENT Andrew Aller Kathleen Thomas Tom Doll Mark Undestad Kevin
Ellsworth Kim Tennyson and Lisa Hokkanen
STAFF PRESENT Kate Aanenson Community Development Director Alyson Fauske
Assistant City Engineer Angie Kairies Planner and Krista Spreiter Natural Resources
Technician
TH 41 TRAIL UNDERPASS PROJECT REOUEST FOR A WETLAND
ALTERATION PERMIT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A
PAVED 10 FOOT OFF ROAD MULTI USE TRAIL WITHIN TH 41 RIGHT OF WAY
FROM LONGACRES DRIVE TO TH 7 AND WITHIN PORTIONS OF LAKE
MINNEWASHTA REGIONAL PARK APPLICANT CARVER COUNTY PARKS
PLANNING CASE 2011 03
PUBLIC PRESENT
Name Address
Jeffrey W Olson
Brent and Christen Carron
Karen Weathers
Tom Anderson
Dennis Clark
SRF Consulting
Highover Drive
2600 Arrowhead Lane
7075 Highover Drive
6651 Hazeltine Boulevard
Spreiter Good evening Chairman Aller and members of the Planning Commission As stated an
application has been submitted by Carver County Parks for a wetland alteration permit as part of
the trail and underpass project As a result of the project the applicant is proposing impacts to 5
wetlands totaling 15 028 square feet Of these proposed 5 proposed impacts staff believes that
the applicant has followed the required procedures set forth in City Code for 3 of the impacts
However in regards to the remaining 2 impacts staff believes that further discussion is required
as I will discuss in more detail throughout the presentation To give some background on the
project itself the City Council approved a letter and resolution supporting the County s
application for federal transportation enhancement grant funds in July of 2007 This application
was approved and the grant was awarded to the County If completed the trail project will
provide a significant pedestrian improvement within the community and is consistent with the
City s Comprehensive Plan The impacts are to be mitigated for using wetland banking credits
The project is to be located along the east side of 41 from Longacres Drive to Chaska Road
Pedestrian underpass is also to be constructed as part of the project just north of the intersection
of Ches Mar Farm Road and 41 This will provide safe pedestrian and recreational access to
Lake Minnewashta Park Then from the proposed underpass the trail will continue through the
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park terminating at the beach area The proposed trail project is tentatively scheduled to begin
Fall of 2011 however plans for the project have not been finalized at this time This is a closer
view of the proposed trail project in relation to the existing trail system Existing trails are
shown in orange with the proposed trail alignment shown in green Retaining walls are denoted
with a dash line There are 2 proposed retaining walls One to be installed on the west shore of
Brenden Pond as well as along a smaller wetland just to the south Both were included as a
means to minimize or avoid wetland impacts in these areas The main objective of the project is
to provide a link to the existing regional trail system and provide safe travel for both pedestrians
and recreationalists between residential areas business and commercial areas schools as well as
to Lake Minnewashta Park You can see that the proposed trail provides a key link between
northern and southern trail routes as well as linking the City s trail system to the east with the
parks trail system on the west side of 41 and within the park Now for the proposed impact
locations which are denoted in red Wetland 20 is located on the shore of Lake Minnewashta
near the beach area Wetland 22 just south of the lake access Wetland 8 and Wetland 2 are
located on either side of the proposed underpass and Wetland 5 is located on the west shore of
Brenden Pond I mentioned earlier that 3 of the 5 wetland impacts did not require further
discussion so I m going to begin with those Wetland 20 again along the shore of Lake
Minnewashta This impact is proposed at 5 663 square feet Wetland 5 is located along the west
shore of Brenden Pond A retaining wall is to be constructed between the trail and the ordinary
high water level for Brenden Pond in order to eliminate impacts below this elevation The
impact here is 3 049 square feet Wetland 2 is located just east of the proposed impact or I m
sorry the proposed underpass and the impact would total 218 square feet City Code requires
compliance with the Wetland Conservation or I m sorry City Code requires that the applicant
must comply with the Wetland Conservation Act The Wetland Conservation Act requires that
the applicant must first avoid impacts Second minimize these impacts and finally replace the
impacts City staff and the Technical Evaluation Panel believe that the submitted WCA
application should include further discussion on the impacts to Wetlands 8 and 22 Staff and the
TEP have submitted comments to the applicant requesting either alternate to these impacts or an
explanation as to why the impacts cannot be avoided For the reasons discussed staff cannot
recommend approval of impacts to Wetlands 8 and 22 based on the information that we have at
this time However a condition of approval allows for these additional impacts provided the
applicant complies with the WCA process and either avoids these impacts or the arguments that
are presented have prove adequate to the satisfaction of the TEP Since the time of the staff
report the applicant has submitted a memorandum This will serve as a supplement to the
application in response to these comments City staff and the TEP are actively reviewing the
response at this time I have provided a copy of the memorandum as well as the amended
condition number 3 which reflect these changes The wetland impacts in question The first is
Wetland 8 located just west of the proposed underpass You can see that the current alignment
bisects the wetland It is agreed by both the applicant and the staff that this will likely result in
secondary impacts The applicant has increased the proposed impacts to include the entire
wetland area as reflected in the memo provided bringing the impact amount to 5 662 square feet
Staff still believes an alternate alignment should be discussed under the WCA requirements as
well as under the requirements of the City s wetland alteration permit process Wetland 22 is
located just south of the boat launch It s a perch flow through wetland The wetland receives
hydrology through ground water which then flows to Wetland 11 below Staff believes that this
may cause additional downstream impacts to Wetland 11 and a boardwalk or realignment option
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should be presented in the WCA application The proposed impact here is 436 square feet In
conclusion I would like to point out that the applicant has provided full cooperation throughout
the application process and staff is confident that the applicant will make every effort to
minimize impacts wherever possible as well as comply with the application requirement Thus
staff is recommending approval with conditions outlined in the staff report The motion can be
found on page 13 This concludes my presentation At this time I would also like to respectfully
reiterate to residents that may be in attendance for the public hearing that the hearing tonight is
only for the wetland alteration permit If there are questions on the trail project in general those
could be directed towards Carver County Parks or the representative Jeff Olson who is here
tonight and I ve included the contact information listed here for the Carver County Parks
Director as well as their website Thank you and I would be happy to take any questions at this
time
Aller Thank you Any questions from any commissioners at this point
Ellsworth Yes Andrew More on process just because I don t understand the whole process
Spreiter Sure
Ellsworth Four questions I guess And maybe I can just read them off The role of the Water
Resources Coordinator In the beginning it talks about and authorizes the Water Resources
Coordinator to sign a joint notification and so on I don t know what that role that person is
And then the role of the Technical Evaluation Panel and have they met and is this some of the
responses from the TEP that was on our when we got here And then what do they do and who
are they and how are they appointed Maybe I should know all this
Spreiter No
Ellsworth And then sequencing what In the context of this analysis that was put together I
couldn t quite interpret what that meant It s probably very simple and I ll go duh when you tell
me And then maybe later a question for Carver Parks Why is it paved and not gravel
Everything in that park is gravel except a small section of road It just seems to really change the
character and add to the load and maybe that s not a pertinent question for tonight We re just
talking about the wetlands
Spreiter Okay I will try to address those the best I can The Wetland Resources Coordinator is
the authorized representative for the City so the City is actually the LGU They hold they can
approve or deny the application Terry our Wetland Resources Coordinator is just the one who
is appointed to sign it so he has to have approval from the council first Or authorization
Aanenson I was just going to point out too you know we are the LGU but in some instances
it s the watershed district We have the local control here so that s the part that they play in it
Spreiter And then I believe your next question was on
Ellsworth The TEP
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Spreiter The Technical Evaluation Panel and who they are They re basically a panel of
representatives from applicable agencies that provide interpretations of the WCA process laws
rules as well as provide technical data Their role in this case as well would be to make a ruling
on sequencing and I know that s a term that not everybody has heard but they help the LGU
come to a determination or make a recommendation They don t make the determination
themselves As far as sequencing goes to my understanding it s just the process that the
applicant has to follow in the application process for the Wetland Conservation Act The
response the memorandum that you have in front of you that s the applicant s response to the
Technical Evaluation Panel s comments so I believe the original comments that were sent to the
applicant are included in your packet but they also address them in that chart I know the font is
very small but they list the cities as well as the evaluation panel s comments on the left and then
their response to each of those comments on the right
Aanenson Mr Chair if I could just add to that I think what s important Krista said that there s
a TEP panel but if you look at what she just said on who the commenters are that would tell you
who s on the TEP panel It s someone from the DNR
Ellsworth Exactly
Aanenson Someone from the a different conservation watershed district So that gives you
BWSR who s over the so you ve had a lot of different input and that s kind of steering those
comments I know it s a little hard to read that font but
Ellsworth And it s advisory in nature and then the recommendations are given to whom
Spreiter To the LGU so us
Ellsworth Alright thank you Very helpful
Thomas Actually I do have a question I m just kind of trying to read through the
memorandum that we got today and I was just trying to just kind of verify Does the applicant
believe that our recommendations for Wetland 8 and 22 that they should be able to meet like
what we re kind of asking before next the council meeting on Monday Do we feel like they ll
be able to oh okay Maybe I will save for the applicant
Spreiter Sure the applicant can they have addressed each of our
Thomas Concerns and issues
Spreiter Concerns We re still getting comments from some TEP members and so and Terry s
still kind of deciding what his position is on it as a member of the TEP so I guess
Thomas I can wait I ll wait til everybody else
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Aller I guess the big question is if we have that in the conditions though If we make this
motion this evening to move forward and present it to the council as approved it would contain
the conditions that 8 and 22 be dealt with appropriately and under the code prior to their making
a determination and final decision
Spreiter Correct
Aller Tom anything
Doll Basically this is 3 10 of an acre wetland that s going to be disturbed
Spreiter Yeah
Doll For the whole project
Spreiter Yep it is under an acre total even with the increased impacts so it s not a lot of impact
However the applicant still has to follow the process so
Doll Okay
Aller Mark And then just to confirm because we re using a bank that s in the same county
we re going to be able to get a benefit from that It s going to be a lower exchange rate
Spreiter I m sorry would you repeat that last part
Aller On the wetland bank that we re using if we re going to be purchasing or the applicant s
going to be purchasing they re getting a benefit because it s within the same county
Spreiter Yeah they have to meet in order to get the yeah I guess the 2 to 1 replacement ratio
They have to follow a certain priority as well The City has it s own priority but through the
Wetland Conservation Act that kind of has a separate priority so we can request that they follow
our priority but at a minimum they need to follow the Wetland Conservation Act priority which
basically just says in the same county which they ve done and provided The applicant go
ahead
Jeff Olson I m sorry I don t mean to interrupt We
Aller Why don t we go ahead and come on up unless anybody has any other questions And if
you please go ahead The applicant s going to be represented by Mr Olson
Jeff Olson Sure thank you Members of the Planning Commission it s a pleasure to talk to
you tonight One comment on mitigation Typically whichever rules you look at whether it s
local rules or WCA rules they prefer that you find mitigation that are as close to the impacts as
possible so there s not a net kind of ushering away of the functions and services of those
wetlands We ve looked for mitigation credits within Chanhassen and then we ve looked at we
weren t able to find any Then we looked within the major watershed which is watershed 20
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which is a fairly large watershed and there were 2 viable opportunities Banking opportunities in
those You ll see in the memo that in one the comments in our response to the comments we
explain that the 2 banks approved banks that we found in watershed major watershed 20 are
actually in Hennepin County but in the same watershed as here and they re located in the city of
Medina and we did because it s in the same major watershed we did get a 2 to 1 ratio If you go
further afield sometimes it goes up to 2 25 or 2 5 to 1 We were able to get the 2 to 1 so we in
the memorandum that we submitted we asked for you know if you would consider those
banking opportunities within major watershed 20 to be a possibility for us We re not aware of
there are opportunities that would be closer but not within the same watershed so I don t know
if this is an appropriate time to talk about a little additional information about Wetlands 8 and
22
Aller That would be great
Jeff Olson Wonderful I ll roll out a map here and it ll I guess be projected right up there If I
do this correctly here Maybe we could talk about Wetland 20 first That s right where my
finger is Okay so right in the middle there
Aller Mr Olson just not to rearrange your whole presentation but it might be helpful to us if
we hear you go through the 3 requirements
Jeff Olson Oh the sequencing
Aller The sequencing so
Jeff Olson Oh absolutely sure The 3 sequencing requirements are wetland impact avoidance
and if you can t completely avoid it s minimization and for what you can t avoid with proper
minimization then you move on to mitigation
Aller And then how that applies to 8 and 22
Jeff Olson Okay Yeah absolutely Okay Wetland 22 is a seep wetland that water kind of
flows out of the hill to the across the gravel road Flows out of the hill and actually probably
flows underneath the gravel road Forms a seep so what we ve done for Wetland 22 for
minimization is there s a that s a section of the trail that has essentially almost no fill and no
cut The only fill would be the 6 inch gravel base and the bituminous cover but it s about as
narrow it s got the 10 foot trail with 2 foot clear zones on either side of the trail which is about
as narrow as we can make it Also the so the profile s very low That tends to keep the footprint
very narrow We also are impacting the skinniest portion of Wetland 22 There s kind of a thick
part right up here and then it s got kind of a skinny tail that points down toward Lake
Minnewashta And so those are 2 examples of minimization The third example of
minimization is right where the trail goes currently across that wetland it s currently actually a
dirt a little dirt road that kind of cuts through the wetland right now There s kind of two ruts
that go through it and that s exactly what there s essentially no vegetation right in that little part
of the wetland where the trail crosses it so there s that s 3 examples of minimization there Let
me talk about some of the difficulties of totally avoiding wetland impacts to that one Back up a
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little bit Okay so you might think that you can move the trail a little closer toward Lake
Minnewashta Up this way The problem with that is when you get to the very end of Wetland
22 that skinny portion it s already it goes down a very steep hill into that lobe of Lake
Minnewashta and it s already at the very end of Wetland 22 it s already kind of starting a little
V cut A little bit of gully erosion is already starting going down there so it would be it would
not be a good idea to minimize impacts by moving the trail closer to where that V cut is starting
down the hill So that option wouldn t work out so well Now also if we move the trail onto the
gravel road that would present some real safety issues because that happens to be a very tight
curve in the gravel road Motorist sight distances are not good right there and it s not a good
idea to put the trail right on a portion of the gravel road that has such poor mostly horizontal
sight distances there As a matter of fact if you ll if you look where the trail currently crosses
the gravel road right here it s we chose a straight away to cross so there would be adequate
sight distance for motorists to react to recreationists crossing the trail In a previous version of
the trail it actually crossed here but then we thought better of it and because that had the same
sight distance issues here don t want recreationists crossing when motorists don t have really
good horizontal sight distances So the same thing is true here If we move the trail onto this
piece of gravel road it would be the same thing You d have recreationists it would be a safety
issue with motorists not being able to see them as well as they should so that s that kind of talks
about how we ve minimized and how we can t further avoid wetland impacts to Wetland 22
Ellsworth Mr Chair
Aller Yes Commissioner Ellsworth
Ellsworth Mr Olson
Jeff Olson Yes
Ellsworth That must be a seasonal seep It s dry in the summer isn t it
Jeff Olson Yeah It there s not a lot of hydrology in it There s not a lot of water in it but as
you kind of hike through it you can kind of see mix of sedges and vegetation which yeah It is
probably wetter right now and not so wet late in summer
Ellsworth Thank you
Jeff Olson Maybe I could briefly talk about Wetland 8
Aller Please
Jeff Olson It is close to the where the underpass is This is Wetland 8 right here Here s where
the underpass is and then this trail goes through this ravine between Ches Mar Drive and TH 41
We actually early on you ll I think see in Figure 5 of your memo that you have in front of you
you ll see the 2 alternatives that we explored early on for this one There s another the current
alternative goes current alternative goes like this And then the other alternative that we
explored actually went like this and then cut up through these woods and then met up with this
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with the trail again here There were 2 problems with the other alternative There s a severe
erosion problem in this valley between Ches Mar and 41 right now There s a little bit of surface
water that kind of flows down a ravine here and then about right at this point it goes over about
a maybe a 10 foot cliff or so and it carries sediment with it It s pretty severe and it flows in a
culvert I think underneath Ches Mar and then this white area right here is actually the sediment
delta in this wetland right here that has eroded out of this valley right here So it s all kind of
depositing right in here So for that reason we didn t want to disturb those highly erodible soils
further down in the valley because as this as this issue keeps cutting back up the valley it could
it might ultimately affect the trail so we didn t want to disturb that Another thing we did not
want to cut a 30 foot wide swath through this forest right here which is composed of fairly
mature trees The 30 feet would be the 10 foot trail 2 foot clear zones on either side and then
whatever side slopes would be necessary to tie into existing elevations So those are kind of the
reasons why we chose to go where we did go This wetland is it s almost completely reed
canary grass which is an invasion wetland plant species so it s not floristically very rich in
there It is still a wetland impact We understand that and we did agree with members of the
TEP that if you go right through the middle of the wetland there would be probably an additional
06 acres of wetland impact that aren t actually within the footprint but are immediately adjacent
to it and so we agree that that would be a total take of that wetland That s why on the first page
of the memo we adjusted the impacts up from the original
Doll Did MnDOT tell you this is where the crossing is going I m kind of wondering why it s
not up closer to the entrance of the park where you wouldn t
Jeff Olson I really can t answer that I don t know that we had a directive from MnDOT to put
it there You know I ll just say having hiked the whole area and having done the delineations out
there I can tell you topographically this is probably about one of the only places that would
support an underpass because they re the road at that point where the underpass is proposed is
on a lot of embankment and there s just not that amount of embankment if you go up closer to
the entrance There d be you d have to tunnel a long way I think But you know probably Mike
McGarvey in our landscape architecture section trail design section in our company would
probably have some more information about that Are there any other questions that I can help
answer
Aller Anyone Commissioner Ellsworth
Ellsworth Why is it asphalt instead of a Class V
Jeff Olson You know I guess I m not prepared to answer that and I can get an answer to you
Ellsworth Just curious more than anything
Jeff Olson Yeah absolutely I can get that into you I guess I would recommend given what
I ve mentioned about Wetland 8 and Wetland 22 and perhaps an answer to your question about
why it s asphalt Maybe if it would be okay with the Planning Commission and members of the
TEP if we can maybe just incorporate some of those comments and amend this supplement and
answer those questions for you
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Ellsworth That d be great
Aller Anything else Thank you With that we ll open the public hearing so anyone that would
like to speak on the matter from the public that s here can step forward State your name and let
us know why you re here sir
Dennis Clark My name s Dennis Clark and I live at 6651 Hazeltine which is across from the
park
Aanenson Can you put the map up there Krista
Spreiter Sure
Dennis Clark And I think I can answer a couple of your questions about the blacktop and a lot
of those things
Aller Great
Dennis Clark I m fairly involved with some of the things that go around the park Let me see
here so I can kind of
Aanenson Do you have a better overview of just the neighborhood
Dennis Clark The whole Highway 7 and probably page Figure 4 would probably help and I
can just point out Okay This is my property right here This section it s about 7 acres and
the trail s going to run up in the it looks like it s going to go to the school entrance and come
down across the front down in the park there Now you asked a question why isn t the trail
going across at the entrance There was no public hearing on that so this is the first time I ve
heard about it But the fact is is that the trail is actually on the other side of the road already
The trail that goes around the rest of the lake and west of the metro area crosses right here where
you see the L and I think that you said it was in orange before on another map where the bike
trail is and I guess is what I m questioning is why didn t the trail come along on the other side of
Highway 41 where there s already a public trail There s a snowmobile trail there It goes right
past the dog part up to the entrance Then you wouldn t have this disruption here and you can
cross here at the school crossing which the traffic is slower because you ve got a stop light down
there and school crossing and what have you Minnetonka School just spent 200 000 putting in
a holding pond which you can barely see right there and a very extensive drainage system for all
this blacktop coming off of this hill down into this pond DNR made them dig up a lot of the silt
and things like that that you re talking about that is over in this pond and put in a very
sophisticated what would I say Ditch system for that runoff So I m questioning how they re
going to even build this trail now on top of that Now the other thing is all your utilities which
this is all by the way my property only goes to the middle of 41 so this is
Aller Mr Clark we can t pick you up on the microphones so the public can t hear you If you
could step over to the podium that would be great
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Dennis Clark Sorry
Aller That s okay
Dennis Clark Now the question is I know we ve got a little impact down there and by the way
I ve got to say this is a great deal This bike trail I bike all over Chanhassen so I like it Love
the park The park is probably going to get paved The roads If they d just move some of that
money off of the other parks and that s coming back probably this year or next year because
those clay roads in there are terrible But the bike trails is basically this is going to be a bike
trail you want to be on pavement so that s good that it s on pavement I think the impact on that
one water area I d have to agree with you is minimal Down by the boat ramps but you actually
got people crossing the road 3 times down there You ve got to cross the road one way Then
you ve got to cross the road the other way Then you ve got to cross 3 different places where
you ve got boats coming in People going into the trails and then you ve got to cross the road
where people are coming down that road fairly fast So again I never heard of any input on this
this trail Seems like putting a tunnel underneath Highway 7 can t be a cheap deal when again
the trail s already on the other side of Highway 7 You re just going under and then going back
across again I cross roads all the time I ll love the tunnel Won t bother me Just seems like
it s an awful lot of money being spent to get under Highway 7 and then you re going back along
Highway 7
Aller Mr Clark is that 41
Dennis Clark 41 What am I saying 7 41 I live on 41 and I m calling it 7 You re going
along Highway 41 and I know we re only here to talk about these 2 wetlands but I m using that
as an excuse You basically just put a 300 foot public pier along that pond because that s what
it s going to be that s what that s going to become is because now the public right of way is
going to be closer to the pond which just means you can have 10 people fish that pond out
which everyone that lives around that pond has been stocking that pond because it s frankly a
private pond at this particular point You ve now just made that like I said a 300 foot public
pier for people that eat fish and have been known to take over their limits But back to the
wetland impact which is what the meeting s about that trail does cross the trail going into the
park 3 times so I just don t understand why it didn t come in on the west side of 41 Down the
hill Along the road Was it ever I guess the question would be was that ever thought about
Aller Why don t we wait for the questions Why don t you finish if you have additional
questions then we ll take those and then we ll ask Mr Olson to come back up and answer them
Dennis Clark Okay that d be fine That was pretty much my only curiousity in the meeting
hereof why aren t they just coming in at a different spot Or making the road cross at the place
where traffic has to slow down already for the entrance and of the park and you re coming up
the hill The further you ve got the crossing towards the stop light the slower the traffic is and
then maybe some day we can get the speed limit on 41 lowered to 50 like the rest of everyone
else from here all the way through Chaska has done I mean Bud Olson would recommend it
We ve had I don t know 3 or 4 near misses out there with bus accidents
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Aller Okay thank you for your presentation Mr Clark
Aanenson Mr Chair before we the Mr Olson s here to talk about the wetlands so you know I
just want to say that Carver County Parks and our City Parks and Rec Department Park and Rec
Director Todd Hoffman have been working on this project so we can t comment on the decisions
that they ve made based on their location geometrics all that stuff I can t comment on that and
if we can get that information out we d be happy to do that but what you recommend here would
not go forward unless the project was to go forward What we re looking for is the wetland If
your review of that and input to the City Council and obviously nothing would change out there
if the project didn t go through or they made some changes Then it would have to come back
through Significant changes I think the way that the wetland alteration permit is structured that
there is some flexibility in there so some minor tweaking based on those comments so What
we re here tonight to decide is if it s appropriate based on the location that s been sited by others
If that makes sense so and again if the project does go forward
Aller Thank you Is there anyone else from the public that would like to testify or ask
questions Then I just have one quick question of Mr Olson if you would Would changing the
crossing or coming up on the other side have any impact at all on the amelioration that we re
requesting tonight
Jeff Olson Would there be different wetland impacts
Aller Yeah would that change the request that we d be making tonight
Jeff Olson Well I think yeah I think if the trail along the 41 section of the trail if it did go
along the west side of 41 I m assuming the wetland impacts would be slightly different There
wouldn t be I believe 0 07 acres of impact at Brenden Pond Trying to think Is there one other
one along 41
Aanenson The question is if there s more impacts on the other side of the street or not correct
Aller Right
Aanenson We don t have that information
Aller Okay
Aanenson I don t know if Krista knows off the top of her head If there s more wetlands on the
county side or not
Spreiter I don t know I can say that you know there has been other routes explored by the
County However this is the preferred route that they ve come up with because of issues with
alternate routes Just you know I can t speak for again I can t speak for the Carver County
Parks Director He would probably be the best one to contact regarding any of that information
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Aller In looking at the request for Wetlands 8 and 22 some of those issues would be best left to
the amendment of the application so that you could put that in as an alternate route and make
those discussions so that the City Council can review that and look at that and I think that would
make the application that much more complete and I think that s what we re requesting in our
conditions
Jeff Olson Sure sure Okay Absolutely Yeah we can beef up the discussion of alternatives
as to why You know why we ve selected the preferred alternative
Aller Thank you
Karen Weathers Can I make a comment or is it too late
Aller I haven t closed it You can step forward State your name and
Karen Weathers Real quick Karen Weathers I live in Highcrest and have been here 20 years
I remember some of the early conversations The reason it is there is because of the embankment
as I recall You can verify but that s the only place feasible The second thing I think if you
move it to the other side it doesn t feed where all the residents are You know you d only have
one place You have to go up by 7 to cross over and there s not much for residential feed the
way the one flows now So those are probably some of the considerations
Aller Thank you Okay no one else stepping forward I m going to close the public hearing
Discussion by the commissioners Commissioner Tennyson what do you think
Tennyson I m a little concerned just being dropped into the middle of this not having heard
how it happened before Just reading TEP panel recommendations tonight I don t think I have
any specific questions at this time I guess I d like to see what the rest of the commissioners
think on this
Aller Great thanks Commissioner Ellsworth
Ellsworth Yes Mr Chair I think that staff has done a very good job addressing the concerns
that were raised and meeting the requirements for the various agencies and different rules and it
appears to be well thought out and well put together It is a park that I frequent probably twice a
week It s an awesome park and it s neat to see more access to it and I know the pavement
issue s not a topic for tonight but I was surprised to hear that all the roads would be paved too It
is sloppy to drive in there sometimes but it s part of the character of the park for me but that s
neither here nor there for tonight s conversation but so I think it s well put together and all the
issues that I had were again were process related than necessarily the outcome
Aller Commissioner Thomas
Thomas Yeah I too I don t think I really have any I didn t have any real questions for it I just
kind of nice to see the updated motion for the additional stuff That was really helpful and feel
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like just looking at seeing what we can do for 8 and 22 Looks like it s well put together We
should be good
Aller Commissioner Doll
Doll I have nothing
Undestad No
Aller Commissioner Hokkanen
Hokkanen No looks good
Aller No further questions okay Then I ll entertain a motion if there is any
Undestad I ll make a motion here I make a motion the Planning Commission recommends the
City Council approve Wetland Alteration Permit 2011 03 to impact 8 931 square feet of
wetland for the purpose of the construction of the proposed trail and underpass and authorize the
Water Resources Coordinator to sign the joint notification application for approval of wetland
replacement as shown on plans dated received February 22 2011 and based upon the included
Findings of Fact and subject to conditions 1 through 4
Thomas I second that motion
Aller Okay having a motion and a second any further discussion
Undestad moved Thomas seconded that the Planning Commission recommends the City
Council approve Wetland Alteration Permit 92011 03 to impact 8 931 square feet of
wetland for the purpose of the construction of the proposed trail and underpass and
authorize the Water Resources Coordinator to sign the joint notification application for
approval of wetland replacement as shown on plans dated received February 22 2011 and
based upon the included Findings of Fact and subject to the following conditions
Wetland replacement shall occur in a manner consistent with the Minnesota Wetland
Conservation Act MR 8420 The applicant shall receive the City s approval of a
wetland replacement plan prior to any wetland impact occurring
2 Wetland buffer areas shall be preserved maintained and or created around all existing
wetlands in compliance with Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Wetland Protection
Rule effective September 1 2010
3 If the applicant can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Technical Evaluation Panel that
impact to Wetland 8 5 662 square feet cannot be avoided then the additional square feet
may be impacted as described in the supplement to the application dated April 15 2011
prepared by SRF
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4. Impact to Wetland 22 shall be avoided th rough use of boardwalk or other approved
avoidance method. If the applicant can demons trate to the satisfac tion of the Technical
Evaluation Panel that impact to Wetland 22 (436 square feet) cannot be avoided, then the
additional square feet may be impacted as shown in Figure 4C in the Joint Notification
Application prepared by SRF dated January 31, 2011.
5. The applicant shall apply for and obtain permits fr om the appropriate regulatory agencies,
e.g. Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, Mi nnesota Pollution Control Agency, Minnesota
Department of Natural Resources, Minnesota Department of Tran sportation, Minnesota
Board of Soil and Water Reso urces and Army Corps of Engi neers and comply with their
conditions of approval.
6. The applicant must submit a Bill of Sale for Wetland Banking Cr edits to the Minnesota
Board of Water and Soil Reso urces signed by both the buyer and seller of designated
wetland credits.
7. The applicant must obtain, and the city must have receive d copy of, an Application for
Withdrawal of Wetland Credits from the Minnesota Wetland Bank signed and approved by
the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Re sources prior to an y wetland impacts.
8. A signed Landowner Statemen t and Contractor Resp onsibility form shall be provided to city
prior to commenceme nt of activity.
All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 7 to 0.
Aanenson: Thank you. Mr. Chair I just want to remind you that this does go to the City Council
on the 25 th .
Aller: Yes, so those individuals who wish to fo llow this should, because it ’s fast tracked, it’ll be
next Monday the 25 th . Before the City Council in these chambers.
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Memo
To Mayor
City Council
From Jeff Enevold Lieutenant N k N
Date 04 13 2011
Re Items for April Council Meeting
Sheriffs Office Area Report March Attached
2 Sheriffs Office Area Citation List March Attached
3 Community Service Officer Report
4 Miscellaneous Items I will have brief information for Council on recent
activities or items of interest
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CITY OF
CAANHASSEN
7700 Market Boulevard
PO Box 147
Chanhassen MN 55317
Administration
Phone 952 227 1100
Fax 952 227 1110
Building Inspections
Phone 952 227 1180
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Engineering
Phone 952 227 1160
Fax 952 227 1170
Finance
Phone 952 227 1140
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Park Recreation
Phone 952 227 1120
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Recreation Center
2310 Coulter Boulevard
Phone 952 227 1400
Fax 952 227 1404
Planning
Natural Resources
Phone 952 227 1130
Fax 952 227 1110
Public Works
7901 Park Place
Phone 952 227 1300
Fax 952 227 1310
Senior Center
Phone 952 227 1125
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Web Site
www ci chanhassen mn us
Community Service Officer Call Summary
March 2011 Total Calls 102
Animal Calls 17
Animal At Large 3
Stall Motorist Assist
Wild Animal Control 5
Impounds 3 Live Trap Requests 1
Barking Dogs 2 Animal Welfare Checks 1
Animal Bites
Trailer Parking
Unlicensed Animals
Miscellaneous Code
Miscellaneous Animals Injured Sick Animal 2
Traffic Calls 31
Personal Injury Crash 2
2011
Stall Motorist Assist 20
Property Damage Crash 3 1 10ther Traffic 6
Code Enforcement 21
Weeds Grass
3
2011
Odd Even Watering
10
Outdoor Storage 6 Junk Vehicle 2
Illegal Dumping
Code Enforcement
Parking 4
Sidewalk Snow Removal 7 Trailer Parking 1
Miscellaneous Code 1
Other 33
Vehicle Lock Outs 3
2011
Medicals 10
Fires 2 Vacation Checks 16
Park Enforcement
Code Enforcement
Found Property
10
Other 2
58 TOTAL
Month Comparison
2010 2011
19 Animal Calls 17
12 Traffic Calls 31
17 Code Enforcement 21
10 Other 33
58 TOTAL 102
Year to Date Comparison
2010 2011
42 Animal Calls 59
84 Traffic Calls 97
53 Code Enforcement 71
43 Other 98
222 TOTAL 325
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Monthly Reports for
March 2011
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Listed below is a description of each of the different classifications of calls for service
which the Carver County Sheriff s Office received and processed for your area
CRIMINAL
Part I Crimes
Arson Intentionally destroy property by fire
Assault Aggravated Assault where substantial injury is caused or deadly weapon used
Burglary Unlawful entry into a structure to commit a crime
Homicide Intentional taking of a persons life
Robbery Taking of property in the presence of another with use of force
Sex Crime felony Forcible sexual assault All felony sex crimes
Theft Taking of property stealing
Theft Vehicle ITheft of a motorized vehicle
Part II Crimes
Abuse Neglect Chargeable abuse or neglect of children or adults
Assault Altercation between parties where actual physical harm occurred
Court Order Violations Violation of court orders
Disturb Peace Chargeable disturbance of peace Harassment disorderly conduct
Drug Violation All drug violations possession of sale of manufacture of
Gambling Unlawful operate promote or assist in the operation of gaming
Liquor Laws Illegal Consumption sale or possession of liquor
Misc Criminal Minor offenses that do not fall under any other classification
Property Damage All damage to property including vandalism littering and trespassing on property
Runaway Juvenile runaway
Sex Crimes Misc sex crimes criminal sexual conduct sexual abuse pornography
indecent exposure non felony sex crimes
Suspicious Activity Suspicious activity where charges result
Theft Related Fraud credit card theft ID theft issuance on bad check counterfeiting swindle
Traffic Alcohol Traffic stop or accident involving a driver under the influence of alcohol or drugs
Traffic Other lTraffic stop that results in a traffic criminal charge DAC IPS Hit and Run
Weapons lViolation of manufacture sale purchase transport use of firearm
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NON CRIMINAL
Abuse Neglect NC Investigation of abuse or neglect of a child or adult where no charges are filed
Alarm Checking on an alarm at a private residence or business
Animal Animal bites stray animals All calls involving animals
Assist other Agency Assist other law enforcement office state patrol or government departments
Auto Accd Fatality Auto accident in which a fatality occurred
Auto Accd Injury Auto accident in which injury and property damage occurred
Auto Accd Prop Damage Auto accident in which property damage occurred
Auto Accd MV vs Deer Auto accident involving a motor vehicle and deer
Background Record CheckE Records check for persons adopting a child military govt employment individual
Boat Water All incidents involving boats watercraft and or lakes
Child Care Assistance All background checks for Social Service unlicensed child care assistance
Child Custody Dispute Incidents involving dispute over child custody
Civil Process Service of civil papers court orders Assist with civil stand by situations
Disturb Peace NC Noise harassments disturbance of peace where charges are not filed
Domestic Verbal argument between parties with relationship where no charges are filed
Driving Complaint Complaints of bad driving behavior
Drug Information Information regard drug activity No charges filed
Fire Call Fires and assist to fire departments
Gun Permit Acquire Application for a permit to purchase a handgun
Gun Permit Carry Application for a permit to carry a handgun
Gun Permit Transfer Applicaton for the transfer of one registered gun to another
Explosive Firearms Dlr Application for a permit for explosives or firearms dealer license
House Business Check Check on residences or business when owners are away from property
License Day Care Background check for licensing day care
License Foster Care Background check for licensing foster care
License Liquor Background check for liquor licensing
License Peddler Background check for peddler licensing
Medical Assist persons with medical issues natural cause deaths
Mental Health Suicides 72 hr holds for mental health issues
Misc Non Criminal General law enforcement questions citizen assists lost and found
prop civil matters council packets and meetings juv disciplinary issues etc
Missing Person Missing Lost person
Open Door Located an open door to a business or residence
Prowler NC Person on property who does not belong window peeper No charges filed
Sex Offender Tracking Request from State to check location of registered sex offender
Snowmobile All incidents involving snowmobiles
Suspicious Act NC Suspicious persons acts or vehicles no charges
Traffic Misc Misc traffic issues stalled vehicle debris on roadway traffic control
parking violations vehicle in the ditch and motorist assists
Traffic Radar Display Traffic Speed Radar wagon
Traffic Stops All traffic stops initiated by officers
Transport Transport persons for various reasons
Unlock Veh Bldg Unlock doors of automobile residence or business for owners
Warrant Issued Warrant issued by Carver County Court Administration
Warrant Service Service of warrant for Carver County and other counties
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CARVER COUNTY SHERIFF S OFFICE
City of Chanhassen
Month of March
20 11 2011
CRIMINAL
0
Part I Crimes
A rson
0
Assault
Assault Aggravated 1 3
Burglary 1 4
Homicide 0 0
Robbery 0 0
Sex Crime Felony 0 0
Theft 16 36
Theft Vehicle 1 2
T otal art I Crimes
21
Runaway
Part 11 Crimes
0 Ab use Neglect
0 0
Assault 2 5
Court Order Violation 2 5
Disturb Peace 0 3
Drug Violations 2 6
Gambling 0 0
Liquor Law Viol 1 2
Misc Criminal 1 4
Property Damage 5 21
Runaway 1 2
Sex Crimes 1 3
Suspicious Activity 0 0
Theft Related 8 15
Traffic Alcohol 16 26
Traffic Other 0 5
Weapons 1 1
iTotal Part rimes 40 99
0 0
0 0
0
0
0 0
v 0
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0
0 0
0 0
0
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0
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0 0
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MONTH YT5 j MONTH
Ab use Neglect not c ar a e
0
Alarm 78 210
Animal 31 103
Assist other Agency 7 26
Auto Accd Fatality 0 0
Auto Accd Injury 4 8
Auto Accd Prop Damage 37 131
Auto Accd MV Deer 1 4
Background Records Check 19 32
Boat Water 1 1
Child Care Asst Unlicensed 0 0
Child Custody Dispute 1 2
Civil Process 2 7
Dist Peace not char able 26 63
Domestic not char able 8 14
Driving Complaints 41 89
Drug Information Only 2 4
Fire Call 10 39
Gun Permit Acquire 26 55
Gun Permit Carry 7 16
Gun Permit Transfer 0 0
Explosive Firearms Dlr Permit 0 0
House Business Check 1 5
License Day Care 0 3
License Foster Care 0 0
License Liquor 27 27
License Peddler 4 28
Medical 47 159
Mental Health 7 24
Misc Non Criminal 50 143
Missing Person 0 6
Open Door 4 11
Prowler not char able 0 0
Sex Offender Tracking 0 0
Snowmobile 0 4
Suspicious Act not char able 66 168
Traffic Misc 119 378
Traffic Radar Display 0 0
Traffic Stops 497 1186
Transport 4 10
Unlock Veh Bldg 3 18
Warrant Service 8 18
ITOTAL NON CRIMINAL 1144 3013
2010 2010
MONTH YT5 j
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Arrests and Summons Complaints for
City of Chanhassen
From 03 01 2011 To 03 31 2011
ICR Reported Arrest Tyne Arr Date Off Level MOC Charge Cit Beat Citv Twsv
201000008889 01 4 3 10 Summons Cite Bail Pd 03 09 2011 Misd A5352 ASLT 5 MS INFLICT BD HRM F 0250 Chanhassen City
201000008889 01 4 3 10 Summons Cite Bail Pd 03 09 2011 Misd N3030 DISTURB PEACE MS DISORDE 0250 Chanhassen City
201000037699 01 12 9 10 Summons Cite Bail Pd 03 03 2011 Gr Misd U273C THEFT GM IDENTITY THEFT 2 355993 0250 Chanhassen City
201100005548 01 2 23 11 Summons Cite Bail Pd 03 04 2011 Misd A5352 ASLT 5 MS INFLICT BD HRM F 355087 0250 Chanhassen City
201100005548 01 2 23111 Summons Cite Bail Pd 03 04 2011 Misd N3030 DISTURB PEACE MS DISORDE 355087 0250 Chanhassen City
201100006582 01 3 5 11 Summons Cite Bail Pd 03 05 2011 Misd DA540 DRUGS SM AMT IN MOT VEH 355988 0250 Chanhassen City
201100006582 01 3 5 11 Summons Cite Bail Pd 03 05 2011 Misd DC500 DRUGS DRUG PARAPH POSSE 355988 0250 Chanhassen City
201100006617 01 3 6 11 Arrested Booked 03 06 2011 Misd JG501 TRAF ACC M 4TH DEG DWI Ul 355985 0250 Chanhassen City
201100006624 01 3 6 11 Arrested Booked 03 06 2011 Misd J3901 TRAFFIC MS OTHER MV 355971 0250 Chanhassen City
201100006624 01 3 6 11 Arrested Booked 03 06 2011 Gr Misd JE501 TRAF AC GM 2ND DEG DWI U 355971 0250 Chanhassen City
201100006662 01 3 6 11 Arrested Booked 03 06 2011 Misd DA540 DRUGS SM AMT IN MOT VEH 355984 0250 Chanhassen City
201100006662 01 3 6 11 Arrested Booked 03 06 2011 Misd DC500 DRUGS DRUG PARAPH POSSE 355984 0250 Chanhassen City
201100006662 01 3 6 11 Arrested Booked 03 06 2011 Misd JG501 TRAF ACC M 4TH DEG DWI U1 355984 0250 Chanhassen City
201100006770 01 3 7 11 Arrested Booked 03 07 2011 Misd AL551 DOM ASLT MS FEAR BODILY 1 355935 0250 Chanhassen City
201100006897 01 3 8 11 Arrested Booked 03 08 2011 Gr Misd JF501 TRAF AC GM 3RD DEG DWI U 356069 0250 Chanhassen City
201100007099 01 3 10 11 Arrested Booked 03 10 2011 Misd AL551 DOM ASLT MS FEAR BODILY 1 355890 0250 Chanhassen City
201100007129 01 3 11 11 Arrested Booked 03 11 2011 Misd JG501 TRAF ACC M 4TH DEG DWI U 356070 0250 Chanhassen City
201100007156 01 3 11 11 Summons Cite Bail Pd 03 14 2011 Misd TW029 THEFT 500 OR LESS MS BLDG 348278 0250 Chanhassen City
201100007246 01 3 11 11 Arrested Booked 03 11 2011 Misd JG601 TRAF ACC M 4TH DEG DWI UI 353600 0250 Chanhassen City
201100007266 01 3 12 11 Summons Cite Bail Pd 03 25 2011 Misd N3390 DISTURB PEAC MS VIOL DOM 0250 Chanhassen City
201100007310 01 3 12 11 Arrested Booked 03 12 2011 Gr Misd J2901 TRAFFIC GM OTHER MV 357443 0250 Chanhassen City
201100007310 01 3 12 11 Arrested Booked 03 12 2011 Misd J3901 TRAFFIC MS OTHER MV 357443 0250 Chanhassen City
201100007310 01 3 12 11 Arrested Booked 03 12 2011 Gr Misd JF501 TRAF AC GM 3RD DEG DWI U 357443 0250 Chanhassen City
201100007337 01 3 12 11 Arrested Booked 03 12 2011 Misd JG501 TRAF ACC M 4TH DEG DWI U1 355791 0250 Chanhassen City
201100007392 01 3 13 11 Arrested Booked 03 13 2011 Misd JG501 TRAF ACC M 4TH DEG DWI U 356614 0250 Chanhassen City
201100007744 01 3 17 11 Arrested Booked 03 17 2011 Gr Misd JE501 TRAF AC GM 2ND DEG DWI U 355833 0250 Chanhassen City
201100008098 01 3 19 11 Arrested Booked 03 19 2011 Misd DA540 DRUGS SM AMT IN MOT VEH 354605 0250 Chanhassen City
201100008098 01 3 19 11 Arrested Booked 03 19 2011 Misd DC500 DRUGS DRUG PARAPH POSSE 354605 0250 Chanhassen City
201100008098 01 3 19 11 Arrested Booked 03 19 2011 Gr Misd JF501 TRAF AC GM 3RD DEG DWI U 354605 0250 Chanhassen City
201100008318 01 3 21 11 Arrested Booked 03 21 2011 Misd JG501 TRAF ACC M 4TH DEG DWI UI 358557 0250 Chanhassen City
201100008738 01 3 24 11 Arrested Booked 03 25 2011 Misd JG501 TRAF ACC M 4TH DEG DWI U 358724 0250 Chanhassen City
201100008865 01 3 25 11 Arrested Booked 03 25 2011 Gr Misd JF501 TRAF AC GM 3RD DEG DWI U 354488 0250 Chanhassen City
201100008901 01 3 25 11 Summons Cite Bail Pd 03 25 2011 Misd D8540 DRUGS SMALL AMOUNT MAR 358726 0250 Chanhassen City
201100009000 01 3 27 11 Arrested Booked 03 27 2011 Misd JG501 TRAF ACC M 4TH DEG DWI U 358741 0250 Chanhassen City
201100009075 01 3 28 11 Arrested Booked 03 28 2011 Felony A3252 ASLT 3 SUBSTANTIAL INJURY 358522 0250 Chanhassen City
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ICR Reported Arrest Type Arr Date Off Level MOC Charge Cit Beat City Twsp
201100009075 01 3 28 11 Arrested Booked 03 28 2011 Felony DH550 CON SUB 5 POSSESS COCAINE 358522 0250 Chanhassen City
201100009075 01 3 28 11 Arrested Booked 03 28 2011 Gr Misd N2130 DISTURB PEACE GM EMERGE 358522 0250 Chanhassen City
201100009075 02 3 28 11 Arrested Booked 03 28 2011 Misd AL551 DOM ASLT MS FEAR BODILY 1 355938 0250 Chanhassen City
201100009075 02 3 28 11 Arrested Booked 03 28 2011 Misd DC500 DRUGS DRUG PARAPH POSSE 355938 0250 Chanhassen City
201100009075 02 3 28 11 Arrested Booked 03 28 2011 Felony DH550 CON SUB 5 POSSESS COCAINE 355938 0250 Chanhassen City
201100009169 01 3 28 11 Summons Cite Bail Pd 03 28 2011 Misd M5313 JUVENILE CURFEW 358713 0250 Chanhassen City
201100009482 01 3 31 11 Arrested Booked 03 31 2011 Misd JG501 TRAF ACC M 4TH DEG DWI UI 358670 0250 Chanhassen City
Total ICR s 27
Total Individuals Arrested 28 Total Charges 42
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Carver County Sheriff
Citation Listing For City of Chanhassen
From 03 01 2011 To 03 31 2011
Beat Citation Nr Issued Date Locatio n Local Code Charee Literal Statute Citation Tvae 0250 000000355967 03 01 2011 Hwy 7 Washta Bay Rd 9040 Speed N
0250 000000356233 03 01 2011 Co Rd 61 Hwy 101 9286 Seatbelt Violation N
Traffic
Traffic 0250 000000355968 03 01 2011 Hwy 5 Hwy 41 9249 All Light Malfunctions N Traffic 025 0 000000354639 03 01 2011 Audubon Rd Park Rd 9274 No Proof Of Insurance N Traffic 0250 000000354640 03 01 2011 78 St W Audubon Rd 9065 Stop Sign N Traffic 0250 000000355989 03 02 2011 Co Rd 61 Hwy 101 9040 Speed N Traffic 0250 000000355775 03 02 2011 Lyman Blvd Crossroads Blvd 9040 Speed N Juvenile 0250 000000356178 03 02 2011 Galpin Blvd Lyman Blvd 9274 No Proof Of Insurance N Traffic 0250 000000355776 03 02 2011 Co Rd 61BluffCreek Dr 9220 DAS DAR DAC N Traffic 0250 000000355931 03 02 2011 86 St Hwy 101 9220 DAS DAR DAC N Traffic
9274 No Proof Of Insurance N
0250 000000355979 03 02 2011 Hwy 41 Lake Lucy Rd 9279 Expired Tabs N Traffic 0250 000000355877 03 03 2011 Hwy 5 Lone Cedar Ln 9040 Speed N Traffic 0250 000000355784 03 03 2011 Hwy 5 Market Blvd 9274 No Proof Of Insurance N Traffic 0250 000000355777 03 03 2011 Century Blvd Corporate PI 9133 No Parking Anytime N p 0250 000000356234 03 03 2011 Hwy I01 Lyman Blvd 9040 Speed N Traffic 0250 000000355783 03 03 2011 Hwy 5 Powers Blvd 9286 Seatbelt Violation N Traffic 0250 000000356170 03 03 2011 Lyman Blvd 9279 Expired Tabs N Traffic
9274 No Proof Of Insurance N
0250 000000355787 03 03 2011 Hwy 212 Powers Blvd 9274 No Proof Of Insurance N Traffic 0250 000000355788 03 03 2011 Hwy 212 Hwy 101 9274 No Proof Of Insurance N Traffic 0250 000000356171 03 04 2011 Lyman Blvd 9274 No Proof Of Insurance N Traffic 0250 000000356085 03 05 2011 Kirkwood Cir 9137 Snowbird Winter Parking N P 0250 000000355820 03 05 2011 3961 Linden Cir 9137 Snowbird Winter Parking N p 0250 000000355822 03 05 2011 3910 Linden Cir 9137 Snowbird Winter Parking N Parking 0250 000000355826 03 05 2011 2742 Century Trl 9137 Snowbird Winter Parking N parking 0250 000000355969 03 05 2011 Hwy 41 Lake Lucy Rd 9208 No MN DL In Possession N Traffic 9274 No Proof Of Insurance N
0250 000000355970 03 05 2011 Hwy 7 Washta Bay Rd 9274 No Proof Of Insurance N Traffic 0250 000000355996 03 06 2011 Hwy 7 Church Rd 9063 Reckless Or Careless Driving N Juvenile 0250 000000338530 03 06 2011 851 78 St W 9279 Expired Tabs N Traffic 0250 000000355972 03 07 2011 Hwy 212 Hwy 101 9274 No Proof Of Insurance N Traffic 0250 000000355973 03 07 2011 Hwy 7 Washta Bay Rd 9040 Speed N 0250 000000355974 03 07 2011 Hwy 5 Century Blvd 9279 Expired Tabs N
Traffic
Traffic
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Carver County Sheriff
Citation Listing For City of Chanhassen
From 03 01 2011 To 03 31 2011
Beat Citation Nr Issued Date Locatio n Local Code Charge Literal Statute Citation Tvae
0250 000000348140 03 08 2011 Hwy 7 Arbor Ln 9274 No Proof Of Insurance N Traffic
0250 000000354610 03 08 2011 78 St W Market Blvd 9065 Stop Sign N Traffic
0250 000000355975 03 08 2011 Hwy 7 Minnewashta Pkwy 9274 No Proof Of Insurance N Traffic
0250 000000355976 03 08 2011 Market Blvd Lake Dr 9274 No Proof Of Insurance N Traffic
0250 000000355977 03 08 2011 Hwy 5 Century Blvd 9066 Traffic Control Device N Traffic
0250 000000354984 03 08 2011 Hwy 41 Hwy 5 9066 Traffic Control Device N Traffic
0250 000000355983 03 08 2011 Co Rd 61 Hwy 101 9220 DAS DAR DAC N Traffic
0250 000000355982 03 09 2011 Sandpiper Tr1 Hwy 7 9289 Illegal Lights Equipment N Traffic
0250 000000355789 03 09 2011 Hwy 5 Powers Blvd 9274 No Proof Of Insurance N Traffic
0250 000000355925 03 10 2011 Hwy 5 Hwy 101 9211 Fail To Change Doicile Name On DI N Traffic
0250 000000355779 03 10 2011 Hwy 101 Lyman Blvd 9220 DAS DAR DAC N Traffic
0250 000000355781 03 10 2011 Co Rd 61 Hwy 101 9279 Expired Tabs N Traffic
0250 000000355926 03 10 2011 Hwy 5 Galpin Blvd 9040 Speed N Traffic
0250 000000355778 03 10 2011 Co Rd 61 Hwy 101 9220 DAS DAR DAC N Traffic
0250 000000356238 03 11 2011 Hwy 101 Lake Dr 9202 No Valid Mn DL N Traffic
9275 No MV Insurance N
0250 000000355947 03 11 2011 Hwy 212 Pioneer Trl 9279 Expired Tabs N Traffic
0250 000000355790 03 11 2011 Hwy 4l Hwy 5 9061 Improper Pass N Traffic
0250 000000355948 03 11 2011 Hwy 5 Great Plains Blvd 9279 Expired Tabs N Traffic
0250 000000355893 03 11 2011 Hwy 5 Great Plains Blvd 9004 Fail To Move For Emerg Veh NO STATUTI Traffic
0250 000000356071 03 11 2011 Hwy 5 Powers Blvd 9279 Expired Tabs N Traffic
0250 000000355892 03 11 2011 7750 Crimson Bay Rd 9137 Snowbird Winter Parking N parking 0250 000000355780 03 11 2011 Hwy 5 Galpin Blvd 9040 Speed N Traffic
9208 No MN DL In Possession N
0250 000000356235 03 11 2011 Hwy 101 Lyman Blvd 9287 Child Restraint Violation N Traffic
9220 DAS DAR DAC N
0250 000000358529 03 12 2011 Powers Blvd Pioneer Trl 9040 Speed N Traffic
0250 000000358530 03 12 2011 1500 Bluff Creek Dr 9040 Speed N Traffic
0250 000000350337 03 12 2011 Tanagers Ln Sandpiper Tr 9279 Expired Tabs N Traffic
0250 000000355829 03 13 2011 7700 Market Blvd 9137 Snowbird Winter Parking N Parking 0250 000000356075 03 13 2011 7338 Frontier Trl 9137 Snowbird Winter Parking N Parking 0250 000000355835 03 13 2011 7700 Market Blvd 9137 Snowbird Winter Parking N Parking
0250 000000355828 03 13 2011 0 Sunnyvale Dr 9137 Snowbird Winter Parking N parking 0250 000000355832 03 13 2011 0 Trails End Rd 9137 Snowbird Winter Parking N Parking
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Carver County Sheriff
Citation Listing For City of Chanhassen
From 03 01 2011 To 03 31 2011
Beat Citation Nr Issued Date Locatio n Local Code Charge Literal Statute Citation Tyne 0250 000000356079 03 13 2011 7482 Saratoga Cir 9137 Snowbird Winter Parking N p 0250 000000355830 03 13 2011 0 Trails End Rd 9137 Snowbird Winter Parking N Parking 0250 000000355831 03 13 2011 0 Trails End Rd 9137 Snowbird Winter Parking N p 0250 000000356077 03 13 2011 7025 Pima Ln 9137 Snowbird Winter Parking N p 0250 000000356076 03 13 2011 7336 Frontier Trl 9137 Snowbird Winter Parking N Parking 0250 000000354609 03 14 2011 Bluff Creek Dr Hesse Farm R 9040 Speed N
0250 000000356226 03 14 2011 Lake Dr W Upland 9040 Speed N
Traffic
0250 000000358532 03 14 2011 Lake Hazeltine Dr Lyman Bli 9208 No MN DL In Possession N
Traffic
Traffic 0250 000000358533 03 14 2011 Hwy 5 Hwy 41 9274 No Proof Of Insurance N Traffic 0250 000000355981 03 14 2011 Hwy 212 Lyman Blvd 9040 Speed N 0250 000000354611 03 15 2011 Bluff Creek Dr Hesse Farm R 9040 Speed N
Traffic
0250 000000358549 03 15 2011 300 Lake Dr E 9274 No Proof Of Insurance N
Traffic
Traffic 0250 000000355053 03 15 2011 Lake Dr W Mallory Ct 9040 Speed N Traffic 9274 No Proof Of Insurance N 0250 000000355980 03 15 2011 Hwy 5 Park Dr 9040 Speed N
0250 000000355992 03 15 2011 Hwy 5 Co Rd 101 9040 Speed N
Traffic
0250 000000357468 03 16 2011 Co Rd 61 Hwy 101 9286 Seatbelt Violation N
Traffic
Traffic 0250 000000357467 03 16 2011 Co Rd 61 Hwy 101 9286 Seatbelt Violation N Traffic 9274 No Proof Of Insurance N 0250 000000357466 03 16 2011 Co Rd 61 Hwy 101 9274 No Proof Of Insurance N Traffic 0250 000000355792 03 16 2011 Lyman Blvd Springfield Dr 9040 Speed N
0250 000000355894 03 16 2011 Bluff Creek Dr Hwy 212 9040 Speed N
Traffic
0250 000000355895 03 16 2011 Powers Blvd Powers PI 9211 Fail To Change Doicile Name On DI N
Traffic
Traffic 0250 000000355793 03 16 2011 Hwy 101 South Shore Dr 9040 Speed N
0250 000000358562 03 17 2011 Hwy 10I Lyman Blvd 9279 Expired Tabs N
Juvenile
0250 000000358563 03 17 2011 Hwy 101 Main St 9274 No Proof Of Insurance N
Traffic
Traffic 0250 000000358564 03 17 2011 Lyman Blvd Powers Blvd 9220 DAS DAR DAC N Traffic 0250 000000350341 03 18 2011 Hwy 212 Pioneer TrI 9097 Motorcycle Motorscooter Mo ped N Traffic 0250 000000355837 03 18 2011 441 79 St W 9065 Stop Sign N Traffic 9069 Turning Or Starting N 0250 000000358565 03 18 2011 Co Rd 61 Stoughton Av 9279 Expired Tabs N Traffic 0250 000000355669 03 18 2011 78 St W Kerber Blvd 9220 DAS DAR DAC N Traffic 0250 000000358566 03 18 2011 Lyman Blvd Powers Blvd 9066 Traffic Control Device N Traffic 0250 000000358666 03 18 2011 Hwy 5 Powers Blvd 9274 No Proof Of Insurance N Traffic
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Carver County Sheriff
Citation Listing For City of Chanhassen
From 03 01 2011 To 03 31 2011
Beat Citation Nr Issued Date Locatio n Local Code Charee Literal Statute Citation Tyne
0250 000000358551 03 19 2011 Park Rd Powers Blvd 9208 No MN DL In Possession N Juvenile 0250 000000355052 03 19 2011 79 St Market Blvd 9274 No Proof Of Insurance N Traffic 0250 000000354604 03 20 2011 Hwy 5 Hwy 41 9040 Speed N Traffic 0250 000000358520 03 21 2011 Hwy 5 Lone Cedar Ln 9211 Fail To Change Doicile Name On DI N Traffic 0250 000000354603 03 21 2011 Hwy 212 Hwy 101 9040 Speed N Traffic 0250 000000355868 03 21 2011 Hwy 212 Hwy 101 9040 Speed N Traffic 0250 000000358554 03 21 2011 Hwy 41 82 St 9274 No Proof Of Insurance N Traffic 0250 000000358556 03 21 2011 Hwy 5 Galpin Blvd 9274 No Proof Of Insurance N Traffic
0250 000000353742 03 21 2011 8126 Stone Creek Dr 9814 Ordinance Violations N Code Ordinance
0250 000000356236 03 21 2011 Galpin Blvd Lyman Blvd 9286 Seatbelt Violation N Traffic 0250 000000358553 03 21 2011 Hwy 41 82 St 9040 Speed N Traffic
0250 000000356237 03 21 2011 Powers Blvd Pioneer Trl 9279 Expired Tabs N Traffic
0250 000000358555 03 21 2011 Hwy 7 Oriole 9040 Speed N Juvenile
9274 No Proof Of Insurance N
0250 000000358707 03 21 2011 Hwy 5 Hwy 41 9211 Fail To Change Doicile Name On DI N Traffic
9274 No Proof Of Insurance N
0250 000000355927 03 21 2011 Hwy 5 Century Blvd 9040 Speed N Traffic
0250 000000358693 03 23 2011 Co Rd 61 Stoughton Av 9220 DAS DAR DAC N Traffic
0250 000000355896 03 24 2011 Hwy 5 Powers Blvd 9220 DAS DAR DAC N Traffic
0250 000000358694 03 24 2011 Hwy 5 Powers Blvd 9220 DAS DAR DAC N Traffic
9274 No Proof Of Insurance N
0250 000000356239 03 24 2011 Dell Rd Hwy 5 9045 Texting W driving N Traffic
0250 000000355955 03 25 2011 Hwy 5 Century Blvd 9069 Turning Or Starting N Traffic
0250 000000356172 03 25 2011 Galpin Blvd 9274 No Proof Of Insurance N Traffic
0250 000000356240 03 25 2011 Hwy 5 Audubon Rd 9040 Speed N Traffic
0250 000000358695 03 25 2011 Hwy 212 Powers Blvd 9204 License Plate Impoundment N Traffic
0250 000000356241 03 25 2011 Hwy 5 Audubon Rd 9040 Speed N Traffic
0250 000000358696 03 25 2011 Hwy 212 Powers Blvd 9220 DAS DAR DAC N Traffic
0250 000000355838 03 26 2011 Hwy 5 Hwy 101 9227 Expired DL N Traffic
9274 No Proof Of Insurance N
0250 000000358698 03 26 2011 Hwy 5 Powers Blvd 9279 Expired Tabs N Traffic
9274 No Proof Of Insurance N
0250 000000341734 03 26 2011 Hwy 5 Century Blvd 9209 Restricted License Violation N Traffic 0250 000000358558 03 27 2011 Pioneer Tr1 Hwy 101 9274 No Proof Of Insurance N Traffic
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Carver County Sheriff
Citation Listing For City of Chanhassen
From 03 01 2011 To 03 31 2011
Beat Citation Nr Issued Date Locatio n Local Code Charee Literal Statute Citation Tvae 0250 000000358559 03 27 2011 Hwy 7 Hwy 41 9274 No Proof Of Insurance N Traffic 0250 000000358561 03 27 2011 Powers Blvd Kerber Blvd 9060 Failure To Yield N Traffic 0250 000000358560 03 27 2011 Hwy 5 Park Dr 9274 No Proof Of Insurance N Traffic 0250 000000357272 03 27 2011 Hwy 5 Hwy 41 9220 DAS DAR DAC N Traffic
9274 No Proof Of Insurance N
0250 000000358521 03 27 2011 Hwy 5 Dell Rd 9274 No Proof Of Insurance N Traffic
0250 000000358697 03 28 2011 Hwy 5 Hwy 41 9274 No Proof Of Insurance N Traffic 0250 000000358699 03 28 2011 Hwy 7 Oriole 9040 Speed N Traffic 0250 000000358679 03 28 2011 Hwy 7 Arbor Ln 9040 Speed N Traffic 0250 000000358523 03 29 2011 Hwy 5 Galpin Blvd 9209 Restricted License Violation N Traffic
0250 000000358680 03 29 2011 Hwy 7 Dogwood 9040 Speed N Traffic
9274 No Proof Of Insurance N
0250 000000353747 03 29 2011 8126 Stone Creek Dr 9814 Ordinance Violations N Code Ordinance 0250 000000358682 03 29 2011 Hwy 5 Galpin Blvd 9274 No Proof Of Insurance N Traffic
0250 000000358668 03 30 2011 Hwy 41 Tanadoona Dr 9040 Speed N Traffic
0250 000000356046 03 30 2011 78 St W Great Plains Blvd 9227 Expired DL N Traffic 0250 000000355956 03 31 2011 Pioneer TrI Bluff Creek Dr 9274 No Proof Of insurance N Traffic 0250 000000356174 03 31 2011 Hwy 5 9279 Expired Tabs N Traffic
9274 No Proof Of Insurance N
0250 000000353431 03 31 2011 6900 Minnewashta Pkwy 9141 Cty Park No Permit N County Park TOTAL CITATIONS ISSUED 139
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0250 W03573 03 18 2011
0250 W03567 03 18 2011
0250 W03622 03 19 2011
0250 W03620 03 20 2011
0250 W05614 03 20 2011
0250 W05615 03 20 2011
0250 W03614 03 20 2011
0250 W03623 03 20 2011
0250 W03624 03 20 2011
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Carver County Sheriff
Warning Listing For City of Chanhassen
From 03 01 2011 To 03 31 2011
Locatio n Local Code
Hwy 7 Greenbriar 9040
Hwy 212 Pioneer Trl 9279
Galpin Blvd Stone Creek Dr 9249
Hwy 5 Audubon Rd 9289
Pioneer Trl Bluff Creek Dr 9249
Hwy 5 Hwy 41 9249
Hwy 5 Dell Rd 9069
6900 Hazeltine Blvd 9141
Hwy 212 Powers Blvd 9249
Hwy 5 Century Blvd 9069
Lake Dr E Dakota Av 9249
Hwy 5 Century Blvd 9069
9249
Hwy 5 Hwy 41 9249
Sandpiper Trl Hwy 7 9279
Lake Dr W Audubon Rd 9279
Hwy 5 Great Plains Blvd 9066
Lake Susan Hills Dr Powers 1 9249
Hwy 41 Tanadoona Dr 9289
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Powers Blvd Pioneer Trl 9069
Hwy 5 Powers Blvd 9069
9279
6900 Hazeltine Blvd 9141
6900 Hazeltine Blvd 9141
Hwy 41 Lake Lucy Rd 9279
Hwy 41 78 St W 9069
Hwy 7 Minnewashta Pkwy 9249
Hwy 7 Hwy 41 9249
Hwy 7 Dogwood 9040
Hwy 41 82 St 9249
Hwy 10I Lyman Blvd 9040
Hwy 5 Hwy 41 9069
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All Light Malfunctions
All Light Malfunctions
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Turning Or Starting
All Light Malfunctions
Turning Or Starting
All Light Malfunctions
All Light Malfunctions
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Expired Tabs
Traffic Control Device
All Light Malfunctions
Illegal Lights Equipment
Traffic Non moving All Other
Turning Or Starting
Turning Or Starting
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Cty Park No Permit
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Turning Or Starting
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All Light Malfunctions
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Carver County Sheriff
Warning Listing For City of Chanhassen
From 03 01 2011 To 03 31 2011
Beat Warning Nr Issued Date Locatio n Local Code Charee Literal Statute Warnine Tyne
0250 W03626 03 20 2011 Galpin Blvd Stone Creek Dr 9249 All Light Malfunctions N Warning Notice
0250 W03627 03 20 2011 530 79 St W 9249 All Light Malfunctions N Warning Notice
0250 W03628 03 21 2011 Coulter Blvd Stone Creek Dr 9289 Illegal Lights Equipment N Warning Notice
0250 W05610 03 21 2011 Market St Market Blvd 9249 All Light Malfunctions N Warning Notice 0250 W05613 03 22 2011 Hwy 5 Century Blvd 9069 Turning Or Starting N Warning Notice
0250 W05608 03 22 2011 Hwy 5 Park Dr 9279 Expired Tabs N Warning Notice
0250 W03975 03 24 2011 Bluff Creek Dr Hesse Farm R 9040 Speed N Warning Notice
0250 W01143 03 25 2011 6900 Hazeltine Blvd 9141 Cty Park No Permit N Cty Park Warning
0250 W05616 03 27 2011 Hwy 7 Hwy 41 9249 All Light Malfunctions N Warning Notice
0250 W05617 03 27 2011 Hwy 5 Dell Rd 9279 Expired Tabs N Warning Notice 0250 W05619 03 27 2011 Hwy 7 Leslee Curve 9040 Speed N Warning Notice
0250 W05620 03 28 2011 Hwy 5 Market Blvd 9069 Turning Or Starting N Warning Notice
0250 W05624 03 28 2011 2901 Corporate Pl 9289 Illegal Lights Equipment N Warning Notice
0250 W05622 03 28 2011 Hwy 5 Dell Rd 9249 All Light Malfunctions N Warning Notice
0250 W05623 03 28 2011 Nez Perce Dr Lone Eagle Rd 9079 Vehicle Registration Plates N Warning Notice
0250 W05621 03 29 2011 Hwy 5 Galpin Blvd 9249 All Light Malfunctions N Warning Notice
0250 W05625 03 29 2011 Hwy 5 Century Blvd 9066 Traffic Control Device N Warning Notice
9247 Unsafe Equipment N
0250 W05627 03 29 2011 82 St Century Blvd 9279 Expired Tabs N Warning Notice
TOTAL WARNINGS ISSUED 48
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Summary of Total Calls
March 2011 2011 YTD March 2010 2010 YTD
Total 38 129 37 150
Detail of Incident Types
March 2011 2011 YTD March 2010 2010 YTD
Incident Type
Fire 1 7 4 9
Structure Fire 0 3 1 3 5
Grass Fire 0 0 0 0
Misc Fires 1 4 1 4
Overpressure Rupture Explosion Overheat 0 0 0 1
Rescue Emergency Medical Service Incident 18 58 18 71
Medical 14 48 15 59
PI Crash 4 10 3 12
Misc Calls 0 0 0 0
Hazardous Condition 1 9 5 8
Gas Leak 0 6 2 4
Misc Calls 1 3 3 4
Service Call 3 6 0 3
Mutual Aid 3 6 0 3
Misc Calls 0 0 0 0
Good Intent Call 8 22 6 24
Rescue Medical Dispatched Cancelled 2 7 2 8
Smoke Scare Odor of Smoke 2 5 2 5
PI Dispatched Cancelled 1 6 1 4
Misc Calls 3 4 1 7
False Alarm False Call 7 27 4 34
CO Alarm 2 5 1 3
Di Old Smoke Detector Activation 1 2 0 5
Unintentional Transmission of Alarm 3 10 1 16
Burnt Food Smoke Detector 0 2 1 0
Misc Calls 1 8 1 10
Severe Weather Natural Disaster 0 0 0 0
Total Incident Count 1 38 1 129 1 37 150
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CITY OF MEMORANDUM
CHMEMSEN TO Mayor City Council
7700 Market Boulevard
PO Box
Boulevard FROM Todd Gerhardt City Manager
Chanhassen MN 55317
DATE April 25 2011
Administration
Phone 952 227 1100 SUBJ Appointment to the Environmental Commission
Fax 952 227 1110
Building Inspections
J R Relick 425 Chan View 303 Incumbent on Environmental
Phone 952 227 1180 As discussed at the work session this evening there is one additional
Fax 952 227 1190 appointment to be made to the Environmental Commission due to the
Engineering resignation of Rose Kircher The term for this position will expire on March 31
Phone 952 227 1160 2013 The council has the following pool of applicants to choose from
Fax 952 227 1170
Finance J R Relick 425 Chan View 303 Incumbent on Environmental
Phone 952 227 1140 Commission since April 2008 Sought an appointment to the Planning
Fax 952 227 1110 Commission listing Environmental Commission as an alternate choice
Park Recreation Noel Stiller 730 Canterbury Circle Alternate Choice
Phone 952 227 1120 Glenn Kaufinann 6870 Redwing Lane Alternate Choice
Fax 952 227 1110
Recreation Center
2310 Coulter Boulevard
Phone 952 227 1400
Fax 952 227 1404
Planning
Natural Resources
Phone 952 227 1130
Fax 952 227 1110
Public Works
1591 Park Road
Phone 952 227 1300
Fax 952 227 1310
Senior Center
Phone 952 227 1125
Fax 952 227 1110
Web Site
www ci chanhassen mn us
g admin tg env com appointment2 doc
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