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CC Minutes 4-25-05 () ~_J '" I :1. City Council Meeting - April 25, 2005 2. The applicant shall submit a five-year maintenance and monitoring plan for new wetland construction to ensure proposed wetland functions and values are obtained and non-native vegetation does not encroach into the mitigation area. The monitoring plan shall include the preparation of annual reports as required by the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act. 3. Wetland buffer widths of 16.5 feet to 20.0 feet shall be maintained around all wetlands on- site. All structures shall maintain a 40-foot setback from wetland buffer edge. Wetland buffers and wetland buffer setbacks shall be shown on the grading plan. Wetland buffer areas shall be preserved, surveyed and signed in accordance with the City's wetland ordinance. The applicant shall install wetland buffer edge signs, under the direction of City staff, before construction begins and will pay the City $20 per sign. 4. Drainage and utility easements shall be provided over all existing wetlands, wetland mitigation areas, and storm water infrastructure. Easements shall be at least 20 feet in width to allow access for inspection and maintenance. 5. Erosion control blanket shall be installed on all slopes greater than or equal to 3:1. All exposed soil areas shall have temporary erosion protection or permanent cover year-round, according to the following table of slopes and time frames: Time Type of Slope (maximum time an area can remain unvegetated when area is not actively being worked) Steeper than 3: 1 7 Days 10:1 to 3:1 14 Days Flatter than 10: 1 21 Days These areas include constructed storm water management pond side slopes, any exposed soil areas with a positi ve slope to a storm water conveyance system, such as a curb and gutter system, storm sewer inlet temporary or permanent drainage ditch or other man made systems that discharge to a surface water. 6. The applicant shall apply for and obtain permits from the appropriate regulatory agencies (e.g., Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, United States Army Corps of Engineers) and comply with their conditions of approval." All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5 to O. Mayor Furlong: Thank you everyone. +- SITE PLAN AND SUBDIVISION APPROVAL. EAST WATER TREATMENT PLANT; LOCATED AT THE END OF WEST 79TH STREET BETWEEN HIGHWAY 5 AND RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY. Kate Aanenson: Thank you. The City is the applicant on this development proposal. There's three requests before you tonight. A land use amendment from parks and open space to commercial, a subdivision of 2 lots and 1 outlot, and site plan review for 12,500 square foot 34 City Council Meeting - April 25, 2005 water treatment plant. Subject site is located right adjacent to the pedestrian bridge. Right here across from Lake Drive East. And extension of West 78th Street. The subdivision creates 3 lots, Outlot A. If you can see that very well. Outlot A, which would be a lot that can be transfened which contains a parking area. Lot 1, which will be the site for the water treatment plant and Lot 2, which can be a lot. It can be developed in the future. The land use, by changing it, it is zoned business highway and it is guided parks and open space. Again, when we looked at this site a number of years ago when the City took down the Apple Valley Red-E-Mix plant and looked at a number of different iterations for some entrance monuments. This was talked about when we, actually when we did the bridge too, possibly putting a landscape feature of some sort in there. There was a lot of different designs and discussion on that but nothing was ever adopted as a formal policy, so actually we have the zoning and the land use inconsistent, which in technical terms is not the best thing to do. It's supposed to be by law consistent so by re-guiding it back to the commercial, that would be consistent with the underlying land use. Any questions on the subdivision? There is access via the, both parcels will be via a private drive and not a public street. So there'd be cross access easements on that. So this is Lot 1, the specific site plan for the water treatment plant. This is the pedestrian bridge, touch down at this point right now. There will be two trails. One that will go around. That'd be easier access as opposed to a steeper one that would be cut between the water tanks and the treatment facility itself. So access again would be behind the extension of the public street, coming back behind via a private drive. Any questions on the site plan? The one thing I did want to mention, we are working with the applicant. One of the things that we're discussing with the city forester, we're trying to put a little bit more native vegetation on there so we're still working with them on that but I think we want to do something that's a little more low maintenance. It's steep slopes. Those trees that are there right now, we're going to try to relocate on some other city property but we'd like to see if we can do something that's a little less maintenance on that. Councilman Lundquist: So how's Paul treating you on that? Kate Aanenson: Very good. Mayor Furlong: Yeah, did you jump across the desk when you're speaking with the applicant? Kate Aanenson: It's going really well. Actually staff is really pleased with the architecture itself on the building. There's matelial samples in front, I don't know if you want to try to put the camera on, if you shoot more on those. But it does meet the standards even though it's an institutional type building, function building. Architecturally it's a very, very nice building. As a matter of fact the Planning Commission felt it almost looked like a school, so we're very pleased with the architect and I just want to give credit to SEH who really spent a lot of time looking at some of the buildings in town and kind of came up with actually 3 different iterations. Kind of one mimicking the pedestrian bridge itself, which I'll go through in a minute. The library. And I can't remember what the third was, but we natTOwed it down to this bridge and how that minors kind of what's happening in the area. So it does have a light brown blick, limestone color block, beige concrete and window sills, so there's fake windows on the peIimeter too, so it does meet all the architectural standards. It is only 24 feet high, so it's one story. It does have a sloped roof which is one of the design standards for the city, and again 50% of the first floor elevation that is viewed by the public is transparent, and those are those fake windows 35 City Council Meeting - April 25, 2005 that are in front. So this would be the view you would see from, can you zoom in on that just a little bit Nann, thank you. This would be the view you would see from Highway 5. And again these are the fake windows that will be up on top, and you can see the mimicking of the ped bridge with the look on the top which we think is again very complimentary. Mayor Furlong: Kate, quick question if I can intenupt. Kate Aanenson: Sure. Mayor Furlong: I don't know if it's the camera or just the, are those multiple colors across those faces? The green and the red. Kate Aanenson: Yes. This is the limestone. Mayor Furlong: Okay, that's limestone underneath those. Kate Aanenson: Yeah, and then this is brick. It's not picking that up as clearly, so you've got the limestone here, the brick and this is the windows that are used, the fake windows. And, or glass block, and then there's concrete too. Mayor Furlong: Okay. And right where you pen just was, that looks green and red to me but it's. Kate Aanenson: It's a continuous. " right, so this would be also the elevation facing east. Now while it has high exposure right now, ultimately depending on the use that goes in front, that would also screen that portion. If you follow what I'm saying. There will be another view in front of that, so some of that will disappear. But then, this would be the same thing facing the, the access street. Private drive, and then facing west, which would be towards the existing Hanus building. Or now Gary Brown has that property. So with that, again we're recommending approval of the subdivision and the site plan, as well as the land use being consistent with the comprehensive plan. And again, the one thing that we're still asking that they make modifications to is the landscaping plan and we're working well with them on that, so staff is recommending approval with the conditions in the staff report. I'd be happy to answer any questions that you have. Mayor Furlong: Thank you. Questions for staff on this. Councilman Labatt: None. Mayor Furlong: No? I guess just a comment. When I look at the city being an applicant and the city staff working with the city itself. Todd Gerhardt: The applicant has no questions. Mayor Furlong: And the applicant has no questions, and we still come up with 25 conditions upon ourselves. 36 City Council Meeting - April 25, 2005 Kate Aanenson: We're hard. Mayor Furlong: Who says we're not following this the way we would any other developer. Kate Aanenson: Yeah, I think we held ourselves to a pretty good standard. Mayor Furlong: Apparently. Are we trustworthy? I think we are. I think we are so. Todd Gerhardt: We did waive the letter of credit though. Mayor Furlong: Okay. Any questions on this discussion? This is the statio This is a continuing process and I think it was helpful to bring it to council here tonight in terms of the site plan and discussion as well and let people know what's moving on this site. It's been in the works for a while. It's going to improve our water quality. Existing water quality will be improved and help maintain our water quality and standards of drinking water as we go forward so, this is the first. This plant will serve a portion of our city and it will treat the water coming from the wells that's the worst in the city right now. It will bring that up to a higher level in the rest of the city and move forward so. Kate Aanenson: Yeah, I was just going to point out there was a question at the Planning Commission regarding view so it is screened by the railroad tracks, the cemetery on the other side, and then ultimately I just wanted to point out too that when we looked at the cemetery project for St. Hubert's, we also looked at ultimately someday having a pedestlian crossing over that, which they've given us lights to do, so that it can be incorporated sometime in the future to provide. We've got the pedestrian bridge coming over 5 to ultimately get over the tracks and be able to access that area which we think will be a real benefit to our residents, so we're still continuing to work on that too. Mayor Furlong: Okay, very good. Thank you. Any other discussion? Paul Oehme: Mayor? Mayor Furlong: Yes. Paul Oehme: Pardon me. At this time under the agenda we had a 90% review of the east water treatment plant to be considered at the work session. Just for the sake of consistency in what we were talking about, the site plan at this time, we'd offer to update the council in 90% review of the plans and the specifications.. . the construction schedule as well. So if you're open to that. Mayor Furlong: I think so, unless. Kate Aanenson: Can Ijust ask for one thing. Just so when we wind up I've got 3 motions that I need. Mayor Furlong: Sounds like a great idea. 37 City Council Meeting - Apli125, 2005 Paul Oehme: The consultant engineer is here tonight and last time we met was, I think it was back in February for a 60% review and now it's 90% review. We're getting really close to letting the project and before we did, I want to go to the next step in approving the plans and the specs we'd like to just let the council know and the residents here in Chanhassen know exactly where we're at in terms of schedule and the cost of the plan and other miscellaneous issues associated with the plan too, so at this time I'd like Jim North from SEH to give a brief presentati on. Jim Norton: Okay, thanks Mayor and council. Jim Norton, SEll. With me tonight is Mr. Jay Whittaker, the project coordinator. He's going to talk about the construction cost estimate in more detail. Kind of a peak here and just briefly it talks about the schedule. Tonight's discussion is the 90% review and a review of the final construction cost estimates. And what's shown on here then as far as the 100% review, approval of plans and specifications, and then also at that council meeting in a month is the authorization for advertisement for bids. May 23rd and then the opening of the bids would be sometime in late June, and between there there would be a pre-bid meeting. Mandatory pre-bid meeting for contractors. Start of construction would be in July. Start up of the treatment plant could potentially be in August of 2006 with an alternate start up date December, 2006. So that's kind of a general schedule that we've talked about and have adhered to from the beginning so. With that I'd like to turn it over to Mr. Jay Whittaker to talk in more detail about the final construction cost estimates. Jay Whittaker: Council, mayor, staff. Just to go over our construction cost estimate. This is basically the same format we used at the 30%. The one thing that got a little different, the asterisks for base bid, if the alternates are accepted. That means that in those numbers we've added in contingencies and inflation in some of the construction costs will be incuned in 2006. So those two numbers represent what you can compare the actual bids that you'll receive. And the first number is base bid and that's the high number. Based on our water plan that we're doing, Knutson is doing with us at Eagan, they also had a short schedule and a long schedule. The longer one is the one that will actually be cheaper. So when I say both alternates, it's a deduct for the longer schedule, and an add for the other alternate which was a larger block on the retaining walls to match your abutments on the pedestrian bridge. So those are those two numbers. We've also been instructed by staffto implement a sales tax rebate and depending on what exactly qualifies as process equipment with the state, that deduce should be something around $300,000. And that's a process that we have to set up right from the get go, from the beginning, and it involves the sub's, the general contractor and the city. And you will, the city will pay your invoices just like, just normal and included will be the sales tax. But on all qualifying equipment, and the way it's worded it's a manufactuling facility so you're manufacturing drinking water, and the process equipment for that is deductible. So then you'd get reimbursed the sales tax that you paid. So we think that's about $300,000. The sewer availability charge, that charge is about 2. Our fee and then it's got the base cost and the alternate. And so talking to Paul this afternoon it sounded like the 10.5 was your project limit and we're in the ballpark so I didn't tweak it. It's just the way it came out so. Paul Oehme: Mr. Whittaker, can you just update the council a little bit too on our test well that we just... 38 City Council Meeting - April 25, 2005 Jay Whittaker: Oh sure. Sure. The first test well was not good. There was a lot of clay. Very confined glacial drift aqua fir so we moved the second test well north of the tracks, like you said in your introduction. The southwest quadrant of 101 and 5. And that was very good. Mayor Furlong: 101 and? Paul Oehme: 78th Street. Mayor Furlong: West 78th Street. Paul Oehme: Yeah, just for clarification. Our first test well was drilled on Lot 1 of the plan. Right on site there. We did not find a good, suitable source of water at that location so we had to move to this new location. Jay Whittaker: Right. It was the closest site we could get and still be feasible for a short piping run into the plant. The city owned the land. It was available. And it met the isolation distances for the Depmiment of Health. But that one turned out much better. Much better. The test wells at 6 inch, 30 foot of screen and Traut Well's got 300 feet or 300 gallons per minute with a 6 foot draw down. So it projects out to be about 1,000 to 1,200 gallon well for the production well. We monitored with the city staff's help, what affect those wells, 2, 5 and 6 had and it basically hasn't any. So we're expecting about.. .so it looks much better. Anything else? Mayor Furlong: Very good. Any questions? Councilman Lundquist: Mr. Whittaker, major changes between the 60% and the 90%? Anything? Jay Whittaker: Besides the test well, we relocated the crossing for the railroad track a little bit farther east. Just to make it a little more, what was the word? Reduce, it would increase the amount of land that you can sell Lot 2. Mayor Furlong: That was the watermain? Paul Oehme: Yeah, the watermain. We changed the alignment of the watermain location to maximize the amount of Lot number 2 so that was one of the changes. I think some storm water modification as well to eliminate some pipe. Decrease some other pipe sizing so we eliminated some costs there. And then re-routed I think a little storm water as well too. Councilman Lundquist: How did we net out on the last time, if I remember right we were talking about the, some overflow that we were going to try to put into the Highway 5. We were going to run it all the way along. Jay Whittaker: That still has to go to the pond at the southeast corner of Lot 2. The existing storm sewer just doesn't handle it. 39 City Council Meeting - April 25, 2005 Councilman Lundquist: Okay, so going into 5 turned out that that's not going to work? You guys are looking at me like I'm talking Greek here. Todd Gerhardt: They're getting to it. Jay Whittaker: I think the request was to try to minimize or eliminate this pond.. . system that crosses Highway 5. Councilman Lundquist: Right. Jay Whittaker: And we did look at that and at that size, that capacity of that existing facility just isn't large enough. There's a retaining pond or a storage pond down at the next watershed which I believe is. Paul Oehme: Yeah, just north of Rice Lake and there's a storm water retention pond there that serves as a significant drainage area and we looked at, we modeled that pond looking to capacity and it's under designed right now for the existing watershed so we do have to meet our requirements of storm water pond in this location. Mayor Furlong: Is it, following up on that, is it less expensive to put the pond here? Long term, all things considered then to expand the existing one. Paul Oehme: Right. We looked at the expansion issue too and basically on 3 sides ofthat pond it's wetland and the other side is the street embankment. So basically it's land locked light there. There's no way to expand that pond. Mayor Furlong: Okay. I guess it sounds like other than the issue of the test well, which last time at 60% we knew that the first one was bad. So we got good news on the second one. From 60 to 90 there's been no negative surplises or anything? It's just, basically it's coming together. Paul Oehme: COITect. Mayor Furlong: Alright. Todd Gerhardt: Will we be capping the test well that you put on on Lot 1 ? Jay Whittaker: The first one's been abandoned. Todd Gerhardt: Oh it has? I see the cap is still above ground. Paul Oehme: Oh, on West 78th Street? Todd Gerhardt: Yeah. 40 City Council Meeting - April 25, 2005 Jay Whittaker: The second test well is still in place and it will be used as a monitoI1ng well for the product well, number 11. But the first test well should be abandoned. Per Minnesota Depariment of Health standards. Mayor Furlong: Ahight. Any other questions? Comments. Do you want us to consider your motion? Kate Aanenson: That would be good. Todd Gerhardt: Mayor, if I could add one other thing is we may want to ask for citizen comments at this time. Mayor Furlong: Oh, excellent point. Welcome any citizen comments, public comments at this point. If anybody would like to make comments on the, anything discussed tonight. Yes, please. Kari Nettesheim: Kari Nettesheim, 9151 Great Plains Boulevard. Just you were saying that the structure was going to incorporate looks of the bridge. Is that the wire part or the rock pari? Kate Aanenson: Both. Both. Kari Nettesheim: Could we limit that to the rock pari? That's lovely. The wire part is kind of industrial looking and you said it looks more like a school. That doesn't look like the school. That looks like pIison kind of thing. And then also you said the trail was going to head back east? And around. That kind of heads away from downtown and the library and theater and. Kate Aanenson: Just so everybody can hear. Currently, if you want to look at the map while I'm talking. CUlTently the trail comes up to the ped bridge, and it meets ADA. So it's kind of circuitous as it comes up because it's very steep as you come up the lise of the hill. So we're still going to maintain that. It wraps around. So if you don't want to go the long way around, you could go straight across. Yep, so we gave two options. Kari Nettesheim: Okay, thanks. Kate Aanenson: There is too that we'll be apprising people of during construction as far as access on that, because we know a lot of people use that going back and forth to school so we are aware of that and we'll be, the City Engineer and myself have talked about that it will probably, those that use it, the schools, of letting them know when it will be unavailable. Mayor Furlong: Okay. Todd Hoffman: Kate, let's just point out where the stairs are on the shorter route though so people who can handle those stairs. Kate Aanenson: Yeah, right through here and that's the steeper one. That will be the stairs going between two retaining walls on either side. But it will be out of commission for a little 41 City Council Meeting - April 25, 2005 while. We intend to let everybody know about that because we know people use it, and that's why we also are still working to get the one across the railroad tracks too, yep. Mayor Furlong: Okay, thank you. Other comments? Dick Mingo: Back again. Dick Mingo. This is going to be east of Boondoggle Bridge, I1ght? Okay. And the other, was there a lot in there did I understand that's going to be available? You're not going to plan on eventually selling a lot in that little nanow strip are you? Kate Aanenson: This is the second lot. Dick Mingo: Which one? Can you point that out? That's way to the east then. Kate Aanenson: Conect. Dick Mingo: And you think you're going to sell that for what? Coffee shop again. There used to be a drive in you know on that corner. Years ago. Again Mr. Gene Coulter's spot. Kate Aanenson: ...it would get access via this private drive. We're not giving access... Dick Mingo: Is this going to be far enough away from Highway 5 as far as some big semi truck losing control on the ice that it wouldn't plow into that water treatment plant in some way, shape or form? Kate Aanenson: That's COlTect. It's actually sitting up pretty high. Dick Mingo: Okay, thank you. Mayor Furlong: Thank you. Any other comments from the public? Okay. Did you have? Jim Norton: Mr. Mayor, if I can just make a couple of last minute comments. If we could just look at this one more time. And this is a very tight site for construction and maybe you can kind of point out where the pedestrian bridge is again but our intent is to have a temporary. Kate Aanenson: Here's the ped bridge right here. Jim Norton: Our intent is to have temporary fencing all the way around the site so that people just can't meander and walk into the site and so that's going to close that pedestrian bridge. There's going to be a lot of construction traffic going in and out of there and that's why we want to have that temporary fencing up during that construction so that will be up there for quite a while. Kate Aanenson: And that's what we intend to let everybody know about that. 42 City Council Meeting - ApI11 25, 2005 Mayor Furlong: Okay. Ahight, thank you. For those comments, thank you Mr. Gerhardt. At this point, unless there's any other comments or discussion on the matter, we do have 3 motions. Is there a motion from the council with regard to the 3 motions in the council packet? Councilman Lundquist: Motion to approve A, B, with conditions 1 through 25. C with conditions 1 through 15 and based on the Findings of Fact, conditions 1 through 10 I'm sony on C. Motion C. In the planning packet. Councilman Labatt: Second. Mayor Furlong: Made and seconded. Is there any discussion on the motion? Hearing none we'll proceed with the vote. Councilman Lundquist moved, Councilman Labatt seconded that the City Council approve the Land Use Amendment from Parks and Open Space to Commercial contingent upon Metropolitan Council review. All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5 to O. Councilman Lundquist moved, Councilman Labatt seconded that the City Council approve the preliminary plat for Gateway East 2nd Addition creating two lots and one outlot, plans prepared by Hanson, Thorp, Pellinen, Olson, Inc. dated February 9, 2005, revised February 26, 2005, based on the findings of fact attached to this report and subject to the following conditions: 1. The applicant is required to meet the existing site runoff rates for the 10 year and 100 year, 24 hour storm events. The proposed pond must be designed to National Urban Runoff Program (NURP) standards. 2. The storm sewer must be designed for a 10 year, 24 hour storm event. Submit storm sewer sizing calculations and drainage map prior to final plat for staff review and approval. 3. Drainage and utility easements must be dedicated on the final plat over the public storm drainage system including ponds, drainage swales, and wetlands up to the 100 year flood level. The minimum easement width must be 20 feet wide. 4. An access easement for the benefit of Lot 2 shall be recorded across Lot 1. 5. Submit a separate site plan, grading/drainage/erosion control plan and utility plan. 6. Pedestrian ramps per City Detail Plate No. 5215 are required at the street crossing of the proposed trail. 7. On the grading plan: a. Show all existing and proposed easements. b. Show the benchmark used for the site survey. 43 City Council Meeting - April 25, 2005 c. Show all proposed contour lines in bold. d. Show the emergency overflow elevation from the proposed pond. e. Show all proposed contours on the north side of the proposed trail and on Lot 2. f. Do not show the proposed sanitary/water lines on the grading plan. g. Show the proposed storm sewer to/from the pond. 8. On the site plan show the dimensions for street width, cul-de-sac radius, parking stalls, trail, etc. 9. On the utility plan: a. Show all existing and proposed utilities. b. Show the proposed rim and invert elevations for all sanitary and storm sewer. 10. The proposed retaining wall along the north side of the backwash tanks will require a building permit from the City's Building Department. 11. Proposed erosion control must be developed in accordance with the City's Best Management Practice Handbook (BMPH). Staff recommends that Type I silt fence be used along the entire south and west construction limits. A rock construction entrance, per City Detail Plate No. 5301 must be added to the plans off of existing West 79th Street. In addition, tree preservation fencing must be installed at the limits of tree removal. All disturbed areas, as a result of construction, must be seeded and mulched or sodded immediately after grading to minimize erosion. Any off site grading will require an easement from the appropriate property owner. 12. All of the utility improvements are required to be constructed in accordance with the City of Chanhassen's latest edition of Standard Specifications and Detail Plates. Detailed construction plans, including plan and profile drawings of the proposed utilities, are required to be submitted at the time of final plat. 13. Additional signage shall be installed alerting motorists to the blind approach near the existing Hanus Building just west of the site. 14. The applicant shall work with the watershed district to provide regional water quality infrastructure on this site. 15. The flow path and velocity of the water from the flared end sections to the storm water shall be evaluated. 16. A StOlID Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) encompassing an erosion and sediment control plan shall be developed for the site. 17. Temporary and permanent erosion control plans and details shall be developed. 44 City Council Meeting - April 25, 2005 18. Erosion control blanket shall be applied to the storm water pond and any disturbed areas between the flared end sections and the pond, as well as on any slopes greater than or equal to 3: 1. 19. Energy dissipation shall be provided at the flared end sections. 20. All exposed soil areas shall have temporary erosion protection or permanent cover year round, according to the following table of slopes and time frames: Type of Slope Steeper than 3: 1 10: 1 to 3: 1 Flatter than 10: 1 Time 7 days 14 days 21 days (Maximum time an area can remain open when the area is not actively being worked.) These areas include constructed storm water management pond side slopes and any exposed soil areas with a positive slope to a storm water conveyance system, such as a curb and gutter system, storm sewer inlet, temporary or permanent drainage ditch or other natural or man made systems that discharge to a surface water. 21. Street cleaning of soil tracked onto public streets shall include daily street scraping and street sweeping as needed. 22. Inlet protection shall be provided following installation. Wimco-type inlet controls are recommended. 23. A rock construction entrance shall be provided from the site to West 79th Street. 24. Chanhassen Type I silt fence shall be installed around the south and east sides of the site. 25. The applicant shall apply for and obtain pelmits from the appropriate regulatory agencies (e.g., Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek Watershed District, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (for dewatering), Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Depatiment of Transportation), and comply with their conditions of approval. All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5 to O. Councilman Lundquist moved, Councilman Labatt seconded that the City Council approve Site Plan Review for a 12,500 square foot building for a water treatment plant and an 8,100 square foot back wash tank on Lot 1, Block 1, Gateway East 2nd Addition, including the landscaping plan prepared by the applicant, based on the findings of fact attached to this report and subject to the following conditions: 1. Tree protection fencing will be required at the edge of grading limits in the southwest corner of the propeliy prior to any grading. 45 City Council Meeting - April 25, 2005 2. Staff will coordinate the transplanting of any existing maples prior to construction. 3. City staff and the water treatment plant consultants will research and detennine if alternative ground covers can be used over the underground tanks. 4. Where appropriate, seeding will replace sod with the exception of along the curb line, trails and adjacent to the building. 5. The building must be protected with an automatic fire sprinkler system. 6. The building plans must be prepared and signed by design professionals licensed in the State of Minnesota. 7. One accessible parking space with an access aisle must be provided. 8. The west wall of the building must be of one hour fire resistive construction as it is located less than 30 feet from the property line. Openings in this wall must be in accordance with the building code. 9. The building owner and/or their representatives shall meet with the Inspections Division to discuss plan review and permit procedures. 10. A site survey must be submitted in conjunction with the building permit application. All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5 to O. APPROVE PURCHASE OF VARIOUS PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. Public Present: Name Address Marcia and Mike Ctist 6501 Welsley Court Todd Hoffman: Good evening. Thank you Mr. Mayor, members of the council. As the mayor said, the 2005 CIP includes the installation of 5 new playgrounds this year in various parks across the city. All new, all 5 playground structures will be replacing out dated, wooded playground equipment that's cUlTently in existence in these parks. The wood structures are all redwood. There's no treated wood in these structures. They've all been in place since about the mid to late 1980' s. At this time staff is seeking City Council approval to purchase 4 of the new playgrounds. I'll go over those each briefly this evening. They are located at Chanhassen Hills Park, Cuny Farms Park, North Lotus Lake Park, and Rice Marsh Lake Park. The equipment budget for each site was $40,000 with the exception of North Lotus, which was a little larger park site. It's considered more of a, almost a community park and their budget was $45,000. The RFP or Request for Proposal in the selection process allowed each neighborhood to participate in the planning, the selection and installation of the playground. All 4 neighborhood 46