07-9911r
RESOLUTION NO. 9911
RESOLUTION APPROVING STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR CITY OF
RICHFIELD PUBLIC WORKS MAINTENANCE FACILITY
WHEREAS, the City of Richfield has a cooperative agreement in place with the
Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) that gives the City of Richfield permitting
authority for projects within the City as long as the project meets the requirements of the
MCWD;and
WHEREAS, the City of Richfield wishes to construct a Public Works Maintenance
Facility on a vacant 3.7 acre parcel bounded by the TH 77 northbound off ramp to 66th
Street, 66th Street, and Longfellow Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the proposed preliminary construction plans prepared by Short Elliott
Hendrickson, Inc., transmitted January 25,2007, incorporate Best Management Practices
for the site that meet the requirements for commercial or industrial sites less than eight
acres as outlined in MCWD Rule N, Section 2(d); and
WHEREAS, the construction of this facility was anticipated when the new storm
sewer system for the 66th Street ramps east of TH 77 was designed; and
WHEREAS, the new storm sewer system, including the treatment pond north of the
Mn/DOT maintenance facility, constructed as part of the TH 77 ramp construction provides
rate control and treatment for the area tributary to it; and
WHEREAS, the site plan incorporates low impact design (LID) features such as rain
gardens and porous pavement that is anticipated to reduce peak runoff rates and runoff
volume from the site; and
WHEREAS, the site plan incorporates 4800 cubic feet of live-pool storage that will
further reduce peak runoff rates; and
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WHEREAS, the construction plans incorporate erosion control measures as
required by MCWD Rule B.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Richfield, Minnesota, as
follows:
1. The Storm Water Management Plan for the City of Richfield Public
Works Maintenance Facility, as presented, meets the City of
Richfield's policies for storm water management.
2. The Storm Water Management Plan for the City of Richfield Public
Works Maintenance Facility, as presented, meets the requirements of
Minnehaha Creek Watershed District's Rule B and Rule N.
3. The City hereby permits the City of Richfield Public Works
Maintenance Facility.
Approved by the City Council of the City of Richfield this 27t. h of March 2~. J/J
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Debbie Goettel, Mayor
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