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elevation. To facilitate this, we retained John Oliver & Associates to prepare the necessary background and engineering. We have received a report summarizing the work necessary to meet this objective. County Ditch 043 runs through the middle of Wetland gl 14P, therefore, making it necessary to obtain approval from Anoka County also. According to Minnesota Statutes, the following tasks must also be performed to allow the County to grant permission for the ditch block: A petition for the improvement must be submitted by the City, a public hearing on the project must be held by the County, the petitioner must agree to be responsible for the cost of the installation and maintenance of the improvements, in this case, the ditch block, and the towage easements must be obtained from five property owners whose properties will lose drainage rights originally provided by the construction of the ditch. He felt that the property owners would be agreeable to giving the City the towage easement. Councilmember Zimmerman inquired if the property owners do not agree to the easement, could the City condemn it. Mr. Schroeder responded that this is a possibility, however, the value is $100 and that would cost about $300. Councilmember Zimmerman felt that the property owners would be cooperative to which Mr. Schroeder expressed agreement. Mr. Jankowski commented on the fact that during the process of preparing this report, it also became apparent that the construction activity associated with this project would provide an opportunity to address the periodic spring flooding problem which the City experiences on 153rd Avenue. It was observed that the reconstruction of the County Ditch to its original cross section through the first 800 feet south of the roadway would provide an outiet for water in this northern lobe of the wetland. This would prevent the storm pipe openings from freezing, causing water to back up onto the roadway. Since the ditch cleaning proposed is considered a maintenance operation, no permits or approvals are required for this work. The estimated project cost for installing the ditch block associated with the wetland mitigation, is estimated to be $18,100 including project overhead. The cleaning for the upper reach of the ditch near 153rd Avenue has an estimated project cost of $18,500. The former costs should be associated to the Sunwood Drive project, while the latter should be considered a part of Storm Sewer Maintenance and budgeted for 1997 when the work is anticipated for construction. Motion by Councilmember Beyer and seconded by Councilmember Zimmerman to recommend that Council direct staff to prepare a resolution petitioning Anoka County for a ditch block to enhance a portion of Wetland gl 14P, submit the engineering report to Anoka County; and to approach the five property owners from whom towage easements will be necessary. Motion carded. Voting Yes: Councilmembers Beyer and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Absent: None. Case #3: Schedule Meeting with Anoka County Highway Regarding Desired County Highway System Improvement City Engineer Jankowski stated that he has spoken with the County Engineer to f'md out how the City should approach the County to indicate what we would like done with our County road system. The County Engineer indicated that other cities write letters which are taken to the County Public Works Committee every spring. Currently, the meeting to review plans is scheduled for March 25. Mr. Jankowski asked for consensus as to which projects are of the most importance. The City of Anoka and Ramsey staff has issued several projects that would benefit C.R. gl 16. He listed potential improvements on the County Highway system which should be considered: 1) Realignment of C.S.A.H. g5 and T.H. g47 - This is acknowledged in the County's Five Year Plan Road and Bridge Committee/March 12, 1996 Page 2 of 3