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Civil Engineer Linton stated that this document has field verified parts of the City that were not . completed when the wetland buffer ordinance was adopted. i confirmed that the City Council will need to adopt another portion of the Chairperson Elv g wetland buffer when this information is completed. Civil eer Linton stated that is what will need to happen and notede oa ere are outside agencies Engin the agencies that also need to review out this comment and their, hope is that this wi be completed in City Council put this document cy comments are time to be part of the comprehensive plan. He e Work Sess on to discuss this returned, he thinks it would be a good idea to sch edule a Council document. d to the City Motion by Mayor Gamec, seconded by . Councilmember Dehen t rec the Count 1 and send Council that the draft Surface Water Management Plan be p copies to the reviewing agencies. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Elvig, Mayor Gamec and Councilmember Dehen. Voting No: None. Absent: Councilmember Olson. Chairperson Elvig recessed the Public Works Committee meeting at 7:49 p.m. and reconvened at 8:00 p.m. Case #4 Consider Establishing Topsoil Requirements in New Subdivisions City Engineer 'eer Jankowski stated that the City is one of the largest d 2006 e r for Council purposes in the metro area. He stated that this issue was disc ussed ratified the Public Works recommendation to amend Chapter 9 oo lie Co City 1 Code require inches that nch nches of topsoil with at last 40% organic material. He stated material 40% organic Environmental Protection Board review this and they noted that the 40 /o figur pr. He obably was robably not realistic because MnDot's figures look et e n n nice black and di o che one distributed 2 soil samples and noted that although they both golf stated a olf course has a higher organic content and will hold a l ures m amount to of water. have a He nimum that staff is recommending an d that compost t material be incorporated into the topsoil. of 10% organic content and not Councilmember Dehen stated that he is concerned about this requirement because of some of the larger lots in rural areas. Chairperson Elvig stated that perhaps the City could make the ordinance be for a certain number of feet around the house. Mayor Gamec stated that he thinks the ordinance should apply to new lots that have sewer and water. City Engineer Jankowski stated that this ordinance would only be for new subdivisions. Public Works Committee /January 15, 2008 Page 9 of 13 —316—