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• LRRWMO Meeting Minutes June 19, 1997 Page 5 Obermeyer noted the need for additional information and a Wetland Replacement Plan outlining the sequencing procedure. To date, Obermeyer has not received additional information regazding the Wetland Replacement Plan. It was noted the wetland delineation was completed in 1995 but has not been field verified by the Anoka Conservation District. Because of the lapsed time, a re-delineation maybe necessary if the field staking is not in place. Obermeyer noted, in his memorandum, that the statutory requirements of the Wetland Conservation Act concerning notification were changed in the 1995 Legislative session. The notification time frame has been decreased from 30 days to a minhnum of 10 days prior to the LGU, Local Government Unit, taking action on a wetland fil]/mitigation plan. This notice is not made until the Wetland Replacement Plan has been submitted. Obermeyer indicated he is awaiting additional information from the City of Ramsey enabling a review of the proposed project in conjunction with the requirements of the 1991 Wetland Conservation Act. Once the information is received, notification to the WCA mailing list will be completed with the 10 • day review time period beginning. The permit applicant should also be contacting the Anoka Conservation District for a field verification of the wetland delineation on the site. Merlin Otto, Hakanson Anderson, representing the City of Ramsey, advised the site under consideration is in the northeasterly portion of the Anoka Energy Park fronting on CR #116 and Sunwood Drive. He explained the City is interested in developing the property, as is Anoka Electric Cooperative, into a 40,000 squaze foot light manufacturing/office facility. Otto reviewed the Option A site plan and the issues relating to the considerable wetland on this site and development options researched. He noted the proposed Option A plan minimizes the impact to the wetland in proposing a spilt facility with the office area to the southeast side and small area of fill to accommodate parking and the manufacturing facility on the other side of the wetland area with the two buildings being linked by anall-weather walkway. He noted Option A may be a difficult concept to market and traffic and circulation is not the best. However, Option A would require only a small amount of fill. Otto advised they have other concers about Option A with regazd to encroachment to the wetland management setback, thus requiring a variance. Also, a lazge stand of white oaks would be removed which is not desirable. He pointed out that the site is surrounded by roadway and wetland. With the proposed building and parking area, Option A results in paving most of the site which will result in changing the characteristics of the wetland. Otto indicated the location of additional wetland basins to the north and northeast of this site. • Weaver inquired regarding the all-weather skyway and asked if it would be suspended above grade. Otto stated it would probably be on pilings within a few feet of the water elevation. He noted this would be expensive and he does not know of anyone that would want to segment their two operations (office and wazehouse).