22-027 Approving the Plans and Specifications and Authorizing Bidding for the Smithtown Pond/Shorewood Oaks Drainage Project, City Project 20-07 and 20-04CITY OF SHOREWOOD
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 22-027
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND
AUTHORIZING BIDDING FOR THE SMITHTOWN POND/SHOREWOOD OAKS
DRAINAGE PROJECT
CITY PROJECT 20-07 AND 20-04
WHEREAS, the City of Shorewood ("City") approved the Scoping Study and authorized
preparation of the plans and specifications for the Smithtown Pond project, City Project
20-07, on January 25, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the City of Shorewood ("City") authorized the preparation of the Shorewood
Oaks Drainage Improvements, City Project 20-04, on June 22, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the Smithtown Pond Scoping Study confirms that the existing flooding
conditions in Freeman Park impact the Shorewood Oaks Drainage Improvements
project and in order to remedy will need to coordinate and construct concurrently with
the Smithtown Pond project; and
WHEREAS, proposed improvements to Smithtown Pond project will reduce flow in
downstream Grant Lorenz Channel, provide for improved drainage in the upstream
watershed, provide improved water quality for the watershed, and provide treatment for
the future Strawberry Lane Road and Trail project scheduled for 2023 construction; and
WHEREAS, the proposed improvements for the Smithtown Pond project impact
regulated wetlands and streams, and to fulfill the conditions of the Minnehaha Creek
Watershed District and the Army Corps of Engineers permits, approve the Mayor to
execute wetland bank purchase agreements as needed for the project; and
WHEREAS, the project is included in the 2021 and 2022 Capital Improvements Plan
and will be funded from the Stormwater Fund; and
NOW THEREFORE, IT RESOLVED: that the City Council of the City of Shorewood
hereby approves the Final Plans & Specifications for the Smithtown Pond project and
the Shorewood Oaks Drainage Improvements Project, authorizes bidding, and
authorizes execution of wetland bank credits for the proejct.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD this 14th day of March
2022.
Jennifer Labadie, Mayor
Attest:
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Sandie Thone, City Clerk