15-84 - 10-20 - Grant for Pennsylvania Woods/Decola Resolution 15-84 October 20, 2015
Member Fonnest introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONTINUED DESIGN AND COORDINATION OF
FLOOD STORAGE AND RATE CONTROL STRATEGIES IN DECOLA PONDS SUB-
WATERSHED AND AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF GRANT APPLICATION FOR
PENNSYLVANIA WOODS/DECOLA PONDS/LIBERTY CROSSING AREA TO
HENNEPIN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
WHEREAS, the City of Golden Valley, as well as the City of New Hope, has
experienced periodic flooding in the area known as the DeCola Ponds sub-watershed; and
WHEREAS, the flooding impacts both private residential and commercial properties,
as well as major public roads resulting in public safety concerns; and
WHEREAS, addressing the flooding in the DeCola Ponds sub-watershed is a high
priority for the City; and
WHEREAS, the City, in collaboration with the cities of New Hope and Crystal, has
initiated a series of studies to understand the cause, scope, and impact of the flooding; and
WHEREAS, the studies have recommended a number of solutions to minimize
flooding and property damage, including infrastructure improvements to improve flood
storage and rate control, implementation strategies, and cost estimates; and
WHEREAS, the City is currently working to implement part of the overall solution,
through collaboration with a private developer, to create underground flood storage on the
Liberty Crossing redevelopment site, and expand open flood storage in the sub-watershed
on land in and around an area of the City known as Pennsylvania Woods; and
WHEREAS, the City of Golden Valley has approved the Final Plan of Development
for Planned Unit Development (P.U.D.) 123 thereby allowing the applicant to construct a
184 unit apartment building and 63 townhomes at 7751-7775 Medicine Lake Road, 2485
Rhode Island Avenue North, 2480 Winnetka Avenue North, and 2430 Winnetka Avenue
North; and
WHEREAS, the Golden Valley Housing and Redevelopment Authority has adopted
the redevelopment plan for Winnetka and Medicine Lake Road Redevelopment Project
Area and established a Tax Increment Financing District (Redevelopment), Liberty
Crossing, within Winnetka & Medicine Lake Road Redevelopment Project Area; and
WHEREAS, the City of Golden Valley is hereby authorized to submit an application
to the Hennepin County Environmental Response Fund in the amount of$152,000 in order
to clean contaminated soil on the land in and around an area of the City known as
Pennsylvania Woods; and
Resolution 15-84 - continued October 20, 2015
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council for the City of Golden
Valley approves the continued design and coordination of flood storage and rate control
strategies in the DeCola Ponds sub-watershed, for which the Environmental Response
Fund grant application is being submitted to the Hennepin County Department of
Environmental Services on November 2, 2015, by City of Golden Valley.
c74.601.40
Shepa d M. Harris, M yor
ATTEST:
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Kristine A. Lue ke, City Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was seconded by Member Clausen
and upon a vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Harris, Clausen,
Snope;.Fonnest and Schmidgall and the following voted against the same: none
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted, signed by the Mayor
and his signature attested by the City Clerk.