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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HER DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO A WETLAND MITIGATION AGREEMENT WITH THE STREAM + WETLANDS FOUNDATION FOR THE VETERANS TRAIL PHASE 3 PROJECT (PID 97856); AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Brief Description: The Veterans Trail Phase 3 project will impact 0.456 acres of jurisdictional wetlands. The US Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have determined that 1.1 acres of forested wetland mitigation credits must be purchased from the Stream + Wetlands Foundation to mitigate these impacts.
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Legislative History
14-145 - Authorized City to Enter into LPA Agreement with ODOT; passed 12/3/2014
17-6 - Authorized Contract with Michael Baker for Design Services; passed 1/17/2017
18-76 - Authorized Addendum with Michael Baker for Add'l Consulting Services; passed 6/5/2018
Purpose & Explanation
The project will include the installation of a 10-foot-wide multi-use asphalt path and on-road path between Veterans Way Park and Barlow Road. The proposed path will impact 0.456 acres of jurisdictional wetlands. The ACOE has visited the site and confirmed the limits of the wetland disturbance. To mitigate the disturbance a condition of the ACOE and EPA Approval requires the purchase of 1.1 acres of forested wetland mitigation credits from the Granger Mitigation Bank. The reason that the credits must be purchased from the Granger Mitigation Bank is because the ACOE and EPA have determined that these credits are the most appropriate to mitigate the wetland impacts of this project. These credits are available for purchase through the Stream + Wetlands Foundation for a total of $60,500.00. This fee is based on sale price of $55,000/acre of forested wetland mitigation credits and a required mitigation of 1.1 acres. The 1.1 acres of mitigation was determined based upon Ohio Administrative Code 3745-1-54 of the Ohio Administrative Code which indicates the various wetland mitigation ratios depend...
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