RES 2005-08 - 00013348RESOLUTION NO. 2005 -08
A RESOLUTION APPROVING DESIGN PLANS, LANDSCAPE RESTORATION PLAN, AND
ORDERING ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS: SPRINGBROOK CREEK RESTORATION
PROJECT NO. 358
WHEREAS, the City of Fridley is participating in the Springbrook Watershed Clean Water Partnership
Grant Project with the intent of restoring the wetlands at Springbrook Nature Center in Fridley, and
WHEREAS, the City of Fridley is the project Sponsor for the Springbrook Watershed Project and thus is
responsible for coordinating the bidding process for the project components as part of the City's
responsibility of managing the finances for the grant project, and
WHEREAS, the Springbrook Watershed Project Advisory Committee has reached agreement on design
plans for a streambed restoration project that will protect the Springbrook Nature Center wetlands but will
involve the removal of many trees in the park, and
WHEREAS, Section 510 of Fridley City Code requires approval by the Parks and Recreation and
Planning Commissions, as well as, the City Council before any trees may be removed on City -owned
land.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Fridley, Anoka County,
Minnesota, as follows:
1. That the streambank restoration work recommended for completion by the Springbrook
Watershed Project Advisory Committee and the work involved in said improvement shall
hereafter be designated as:
SPRINGBROOK CREEK RESTORATION PROJECT NO. 358
The plans and specifications prepared by WSB and Associates for the Springbrook Creek
Restoration Project, pursuant to the Council action heretofore, are hereby approved and shall be
filed with the City Clerk.
The work to be performed under the Springbrook Creek Restoration Project will be one contract.
The landscape restoration plan prepared by WSB and Associates, related to the removal and
replacement of trees within Springbrook Nature Center, pursuant to the Council action heretofore,
are hereby approved and shall be filed with the City Clerk.
The Public Works Director shall accordingly prepare and cause to be inserted in the official newspaper
advertisement for bids according to the approved plans and specifications. The advertisement shall be
published for two (2) weeks (at least 10 days), and shall specify the work to be done and will state that the
bids will be opened at 10:00 a.m. on MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 2005, in the Council Chambers of the
Fridley Municipal Center, and that no bids will be considered unless sealed and filed with the Public
Works Director and accompanied by a cash deposit, bid bond, or certified check payable to the City of
Fridley for five percent (5 %) of the amount of such bid. The advertisement for bids for the Springbrook
Creek Restoration Project shall be substantially standard in form.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 3PD
DAY OF JANUARY, 2005.
SCOTT J. LUND — MAYOR
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