06.02B Wetland Conservation Act - Proposal for WCA Administration

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WIDSETH SMITH April 30, 2o�s NOLTING Bia�nerd/Baxter 78041ndustrial Park Road PO Box 2720 Honorable Mayor and Council Members ��,MN 5642�r2720 City of Pequot Lakes �•8�•5717 � 4638 Main Street �8•8292517 0 BrainerdCIIwsn.us.com 0 Pequot Lakes, MN 56472 W Idseth5mith Notting.eom RE: Proposal for WCA Administration Pequot Lakes, MN Honorable Mayor and Council Members: This is in response to an April 25, 2019 emaii Mr. Justin Burslie from Sourcewell sent to our office, copying Dawn Bittner with the City, on Wetland Conservation Act(WCA)Administration. As you know, the Crow Wing Soil and Water Conservation District(CWSWCD)was the previous administrator of the WCA for the City. Unfortunately, CWSWCD is no longer providing this service. Widseth Smith Nolting (WSN) has the experienced personnel in our Baxter office to administer the WCA for the City. WSN would provide the following services: 1. Calls requesting information—no charge 2. Calls from city staff with general questions—no charge 3. Site visits for complaints—no charge 4. Visits to meet with property owners who have questions—no charge 5. Reviewing applications—charged 6. Preparing the distribution forms—charged 7. Reviewing reports—charged 8. Attending Technical Evaluation Panel (TEP)meetings—charged 9. Preparing and distributing decision forms charged The charge rate would be $105.00/hour for time when we are dealing with formal submittals such as those listed above. These costs would be billed to the City. Generally, cities set up a fee stnacture to pass all, or some, of these costs to the applicant. Only as a guide—as each situation varies—following are some estimated costs for standard WCA projects: • In general, a wetland delineation submitted for review and approval with a site visit is going to take about four hours or$420. • A simple wetland exemption application will also take about four hours or$420. Engineering i Architecture Surveying � Fnvironmental