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FALCON HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MINUTES -6- May 14, 2003 Consider Approval of the City's General Storm Water Permit Application for Small Munic~al S~arate Storm Sewer Systems (continued) Council member Lamb asked if the mandate for this program isn't coming from the Feds. Parks and Public Works Director Maertz said it is being required by the Feds but is being coordinated by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Administrator Worthington explained that legal action forced the EPA to delegate responsibility for implementation to the states. Minnesota passed it on as an unfunded mandate. Council member Lamb commented that the City is virtually in compliance and that is good to know. He asked about the rain barrels and Parks and Public Works Director Maertz gave a brief description of how the rain barrels would work. A brief discussion followed. Mayor Gehrz asked if the City was going to be responsible for the University of Minnesota/Saint Paul campus and the State Fair. Parks and Public Works ~ • Director Maertz said that the University and the State Fair will be required to submit their own plans. Mayor Gehrz asked if they have asked to see the City plan. Administrator Worthington said they have not but the City will share it with them. Parks and Public Works Director Maertz said that preparation of the SWPPP has been a team effort and everyone worked hard on it. Lamb moved approval of the Falcon Heights Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program. The motion was unanimously approved. REPORTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mayor Gehrz said that she attended the Ramsey County League of Local Governments follow-up workshop. Suggestions made at the initial workshop were divided into different categories and Joel Hanson, the City Administrator for Little Canada, will be convening meetings with various entities. She and Administrator Worthington attended the dedication of the Genomics Building on the Saint Paul campus. They toured the new building, the first of what will be a number of buildings. On Saturday, May 3, the largest ever emergency preparedness exercise was held at the State Fairgrounds and the Falcon Heights City Hall was used as a gathering place and teaching location. Everyone learned a great deal and she thanked the staff who assisted at City Hall and/or the State Fairgrounds. Three Falcon Heights residents have completed the three-day CERT train the trainer program: Kris Grangaard, Tim Knautz and Dan Johnson-Powers. •