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MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP MEETING <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA <br />SEPTEMBER 24, 2008 <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a workshop meeting of the City <br />Council of Little Canada, Minnesota was convened on the 24th day of <br />September, 2008 in the Council Chambers of the City Center located at <br />515 Little Canada Road in said City. <br />Mayor Bill Blesener called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and the <br />following members of the City Council were present at roll call: <br />CITY COUNCIL: <br />Mayor <br />Council Member <br />Council Member <br />Council Member <br />Council Member <br />Mr. Bill Blesener <br />Ms. Barbara Allan <br />Mr. John Keis <br />Mr. Mike McGraw <br />Mr. Rick Montour <br />ALSO PRESENT: <br />City Administrator Mr. Joel R. Hanson <br />City Planner Mr. Steve Grittman <br />City Engineer Mr. Lee Elfering <br />City Clerk Ms. Kathy Glanzer <br />The purpose of this evening's workshop is to review proposed <br />amendments to the City's Zoning Code and Subdivision Code, as well as <br />review proposed Stormwater Management Ordinance and Erosion Control <br />Ordinance. <br />STORMWATER The City Engineer began with a review of the proposed <br />MANAGEMENT Water Management Ordinance. He reported that the proposed <br />ORDINANCE ordinance is based on the NEMO standard including some modifications <br />relevant to Little Canada. Currently, the City does not have a stormwater <br />management ordinance, and has relied on the Watershed's rules and <br />recommendations in addressing this issue. The Engineer reported that the <br />Watershed rules come into play when there is one acre or more of <br />disturbance as the result of a development project. The proposed <br />Stormwater Management Ordinance brings this control down to projects <br />with 20,000 square feet of disturbance. The Engineer also indicated that <br />the ordinance provides for some leniency for redevelopment projects via <br />reduced standards recognizing that a developer is not starting with vacant <br />property. <br />Blesener asked how common stormwater management ordinances are to <br />cities, and whether the 20,000 square feet of disturbance was overly <br />controlling. The City Engineer reported that these ordinances are very <br />common requirements. The Engineer indicated that the 20,000 square foot <br />disturbance area may be on the aggressive side and noted that many cities <br />