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MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP MEETING <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />LITTLE CANADA, MINNESOTA <br />NOVEMBER 20, 2006 <br />Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a workshop meeting of the City <br />Council of Little Canada, Minnesota was convened on the 20th day of <br />November, 2006 in the Conference Room of the City Center located at <br />515 Little Canada Road in said City. <br />Mayor Bill Blesener called the meeting to order aC 5:30 p.m. and the <br />following members of the City Council were present aC roll call: <br />CITY COUNCIL: Mayor Mr. Bill Blesener <br />Council Member Ms. Barb Allan <br />Council Member Mr. John Keis <br />Council Member Mr. Rick Montour <br />ALSO PRESENT: City Administrator Mr. Joel R. Hanson <br />City Engineer Mr. Lee Elfering <br />City Planner Mr. Steve Grittman <br />Planning Comm. Mr. Scott Barraclough <br />Planning Comm. Mr. Tom Duray <br />Planning Comm. Mr. Michael McGraw <br />City Clerk Ms. Kathy Glanzer <br />STORMWATER The purpose of this evening's workshop meeting is to continue review <br />MANAGEMENT of the City's ordinances, with the focus tonight on a Stormwater <br />ORDINANCE Management Ordinance. The City Engineer began with a summary of the <br />Stormwater ordinance regulatory options available to the City. He <br />indicated that the first question to answer is what size disturbance does <br />Little Canada want to regulate. The Engineer reported that the Ramsey- <br />WashingCOn Watershed District recently adopted rules Chat apply Co <br />projects that have one acre of disturbance or greater. The Engineer noted <br />ChaC the City can adopt rules Chat are more stringent than the Watershed's. <br />The Engineer reviewed in detail the Watershed requirements relative to <br />both volume reduction and water quality. Briefly, the volume reduction <br />requirement is that Stormwater retention shall be achieved on-site in the <br />amount equivalent to the runoff generated from a one inch rainfall over the <br />impervious area. The water quality standard is that 90% ToCal Suspended <br />Solids (TSS) removal from 2.5" rainfall event. The Engineer noted Chat if <br />the infiltration standard is met, the wafer quality requirement is achieved. <br />The Engineer also noted that if the volume reduction standard cannot be <br />met, the Watershed requires a payment to the District's Stormwater impact <br />