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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />DRAFT <br /> 1 <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES 1 <br />MINUTES 2 <br /> 3 <br />DATE : July 6, 2021 4 <br />TIME STARTED : 6:00 p.m. 5 <br />TIME ENDED : 10:40 p.m. 6 <br />MEMBERS PRESENT : Councilmember Stoesz, Lyden, Ruhland, 7 <br /> and Mayor Rafferty 8 <br />MEMBERS ABSENT : Councilmember Cavegn 9 <br /> 10 <br />Staff members present: City Administrator Sarah Cotton; Finance Director Hannah 11 <br />Lynch; Community Development Director Michael Grochala; Public Services Director 12 <br />Rick DeGardner; Director of Public Safety John Swenson; City Clerk Julie Bartell 13 <br /> 14 <br />1. MS4 Annual Report – Community Development Director Grochala reviewed a 15 <br />PowerPoint presentation (included in on-line packet). The presentation highlighted: 16 <br /> 17 <br />- Reason the permit is required; 18 <br />- Control measures; 19 <br />- Public Education and Participation measures; 20 <br />- Illicit discharge detection and elimination efforts; 21 <br />- Construction site and post construction management activities; 22 <br />- Good housekeeping for municipal operations; 23 <br />- Contracted services; 24 <br />- In the process of updating the MS4 Permit (ordinance, staff training and updates). 25 <br /> 26 <br />Councilmember Lyden asked for the top ranking practices that impair/challenge the 27 <br />City’s water. Director Grochala noted fertilizer and street runoff (impervious surface). 28 <br />Mr. Grochala added that the impaired waters in the City are identified and plans in place; 29 <br />he noted ditch maintenance activities. 30 <br /> 31 <br />2. Stormwater Utility Report – Community Development Director Grochala 32 <br />introduced Bob Barth (WSB) who reviewed a PowerPoint presentation that included 33 <br />information on the following: 34 <br /> 35 <br />- Stormwater utility – history and fees; no sign that need is going away; 36 <br />- Eligible expenses – list reviewed; 37 <br />- Projected budget expenses; 38 <br />- Methodology – impervious surface, appeal process 39 <br />- Proposed fee (funds would be used for maintenance and not development) (City is 40 <br />spending about $350,000 per year from general funds); 41 <br />- Review of properties that would be automatically exempted; 42 <br />- Appeal process; program for discovering impervious surfaces for properties 43 <br /> 44