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1766 <br />COUNCIL WORK SESSION OCTOBER 6, 1993 <br />Mr. Schneider explained that the City staff is getting questions <br />from the public regarding the functional status of certain ponds. <br />It is his plan to form a citizens committee to give input into <br />classifying the use of ponds. The classification of ponds will <br />become part of the Surface Water Management Plan. <br />Mr. Keehn noted that $24,000.00 has been spent on the plan to <br />date. Approximately $10,000.00 will be spent to complete the <br />second phase which includes mapping and wetlands classification. <br />An additional $44,300.00 is needed to complete the plan and get <br />it ready to submit to the Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) <br />and Vadnais Lake Area Water Management Organization (VLAWMO). <br />The Watershed Districts can take up to 60 days to review and <br />approve the plan. Mr. Keehn outlined a time schedule as follows: <br />1) City Council approve a request to complete the plan on Monday, <br />October 11, 1993; 2) a preliminary draft of the plan would be <br />ready to submit to the City Council on November 11, 1993 and 3) <br />the City Council would review the draft at the November 17, 1993 <br />work session. <br />Ordinances will have to be drafted and current ordinances updated <br />before RCWD will approve the entire plan. On December 20, 1993 <br />Mr. Keehn expects to present a formal plan for the City to the <br />Board of Water and Soil Resources (BOWSR). He noted that no <br />further approval is needed from this organization because they <br />have already approved the RCWD plan. <br />Mr. Schneider noted that RCWD does want to remain the Local <br />Government Unit (LGU) for the City of Lino Lakes and the new <br />administrator of that organization would like to talk to the City <br />Council about the options. <br />Mr. Keehn explained that the permitting program is currently not <br />included in the proposal. There would be an additional cost of <br />approximately $6,000.00. He noted that there have been some <br />changes in the original plan so that all information can be <br />absorbed into the GIS. That will provide for better printing <br />capabilities. <br />Mayor Reinert asked when the plan is completed and in place, will <br />it be possible to predetermine what the amount of runoff will be <br />to a given water body over a given period of time. Mr. Keehn <br />explained that the plan was drafted under ultimate development <br />conditions. Mayor Reinert asked if under the present wetland <br />laws, can we assume we have "frozen" our natural water holding <br />capacity and anything different in the future will be attributed <br />to future development. Mr. Keehn responded that the impact of <br />future development will not be great. Mayor Reinert said he did <br />not want to get into a situation where this City would experience <br />PAGE 2 <br />1 <br />