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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION OCTOBER 23, 2002 APPROVED • 2. Cost Savings. Using the Guide Plan will allow approximately half of the permit and SWPPP to be completed in house. • • 3. MPCA is strongly supporting the plan, which will help expedite the approval process. 4. Consistency. The Lino Lakes plan will be generally consistent with other LGU's preparing the plan. Staff is proposing to use Surface Water Management Funds to cover the cost of the participation. City Administrator Waite Smith advised all participants have to sign the plan and agree the plan will not be shared with non -participating communities. Mayor Bergeson asked if there would be additional costs in the future. Community Development Director Grochala stated there will be additional costs but staff does not know the extent of them at this time. The permit is good for five years and the projects have to be scheduled out for five years. The City will eventually have to review a long term funding source for this project. Mayor Bergeson asked if there would be any shift in responsibility as far as the County and the Rice Creek Watershed District. Community Development Director Grochala advised the County is currently in charge of the ditches although the Rice Creek Watershed District is the authority. The issue for the City is if the ditches are public waters. Councilmember Reinert asked if the program is really just closer monitoring of the storm water systems. Community Development Director Grochala advised the program does involve closer monitoring of the storm water and will ultimately result in better water and cleaner lakes. Councilmember Reinert inquired about measuring progress of providing better water and cleaner lakes. Community Development Director Grochala stated the program is an unfunded federal mandate. The City does not have a choice about participating. Most of the projects within the program the City should be doing anyway. Measurements of water quality will be taken quite frequently. There will be benefits to the City such as decreasing long-term maintenance costs. Councilmember Carlson stated the City may have to change the surface water management fee to help cover the costs of this program. This item will appear on the regular Council agenda Monday, October 28, 2002, 6:30 p.m.