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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OCTOBER 15, 2013 Page 6 of 8 state entity. MPCA Storm Water program has two general storm water permits. Mr. Griffin explained what those two permits were- MS4 permit regulating storm water in urbanized areas, and the construction storm water. He then provided further detail on each permit and what is involved. Lake Elmo is a mandatory MS4 permit City. The City is required to get reauthorized. Our application is due December 29, 2013. He noted any promises made in the application are binding on the city. The City must be careful to not promise something we cannot follow. The Construction storm water is statewide mandatory permit. Mr. Griffin went over the recent changes. New language: MS4 Permits requires regulation of volume of discharge. Traditionally just the rate of discharge was regulated. Now volume discharge is regulated. The purpose is preserving water quality. Sediment and phosphorus are the main pollutants. Construction storm water permits are required for projects that disturb more than one acre. Now the project must include permanent storm water management regulating volume. Mr. Griffin then explained the differences between the changes for the state and the watershed. Lake Elmo’s ordinance is the most restrictive standard he has seen anywhere and makes it very difficult to manage. It forces developers to hire engineers to calculate storm water two different ways- one for the City and one for the watershed. Proposal adopts the state standard rules, which will remove the regulatory burden of duplicating efforts. The proposal only changes the rate and volume aspects of our criteria. MOTION: Mayor Pearson moved TO APPROVE, ORDINANCE 08-090 APPROVING REVISIONS TO SECTION 150.277 OF THE CITY CODE GOVERNING STORM WATER AND EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL IN THE CITY OF LAKE ELMO. Council Member Nelson seconded the motion. MOTION PASSED 5-0. MOTION: Mayor Pearson moved TO APPROVE, RESOLUTION 2013-89 AUTHORIZING SUMMARY PUBLICATION OF ORDINANCE 08-090. Council Member Reeves seconded the motion. MOTION PASSED 5-0. MAYOR PEARSON POINT OF PRIVILEGE 9:28PM RECONVENED 9:34PM ITEM 15: ESTABLISH 2014 CITY OF LAKE ELMO GROWTH PROJECTIONS TO SUBMIT TO THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL Planning Director Klatt provided overview and background of the discussions held with the Met Council and what Lake Elmo’s goals are. He noted that he has worked with Mayor Pearson and Council Member Smith to devise the specific targets, which are 18,000 population by 2040 down from 24,000 by 2030 and 5,000 RECs down from 6,600. Mr. Klatt noted that the new RECs were based on the population target and spread out over the areas where development will occur as opposed to specifically focusing on how many should go where. Council Member Reeves asked if Council Member Smith was okay with the village numbers as he knows she has worked on the issue for some time. Ms. Smith said she is comfortable with the numbers because they are flexible. She also noted that determining the REC counts is not an exact science because the future is unknown. Her only concern is that the city does not bite off more than it can chew. She is confident with the work that has been done. MOTION: Council Member Bloyer moved TO AUTHORIZE STAFF TO PRESENT THE PROPOSED 2040 FORECAST NUMBERS TO THE MET COUNCIL. Council Member Reeves seconded the motion. MOTION PASSED 5-0. Mr. Reeves thanked everyone who worked on this. Mr. Bloyer thanked everyone for the hard work. Council Member Smith left at 9:45 PM.