Agenda Packets - 2009/01/09 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

2008 Mounds View Comprehensive Plan ________________________________________________________________________ Chapter 5: Public Facilities 5-9 • Section 9 outlines the continued administration of this plan with respect to plan updates and amendments. Regional System Statement The following discussion summarizes Metropolitan Council’s Mound View System Statement in regard to surface water management. “In 1995, Minnesota Statutes section 473.859, subd. 2, was amended to make the local surface water management plan required by Minnesota Statutes section 103B.235 a part of the land use plan of the local comprehensive plan. Section 103B.235 provides that a local surface water management plan should be prepared once a watershed plan for the area has been approved. Section 103B.235 also generally identifies the content requirements for the plan. The local surface water management plan must be submitted to both the watershed management organization(s) within whose watershed the community is located and to the Metropolitan Council for its review. For guidelines on the contents of local surface water management plans, please refer to Appendix B2-b of the Council’s Water Resources Management Policy Plan.” “Council records indicate that Mounds View is in the Rice Creek Watershed District. The Rice Creek watershed plan was approved by BWSR in 1997. Mounds View updated its local surface water management plan in 2000. The city should be advised that they will need to review their current local surface water management plan against the policies and required elements of the Water Resources Management Policy Plan. If there are discrepancies, the city will need to revise its local surface water management plan. The plan should be submitted to the Council for its review concurrent with the review by the watershed district. Failure to have an updated local surface water management plan consistent with the local surface water management plan content requirements section in Appendix B2-2 of the Water Resources Management Policy Plan will result in a metropolitan system impact.” Highlights from the LSWMP Impacting Surface Water Management: Street and Utility Improvement Program As identified in the City’s 2008-2009 Action Plan, Goal 1 is to implement the Street and Utility Improvement Program (SUIP). The basis for this program follows the recommendations of the Streets and Utilities Task Force, as follows: • Reconstruct or rehabilitate all streets within 9 years. • No assessments to individual property owners. The Streets and Utility Improvement Program will be financed in part by a tax levy on all properties. • Adopt a uniform street standard making engineering of individual projects straightforward. Recommended standards include: • Structurally-strong street section with durable concrete barrier-style curbs. • Repair and upgrade water mains and sewers.