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Item No. 7D Meeting Date: November 10, 2008 Type of Business: CB City Administrator Review _______ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Greg Halverson, Consulting Engineer James Ericson, Clerk - Administrator Item Title/Subject: Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 804, Construction Site and Land Disturbance Runoff Control Ordinance (Chapter 1303) Background: Since March 10, 2003, the City has been required to comply with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s (MPCA) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) General Permit. This permit requires the City to develop an ordinance to control construction site runoff from land disturbing activities greater than or equal to one acre. On September 25, 2006 the City Council adopted Resolution 6937 authorizing Bonestroo to prepare the ordinance for the City. On October 6, 2008 the City Council reviewed a draft version of the ordinance and land disturbance requirements as an agenda item of their Work Session. On October 27, 2008, the City Council introduced the ordinance and approved its first reading, with a few minor suggested revisions. Discussion: Bonestroo staff prepared an initial draft of the ordinance as directed, and then worked with City Staff from the Public Works and Community Development departments through several iterations of revisions and comments until the ordinance reached its current proposed version. The proposed ordinance, titled “Construction Site and Land Disturbance Runoff Control Ordinance”, is provided as an attachment to this Staff Report. City Staff feels the proposed ordinance meets the minimum requirements of the MS4 permit and MPCA guidance. Staff also feels the ordinance provides adequate flexibility for implementation and the appropriate enforcement mechanism to control runoff to City water resources.