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Mounds View Planning Commission May 3, 2000 Regular Meeting Page 2 4. Approval of Minutes A. March 15, 2000 MOTION/SECOND: Stevenson/Miller to approve the March 15, 2000 meeting minutes as corrected. Ayes – 8 Nays – 0 The motion carried. 5. Discussion Regarding Update to the City’s Local Water Management Plan. Community Development Director Jopke stated this item was the presentation of the City’s Local Water Management Plan, which is being updated in conjunction with the Comprehensive Plan and pursuant to Metropolitan Council requirements. He indicated the City Engineer is in the process of preparing the update of the plan, and representatives of SEH were present to discuss the plan and obtain the Planning Commission’s feedback. Rocky Keehn, Short Elliot Hendrickson, stated he has been with the City’s engineering consultant for approximately 13 years, during which time he has had the opportunity to observe much of the development that has occurred in the City. He indicated he had written the City’s original Water Management Plan, adding that Mounds View was one of the first communities he had worked with in this regard. Mr. Keehn advised that they were able to utilize much of the same hydrological information that was contained in the original plan in the preparation of the second-generation plan. He explained that during the development of the first plan, there was a desire by the City to take over some of the permitting authority from the Rice Creek Watershed District, however, that perspective has changed over time, therefore, the Watershed District would continue with permitting relating to wetlands, water quality issues, and rate control. He indicated there were some thresholds over which the Watershed District does not have controls, and these would be addressed during the presentation. Mr. Keehn stated Beth Peterson, SEH Project Engineer, was present to provide the Commission with background information and advise as to the regulatory reasons for the development of the Local Water Management Plan. Beth Peterson, SEH Project Engineer, indicated that in 1984, State Statute required that Watershed Districts write a Water Management Plan, and within two years after the approval of this plan, a Local Water Management Plan was required to be written. She advised that the Rice Creek Watershed District Water Management Plan was approved in 1997, and the City must now meet that requirement.