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MoUrmSViEVV MEMORANDUM to: Mounds View City Council from: Don Peterson, Public Works, Parks, Recreation Director Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator re: July 6, 2021 Workshop — Storm Water Management RFP Purpose of Workshop: 1. Educate council on components of our storm water management system; a. Operation b. Regulation c. System Needs/Shortcomings d. Maintenance 2. Achieve consensus on issuance of RFP for assessment of system. Background: Along with Police, Fire, Roads, Municipal Water, and Streets; Storm Water Management is one of the core functions of local units of government. Like all other core functions, research and development, innovation, and best practices have evolved since the majority of our storm water system was first constructed starting in the 1970's. From inception, storm water management had migrated from taking the precipitation that falls and conveying away via an underground pipe or ditch as fast as possible to the present theory - taking the precipitation that falls and keeping as much as possible (or historically that stayed) where it falls to achieve the following; • Replenishment of groundwater reservoirs • Reduction in downstream flooding • Reduction in erosion -sediment transporting Director Peterson and Administrator Zikmund are recommending issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP) that will assess the overall operational functionality of our system for the precise purpose of development of a capital and maintenance plan for the next decade — or longer. Regulation: Few things are more regulated by more agencies than stormwater. If the pond/wetland/lake is a public body of water, as solely determined by the Department of Natural Resources, then they have regulatory control. Public Drainage (ditches) and Storm Water rules are governed by the local watershed, in our case the Rice Creek Watershed District. Other entities that come into play less frequently include the Army Corps of Engineers, DOT, MPCA and Met Council. In our