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Cityof Mounds View Protocol Guidefor Issuing Permits Upon completion of a Rice Creek Watershed District Board approved Local Surface Water Management Plan and satisfactory City Ordinances, the City will enter into a Memorandum of Understanding which will cease Rice Creek Watershed District's administration of permits within the City for the following Rice Creek Watershed District Rules: • Rule C, Stormwater Management Plans • Rule D, Erosion and Sediment Control Plans • Rule E, Floodplain Alteration • Rule F, Wetland Alteration Pursuant to the Rice Creek Watershed District Watershed Management Plan Chapter 8.3.2 the City of Mounds View must also formulate inspection and administrative procedures necessary to ensure that the full regulatory standards of the District are met. This should include the following listed below: 1. Written procedural protocol for permit application review 2. Hydrologic/hydraulic data transmittal as it relates to the District model 3. Record keeping and Audit procedure The District will cease to administer the identified rules within the City and the City must demonstrate an equivalent administration as well as applicant compliance with the Rules. By adopting ordinances, which reference the District rules verbatim, it is important to note that the City will be enforcing its own ordinances. It should be noted that the District may periodically amend any given rule and the City will be responsible to administer the rules through their ordinance to be consistent with their adoption date. The District will communicate any potential rule change through the statutory process for rule adoption. The City will complete the items listed below as requested by the District. If the City were to ever decide that they no longer wanted to administer their ordinances which reference RCWD rules within its jurisdiction, the District would want records of any permit application to be consistent and as detailed as any permit issued by the District. 1. RCWD Permit Application Review and Closeout Procedure a. Permit Application Review i. During the first year or at the time that the first permits are issued by the City, the District and the City will complete a joint permit review to ensure that the City understands the requirements and expectations of the District's rules. This review will consist of the City sitting down with the RCWD permitting engineer to review plans and permit specificities. ii. Permit application review must develop a record documenting the project review in comparison with District rules. Permit application review for the City will include a checklist to document the proposal, the applicable rule criterion, and facts relevant to finding the criteria are met and in compliance with District rules; a file containing these documents will be maintained for a period of 10 years. iii. All administration is to be pursuant to MN § 15.99. iv. As part of the development review process, the City Council shall approve the final issuance of a permit. v. The City will choose to not incorporate a legal review process for issuing permits. vi. The City will provide the District with the required documentation demonstrating