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Mounds View City Council March 12,2012 <br /> Regular Meeting Page 2 • <br /> Mayor Flaherty noted the City had 115 foreclosed properties and 43 are presently unoccupied. <br /> 6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS <br /> A. Resolution 7910, Supporting Ramsey County's "Beyond the Yellow Ribbon" <br /> Program. <br /> Mayor Flaherty stated the Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Campaign was requesting a Resolution of <br /> Support from the City of Mounds View. He then read the proposed Resolution in full for the <br /> record. <br /> Council Member Gunn provided further information on the Beyond the Yellow Ribbon initiative. <br /> She stated the City does not have many of the amenities (hospitals, clinics, etc.)the program was <br /> seeking and was therefore supporting Ramsey County's program. <br /> MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Mueller. To Adopt 7910, Supporting Ramsey County's "Beyond <br /> the Yellow Ribbon"Program. <br /> Council Member Mueller noted at the upcoming Ramsey County League of Local Government <br /> meeting there would be an update from the County on the Beyond the Yellow Ribbon program. <br /> Mayor Flaherty encouraged residents with family members deployed to contact City Hall to learn • <br /> more about this program. <br /> Ayes—5 Nays—0 Motion carried. <br /> B. Public Information Meeting for Wellhead Protection Plan—Part 1 <br /> Public Works Director DeBar stated that the City was put on notice in 2009 to complete a <br /> Wellhead Protection Plan. This was mandated for all public water suppliers according to <br /> Minnesota State Rules Chapter 4720. The plan was broken down into two parts. First, it <br /> requires a detailed analysis of each well, the pumps used for the aquifer, ground water flow <br /> models, delineating the wellhead protection areas, vulnerability assessments and identifying <br /> potential pollution for each well. <br /> Public Works Director DeBar explained the second part of the plan requires the City to inventory <br /> the sources of contamination within influenced area of the wells and developing management <br /> strategies. The Department of Health oversees Chapter 4720 and the City has until April 15, <br /> 2013 to complete the Wellhead Protection Plan. He explained that Barr Engineering worked <br /> with the City to complete Part 1, which has been approved by the Department of Health. He <br /> noted that John Greer, with Barr Engineering, was present to discuss Part 1. <br /> John Greer, Barr Engineering, introduced himself and presented the Council with a summary of <br /> the Part 1 Wellhead Protection Plan. He noted the City has six wells that pump from a total of <br /> four different aquifers. The study needed to address future water demands through 2015. The • <br />