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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • June 23, 1998 Page 18 1 Mr. Hubmer stated that Ramsey County Department of Public Works Environmental Services 2 Division prepared a report on the quality of water in Silver Lake in 1989. They determined that 3 water quality management efforts in the Silver Lake Watershed should focus on the following: 4 5 Phosphorus and solids loading from the Apache Plaza Subwatershed. 6 Snow melt and early spring pollutant loading into the lake. 7 Implement Best Housekeeping Practices throughout the watershed. 8 9 As part of the redevelopment at Apache Plaza, the City, in coordination with the RCWD, has 10 required the construction of storm water treatment basins. In addition, the City of St. Anthony is 11 implementing Best Management Practices as outlined in the Goals and Policies of this plan. 12 These Best Management Practices include: 13 a Sweeping streets five times annually (spring and fall sweeping are a priority); [Mr. 14 Hubmer stated this is more than any community he has worked in] 15 a Public education program; 16 a Catch basin stenciling; and 17 0 Recommendations for buffer strips immediately adjacent to protected waters. 18 Currently, the City has approximately 330 acres of drainage area tributary to Silver Lake. There 4?0 is approximately 140 acres for which there is very little opportunity to provide storm water 21 treatment without the purchase of homes or commercial property. Therefore, it is recommended 22 that water quality measures be implemented, or considered as part of redevelopment activities 23 within the watershed. 24 3. We would like to have the City adopt a policy of water treatment to deal with small 25 parcels that do not.fall under RCWD policies such as trapping of floatables on site before 26 they reach the storm sewer system. 27 28 Mr. Hubmer stated there is a policy in place, Policy IV.B.4, which addresses this issue. If this 29 policy in its existing language is not adequate,perhaps it could be modified to accommodate the 30 Silver Lake Homeowners Association. 31 4. We would like the City to adopt a policy whereby final use and occupancy permits would 32 not be issued until all RCWD requirements are met. Temporary permits could be used 33 until all work has been completed, satisfying all RCWD drainage requirements. 34 Mr. Hubmer stated a policy of this type could be added to the Comprehensive Storm Water 35 Management Plan. It would require the City to modify the requirements for receiving an 36 occupancy permit. 0 5. Appoint a Citizen Advisory group that would advocate water quality improvements for 38 Silver Lake. Explore capital improvements.