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03-26-01 wmo RICHFIELD-BLOOMINGTON WATERSHED MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION Meeting #18 MINUTES March 26, 2001 Richfield City Hall The annual meeting of the Richfield-Bloomington Watershed Management Organization was called to order by Chair Vern Wilcox at 5:34 p.m. Item #1CALL TO ORDER AND INTRODUCTIONS MEMBERS PRESENT:Martin Kirsch, Mayor of Richfield; Susan Rosenberg, Richfield; Gertrude Ulrich, Richfield; John Enger, Richfield; Sue Sandahl, Richfield; Gene Winstead, Mayor of Bloomington; Dave Abrams, Bloomington; Mike Fossum, Bloomington; Heather Harden, Bloomington; Alisa R. Ornat, Bloomington (arrived at 5:50);Steve Peterson, Bloomington; and Vern Wilcox, Bloomington. STAFF PRESENT:Mike Eastling, Executive Director of Richfield; Samantha Orduno, City Manager of Richfield; Cheryl Krumholz, Recording Secretary of Richfield; Mark Bernhardson, City Manager of Bloomington; Charlie Honchell, Public Works Director of Bloomington; Jim Gates, Assistant Executive Director of Bloomington; Scott Anderson, Engineering staff of Bloomington. OTHERS PRESENT:Todd Hubmer, WSB. Item #2APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MARCH 27, 2000 M/Kirsch, S/Abrams to approve the minutes of the March 27, 2000 Richfield-Bloomington Watershed Management Organization Annual Meeting as presented. Motion carried 11-0. Item #3REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF AGENDA M/Peterson, S/Rosenberg to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried 11-0. RBWMO Minutes-2-March 26, 2001 Item #4ELECTION OF OFFICERS M/Kirsch, S/Rosenberg to elect Sue Sandahl of Richfield as the Chair. Motion carried 11-0. M/Wilcox, S/Peterson to elect Dave Abrams of Bloomington as the Vice-Chair. Motion carried 11-0. M/Wilcox, S/Peterson to elect Mike Fossum of Bloomington as the Secretary. Motion carried 11-0. M/Kirsch, S/Rosenberg to elect Gertrude Ulrich of Richfield as Treasurer. Motion carried 11-0. Item #5APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR M/Peterson, S/Fossum to appoint Jim Gates of Bloomington as Executive Director and Mike Eastling of Richfield as Assistant Executive Director. Motion carried 11-0. Item #6EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT Mike Eastling provided the following report: Richfield-Bloomington WMO is a joint powers established in 1983 as a requirement of a 1982 Chapter 509 law. The RBWMO covers a land area that wasn’t previously covered by watershed districts. Both staffs of each city form the staff of the Richfield-Bloomington WMO. The two cities work together well and both are LGU’s for the Wetland Conservation Act. Each city handles their own stormwater management issues. Each city handles their own monitoring for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permits (NPDES rules). He stated that because each city deals with those issues as they occur, the purpose of this meeting is to meet the letter of State law for organizing water management organizations. RBWMO Minutes-3-March 26, 2001 Vern Wilcox reported on the South Park renovations. Item #7 OLD BUSINESS A.CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTING 2000 RBWMO WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN Todd Hubmer, WSB, summarized the RBWMO Second-Generation Watershed Management Plan. He said the plan was approved on January 25, 2001 by the Board of Water and Soil Resources. Jim Gates said that a grant paid for one-half of the plan preparation costs. B.RICHFIELD LAKE BOUNDARY CHANGE UPDATE Mike Eastling reviewed the watershed district boundaries, including the changes made last year regarding Richfield Lake. C. PENN AVENUE BRIDGE UPDATE Mike Eastling reviewed the reconstruction plans and schedule for the I-494/Penn Avenue bridge. He said right-of-way acquisitions were actively underway and negotiations for properties in Richfield and Bloomington were proceeding. Jim Gates reviewed the use of the frontage road during reconstruction and the purchase of Bloomington properties. Steve Peterson asked if there would be pedestrian access over the bridge. Mike Eastling said there would be none during the reconstruction and reviewed the access after completion of the project. D. RING ROUTE UPDATE a.77th Street Corridor b.79th/80th Street Corridor Vern Wilcox reported on the National League of Cities Conference in Washington, D.C. this month. He said several City officials met with legislators to discuss transportation projects in Bloomington and Richfield. Gene Winstead said the federal and state legislators need to be educated about the ring route. An information packet is planned which will include input from Bloomington and Richfield. E. NPDES – Phase II Update RBWMO Minutes-4-March 26, 2001 Jim Gates reviewed the NPDES regulations. He said this was an unfunded mandate and the EPA is to issue guidance for administering the program in 2001. He explained the six minimum control measures required as part of Phase II to target pollution prevention. The PCA is to provide the city with information regarding the general permit. Mike Eastling said that there is a conflict with what is considered acceptable measures for pollutant control criteria between the Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) and the Best Management Practices (BMP). Mr. Gates said Bloomington and Richfield agree with the BMP approach. This approach allows flexibility to find the best way to manage this unfunded mandate. F.RICHFIELD LAKE PROJECT UPDATE Mike Eastling reviewed a schematic plan of the Richfield Lake area. G.WETLAND CONSERVATION ACT - UPDATE Jim Gates reviewed the Wetlands Conservation Act purpose. Both Bloomington and Richfield have status as Local Government Units (LGU) for the purpose of the Wetland Conservation Act implementation. M/Peterson, S/Sandahl to adopt the 2000 RBWMO Watershed Management Plan. Motion carried 12-0. Item #8 NEW BUSINESS Gertrude Ulrich asked who set the fee structure stated in the 2000-work plan. Mike Eastling explained the fee structure. Gene Winstead asked which reconstruction project – Crosstown or I-494 – did Richfield prefer to be done first. Mike Eastling stated the Richfield City Council supported the Crosstown project. He also reviewed the background, including Bloomington, Richfield and Burnsville’s position on adding a lane to 46th Street on I-35W. Item #9 ANNUAL REPORT RBWMO Minutes-5-March 26, 2001 M/Kirsch, S/Rosenberg to approve the 2000 Annual Report of the RBWMO as presented. Motion carried 12-0. Item #10 PUBLIC NOTICE M/Rosenberg, S/Abrams to approve the publication of the public notice of the Annual Report. Motion carried 12-0. Item #11 INSURANCE M/Peterson, S/Rosenberg to approve payment of the insurance costs of $2,301 for the period of July 2001 - June 2002 with each City responsible for half of the cost. Motion carried 12-0. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned by unanimous consent at 6:44 p.m.