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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MARCH 5, 2007
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ROSS BINTNER, WATER RESOURCES ENGINEER
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION GRANTING THE PRIOR LAKE
LAKE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (LAC) AUTHORITY TO HOLD AN ANNUAL
PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED BY THE CITY'S GENERAL STORMWATER
PERMIT FOR SMALL MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM
(MS4).
Introduction
The purpose of this agenda item is for City Council to approve a resolution
granting the LAC authority to hold an annual public hearing which is required
by the MS4 permit held by the City.
Historv
The City of Prior Lake holds a General Stormwater Permit for Small Municipal
Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4). This permit is a requirement of the
Clean Water law and is administered by the State of Minnesota through the
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). As part of the permit the City
was required to create a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program (SWPPP)
and hold an annual hearing to receive comment on the program. In previous
years a summary of activities was presented to the City Council and the
Council held a public hearing to receive comments on the program. In recent
years there has been no public participation and no comments were received
on the plan.
Current Circumstances
In an effort to promote public awareness and participation the informational
meeting and the public hearing could be held by the LAC to allow more time
and detail in the presentation of the program, and allow the a more informal
opportunity for feedback from residents. The permit does not require that the
City Council hold the public hearing and does not prevent it from being held a
committee level.
The 2007 annual public hearing is planned to take place at the April 1 th LAC
meeting, held in the City Council chambers.
This effort is intended to follow the goals of 2030 Vision. Through a more
aggressive promotion of the meeting and relating the discussion of
programmatic elements of the SWPPP to the boarder goals of the community
we hope to promote more awareness and elicit participation of residents.
The SWPPP is a rigorous program intended to prevent storm water pollution
and has real financial costs, however; any changes recommended through the
LAC public hearing will first be analyzed by City Staff. Any subsequent
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modification to the SWPPP, resulting from public input will need to be
approved by the City Council.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Approve a resolution granting the LAC authority to hold an annual public
hearing required by the MS4 permit.
2. Deny this item for a specific reason and provide staff with direction.
3. Table this item until some date in the future.
RECOMMENDED
MOTION:
The Engineering Department recommends Alternative #1.
Steve Albrecht, Public Works Director/City Eng.
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4646 Dakota Street S.E.
Prior Lake, MN 55372-1714
RESOLUTION 07 -xx
A RESOLUTION GRANTING AUTHORITY FOR THE PRIOR LAKE LAKE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE TO HOLD AN ANNUAL PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED BY THE CITY
MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4) PERMIT.
Motion By:
Second By:
WHEREAS, The City of Prior Lake holds a MS4 permit that requires an annual public hearing to
take comments on the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program (SWPPP), and;
WHEREAS, Citizen awareness and participation is required to successfully implement the SWPPP
and protect water resources, and;
WHEREAS, The Prior Lake Lake Advisory Committee (LAC) covers issues of water resources and
water quality, and;
WHEREAS, The 2030 Vision calls for the coordination of efforts through partnership and outreach
to citizens and the broader community.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PRIOR LAKE,
MINNESOTA as follows:
1. The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein.
2. The LAC will hereby annually provide a public forum for the review and communication of the
objectives of the SWPPP.
3. The LAC will hereby annually conduct a public hearing to take public comment on the MS4 permit
and program.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 5TH DAY OF MARCH 2007.
Haugen Haugen
Erickson Erickson
Hedberg Hedbera
leMair leMair
Millar Millar
YES
NO
Frank Boyles, City Manager
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