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ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD MARCH 11, 1991 <br />( #18)STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN CONTINUED <br />suspect that within the next five to ten years, it may be <br />mandatory. Orono's Comprehensive Plan Is predicatr!d on <br />preventing storm water runoff from entering Lake Minnetonka. <br />Implementing a storm water management program would be a physical <br />demonstration of our intention to uphold the Comprehensive Plan. <br />A storm water plan would also serve as a guide for future <br />development." <br />Butler asked what could be done to assure that the plan <br />implemented by the City would meet the criteria required by any <br />future legislation. <br />Bernhardson replied, "The State new requires that each <br />watershed district provide a storm water management plan. Of <br />course, we are within the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, and <br />they have provisions that the local municipalities must meet. <br />The watershed districts have already set out guidelines and a <br />framework for such plans from the State. Of course it is <br />possible that somewhere down the line, new personnel may discard <br />the existing guidelines." <br />Mayor Peterson asked if considerations for alternative <br />financing of such projects is a result of the pending situation <br />with Livingston Avenue. <br />Bernhardson replied, "There are three ways to fund storm <br />water projects. One is to do a special assessment, as is <br />currently proposed for Livingston A•renue. The second method is <br />L. set up an Ad Valorum taxing district, which means that <br />assessments would be based on the values of the property within <br />the district, rather than square footage of the contribution to <br />the storm water runoff. A house that is worth more would pay <br />more. The third method is to set up a storm water utility which <br />would charge residents based on their lot size, or water usage. <br />That amount is added onto the utility bill. This avoids the need <br />`to go through the special assessment process." <br />Jabbour asked if, in the event such a program becomes <br />mandatory, there may be funding available for the project. <br />Bernhardson was skeptical that any funding woulld be <br />available from the government, and if funding were available, <br />that it would only pay for a small portion of the project. <br />Mayor Peterson asked Bernhardson if the City would be given <br />a certain number of years to complete the .project. <br />Bernhardson replied, "I believe that would be the case." <br />- 25 - <br />