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City of Orono Surface Water Management Plan February 2019 47 CITY OF ORONO - SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN 6 Administration 6.1 REVIEW AND ADOPTION PROCESS Review and adoption of this Surface Water Management Plan will follow the procedure outlined in Minnesota Statutes 103B.235: ·‘After consideration but before adoption by the governing body, each local government unit shall submit its water management plan to the watershed management organization[s] for review for consistency with the watershed plan. The organization[s] shall have 60 days to complete its review.’ ·‘Concurrently with its submission of its local water management plan to the watershed management organization, each local government unit shall submit its water management plan to the Metropolitan Council for review and comment. The council shall have 45 days to review and comment upon the local plan. The council’s 45-day review period shall run concurrently with the 60-day review period by the watershed management organization. The Metropolitan Council shall submit its comments to the watershed management organization and shall send a copy of its comments to the local government unit.’ ·‘After approval of the local plan by the watershed management organization[s], the local government unit shall adopt and implement its plan within 120 days, and shall amend its official controls accordingly within 180 days.’ Thereafter, Orono must annually report to the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District activities it has undertaken in the previous year in implementing its plan and in progress toward meeting water quantity, water quality, and ecological integrity goals. The watershed will develop guidelines for the content of this annual report. 6.2 COLLABORATION WITH OTHER ENTITIES Although the City coordinates with numerous agencies with respect to Surface water management, the city recognizes the benefits that arise from close coordination with the MCWD. Therefore, the City and MCWD have established a coordination plan that can be implemented at a staff level. Improving coordination at the concept level planning phase between land use planning at the City and watershed planning at the MCWD will result in better projects that meet both organizations’ goals and are a more efficient use of public funds. Early coordination and collaboration between entities is the key to maximizing shared water resource goals and community goals for private redevelopment and public capital improvements. It is the intent of the City to leverage this coordination to efficiently manage water quality, natural resource threats and opportunities that arise through land use change, our shared interest in conservation, and overall maximize the asset value of the City’s natural resources in the future. Coordination Plan The following coordination plan will be adjusted and expanded as deemed appropriate by the City and MCWD during implementation. The City Administrator is the primary City contact and the District Administrator will be the District contact for the coordination plan. 1.Annual meeting – City and MCWD staff will meet during the first quarter of each year to review the following: a.National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) reports and activity from the previous year b.Draft Capital Improvement Plans (CIP) for each organization for the upcoming year. The City will focus coordination of the Streets, Stormwater and Park CIPs with MCWD. c.Opportunities for early coordination and review of land use change applications d.Regulatory coordination to identify areas of collaboration e.Operation, maintenance, and management of Big Island Nature Park f.Areas for improved coordination and process improvement.