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/5 To:Choir iloun and Planning Commission Members Ron Moorsc, City Administrator Fron:Mike GafTron, Planning Director Date:January ll,200t Subject: Attaebneuto Surface Water Monagenuent Plan T Public Hearing Notice Surface Water Management Plan Final Draft, October 9,2000 with sample appendices (complete appendices can be made available if you wish to review* them) and representative section of System Map Background The City* of Orono concurrently with adoption of the update of the Community Management Plan (CMP), must adopt and implement the City of Orono Surface Water Management Plan (SWMP), a final draft of which has been complet^ by the Cit>*’s consulting engineers. Boncstroo and Associates. This is the first comprehensive document for addressing the management of surface water in Orono since the original Surface Water Management Plan completed by Hickock and Associates in 1974. Adoption of the new Plan technically requires a public hearing, as it constitutes a separate clement of the Community Management Plan that was not ready for review and approval at the lime the full CMP was approved by the City Council in September 2000. Work toward completion of the S WMP actually began as early as 1992-93 when the City contracted for 2' topographic map coverage of the entire City. A first draft of the SW'MP was completed in 1997. How*evcr. the SWMP has been significantly reworked since the July 1997 draft, in response to comments and concerns raised by Council and staff during a number of work sessions held during the past 3 years. Plan Objectives The general objectives of the SWMP are: • Preserve Orono ’s wetlands, streams and lakes, especially Lake Minnetonka. • Reduce capital e.xpenditures needed to meet water quantity and quality* standards. • Minimize c.xisting flooding, erosion and sedimentation problems generated by surface flow's* i