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TO: FROM; DATE: Mayor and City Council Ron Moorsc, City Administrator August 24, 1995 SUBJECT: Long Lake Water Quality Project Update I have talked to Tom LaBounty of the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) to indicate the Council ’s approval of the Long Lake water quality project and project agreement, with the exception of the S7.000 annual cost for maintaining the sedimentation pond and the stormwater management plan requirement. Mr. LaBounty indicated he will take the city s response to the MCWD Board for consideration. He also addressed the two exception items. Sedimentation Pond Maintenance Mr. LaBounty indicated the estimated average annual cost of maintaining the four sedimentation ponds is $63,000. On the basis of the MCWD funding 50% of the this cost and the three cities sharing the remainder equally, each city would pay $10,500 annually. The MCWD has determined that they will reduce this amount to an amount not to exceed $7,000 per year in order to get agreement from the cities. Mr. LaBounty indicated another option available to the MCWD is to sub-assess the benefitting cities for the cost of the maintenance. This would involve placing a tax levy on the property in the city in the amount of the city ’s share of the maintenance cost. Stormwater Management Plan Mr. LaBounty indicated the MCWD is the regulating body concerning stormwater management plans. They have responsibility for ensuring the cities in their jurisdiction develop stormwater management plans within some reasonable time frame. Mr. LaBounty indicated the Metropolitan Council did review the water quality project. Their response was that ?hey were very suppot ve of the project. They also urged the MCWD to really push cities to move ahead with their stormwater management plans. The MCWD is w’illing to work with the city regarding a reasonable time line for the development of a stormwater management plan.