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U <br />MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, January 26, 2004 <br />7:00 o'clock p.m. <br />0 ROLL <br />The Council met on the above mentioned date with the following members present: Acting Mayor <br />Jim White; Council Members Jim Murphy, Lili McMillan, and Bob Sansevere; City Attorney <br />Thomas Barrett; Representing staff were City Administrator Ron Moorse, Planning Director Mike <br />Gaffron, City Engineer Tom Kellogg, Public Service Director Greg Gappa, and Recorder Kristi <br />Anderson. <br />Mayor Peterson was absent. <br />Acting Mayor White called the meeting to order at 7:02 P.M <br />CONSENT AGENDA <br />1. Approve/Amend <br />Items #4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 15, and 16 were added to the Consent Agenda, while item #3 was <br />removed. <br />Murphy moved, Sansevere seconded, to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. Vote: Ayes <br />4, Nays 0. <br />PUBLIC HEARING — 7:00 P.M. <br />• 2. Annual Public Hearing for NPDES Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan <br />Gappa reported that the City applied for a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System <br />( NPDES) Storm Water permit, and one of the requirements of this permit is that the City must hold <br />an annual meeting to obtain public comments on this permit and the activities associated with this <br />permit. <br />Gappa explained that this permit requires that the City develop a Storm Water Pollution Prevention <br />Plan ( SWPPP) which includes a set of Best Management Practices (BMPs) describing the City's <br />program for storm water runoff control. He indicated that Orono's SWPPP established 43 BMPs to <br />address the required six minimum control measures which include: <br />1) Public Education and Outreach <br />2) Public Involvement and Participation <br />3) Illicit Discharge and Detection <br />4) Construction Site Runoff Control <br />5) Post Construction Runoff Control <br />6) Pollution Prevention and Housekeeping <br />Gappa pointed out that the City's long- standing development philosophy of low density 2 and 5- <br />acre zoning development and wetland protection to protect Lake Minnetonka, and the other lakes in <br />the City, is the best method of reducing stormwater pollution. <br />With regard to the status of compliance with the permit conditions, Gappa stated that the City is in <br />• substantial compliance with the permit conditions and has continued to maintain the programs and <br />PAGE 1 of 10 <br />