[0:13] [GAVEL] >> GOOD AFTERNOON. WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE FOR MAY [0:18] 8, 2025. I'M KATIE CASHMAN, THE CHAIR OF [0:24] THE COMMITTEE. BEFORE WE BEGIN THE MEETING, I WANT TO OFFER A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO ALL MEMBERS AND STAFF THAT THIS MEETING IS BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER [0:33] PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. THE BROADCAST INCLUDES REAL-TIME CAPTIONING AS A FURTHER METHOD TO INCREASE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF OUR PROCEEDINGS TO THE COMMUNITY. THEREFORE, ALL SPEAKERS NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF THE RATE OF THEIR SPEECH SO THAT OUR CAPTIONERS CAN FULLY CAPTURE [0:38] AND TRANSCRIBE ALL COMMENTS FOR THE BROADCAST. WE ASK ALL AT THIS TIME, I'LL SKW A ASK TH [0:49] CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. [ROLL CALL] >> VICE CHAIR KOSKI IS ABSENT. [0:56] CHAIR CASHMAN, PRESENT. >> THERE ARE FIVE MEMBERS PRESENT. >> LET THE RECORD REFLECT WE HAVE A QUORUM. [1:02] WE WILL START WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA, ITEMS FOUR THROUGH EIGHT. FOUR THROUGH SIX ARE APPROVING [1:10] LARGE BLOCK EVENTS FOR ART-A-WHIRL, RISE AND REMEMBER [1:16] FESTIVAL, AND THE ANNUAL SALOON PRIDE BLOCK PARTY FROM JUNE [1:21] 27-29. ITEM 7 IS AUTHORIZING A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE [1:26] BASSET CREEK WATER SHED MANAGEMENT COMMISSION FOR A FLOODPLAIN AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT STUDY. [1:33] ITEM EIGHT IS THE VARIANCE REQUEST FOR THE 9th AND 10th STREET CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS. THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE LANE [1:40] WIDTHS. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON ITEMS 4-8? [1:46] I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION ON ITEM SEVEN. THIS IS THE BASSET CREEK [1:52] WATERSHED MANAGEMENT'S COMMISSION STUDY ON FLOODPLAIN AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT. I WAS JUST CURIOUS, DIRECTOR, IF [1:59] YOU OR SOMEONE FROM STAFF WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ME WITH THE GOALS OF THE STUDY. I KNOW IT'S TO BE DONE THIS YEAR [2:06] WITH RESULTS COMING BACK IN DECEMBER, BUT I'M WONDERING WHAT ARE THE ANTICIPATED ACTIONS WE [2:12] WOULD TAKE ON THIS STUDY AFTERWARDS? >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CASHMAN. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE LIZ STOUT [2:18] TO COME UP AND SPEAK TO THOSE QUESTIONS. AWE THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. [2:25] >> THANKS FOR COMING UP, MS. STOUT. LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT ME TO REPEAT THE QUESTION. [2:30] >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CASHMAN. AGAIN, I'M ELIZABETH STOUT. I'M THE WATER RESOURCES MANAGER [2:36] FOR THE CITY WITHIN PUBLIC WORKS, SURFACE WATER AND SEWERS DIVISION. THE GOALS OF THIS STUDY, WE DID [2:43] THE ORIGINAL BASSET CREEK VALLEY STUDY IN 2019. WE LOOKED AT BOTH THE FLOODPLAIN [2:52] WITHIN THIS AREA AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL FOR WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY [2:58] POTENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THIS AREA. AS I MENTIONED, THE STUDY WAS [3:04] FINISHED IN 2019. SINCE THAT TIME THERE HAVE BEEN [3:09] JUST SOME CHANGES WITHIN BASSET CREEK VALLEY ITSELF. [3:16] THE BRYN MAWR MEADOWS PARK WAS UPDATED AND THAT IS NO LONGER PART OF ANY STUDY AREA. THAT CAN NO LONGER BE USED FOR [3:24] FLOOD STORAGE. THERE'S BEEN SOME NEW DEVELOPMENT BY WELLINGTON ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CREEK. [3:30] THERE'S ALSO A LARGE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY. THE FORMER PIONEER PAPER SITE THAT HAS BEEN PURCHASED FOR [3:37] DEVELOPMENT. WE FELT THAT BECAUSE OF SOME OF THESE CHANGES, IT WAS TIME TO UPDATE THAT STUDY, LOOKING AT [3:44] JUST NEWER TECHNOLOGIES FOR FLOOD MODELLING, AS WELL AS NEW, [3:49] JUST RAINFALL DATA. WE HAVE SOME UPDATED, JUST RAINFALL DATA, SO WE WANT TO BE [3:55] AS CURRENT AS POSSIBLE. AND REALLY REFLECT CURRENT CONDITIONS, BUT LOOK TO [4:00] POTENTIAL FOR CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON THE CREEK ELEVATIONS. [4:07] THIS IS REALLY TO BE REACTIVE TO ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. [4:13] THIS IS NOT TO BE A PROPONENT OF THAT. IT'S REALLY TO LOOK AT [4:19] CONDITIONS SO WE AREN'T CREATING FUTURE FLOOD PROBLEMS THAT THEN ARE THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO SOLVE. [4:26] IT'S REALLY TO FACILITATE [4:34] SUSTAINABLE REHABILITATION BY GETTING BETTER DATA AHEAD OF TIME. >> THANK YOU. [4:40] THIS WOULD INFORM ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT THAT WOULD HAPPEN IN THIS AREA, WOULD HAVE THIS AS A RESOURCE IN ORDER TO PLAN FOR POTENTIAL FLOODING IMPACTS. [4:46] >> CORRECT, YES. >> AND HOW WOULD, FOR EXAMPLE, [4:56] THE FORMER PIONEER SITE, JUST AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE PARCELS, WHAT MECHANISMS DOES THE CITY HAVE TO [5:01] MAKE SURE THEY ARE PROTECTING THE WATER QUALITY? >> CHAIR CASHMAN, CPED IS ALSO [5:08] GOING TO BE A STAKEHOLDER IN THIS, SO THEY WILL HAVE THE [5:14] FLOOD PLAIN INFORMATION AS ANY DEVELOPMENT GOES FORWARD TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT THE [5:19] DEVELOPMENT IS TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THIS FUTURE FLOODING. AGAIN, WE AREN'T PROPOSING TO USE THIS TO FACILITATE, TO JUST [5:28] RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE WAY. >> OKAY. THANKS FOR THE EXTRA [5:34] INFORMATION. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS? SEEING NONE, I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT [5:41] AGENDA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. [5:48] ANY ABSTENTIONS? THOSE ITEMS ARE APPROVED. NEXT IS THE PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. [5:53] FIRST IS A PASSAGE OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING OUTDOOR [5:59] STADIUM NOISE. HERE TO KICK THAT OFF IS OUR FIRST REPORT. [6:05] >> I AM KELLY MULLMAN. JUST TO GIVE A QUICK OVERVIEW OF WHAT THIS NOISE ORDINANCE [6:12] AMENDMENT IS ALL ABOUT, [6:19] CURRENTLY OUR NOISE CODE EXEMPTS LEVEL ACTIVITIES AND THE [6:25] MINNESOTA BALL PARK AUTHORITY. SO WHAT THEY ARE EXEMPT FROM GETTING AMPLIFIED SOUND PERMITS [6:32] AND FROM OUR STANDARD NOISE VIOLATION LEVELS. WHAT THIS CHANGE TO THIS ORDINANCE DOES IS IT EXPANDS [6:39] THAT EXEMPTION TO ALSO INCLUDE CONCERTS AND OTHER AMPLIFIED [6:47] ACTIVITIES AT THE STADIUM WITH CERTAIN CONDITIONS THAT WE HAVE ADDED. AND THOSE CONDITIONS INCLUDE LIMITED HOURS FROM 7:00 A.M. TO [6:54] 11:00 P.M. AND THAT SOUND MEASURES FROM THE NEAREST [7:03] REGISTERED NEAR STREET LEVEL WOULD NEVER BE ABOVE 15 LEVELS AMBIENT. THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH OUR [7:11] REQUIREMENTS FOR LARGE BLOCK EVENTS. >> I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY [7:17] QUESTIONS ANYONE MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THIS ORDINANCE. >> I WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED WITH [7:23] THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP, BUT IF [7:29] YOU ARE INTERESTED, YOU ARE WELCOME TO SPEAK NOW. ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. [7:35] WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER RAINVILLE, WHO IS THE AUTHOR, SO I WONDER IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO [7:40] RECOGNIZE TO MAKE SOME REMARKS ON THIS. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR. [7:45] I'M SITTING HERE TODAY BECAUSE I DID AUTHOR THIS, AND IT IS KIND OF A LOOPHOLE THAT HAS OCCURRED [7:51] IN THE STADIUM USAGE BOTH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA AND OVER AT THE TARGET FIELD. [7:56] THIS WOULD ALLOW FOR OUTDOOR CONCERTS UP TO 11:00 P.M. AT NIGHT, AND AGAIN THE SOUND WOULD [8:05] BE MONITORING THAT WOULD NOT [8:10] INTERNEAR WITH THE QUALITY OF LIFE. >> THANK YOU. I AM SUPPORTIVE OF THIS ORDINANCE AMENDMENT. [8:15] AND IT IS GREAT TO FOCUS ON THE ENTERTAINMENT DOWNTOWN AND IS [8:21] LARGE PART TO WELCOME CREATIVE [8:29] EVENTS AND THE STADIUMS TO BE MULTIUSE. >> U ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? >> I PROMISE I WON'T BE SINGING. [8:36] >> MAYBE WE WANT YOU TO SING. >> ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS ON [8:41] THIS, I'LL MOVE APPROVAL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. [8:47] ANY ABSTENTIONS? THAT MOTION [8:53] CARRIES. OUR NEXT ITEM IS CONTINUING A HEARING RELATED TO THE STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IN 2024 [8:58] ANNUAL REPORT. HERE TO KICK OFF THAT PRESENTATION IS SURFACE WATER AND SEWER. [9:03] WELCOME. [9:13] >> GOOD AFTERNOON. COMMITTEE CHAIR CASHMAN AND COUNCIL MEMBER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE [9:20] HERE. MY NAME IS SHARIM AND I WORK IN THE REGULATORY SECTION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SURFACE WATER AND [9:26] SEWER DIVISION. I'M REALLY HAPPY TO BE HERE AND ENEXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU ABOUT THE STORM WATER PROGRAMS [9:32] WE HAVE. I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR MINNEAPOLIS PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD STAFF WHO ARE HERE TODAY [9:39] AS WELL. AND SO THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I WANT TO START SHARING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT STORM [9:45] WATER AND WHAT STORMWATTER IS, BUT BEFORE THAT, WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU, AND WHAT THE [9:50] REQUEST FROM THE COUNCIL ACTION ITEMS ARE TO ADOPT THIS AND THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM [9:55] AND THE ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2024 ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS AUTHORIZING US TO SUBMIT THE [10:02] ANNUAL REPORT TO MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. [10:09] NOW, JUST SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT STORM WATER AND WHAT STORM [10:15] WATER IS AND ANYTHING SUCH AS RAINWATER AND SNOW MELT THAT [10:22] GENERATES THE STORM WATER RUNOFF. NOW, THE PROBLEM WITH THE RUNOFF IS THE PROBLEM WITH THE [10:28] EXCESSIVE RUNOFF. AS IT RUNS OFF THE SURFACE, IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO WASH ANY [10:34] POLLUTANTS AND NUTRIENTS DOWNSTREAM ALONG WITH GARBAGE AND EVERYTHING ELSE, AND OF COURSE, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE WANT [10:41] IN OUR SURFACE WATER. NOW, WHY DO WE CARE? I THINK WE [10:47] CARE BECAUSE WE CARE FOR CLEAN WATER. WE ALSO HAVE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK THAT WE'RE OBLIGATED [10:53] TO. SINCE 1972, FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT HAS REGULATED THE DISCHARGE [11:00] OF WATER DOWNSTREAM. AND THE LOCAL AGENCY THAT ISSUES [11:06] THE PERMIT TO MUNICIPALITIES FOR THE STORM WATER PERMIT. NOW, IN OUR CASE BOTH THE CITY [11:16] OF MINNEAPOLIS WERE PARTNERS IN COMPLYING AND IMPLEMENTING THE [11:22] PERMIT. WE DO MANY ACTIVITIES UNDER THE PERMIT OR WHAT THE PERMIT REQUIRES US TO DO. [11:27] THERE ARE DIFFERENT AREAS, ONE OF THEM, FOR EXAMPLE S THE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. [11:33] WE HAVE SEDIMENT AND EROSION CONTROL, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING AND OF COURSE, STILL STORM WATER [11:39] MONITORING, WHICH AGAIN, OUR MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD LEADS THAT EFFORT FOR [11:44] MONITORING THE WATER QUALITY FOR THE LAKES AND SURFACE WATER. NOW, ONE OF THE OTHER ACTIVITIES [11:52] REQUIRED BY THE PERMIT IS TO DO AN ANNUAL REPORT TO TRACK AND REPORT ON ALL THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE HAVE DONE INCLUDING [12:01] HOLDING A PUBLIC MEETING AS WE DO TODAY. AND HOW WE IMPLEMENT AND COMPLY [12:07] WITH THE ACTIVITYS IS WHAT IS THE STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. THAT IS HOW WE GET WHO, WHEN, [12:13] AND HOW THE ACTIVITIES ARE CARRIED OUT. AND THAT ACTUALLY WAS SUBMITTED [12:22] TO THE AGENCY IN NOVEMBER 2024. ONE OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE HAVE CONTINUALLY DONE IS OUR [12:28] WINTER ROAD MANAGEMENT AND THE ISSUE WITH THE ICING. AND OF COURSE, THE ICING COULD [12:34] BE ANY SUBSTANCE OR SALT OR SODIUM CHLORIDE, IN OUR CASE, THAT WE USE TO EITHER MELT THE [12:43] SNOW AND ICE OR PREVENT FORMING OF THE ICE ON THE ROADS. WHY DO WE USE DEICING MATERIALS? [12:50] BECAUSE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND REDUCES 88% OF THE ACCIDENTS AND MORE THAN 85% OF THE INJURIES. [12:57] SO IT'S A PUBLIC SAFETY TOOL. HOWEVER T PROBLEM WITH THE SALT IS THAT IT SIMPLY IS NOT PART OF [13:03] OUR FRESH WATER SYSTEM AND ECOSYSTEM HERE IN MINNESOTA. SO THE FISH DON'T LIKE IT. [13:09] THE PLANTS DON'T LIKE IT AND OUR ECOSYSTEM IS NOT MADE TO HAVE SALT IN IT OR AS MUCH AS IT [13:14] RECEIVES. SO IT REALLY BECOMES AN ACT OF [13:19] BALANCING USING ENOUGH SALT OR DE-ICER OR SODIUM CHLORIDE THAT [13:25] WE HAVE THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND ALSO USE AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE THAT WE DON'T HARM OUR CLEAN [13:30] WATER ON OUR ECOSOME. IT BECOMES A BALANCING ACT. WE HAVE A VERY SUCCESSFUL IN [13:38] IMPLEMENTING OUR CHLORIDE REDUCTION EFFORT OR SALT [13:43] REDUCTION EFFORTS. WE HAVE HAD SINCE 2001, WE HAVE REDUCED THE USE OF ACTUAL SALT [13:50] BY OVER 40% AND THE SAND THAT GETS MIXED WITH OVER 60%. THAT IS A WONDERFUL REDUCTION OF [13:56] THE MATERIALS. WE ALSO HAVE PUBLIC EDUCATION. WE HAVE OUR MINI SALT OR SALT [14:02] MINI COURSE, AND MANY OTHER PUBLIC EDUCATION THAT WE HAVE. FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, WE [14:10] HAVE ALSO BEEN CERTIFY NEAR 150 OF THE STAFF IN WHAT WE CALL SMART SALT APPLICATION, WHICH IS A PROGRAM SPONSORED BY MINNESOTA [14:18] POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY. SO WE'VE DONE THOSE AND ALSO BEGUN TALK AND DISCUSSING ABOUT THE DESIGN AND THE STORAGE [14:25] FACILITIES WITH THE CITY, AND THAT IS A GROWING CONVERSATION [14:36] THAT WILL CONTINUE. THE NEXT STEP IS FORECASTING. BY FORECASTING WE MEAN, HOW DO WE GET AHEAD OF THE PROBLEM? [14:41] AGAIN, THE MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD HAVE BEEN MONITORING THE LAKES AND STREAMS FOR SALT, SO WE KNOW WHAT THE [14:49] CONCENTRATION HAS BEEN. WE KNOW HOW MUCH SALT WE ARE APPLYING ON THE ROADS AND ALSO BASED ON LAND USE TYPE, HOW MUCH [14:55] SALT WE CAN EXPECT TO BE APPLIED IN THOSE AREAS. WE'RE GOING TO COMBINE ALL THAT INFORMATION INTO OUR WATER QUALITY MODEL AND DO A G.I.S. [15:03] ANALYSIS ON IT, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN IDENTIFY THE HOT SPOTS. AND IDENTIFYING THE HOT SPOTS ALLOWS US TO FOCUS ON THOSE [15:09] AREAS AND TRY TO MINIMIZE THE PROBLEM BEFORE THEY GET INTO A BIG PROBLEM. SO THIS IS REALLY KIND OF [15:15] EXCITING PART THAT WE'RE PLANNING FOR 2025. [15:22] OF COURSE, THERE ARE OTHER PROGRAMS TO DO IN 2025 AS WELL AND ONE OF THE PROGRAMS THE [15:27] INDUSTRIAL STORM WATER PERMIT PROGRAM THAT THE PERMIT REQUIRES IT TO BE FULLY IMPLEMENTED AND [15:32] OPERATING BY DECEMBER 2026. SO STARTING 2025, WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON INITIATING AND [15:38] DEVELOPING AND BRINGING THE PROGRAM ONLINE BY DECEMBER OF 2026. IN OUR EDUCATION OUTREACH, WE'RE [15:44] ALSO GOING TO EXPAND ON MULTILINGUAL PROGRAMS SO WE CAN [15:50] INCLUDE OTHER LANGUAGES IN OTHER MATERIALS AND EXPANDING THE TRASH REDUCTION PROGRAM FOR LAKE [15:57] HIAWATHA. THIS HAS BEEN A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS, AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE ON THAT PARTNERSHIP AND EXPAND THAT [16:03] PROGRAM. OF COURSE, WE TALKED ABOUT THE CHLORIDE REDUCTION FORECASTING. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS. AND WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE MANY [16:12] OTHER EFFORTS WE HAVE BEEN DOING SUCH AS THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ADOPTED DRAIN PROGRAM, THAT IS ONE OF THE TOP IN THE NATION [16:18] IF NOT THE NUMBER ONE. AND WE ALSO HAVE OUR INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE PROGRAM [16:25] THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORKING [16:30] AS THE OUTREACH AND THE [16:36] RAINWATER STORM INFRASTRUCTURE TO KEEP ALL THE BASINS READY. [16:44] AND THE CORE PROGRAMS WE HAVE IS OUR MINNEAPOLIS STORM WATER [16:52] UTILITY FEE ANDERSON KELLIHER SO WE KNOW THERE IS NO MAGIC. THERE IS NO MAGIC ONE. [16:58] WE KNOW IMPLEMENTING OUR STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND [17:03] ACHIEVING CLEAN WATER REQUIRES A COLLECTIVE EFFORT. AND THIS COLLECTIVE EFFORT WE [17:10] NOTE THAT WHERE EVERY INDIVIDUAL ACTION CONTRIBUTES TO OUR SOLUTION, SO EVERY ACTION [17:15] COUNTS. WE KNOW THAT AND THAT IS THE APPROACH WE'RE TAKING TO GO FORWARD. WITH THAT, AGAIN, WHAT THE [17:21] REQUESTED ACTION IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY IS TO ADOPT THE STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND [17:26] ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2024 AND ACTIVITIES, AND ALSO TO AUTHORIZE US TO SUBMIT THE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE MINNESOTA [17:32] POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. [17:41] THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I WILL SEE IF ANY MEMBERS HAVE [17:49] QUESTIONS BEFORE I START ASKING MY QUESTIONS I WOULD JUST LIKE [17:59] TO ACT -- I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. THE FIRST ONE IS ABOUT THE [18:04] METHOD OF THE S&P 5.2, DOING ROAD CONSTRUCTION. [18:10] WHAT ARE THE BEST PRACTICES IN TERMS OF FILTERING STORM WATER BEFORE DISCHARGING IT INTO [18:15] WATERWAYS? I KNOW SOME DIFFERENT ROADS HAVE, MAIN COMMERCIAL ROADS HAVE [18:20] DIFFERENT PRACTICES. FOR EXAMPLE T HENNEPIN AVENUE SOUTH PROJECT THAT GOES THROUGH UPTOWN IS DOING SOME UPGRADES IN [18:26] ORDER TO LIMIT STORM WATER DISCHARGE INTO THE LAKES. CAN YOU SAY A LITTLE BIT MORE [18:31] ABOUT THE BEST PRACTICE WE'RE MOVING TOWARDS ROAD [18:37] RECONSTRUCTIONS? >> AND I PERSONALLY HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE, THE SPECIFIC [18:42] KNOWLEDGE ABOUT TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM AND TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS. I THINK OTHER STAFF MAY BE BETTER QUALIFIED. [18:49] I CAN GENERALLY TALK ABOUT WHAT OUR REQUIREMENT ASK UNDER THE [18:54] STORM WATER ORDINANCE CHAPTER 54 AND WE DO HAVE THE ORDINANCE IN PLACE THAT WE DO REQUIRE ANY [19:01] CONSTRUCTION INCLUDING THE PUBLIC PROJECTS TO CAPTURE AND TREAT STORM WATER BEFORE IT GOES [19:08] DOWN TREATMENT. AS INFORMATION, WE DO HAVE REQUIREMENTS THEY NEED TO [19:16] IMPLEMENT BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND DRAIN STORM WATER INFRASTRUCTURE TO CAPTURE THAT RAINWATER, HOLD IT, TREAT IT [19:22] BEFORE IT GOES DOWNSTREAM. DOES THAT HELP? >> YEAH, I MEAN, THAT SOUNDS GREAT IN THEORY, BUT IS THAT [19:29] HAPPENING IN PRACTICE? >> YES. I MEAN, WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF [19:37] GREEN STORM WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE. FOR EXAMPLE, FOR GRAND AVENUE, [19:44] BRYANT AVENUE, WE HAVE BASINS AND UNDERGROUND FACILITIES THAT HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED. [19:54] >> I SEE DONNELLWOOD HAS ADDITIONAL CONTEXT. >> CHAIR CASHMAN, MEMBERS OF THE [19:59] COMMITTEE, I'M DON ELWOOD. [20:04] WE ARE DELIVERING THE HENNEPIN PROJECT. LET ME START BY SAYING THE COOPERATIVE EFFORTS BETWEEN MY [20:12] DIVISION, DIRECTOR KRAFT IN SURFACE WATER AND SEWERS AND JENNY HAGGER IN T.P.P., WE'VE [20:17] PUT TOGETHER A PROGRAM THAT NOT ONLY TREATS THE VOLUME BUT ALSO THE SUSPENDED SOLIDS. [20:22] THERE IS TWO PIECES. ONE GETS AT THE VOLUME THAT GETS AT THE SPEED AT WHICH THE WATER HITS OUR LAKES. [20:27] THE OTHER IS THAT SUSPENDED SOLID COMPONENT. WHAT YOU SEE ON A PROJECT LIKE [20:33] HENNEPIN IS MUCH OF THAT WORK IS UNDERGROUND IN TEMPORARY STORAGE CHAMBERS THAT ALLOWS THAT WATER [20:39] TO GO INTO THE CHAMBERS. THE SOLIDS DROP OUT. [20:44] THE LIQUID CAN GO ON AND BYPASS AND EVENTUALLY GET INTO LAKE. THEN THOSE CHAMBERS ARE PUMPED [20:50] OUT OF THE SOLIDS. OTHER APPLICATIONS ALLOW THE WATER TO FILTER THROUGH [20:55] SAND-TYPE MATERIAL TO DO ESSENTIALLY THE SAME THING. [21:01] CAN EACH PORTION ON A PROJECT LIKE HENNEPIN, THERE MIGHT BE A [21:12] DIFFERENT SOLUTION DEPENDING ON THE NEEDS. WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM THAT WORKS TO HELP US MEET THE STORM WATER [21:18] QUALITY. >> AN I AM A LITTLE CONCERNED BECAUSE OF THE ALGAE BLOOMS IN [21:23] LAKE OF THE ISLES THAT HAVE BEEN VERY APPARENT TO ALL THE NEIGHBORS IN THIS AREA AND THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. [21:28] AND THERE'S A LOT OF CONFUSION AMONG NEIGHBORS ABOUT WHAT'S THE MAIN CAUSE OF THIS. I BELIEVE IT'S STORM WATER [21:36] RUNOFF AND NUTRIENT LOAD OF GRASS CLIPPINGS AND TREE [21:42] CLIPPINGS AND THAT IS CAUSING THE ALGAE BLOOMS. I AM WONDERING WHAT WE CAN BE DOING TO ADDRESS ALGAE BLOOMS, [21:48] WHICH SEEM TO BE GETTING WORSE EVERY YEAR. >> CHAIR CASHMAN, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, GREAT QUESTION. I THINK SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE [21:55] EXTENDS BEYOND A SINGLE PROJECT AND IS MORE GLOBAL TO THE AREA, AND I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO [22:00] ANSWER THAT QUESTION RIGHT NOW. >> SO IF IT'S OKAY WITH THE [22:06] COMMITTEE, I AM GOING TO MOVE THIS FORWARD TO THE FULL COUNCIL WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND HAVE [22:12] A MEETING WITH THE NEIGHBORS THAT I HAVE BEEN HEARING ABOUT ABOUT HOW TO ADDRESS THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS [22:18] POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL STREET [22:27] SWEEPINGS OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE ALLOWED TO BE USED IN [22:32] PROJECTS AND MAYBE OTHER IDEAS I AM HEARING AND SEE WHAT YOU THINK. >> OKAY, CHAIR. [22:37] WE WILL BE HAPPY TO FOLLOW-UP WITH YOU ON THAT. AWE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS [22:43] FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS? SEEING NONE, I WILL MOVE THIS WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL COUNCIL. [22:49] ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. ANY ABSTENTIONS? THE MOTION [22:54] CARRIES. THANK YOU. OUR FINAL ITEM IS PROJECT APPROVAL AND ADOPTING ASSESSMENTS FOR THE COLUMBUS [23:00] PARK ALLEY RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. [23:06] JUST REMINDER HERE IN OUR PUBLIC HEARING FOR THOSE WHO DID COME FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING TODAY, BY [23:11] SPEAKING YOU WILL RESERVE YOUR RIGHT TO APPEAL, AND AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING, COMMITTEE [23:17] MEMBERS WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION, BUT IF YOU HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO MEET WITH STAFF OUTSIDE [23:23] AS WELL. HERE TO QUICK OFF THE PUBLIC HEARING IS RYAN FROM PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE PRESENTATION. [23:28] WELCOME. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMITTEE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE. [23:34] I AM THE ENGINEER IN PUBLIC WORKS HERE TO PRESENT TO YOU ON THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR COLUMBUS [23:40] AVENUE AND PARK AVENUE ALLEY RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF THE [23:45] RESOLUTION ORDERING THE WORK TO PROCEED AND ADOPTING THE [23:50] PHYSICAL ASSESSMENTS FOR THE ALLEY RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND PASSAGE OF THE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE [23:57] AND TAXATION, AUTHORIZE THE CITY'S ISSUANCE AND SALE OF [24:04] ASSESSMENT BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $56,800.91 FOR THIS PROJECT. THIS ALLEY IS LOCATED BETWEEN COLUMBUS AVENUE, PARK AVENUE, [24:10] 45th STREET EAST AND 46th STREET EAST. THIS ALLEY WAS CONSTRUCTED IN [24:15] 1937. PUBLIC WORKS HOSTED A VIRTUAL MEETING ON THURSDAY, MAY 1 AT [24:21] 6:00 P.M. WITH 30 INVITATIONS MAILED AN ONE ATTENDEE CAME TO [24:27] THIS MEETING. ON MARCH 7, 2025, CITY COUNCIL DESIGNATED THE PROPOSED ALLEY [24:35] RECONSTRUCTION SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS WERE DETERMINED BY AFLYING THE 2025 RATES ALONG THE [24:45] IMPROVED ALLEY. INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS AND THE NOTICES MAILED TO THEM AS TO [24:52] HOW PERSONS MAY PREPAY THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS IN FULL WITHOUT INTEREST IF THEY SO [24:57] CHOOSE. CITY COUNCIL HAS PASSED RESOLUTIONS WHEREBY DEFERMENT OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS MAY BE [25:05] OBTAINED BY A CERTAIN 65 YEARS OR OLDER RETIRED BY VIRTUAL OF [25:10] TOTAL DISABILITY OR MILITARY PERSONNEL SERVICE. THIS COMPLETES MY PRESENTATION. I'M AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO ANY [25:16] QUESTIONS THE COMMITTEE MIGHT HAVE. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [25:23] AND I WILL NOW PROCEED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE SIGNED UP, [25:30] KENDALL? OKAY. THERE IS NO ONE SIGNED UP, BUT DID ANYBODY COME HERE TODAY. YES, PLEASE COME FORWARD. [25:38] JUST PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. [25:43] YOU WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES. >> I AM RINY HILL AND I LIVE AT 4504 ON ONE OF THE IMPACTED [25:50] DRIVEWAYS ON COLUMBUS AVENUE IN THE ALLEY. I KNOW I ONLY HAVE TWO MINUTES, BUT LET ME QUICKLY START BY [25:56] SAYING THANK YOU TO RYAN AND MONTE AND THEIR TEAMS. THEY HAVE BEEN RESPONSIVE, VERY PROFESSIONAL AND EXTREMELY [26:03] HELPFUL. I DID WANT TO SAY, THOUGH, THAT SOME OF THE NEIGHBORS HAVE VOICE CONCERNED THEY DID NOT GET NOTICE, AND I NO ETHAT MONTY HAS [26:11] BEEN SENDING OUT CORRESPONDENCE, BUT I'M JUST CONCERNED THAT PERHAPS MAYBE THEY STILL NEED TO [26:16] BE NOTIFIED OF THIS CHANGE. [26:21] THAT BEING SAID, I'M LEFT WITH SOME MORE QUESTIONS WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN HELPFUL IN ANSWERING. [26:26] I ALSO WANT TO MAKE RECORD THAT I AM A PROPONENT OF THIS REPAIR [26:33] OF THIS ALLEY. AND WE HAVE LOTS OF QUESTIONS LEFT AND IS THIS THE PLACE TO [26:39] ASK OR WOULD YOU PREFER TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER? >> I THINK YOU CAN ASK SOME OF [26:44] YOUR QUESTIONS. WE WON'T BE ABLE TO ANSWER, BUT YOU CAN GET THEM ON THE RECORD. >> ONE OF THE MAIN QUESTIONS IS [26:50] PER ONE OF THE LETTER, I HAVE DISCUSSED WITH RYAN, IN THE [26:59] SINCE THAT I AM AWARE WE HAVE BRAND-NEW DRIVEWAYS AND THERE ARE THREE THEY HAVE TO CUT INTO TO DO THE PROPER REPAIR. [27:09] IN DISCUSSING WITH RYAN, I DON'T HAVE TO SIGN THE EASEMENT IF I [27:15] DON'T HAVE MY DRIVEWAY BEING CUT INTO. MY CONCERN, THOUGH S ON THE EASEMENT IT SAYS THE CITY IS [27:21] RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ISSUES THAT PERHAPS WERE CAUSED BY THEM, BUT [27:27] IF I DON'T SIGN THE EASEMENT AND FOR EXAMPLE, SOMETHING HAPPENS TO MY PROPERTY WITHIN THIS, WHAT [27:34] ARE MY RIGHTS AS A HOMEOWNER TO HAVE THAT REPAIRED SUCH AS A [27:39] FENCE GUIDE DISREPAIRED OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD HAPPEN. THAT IS MY CONCERN IF I DON'T [27:45] SIGN THE EASEMENT. I KNOW RYAN WAS GOING TO WORK WITH ME, AND I'M SORRY I AM NOT TALKING TO YOU DIRECTLY, BUT [27:51] IT'S ABOUT THE CITY BEING ABLE TO GO IN STILL A FOOT WITHIN MY [27:57] DRIVEWAY AND WONDER IF THAT IS IN WRITING THAT I COULD HAVE IN THE EVENT THAT SOMETHING DOES [28:03] HAPPEN AND THIS DRIVEWAY DOESN'T TURN OUT THE WAY I WAS HOPING AS A HOMEOWNER OR I HAVE ISSUES [28:08] POST THE REPAIR. AND THEN FINALLY, SOME OF THE OTHER QUESTIONS ARE JUST VERY MINOR AND IF I AM AT TIME, I [28:16] UNDERSTAND, AND THAT IS OUR PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS BEEN THROUGH A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION. WE WENT THROUGH TWO SUMMERS WITHOUT HAVING THE ABILITY TO [28:23] PARK ON OUR STREETS. I AM HAPPY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS GETTING REPAIRED, BUT IT'S BEEN [28:30] INCONVENIENT AND SOURCES OF CRIME WITH OUR CARS PARKED ON OTHER STREETS AND NOT BEING ABLE TO MONITOR THEM. [28:37] NOT HAVING ACCESS TO THE DRIVEWAYS FOR SIX TO EIGHT WEEK, WE DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS. [28:44] WE DO HAVE HANDICAP AREAS -- >> YOU CAN FINISH UP. >> THAT TAKES FOUR ADDITIONAL [28:49] PARKING SPACES WE DON'T HAVE [28:55] ACCESS TO. >> IS THERE THE ABILITY TO PARK THERE DURING THE TIME FRAME AND [29:02] THEY STILL HAVE HANDICAP AK SES. [29:09] AND ALSO, WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT CRIME DURING THAT TIME FRAME AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS HIT WITH THAT AND WITH ALL OF OUR CARS [29:16] BEING PARKED OUT THERE. AND WE WON'T BE ABLE TO MONITOR THEM IN THE SAME WAY. AND THEN OUR FINAL CONCERN IS [29:21] JUST WITH THE GARBAGE PICKUP. THE GAR BACK PICKUP IS IN ALLEY. [29:28] WHERE WOULD WE PUT OUR CANS AND IF WE ARE PARKED OUT THERE, WOULD GARBAGE HAVE ACCESS TO THE [29:34] CANS? ARE WE EXPECTED TO BRING THEM BACK TO BE PREPARED WITH THE CHANGES WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE FROM WHAT I SHEARED GOING TO BE [29:40] A -- FROM WHAT I HEARD WILL BE A LONG TIME OF SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS NOT HAVING ACCESS TO THE DRIVE [29:45] WAIST. >> OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? I [29:51] WILL PROCEED TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC [29:56] HEARING. I DO BELIEVE RYAN WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER MOST OF YOUR QUESTIONS, BUT PERHAPS YOU CAN MEET OUTSIDE TO ANSWER THOSE [30:03] QUESTIONS, AND RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ AS WELL. >> YEAH, I ALSO WANT TO AT LEAST [30:08] HEAR MAYBE A RESPONSE TO SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS, TOO. [30:13] >> SURE. THANK YOU. >> GOT A FEW QUESTIONS THERE. I'LL TRY TO DO WHAT I CAN TO ANSWER MOST OF THEM. [30:19] SO THE FIRST THING I HEARD WAS ABOUT COMMUNICATIONS AND [30:24] NOTIFICATIONS FOR THE RESIDENTS. AS FAR AS I KNOW, THERE HAS BEEN TWO COMMUNICATIONS WITH MOST RESIDENTS. THE FIRST COMMUNICATION IS TO [30:30] ALL RESIDENTS REGARDING THE ASSESSMENT. SO THERE'S 30 PROPERTIES ALONG THIS ALLEY. ALL 30 PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN [30:37] NOTICED OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AS WELL AS A FLYER TO THE [30:44] INFORMATIONAL MEETING LAST THURSDAY. THAT WAS THE, HOPEFULLY THE IDEAL TIME TO ANSWER SOME OF [30:50] THOSE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SPECIFICS OF CONSTRUCTION AND [30:57] ASSESSMENTS. THE SECOND THING I HEARD WAS ABOUT ACCESS TO DRIVEWAYS. [31:03] THE ALLEY IS PLANNED TO TAKE SIX WEEKS. I WILL BE DOING FURTHER [31:09] COMMUNICATION WITH PROPERTY OWNERS AHEAD OF CONSTRUCTION, SO THAT WILL DETAIL THE ACTUAL, WHAT THEY NEED TO DO FOR THE [31:16] GARBAGE CANS. MY NUMBER WILL BE ON THERE AND I CAN WORK WITH INDIVIDUAL PROPERTIES IF THEY HAVE ANY [31:22] SPECIAL REQUESTS. THE ALLEY RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT LAST YEAR DID HAVE HANDICAP [31:28] RESIDENTS ON IT AND IN THAT CASE I HAVE HAD SIGNS POSTED FOR ACCESS TO MAINTAIN FOR ACCESS TO [31:35] PEOPLE'S PROPERTIES. WHAT OTHER QUESTIONS WERE YOU HOPING? [31:40] >> COUNCIL MEMBER CHAVEZ. >> THE EASEMENT. SORRY, I REMEMBER THE EASEMENT ONE. >> GO AHEAD. >> THE EASEMENT ACCESS, SO THE [31:48] ALLEYS ARE BUILT WITH A 12-FOOT WIDTH. THERE IS 14 FEET OF PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY, SO THAT MEANS [31:56] THERE IS A FOOT ON EITHER SIDE OF THE ALLEY FOR PUBLIC [32:02] RIGHT-OF-WAY. IN THE EASEMENT LETTER, THERE WERE TWO PROPERTY OWNERS AND SOMEONE TO TIE INTO THE PROPERTY [32:07] AND ALLOW FOR DRAINAGE TO BE INTO THE ALLEY. THE SECOND ONE IS IF THEY DID [32:13] NOT PREFER THAT OPTION, IT WOULD BE CUT A THE ONE FOOT PROPERTY LINE OR MATCHED INTO THE [32:20] DRIVEWAY. THE REASON THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO GO INTO PEOPLE'S PROPERTY IS THIS ALLEY HAS A LOT OF [32:27] SETTLEMENT THROUGHOUT, SO NOT ONLY THE ALLEY PROFILE HAS BEEN AFFECTED BUT PRIVATE PROPERTY DRIVE WAIST. IF WE WERE TO RESTORE THAT ALLEY [32:35] PROFILE, IT WOULDN'T NECESSARILY FIX ALL THE PROBLEMS SINCE THERE'S PROBLEMS OUTSIDE THE ALLEY RIGHT AWAY. [32:42] IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT WATER DRAINS FROM THE DRIVEWAY TO THE ALLEY, THAT IS WHERE THE [32:48] EASEMENT IS HELPFUL TO INSURE PROPER DRAINAGE. >> THE OTHER PART WOULD BE THE RECYCLING COMPONENT THAT WAS [32:54] MENTIONED. I THINK THERE WAS CONCERNS ABOUT RECYCLING AND TRASH COLLECTION. >> OKAY, YEP. SO THE PLAN FOR THAT IS [33:00] TYPICALLY WHAT'S DONE IS SINCE THESE ARE BOTH RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES ON BOTH SIDES, I WORK [33:10] WITH THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT AND WE ARRANGE FOR THE BINS TO BE ON STREET SIDE. [33:16] FOR THAT TRASH COLLECTION DAY, THERE WILL BE NO PARKING. >> THEN THE LAST THING I WILL [33:22] HAVE BEFORE WE GET MORE INFORMATION BEFORE FULL COUNCIL IS THE DISABILITY PARKING. I KNOW YOU MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT. [33:28] I WANT TO SEE WHAT OUR PLAN IS AS A CITY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. [33:36] LIKE HOW PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET INTO THEIR HOMES. >> CHAIR CASHMAN, MEMBERS OF THE [33:41] COMMITTEE, SO THE ANSWER TO THAT, I HAVEN'T BEEN AWARE OF ANY UNIFORM POLICY FOR THIS SINCE THERE'S USUAL O'ONLY ONE [33:48] OF THESE PROJECTS DONE EVERY YEAR OR SO. USUALLY WHAT ENDS UP HAPPENING [33:54] IS I SEND OUT A DEER PROPERTY RESIDENT LETTER WITH MY NUMBER AND THAT IS USUALLY HOW PEOPLE [34:00] CALL AND WE KNOW SPECIAL REQUESTS. THAT IS HOW I DID HAVE NO [34:06] PARKING POSTED FOR THE HANDICAP ON THE LAST YEAR'S PROJECT. SO I OBVIOUSLY DON'T KNOW WHO [34:11] THE HANDICAP RESIDENTS ARE, BUT I WOULD LEAVE THAT UP TO THEM FOR THEM TO CALL ME AND WE CAN [34:16] ARRANGE SOME. >> SO IT'S BEEN MENTIONED THAT IT MIGHT HAVE SOME IMPACT, AND [34:22] THIS WOULD BE CONVERSATIONS WITH STAFF AND THE RESIDENT THAT CAME [34:28] TO SPEAK AND I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND THAT AHEAD OF FULL COUNCIL AND TO HAVE THAT [34:37] CONVERSATION. BUT I GES WE'LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION AHEAD OF FULL COUNCIL. >> I WOULD ASK YOU CONNECT WITH [34:42] THE RESIDENT WHO CAME HERE TODAY TO ADVOCATE FOR YOURSELF AND ALSO FOR YOUR NEIGHBORS. [34:49] AND ALSO, IF YOU COULD SIGN IN WITH THE CLERK, TOO, TO CONNECT WITH RYAN AND MAKE SURE YOU PASS [34:54] ALONG THE INFORMATION HE'S SHARED WITH THE NEIGHBORS THAT DO HAVE A DISABILITY PARKING [34:59] SPACE SO THEY CAN ADDRESS IT. AND IF YOU CAN SEND AN E MA ILL SOME OF THE NEXT STEPS BEFORE [35:05] FULL COUNCIL, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR US TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION AS WELL. [35:13] >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS? OKAY. [35:18] SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE -- WE CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING ON [35:23] THIS ONE, RIGHT? I WILL MOVE THIS ITEM FOR APPROVAL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [35:29] THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. ANY ABSTENTIONS? AND THEN I WAS REMINDED THAT I DID NOT OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE STORMWATER [35:35] PLAN, SO I WILL OPEN THAT PUBLIC HEARING NOW AND SEE IF THERE IS ANYONE WHO DID WANT TO SPEAK ON THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN [35:41] ANNUAL REPORT. [35:49] >> PLEASE. PLEASE COME UP. [35:58] >> HEY, EVERYBODY. SEAN HERE WITH LAKE HIAWATHA AND [36:03] OUR MINNEAPOLIS GREEN TEAMS COALITION. >> CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE MICROPHONE? [36:09] >> OH YEAH. >> THANKS. >> WE REALLY LIKE THE OVERALL STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN, AND WHAT WE LIKE TO SEE IS BETTER [36:16] TWO-WAY COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE PARK BOARD, THE PUBLIC WORKS AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD WATER [36:21] QUALITY ADVOCATES, SO WE THINK YOU GUYS ARE DOING GREAT ON [36:27] EDUCATION DEALING WITH BOTH LITTER, ADOPT A DREAM, SALT REDUCTION, BUT WHAT I WOULD LIKE [36:33] TO PROPOSE IS WORKING WITH THE NEW COORDINATOR, WHO IS LIKE [36:39] LANE CHRISTIANSON, THE WATER QUALITY OUTREACH PERSON, TO DEVELOP A CITY WIDE LIST OF ALL [36:46] THE LAKE AND CREEK GROUPS AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD WATER STEWARDS [36:51] AS WELL AS THE VOLUNTEERS. AND ALSO EMPOWER PEOPLE IN EACH SUB WATERSHED TO UNDERSTAND THE [36:58] IMPAIRMENTS OF THEIR WATERSHED. TO LOOK AT THE STREET PIPE MAPS [37:03] AND THE ADOPT A DREAM VOLUNTEER MAPS TO COORDINATE WITH CHANNEL [37:09] HENRY AND THE GREEN GUARDIANS. THEY WENT FROM 20% TO 80% ADOPT A DRAIN AROUND LAKE OF THE [37:15] ISLES, SO WE CAN DO THAT ACROSS THE CITY. NUMBER THREE IS WE SHOULD START HAVING QUARTERLY FORUMS WITH ALL [37:21] THE NEIGHBORHOOD WATER ADVOCATES AND THE PARK BOARD AND THE CITY PUBLIC WORKS BECAUSE THERE IS A [37:27] LOT OF BIGGER ISSUES THAT WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT, LIKE HOW DO WE KEEP OUR LAKES SWIMMABLE. [37:33] IT IS DICEY TO KEEP THE LAKES FROM GOING BAD OR HOW DO WE DEAL WITH THE PIPES THAT ARE CAVING IN, WHATEVER, AND THE STORM [37:39] WATER ISSUES. THE FINAL THING IS WE WANT TO WORK WITH YOU GUYS TO MAKE THE P.C.A. TO INCLUDE LITTER AND [37:48] TRASH AS A CONTAMINANT OF CONCERN. THEY ARE WRAPPING UP THE [37:53] THREE-YEAR REVIEW FOR THE MS4 PERMIT REQUIREMENTS, SO WE WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH YOU GUY WITHES [37:58] TO ADD LITTER AND TRASH AS SOMETHING YOU ARE ALREADY TRACKING THAT. LET'S HAVE THE MPCA FORMALLY [38:05] SUPPORT THAT AND MEASURE IT. SO I WILL HAVE A HANDOUT TO GIVE [38:11] YOU GUYS. >> THANK YOU. >> THANKS FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. AND THANK YOU FOR SUBMITTING THE [38:16] WRITTEN TESTIMONY AS WELL TO THE CLERK WHO WILL MAKE SURE THAT GETS FILED AND WE CAN ALL SEE IT. [38:22] WAS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO CAME TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? [38:27] SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND AGAIN, WE HAVE MOVED THIS [38:33] ITEM WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION TO FULL COUNCIL SO WE CAN HAVE MORE CONVERSATIONS. IF OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS WANT TO JOIN THAT MEETING NEXT WEEK TO [38:39] TALK ABOUT SOME OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME. SEEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO [38:45] COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE TODAY, WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE ARE ADJOURNED. [38:50] [GAVEL]. .