06-691Subsfitute [shown as redlined text] 7-26-06
RESOLUTION
CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul affirms that improving water quality is a high priority for the
City, especially because of ouz lakes and our locarion on the Mississippi River; and
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5 WI�REAS, the City has, through previous work, established goals and policies on water
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'7 Elimination System Permit, the Mississippi River Corridor Plan, and cuirent work on the
8 National Great River Park Plan; and
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WIIEREAS, the state has provided for the establishment of watershed districts for specific
purposes including the regulation, conservation and control of water use within the watershed
district and for the adoption of watershed rules to accomplish the purposes and implement the
powers of the watershed district; and
WHEREAS, on 7une 12, 2006, the Capitol Region Watershed District (CRWD) and the
Ramsey-Washina on Metro Watershed District (RWMWD) submitted proposed watershed
district rules to the City and are presently taking public comments on the proposed rules until
July 27, 2006; and
'WI�REAS, in October 2005, the CRWD submitted a previous version of its proposed rules to
the City, and in November and December of 2005, the City returned its comments by the City
Council, the Mayor, and the Planning Commission to the CRWD; and
WHEREAS, the CRWD has responded to several of the City's previous comments by:
(a) Workittg together with the RWMWD on joint rules that wi11 cover most of the
territory of the City;
(b) Placing a cap on the cost of stormwater managernent for sueet paving (linear)
projects;
(c) Elaborating on a three-step process for detemuning the feasibility of on-site
stormwater volume reduction; and
(d) Working with a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), including City
representatives, on issues raised at the public hearing in 2005; and
WfTEREAS, on July 17, 2005 the City's Planning Commission returned its comments on the
rules proposed in June to both the CRWD and the RWMWD and the Council thanks the
Planning Commission for raising a number of issues that will need attention as tt�e rules proceed
into implementation; and
WfIEREAS, the directors of the City's Public Works Department and the Office of License,
Inspections, and Environraental Protection are submitting comments to both the CRWD and the
RWMWll addressing details in the proposed rules; and
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WFIEREAS, the City further desires to comment at the policy level on the Caty's priorities for
the rules and pemutting processes of each of the Watershed Districts; NOW, THEREFOItE
BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Saint Paul hereby acknowledges that the Watershed
Districts aze in the process of developing and implementing rules that wili impmve the quality of
surface water, and the City is supportive of the Watershed Districts' efforts to do so; AND,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City and the Watershed Districts must move ahead in
a cooperative spirit and make every effort to coordinate on pernutting so that the process is ciear
and eff3cient for applicants, which may involve, in particular, mutual participarion in the City's
site plan review process as has been suggested in the letter from the City's Planning Commission
to the Watershed Districts; AND,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City and the Watershed Districts need to sort out roles
and rationalize the administration of the Wetlands Conservation Act to avoid dupiication of
effort and confusion over the intezpretarion of wetlands standards; AND,
BE IT FURTHER RE50LVED, the City urges the Watershed Districts and City departments
to stay informed of the rapid growth in stormwater management research and technologies, and
to remain open to new and experimental Best Management Pracfices (BMPs) that are being
developed throughout the country; AND,
BE IT F[JRTHER RESOLVED, that the City and Watershed Districts need to have discussions
regarding Stormwater Impact Fees for public conshuction projects as the Gity desires to bave
such fees collected spent within the city and, further, because the City must deternune a funding
sources for such fees other than CIB or CDBG funds due to spending limitations imposed on
these funding soarces; AND,
BE IT F`URTHER I2ESOLVED, that the City further suggests that the TAC should continue to
meet quarterly during the first two years following the implementation of tbe Watershed
Districts' rules as there are likely to be questions about the Watershed Districts' processes and
standards like those raised by the Planning Commission regarding floodplain land use, cost-
effectiveness of BMPs, neighborhood aesthetics, and residenfial density, and ko which the City
would further add questions about liability for wet basements due to groundwater diversion;
accidental chemical spills into underground storage chambers; and ptemature failure of BMP
structures, which should be evaluated and answered by all of the public participants involved in
stormwater management regulation; AND,
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BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the City thanks the managers and staff of the CRWD and
the RWMWD and all of the citizens who are working to improve water quality throughout the
City and its suburbs.
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Resolution a�rming the City's committment to water quality improvement and to working with the Capital Region Watershed District
and the Ramsey-Washington Metro Watetshed District to promulgate mles and regulations to achieve the same.
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Presented By
RESOLUTION
CITY OF SAINT PAUI., MINNESOTA
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WHEREAS,'the City of Saint Paul affums that improving water quality is igh priority for the
City, especiaJl}�:because of our lakes and our location on the Mississippi er; and
WHEREAS, the ity has, through previous work, established goals d policies on water
quality through the ity's SurFace Water Management P1an, the N tonal Pollurion Dischazge
Elimination System ��ermit, the Mississippi River Corridor Pl and current work on the
National Great River Park Plan; and
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WHEREAS, the state ha rovided far the establishmen f watershed districts for specific
purposes including the re ation, conservation and co ol of water use within the watershed
district and for the adoption watershed rules to acc mplish the puiposes and implement the
powers of the watershed distri ; and
WHEREAS, on June 12, 2006, t Capitol Re on Watershed District (CRWD) and the
Ramsey-Washington Metro Waters ed Distri (R WMWD} submitted proposed watershed
district rules to the City and are pres tly t ng public comments on the proposed rules antil
July 27, 2006; and
WI�REAS, in October 2005, the C submitted a previous version of its proposed rules to
the City, and in November and Dec ber o 005, the City returned its comments by the City
Council, the Mayor, and the Plan ' g Comnu ion to the CRWD; and
WHEREAS, the CRWD has responded to sever of the City's previous comments by:
(a) Working togetl;er with the RWMWD on � int rules that will cover most of the
territory of th�
(b) Placing a ca� on the cost of stormwater mana ment for street paving (linear)
projects; �
(c) Elabora�ng on a three-step process for determini the feasibility of on-site
storm�ater volume reduction; and
(d) Worleing with a Technical Advisory Committee (TA , including City
rep�`esentatives, on issues raised at the public hearing in 005; and
WHEREA�, on 7uly 17, 2005 the City's Planning Commission return its comments on tbe
rules pro sed in June to both the CRWD and the RWMWD and the Co ncil thanks the
Piamm� Commission for raising a number of issues that will need attenti as the rules proceed
into i lementation; and
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WFIEREAS, the directors of the City's Public Works Department and the Of�ice of License,
Inspections, and Environmental Protection are submitring comments to both the, CRWD and the
RWfiIWD addressing details in the proposed rules; and
WFIEREAS, the City further desires to comment at the policy level on the City's priorities r
l� rules and perznitting processes of each of the Watershed Districts; NOW, THEREF
BE ITRESOLVED, that the City of Saint Paul hereby acknowledges that the W ershed
Districts`are in the process of developing and implementing rules that will i ove the quality of
surface wat�r, and the City is supportive of the Watershed Districts' effort o do so; AND,
BE IT FURTI�R RESOLVED, that the City and the Watershed � tricts must move ahead in
a cooperarive spin and make every effort to coordinate on permi � g so that the process is clear
and efficient for app icants, which may involve, in particular, tual participation in the City's
site plan review proces�as has been suggested in the letter fr the City's Planning Commission
to the Watershed District • AND,
BE IT FURTHER RESOL D, that the City and t e Watershed Districts need to sort out roles
and rationalize the administratio of the Wetlands onservaUon Act to avoid duplication of
effort and confusion over the inte retauon of w lands standazds; AND,
BE IT FURTHER RE50LVED, the`
to stay informed of the rapid growth in
to remain open to new and experimen�
developed throughout the country; yY�T
ges the Watershed Districts and City departments
uater management research and technologies, and
Management Practices (BMPs) that are being
BE IT FLJRTHER RESOL , that the City a`etd Watershed Districts need to have discussaons
regarding Stormwater Impa Fees for public const ction projects as the City flesires to have
such fees coilected spent ithin the city and, further, ecause the City must determine a funding
sources for such fees ot er than CIB or CDBG funds d to spending limitations imposed on
these funding source AND,
BE IT FURT RESOLVED, that the City further sugges that the TAC should continue to
meet quarterly �ng the first two years following the implemen tion of the Watershed
Districts' ru1 as there are likely to be questions about the Watersh d Districts' processes and
standards I' e those raised by the Planning Commission regarding flo dplain land use, cost-
effective ess of BMPs, neighborhood aesthetics, and residenrial densit , and to wbich the City
would er add questions about liabiliry for wet basements due to grou water diversion;
acci ntal chemical spills into underground storage chambers; and prematu failure of BMP
s tures, which should be evaluated and answered by all of the public partic� ants involved in
s rmwater management regulation; AND,
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the City thanks the managers and staff of the CRWD and
e RWMWD and all of the cirizens who aze working to improve water quality throughout Che
Ci and its suburbs.
Requested
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