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<br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council 8.1 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> <br />General BusinessMarch 16, 2015Brandon Wisner, Stormwater Coordinator <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Ordinance Amendment: Stormwater Management Justin Femrite, City Engineer <br />and Resolution for Summary Publication of <br />Reviewed by <br />Ordinance <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> <br />Action Requested <br /> <br />Adopt, by motion, Stormwater Management ordinance amendments and resolution approving summary <br />publication: <br /> <br /> <br />Chapter 30, Article VII, including Sections 30-2172 through 30-2176, of the City of Elk River <br />Code of Ordinances, shall be repealed. <br /> <br /> <br />Chapter 78, Article V, of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinances, shall be amended to add <br />Division 3, governing stormwater management. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br /> <br />The purpose of the proposed amendments is to update the city’s stormwater management requirements <br />to comply with minimum standards per the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency under the general <br />permit as a small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) operator. The objective is to set forth <br />minimum requirements for stormwater management to diminish threats to public health, safety, public <br />and private property, and natural resources of the community. <br /> <br />In addition to updating the city’s stormwater management requirements, staff recommends that these <br />provisions of the ordinance be moved from Chapter 30 of the city code to Chapter 78, which governs the <br />city’s new Stormwater Utility. Existing Sections 30-2172 through 30-2176 will be repealed and replaced by <br />Sections 78-501 through 78-506. Changes from existing language are shown in the proposed ordinance <br />and include amendments within sections: <br /> <br /> <br />Sec. 30-2172. – Generally <br /> <br /> <br />Sec. 30-2173. – Definitions <br /> <br /> <br />Sec. 30-2174. – Stormwater and urban runoff control <br /> <br /> <br />Sec. 30-2175. – Post construction stormwater management <br /> <br /> <br />Sec. 30-2176. – Enforcement <br /> <br /> <br />Addition of Financial Securities <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br /> <br />None <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Proposed Ordinance Amendments <br /> <br /> <br />Resolution for Summary Publication <br /> <br />