C SWMP Task Force Discuss.
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MEMORANDUM
To: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
From: Lori Haak, Water Resources Coordinator ~A"
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Date: June 6, 2005
Re: Surface Water Management Plan (SWMP) Update Task Force
PURPOSE
The City is in the process of updating its Surface Water Management Plan.
Part of that process involves citizen involvement. To that end, staff is seeking
direction on the membership of the proposed task force. Council input is
requested.
BACKGROUND
In November 2004, the City Council approved a contract with Short Elliott
Hendrickson (SEH) for the update of the City's Surface Water Management
Plan (SWMP). Task 2 of that contract is a public input and involvement
process. This public process is essential in ensuring the plan is useful to
citizens and that Chanhassen's water resource improvements are appropriately
prioritized.
Also included in the contract were 6 meetings with a task force. The task
force meetings will be coordinated by staff and SEH. Staff is seeking Council
input on the membership of the task force.
PURPOSE
The roles of the task force have been identified by staff. At this time, the
anticipated roles of the task force are:
1) To review surface water management policies and goals, including
those involving education, monitoring strategies and management
standards;
2) To determine priorities for property acquisition;
3) To establish priorities for natural resource restoration projects; and
4) To review the findings of the studies on SWMP financing.
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Meetings will be held monthly from July 2005 through December 2005. Each meeting
will have a different focus. Below is a general outline of the proposed meeting schedule.
MEETINGS
August 2005:
September 2005:
October 2005:
November 2005:
December 2005:
Background on Surface Water Management in Chanhassen and
requirements for SWMP
Management Standards for Ponds and Wetlands
Management Standards for Creeks and Lakes
Priorities and Financing
Review of Draft Plan and Recommendations
Final Review and Wrap-Up
July 2005:
MEMBERSHIP
The task force should be a relatively small group of people who are generally
knowledgeable about and interested in water resources and their management. Staff
recommends that the task force be comprised of 7 to 10 members including:
· At least 1 City Council member;
· At least 1 Environmental Commission member;
· At least 1 Park and Recreation Commission member;
· At least 1 Planning Commission member; and
· 3 to 6 citizens (no more than one per lake subwatershed).
Citizen task force members could be selected in a variety of ways:
1) Appointed by the Council;
2) Selected by commissions, then appointed by the Council;
3) Selected by staff, then appointed by the Council; or
4) Selected by staff.
Staff requests the Council provide guidance as to the membership selection process.
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