1e Membership/Surface Water Management
CITY OF
CHANHASSEN
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Chanhassen, MN 55317
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MEMORANDUM
To:
Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
Lori Haak, Water Resources Coordinator ~
July 25, 2005 ~ .
From:
Date:
Re:
Approval of Membership to the Surface Water Management Plan
Update Task Force
PURPOSE
The City is in the process of updating its Surface Water Management Plan.
Part of that process includes citizen involvement. To that end, staff
recommends the City Council approve the eight (8) members of the SWMP
Update Task Force.
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 requesting the
Council approve the membership of the task force.
PURPOSE
The roles of the task force have been identified by staff. 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.
The City 01 Chanhassen . A growing community with clean lakes, quality schools, a charming downtown, thriving businesses, winding trails, and beautiful parks. A great place to live, work, and play.
SWMP Task Force
July 25, 2005
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MEETINGS
Meetings will be held monthly from August 2005 through December 2005 or January
2006. Each meeting will have a different focus. Below is a general outline of the
proposed meeting schedule.
August 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 (if necessary)
September 2005:
October 2005:
November 2005:
December 2005:
January 2006:
MEMBERSHIP
The task force is designed be a small group of Chanhassen residents who are generally
knowledgeable about and interested in water resources and their management. Four
elected or appointed officials have volunteered to serve in this capacity, as have four
citizens at large. Each citizen task force member is a resident of a different part of the
city. Staff recommends the following volunteers be approved for task force membership:
Elected/Appointed Officials
. Bethany Tjomhom, City Council;
. Lee Scholder, Environmental Commission;
. Glenn Stolar, Park and Recreation Commission;
. Kurt Papke, Planning Commission;
Citizens at Large
. Leslie Shneider, Christmas Lake;
. Ladd Conrad, Lotus Lake;
. Annette ElIson, Minnehaha Creek Watershed District; and
. Tim Erhart, Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek Watershed District.
RECOMMENDA TION
Staff recommends the City Council approve the membership of the Surface Water
Management Plan Update task force as outlined in the staff report.
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