Agenda - Environmental Policy Board - 06/01/2009

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LRRWMO Meeting Minutes February 19,2009 Page 5 · Include a table of water bodies. indicating who is monitoring them, for what purpose, and for what parameters. This can be utilized later in the Implementation Section of the Plan to determine where additional monitoring is needed and who is expected to do it. Consensus was reached to forward this item to Schurbon. · The plan must contain some type of functional analysis or valuation of wetlands, a process for determining such, or a plan to develop such an inventory. This should be reflected in the policies and performance standards. Also, the WCA rule is currently being updated (anticipated to be complete later this year), this should be addressed in the plan. Consensus was reached to forward this item to Obermeyer for language regarding the functional assessment completed by Ramsey and the member cities that are addressing this as development occurs. · MN Rule 8410 (Metropolitan Area Local Water Management) is also being updated this year; I strongly recommend not including language from the current rule in the Third Generation Plan. · We have confirmed that "the city staff serving on the WMO Board were all appointed prior to Dec. 31, 1999 and therefore the Board is in compliance with 103B.227, but I recommend the Board establish a process or a plan for ongoing technical assistance and involvement from city staff for the future. The Vadnais Lake Area WMO set up such a process in their JP A. There was considerable discussion on the membership of the Board, possible formats for Board membership, and the involvement of a Citizen Advisory Commission (CAe). Lewis suggested one option for Board membership/technical assistance would be technical advisory group comprised of staff and citizens to advise the WMO Board. She encouraged the Board to prepare a summary of options to be presented to the member cities for input by the city councils. Consensus was reached include the review of forming a Citizens Advisory Commission as a Goal in the Plan. Lewis advised that the LRRWMO Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) must include all Rule 8410 requirements. Consensus was reached to forward review of the JPAlRule 8410 requirements to LeFevere. · Public participation is a requirement not only in Plan development, but also as an ongoing activity - how is this going to be achieved in the future? Consensus was reached to involve the Andover Open Space Committee, Ramsey Environmental Policy Board, and appointments of member cities Anoka and Coon Rapids in a joint meeting to discuss watershed issues. A possible role for the group would be to review and make recommendations on comments received in the LRRWMO Citizen Survey.