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LRRWMO Meeting Minutes .Dec. 13, 1989 Page 4 • 2. Consideration of policy for reviewing plats. Schrantz indicated that at present, the City of Andover is the only member city recommending that this WMO have full review responsibility for reviewing plats. Raatikka reported that the Ramsey City Council met last night and indicated that prefer the review process remain at the local level. Pearson stated that this type of attitude is exactly what the Task Force is looking at now. The WMO's should have the responsibility for the management of the water without the aid of another level of government. This body must carry out its responsibilities. Should the LRRWMO take on the job of full time water management, you will need full -time staff; or, perhaps, Pearson suggested, you can establish guidelines with the cities becoming your enforcement arms. There will be a need for like ordinances to be in place in the various communities. Shoreland ordinances will be needed by all cities. 3. Skallman reported that upon further discussions with the Dept. of Health with regard to their comments on the LRRWMO's • Water Management Plan, they stated that they wanted landfills restricted and would encourage farming or land uses to minimize the use of pesticides. It is their position that all,aquifers should be protected. Pearson suggested that the Water Management Plan might be amended to include that any city .regulating a landfill is required to follow certain regulations for monitoring contamination. Members agreed that this be a consideration when the plan is again reviewed after receiving comments from all other agencies. NEW BUSINESS Legislative Action Probable on Watershed Management and Related Questionnaire Pearson provided information relative to AMM comments on Metropolitan Local Water Management Task Force Issues along with AMM survey information for the legislative task force looking into the problems and opportunities relative to WMO's. It was reported that the task force will recommend to the legislature that the WMO's have the authority outside the levy limits. The existing limits will expire in 1991. It was expected that the task force will recommend to the legislature that they give WMO's the ability to levy taxes in certain instances. Further recommendations will be that BWSR • prepare reviews for second generation plans, and that the legislature transfer all drainage ditches to WMO's, including all responsibilities for bonds, financing, improvements, etc. The arguments in the task force is who is to be the