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lour 1111.1siion: To work together to reiposibty grow our community, and to provide quality, coat -effective, and efficient government ierrlcas. CC Regular Session 7. 2. Meeting Date: 10/27/2015 By: Tim Gladhill, Community Development Information Title: Receive Update on Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area (MRCCA) Rulemaking, Shoreland Regulations and Acceptable Erosion Control Measures Purpose/Background: Purpose The purpose of this case is to provide an update on multiple components related to shoreland regulations. 1. Update on Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area (MRCCA) Rulemaking (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources) 2. Update on Rum River Shoreland Inventory/Wild and Scenic River Overlay (Lower Rum River Watershed Management Organization) 3. Resources available to residents and the City for shoreline restoration and erosion control management (Anoka Conservation District) Notification: Notification is not required. Observations/Alternatives: Attached are several photos of recent inventories of the shoreline area for the Mississippi River and Rum River. This is a simple inventory, and does not indicate if any of the properties are in violation of existing ordinances. The intent of providing this information is to evaluate what conditions exist, and what resources our residents may need in the future. Please note that some of the photos include examples from other communities as well. Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area (MRCCA) Rulemaking The Minnesota DNR has been working on updates on land development regulations that apply to a 72 mile stretch of the Mississippi River from the Ramsey/Dayton border to the city of Hastings. As the City Council is aware, the State Legislature has previously directed the DNR to update State Rules for the MRCCA. The intent of this case is not to review to proposed amendments to these existing rules, but provide a brief update on the schedule for potential implementation. The draft rules and SONAR are currently under internal review; once this is complete, the Governor has to approve before publishing the notice of intent to adopt rules. DNR hopes to publish the notice of intent and hold public hearings (likely two hearings) in early 2016. There is a review and rebuttal period following the hearings before the rules will be promulgated, estimated to be in mid 2016. Updates to local plans and ordinances will be phased over a number of years. DNR won't likely begin notifying communities to update their plans and ordinances until early 2017 (at the earliest). Once notified, communities will have one year to complete their updates.