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<br />5. COMMITTEE BUSINESS <br /> <br />5.01: Nominate Chair and Vice-Chair of the Public Works Committee <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Kuzma, seconded by Councilmember Johns, to appoint Chris Riley <br />as Chairperson of the Public Works Committee for the term April 1, 2018 through March 31, <br />2019. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Riley, Councilmembers Kuzma and Johns. Voting <br />No: None. <br /> <br />Motion by Councilmember Johns, seconded by Councilmember Riley, to appoint Mark Kuzma, <br />as the Vice Chairperson of the Public Works Committee for the term April 1, 2018 through <br />March 31, 2019. <br /> <br />Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Riley, Councilmembers Johns and Kuzma. Voting <br />No: None. <br /> <br />5.02: Provide City Council Recommendation for COR Infiltration Basin Improvements, <br />Improvement Project #18-09 <br /> <br />Civil Engineer IV Linton reviewed the staff report and stated that the City made the decision to <br />place its municipal wells in the western part of the City, where development was expected to <br />Ramsey Town Center (RTC) in the early 2000s and development began. He stated that the State <br />that the City acquired he foreclosed RTC properties in 2009 and began marketing the properties <br />as The COR. <br /> <br />Civil Engineer IV Linton explained that the City is part of the Lower Rum River Watershed <br />Management Organization (LRRWMO), which is tasked with maintaining water quality through <br />regulating stormwater discharges. He stated that the LRRWMO Third Generation Plan was <br />He stated that the Third Generation Plan required infiltration of the first one inch of runoff from <br />all impervious surfaces on new projects. He noted that the infiltration guidelines discourage or <br />prohibit infiltration in wellhead protection areas but noted that the Third Generation Plan has a <br />provision in which projects can pay into an infiltration mitigation fund if they cannot infiltrate on <br />site. <br /> <br />Civil Engineer IV Linton explained that most of The COR area to be developed is in the area <br />where infiltration is not permitted, and all projects developed in The COR since 2015 have paid <br />into the infiltration mitigation fund. He sated that the LRRWMO permits were approved for <br />these projects with the condition that the City develop an infiltration basin in an area where <br />infiltration is permitted. He noted that the City is required to have the infiltration basin in place <br />by July 1, 2018. <br />Public Works Committee / March 20, 2018 <br />Page 2 of 9 <br /> <br />