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Public Works Committee meeting. To kick the Part 2 amendment process off, City and MDH Staff met on March 28, 2019, to discuss the scope of the required amendments. It was discussed that numerous data elements must be compiled and assessed as related to the management of potential contaminants in the drinking water supply management area that was approved with the WHPP Part 1 amendments. Data elements are pieces of information in the form of maps, lists, records, tables and inventories. Where appropriate, the elements should be reviewed and assessed in terms of their present and/or future implications on the 1) use of the wells, 2) quality and quantity of water supplying the public water supply wells, and 3) land and groundwater uses in the DWSMA. The MDH prepared a Scoping 2 Decision Notice after the meeting, which was submitted to the City via email on April4, 2019. This Notice included a list of required data elements. A hard copy of this Notice, including an attachment noting Potential Contaminant Source Inventory (PCSI) requirements, was received in the mail on April 8, 2019. Copies of the Scoping 2 Decision Notice and PCSI requirements are attached. The MDH provided a deadline of October 6, 2019, for completing and submitting the City of Ramsey's Wellhead Protection Plan Part 2 Amendment. BARR engineering was enlisted to amend Part 2 of the WHPP given Staff's workload, the scope of work required to amend Part 2 of the WHPP, and the minimal amount of time available to complete this work. The Public Works Committee supported using BARR Engineering to prepare the Part 2 Amendments at a cost not -to -exceed $25,100. Attached is a draft of the City of Ramsey's Part 2 Wellhead Protection Plan Amendment as prepared and submitted by BARR Engineering on July 10, 2019. Also attached is a copy of the cover letter that was submitted with the draft WHPP amendments to LGU's on July 17, 2019, for the purpose of soliciting public comment and notifying them of the Public Hearing for the Part 2 WHPP Amendment. Notification: Notice of the Public Hearing was published in the Anoka Union Herald. Observations/Alternatives: Observations: Attached are copies of Part 2 WHPP Amendment review letters received from the Metropolitan Council and Anoka County Environmental Services. Staff will address these comments during the presentation made prior to the Public Hearing, with assistance from Mr. John Greer with BARR Engineering. Staff provided a brief update on the Part 2 amendments to the Public Works Committee on September 17, 2019. No requests for additional or clarifying information were made by the Committee. Staff therefore plans to present a high-level overview of Parts 1 and 2 of the Wellhead Protection Plan prior to the Public Hearing. Alternatives: Alternative #1 — Motion to adopt Resolution #19-232 approving the City of Ramsey's Wellhead Protection Plan Part 2 Amendment, and authorizing submittal to the Minnesota Department of Health by October 6, 2019, following final revisions as approved and directed by the City Council. Alternative #2 — Motion to deny adoption of Resolution #19-232 at this time. Funding Source: All costs required to amend Parts 1 and 2 of the City's WHPP will be funded through the City of Ramsey's water enterprise funds, including BARR Engineering's work, which will be paid through the professional services budget. Recommendation: Staff recommends Alternative # 1. Action: