Agenda - Council Work Session - 12/10/2024

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and to removing obstructions to flow such as excess silt or vegetation in connecting conveyances, to maintain the flow of stormwater and prevent flooding. Maintenance work completed on man-made stormwater ponds, including dry ponds (infiltration basins) and wet ponds (sedimentation ponds), will focus on maintaining the flood prevention and water quality functions of the pond as necessary to restore the pond to original design standards, in addition to maintaining the connected drainage culverts, pipes, structures and drainageways to prevent flooding. 1.12 Maintenance of some ponds is subject to maintenance agreements between the City and the property owner. The City will not perform any maintenance work on such ponds unless the work is expressly required by the agreement. In order to perform maintenance work on stormwater management facilities that are part of the City's drainage system, the City must have the legal right to enter upon the property where the facilities are located. If easements are not in place, the property owner must grant the necessary easements before the City will complete any work on the property. 1.13 Nothing in this policy shall be interpreted to require that the City be responsible for any costs incurred or work completed in the past on any stormwater management facilities. Nothing in this policy shall be interpreted to require that the City be responsible for any new stormwater management facilities until and unless the City has accepted its final design and condition as provided by development agreement. 1.14 The primary goals of this Policy are as follows; a. Prevent flooding of private properties and public lands. b. Reduce pollutant and runoff velocities loads entering receiving waters. c. Ensure compliance with regulatory agency requirements. d. Improve water quality in brooks, lakes, ponds, and wetlands. e. Cost-effectively maintain stormwater management facilities. SECTION 2 INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES 2.01 The Minnesota Department of Transportation is responsible for inspecting and maintaining all stormwater management facilities within any State right-of-way or State-owned property within the City of Ramsey unless a maintenance agreement exists between the State and the City or County designating the City or County as the responsible party for maintaining all or a portion of the State's Stormwater Ponds. 2.02 The Anoka County Highway Department is responsible for inspecting and maintaining all stormwater management facilities within any County right-of-way or County -owned property within the City of Ramsey unless a maintenance agreement exists between the County and the 2