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Not Approved Boylan reviewed the proposed amendment. Kerry Thorne, City Engineer, gave an overview of the history of water protection. Thorne explained that the City is responsible for anything that travels in the conveyance system and that the City could be held reliable by a third party if it is found that pollutants are found in our storm water system. She also reported that the Public Works Department has been doing a visual inspection of the storm water system and that they found about 47%of the system was clean. The pollutants that were found were sand/sediment, grass/leaves,tap water,paper, and cans/bottles. Sediment is the largest discharge with one of the largest contributors being construction. Thorne reported that the MPCA does not have any current guidelines,but they have been meeting with the Builder's Association,the League of Minnesota and several other groups to come up with a standard manual. Even though there are no guidelines,the permit requires the City to have some sort of guidelines. Thorne proposed that the City follow the MNDOT specs,which have the most up to date guidelines. O'Keefe asked if the City has any street sweeping ordinances. Boylan responded the City does not have one currently,but have used the nuisance ordinance to address it and that the City would look into adopting something addressing the issue. Schiferl was wondering if there was a way to make the amendment a bit more general, so when the guideline changes the City would not have to come back to the Council about the changes. Howard inquired if the City had a break down of how much of the pollutants come from construction. Thorne responded that she did not have a specific study,but used state and national studies to reach her numbers. The Commissioners directed Staff to report to the City Council, call for a public hearing, and recommends that the City Council adopt the changes to Chapter 7 of the City Code outlined above. Announcements and Updates: Mr. Boylan announced the upcoming 2005 Upper Midwest Regional Planning Conference in Alexandria,Minnesota. Planners from Minnesota,Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois will be gathering September 28-30, 2005. Visit mnapa.com for more details. He also announced the upcoming International City/County Management Association's Annual Conference, "10,000 Lakes, 10,000 Ideas," which will be held September 25-28,2005 in Minneapolis. Visit icma.org for more details. Motion by Baker, Second by Schiferl to adjourn. 8:43 p.m. Patrick Boylan City Planner I:\COMMISSIONS\PLANNING\Minutes\2005\8-16-05.doc 3