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liblRIT. IV Report Number 12-088 $RIGN Agenda Section VI-3 the city that works for you Council Meeting Date April 24, 2012 REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEM DESCRIPTION: ACCEPT DRAFT SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN. DEPARTMENT HEAD'S APPROVAL: GM CITY MANAGER'S APPROVAL: No comments to supplement this repo Comments attached Recommendation: To accept for final • w the draft Surface Water Management Plan (SWMP) prepared by WSB &Associates. Legislative History: On August 23, 2011, City Council authorized staff to enter into a contract with WSB & Associates for engineering services for the preparation of our Surface Water Management Plan (SWMP)and a July 2011 Flood Report. Financial Impact: Section 6-Implementation Program of the SWMP identifies potential costs over the next 10-years for Capital Improvements, Stormwater Programs, and Studies. Explanation: The City Council is asked to give a final review of an update of the SWMP. Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) is the jurisdictional District for the entire City of New Brighton and completed a District plan update in January of 2010. This is typically done every 10 years. The City is required to complete an update to its local SWMP within two years following the District plan update. On April 12, 2012, a draft Surface Water Management Plan was submitted to the RCWD and Metropolitan Council for initial review. Metropolitan Council has 45 days and RCWD has 60 days to complete their review. Once they have completed their review, should there be any comments, City Staff will bring the comments and proposed changes before City Council. Once these changes have been made, the Final Plan will go before the RCWD Board for approval. Following RCWD Board approval, the City Council will have the opportunity to approve and formally adopt a final version of the Surface Water Management Plan. Finally, in November of 2010 the Metropolitan Council updated their regional transportation policy plan. The updated plan minimally impacts New Brighton, but per state statute cities must update their transportation policies to ensure compliance with the regional plan. These updates are to the Transportation chapter of the Comprehensive Plan. City staff has been working on these updates, which will have to be reviewed by the Planning Commission and City Council prior to submission to the Metropolitan Council. Because the SWMP is a part of the Comprehensive Plan (through an appendix), City staff thought it would be appropriate and efficient to run these approval processes through the Planning Commission and City Council together. It is our intent to conclude the Transportation& Surface Water Management Plan updates in July when they will be presented to the Planning Commission and City Council for final approval. In the eanwhile, if the Council desires, we can review the draft SWMP document in greater detail at an upco ng orks�ssion. Grant M. Wyffels, .E. Director of Public Works Attachment—Draft Surface Water Management Plan dated January 2012 prepared by WSB &Associates.