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ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE: 3235 Fernbrook Lane N • Plymouth, MN 55447 763.553.1144 • Fax: 763.553.9326

November 12, 2015

Representatives Pioneer‐Sarah Creek Watershed Management Commission Hennepin County, Minnesota

The meeting packet for this meeting may be found on the Commission’s website: http://pioneersarahcreek.org/pages/Meetings/

Dear Representatives:

A regular meeting of the Pioneer‐Sarah Creek Watershed Management Commission will be held Thursday, November 19, 2015, at 6:00 p.m., at the Discovery Center, 5050 Independence Street, Maple Plain, MN. PLEASE NOTE THIS CHANGE IN MEETING SITE AND TIME. The Commission will suspend its meeting at 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of conducting a public meeting on a proposed Minor Amendment to the Pioneer‐Sarah Creek Third Generation Watershed Management Plan. The regular meeting will resume immediately after the public meeting concludes. A light supper will be served. RSVPs are requested so that the appropriate amount of food is available. At the time of your response, please let us know if you will be eating supper with us. In order to ensure a quorum for this meeting, please telephone 763.553.1144 or email Beverly at [email protected] to indicate if you or your Alternate will be attending. It is your responsibility to ascertain that your community will be represented at this meeting. Regards, Judie A. Anderson Administrator JAA:tim cc: Alternates City Clerks MPCA Jim Kujawa, HCES Met Council BWSR Joel Jamnik, Attorney official newspapers DNR Rich Brasch, TRPD Diane Spector, Wenck Associates Z:\Pioneer‐SarahCreek\Meetings\Meetings 2015\November notice_regular and public meetings.doc

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REGULAR and PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA November 19, 2015 • 6:00 pm

Maple Plain City Hall @ The Discovery Center 5050 Independence Street, Maple Plain (note new location)

The meeting packet may be found on the Commission’s website: http://pioneersarahcreek.org/pages/Meetings/

1. Call to Order.

2. Approve Agenda.*

Suspend Regular Meeting

3. Public Meeting for Minor Plan Amendment to PSC Third Generation Plan. a. Staff Report.* b. Commission Discussion. c. Open Public Meeting. 1) Receive Written Comments. 2) Receive Comments from Public. d. Close Public Meeting. e. Commission Discussion. f. Consider Resolution 2015‐02 Approving the Minor Plan Amendment.*

Resume Regular Meeting

4. Consent Agenda. a. October 15, 2015 meeting minutes.* b. Monthly Claims/Treasurers Report.*

5. Action Items. a. Project Review 2003‐20 Greenworks Wetland Banking Site.* b. Project Review 2015‐10 Highway 55 Mini Storage, Medina.* 6. Open Forum. 7. Old Business. a. WRAPS Second Community Conversation – debrief and next steps. 8. New Business. a. TRPD Conservation Corps CWF Project Application.* 9. Staff Report.* 10. Watershed‐wide TMDL. 11. Communications. a. Water Links.* b. Metro Summit.* c. EQIP.*

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* In meeting packet. ** Available at meeting. Z:\Pioneer-SarahCreek\Meetings\Meetings 2015\November meeting and public meeting agenda.docx

12. Commissioner Reports. 13. Other Business. a. 2015‐2017 CIPs. (see below) 14. Adjournment. (Next meeting‐December 17, 2015 at 6:00 pm, Maple Plain)

Year Project Project Name Est Cost Actual Cost

Est Comm Share

Actual Comm. Share

Notes

2014‐ 2015

ME‐1 Lake Ardmore infiltration basin 67,826 3,470.10 $33,125 MPCA grant

IN‐1 Lake Sarah curlyleaf pondweed treatment 40,000 4,000 5,332.52

IN‐2

Hydrologic restoration: HR 67

200,000 20,000 Hydrologic restoration: HR 68 Hydrologic restoration: HR 29 Hydrologic restoration: HR 33 ME‐2 Lake Independence curlyleaf pondweed treatment 122,000 12,200 No request in 2015 2016 GR‐3 Dance Hall Creek BMPs 200,000 10,000 GR‐4 Feedlot improvements: Dance Hall Creek 35,000 1,750 GR‐9 Buffer strips: Dance Hall Creek 35,000 1,750 GR‐11 Control carp population: Lake Sarah 10,000 500 GR‐11 Control carp population: other lakes 10,000 500 IN‐3 Lake Sarah curlyleaf pondweed treatment 32,000 3,200 IN‐4 Gully restorations: GS50 (design) 120,000 12,000 ME‐4 Lake Ardmore neighborhood projects 80,000 8,0002017 IN‐5 Lake Sarah curlyleaf pondweed treatment 26,000 2,600 IN‐7 Raingardens in targeted areas 75,000 7,500 IN‐9 Shoreline restoration – Sarah and Independence 125,000 12,500 GR‐4 Feedlot improvements: Dance Hall Creek 35,000 1,750 GR‐9 Buffer strips: Dance Hall Creek 35,000 1,750

SPECIAL STUDIES

2015 MP‐4 Ravine study 3,000 300

2015 ME‐3 Lake Independence Subwatershed Assessment 15,000 1,500

2018 GR‐1 Subw Assess‐Hafften, Schendel, Schwauppauff 20,000 1,000

No Year Assigned

CIP‐7 Lindgren Lane Pond 100,000 10,000 CIP‐8 Koch’s/Mill’s Creek Inlet Ponds (now HR 97 and 29) 200,000 20,000 CIP‐11 Manure Management Cost‐Share Projects 250,000 25,000 LO‐1 Chippewa Road Drainage 21,000 2,100 LO‐2 Creekview Road Drainage 21,000 2,100 LO‐3 Retention Pond mapping and cleanup 10,000 1,000 LO‐4 Ditch Cleaning at Ballpark 10,000 1,000 LO‐5 Sediment Pond Cleanout 25,000 2,500 LO‐6 Sediment Pond Cleanout 80,000 8,000 MP‐1 Drainageway Cleaning –E of Budd 55,000 5,500 MP‐2 Rock checks, Main St Ravine 23,700 2,370 MP‐3 Washout, Main St Ravine 8,000 800 MP‐5 North Ravine Cleanup 286,000 28,600

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3235 Fernbrook Lane Plymouth, MN 55447

(763) 553-1144 Fax: (763) 553-9326

www.jass.biz

November 12, 2015

To: Pioneer‐Sarah Creek Watershed Management Commissioners

Fr: Judie Anderson

Re: Minor Plan Amendment BACKGROUND

The Metropolitan Water Management Rule Amendment, Minnesota Rules Chapter 8410, sections of which govern Metropolitan watershed planning, became effective July 13, 2015.

Many of the revisions have to do with what information now needs to be in watershed and local plans, most of which will not affect the Commission or cities until their next planning cycle. For cities, an important note is that local plan timing will now be aligned with Comprehensive Plan updates, and the local plans are now required to be incorporated into Comp Plans. The next Comp Plans are due December 31, 2018, thus all cities and towns in the seven‐county metropolitan area must complete and adopt their local water plan between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2018.

According to BWSR staff, if the Commission has already reviewed and approved the Third Generation Local Water Management Plan, unless the City is contemplating revisions to the Comp Plan that would affect water resources in a way inconsistent with the approved Local Plan, then the member city can simply incorporate the Local Plan into the Comp Plan. Member cities which have not yet obtained approval of their Third Generation Local Water Management Plan, or cities contemplating Comp Plan revisions that would change an already approved Local Plan, must update their Local Plan and receive approval from the Commission(s) prior to December 31, 2018.

For WMOs, one of the more important revisions is a change in the types of plan amendments that must be completed by major plan amendment versus minor plan amendment. The revised 8410 now allows projects to be added to or revised within the CIP by minor amendment instead of major amendment, as long as the county does not object.

At your September 17, 2015 meeting you initiated a Minor Plan Amendment revising the Third Generation Plan and bringing it into conformance with the new 8410. Notice to affected parties has been duly sent, the required 30‐day comment period has been completed, and no comments were received beyond those saying “We have no comments.” The final step is to discuss the proposed amendment one last time, and then consider resolutions adopting the minor Plan Amendment.

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NOTICE OF MINOR PLAN AMENDMENT

The Pioneer‐Sarah Creek Watershed Management Commission proposes to amend its Third Generation Watershed Management Plan to adopt a revision to the plan amendment process to conform to 2015 revisions to Minnesota Rules 8410. The proposed minor plan revision is shown as additions (underlined) or deletions (strike outs) to Section 4.5, of the Pioneer‐Sarah Creek Third Generation Plan Implementation Plan. 4.5.1 Amendment Procedures All amendments to the Plan except minor amendments shall adhere to the full review and process set forth in Minnesota Statutes 103B.231, and this section. The Commission shall adopt proposed major plan amendments upon their approval by the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) in accordance with Minnesota Statutes 103B.231. The amendment procedure for minor plan amendments shall be in accordance with Minnesota Rules 8410.0140 as such rules now exist or as subsequently amended. Amendments to the approved capital improvement program may be considered to be minor plan amendments under the following conditions: 1. The original plan set forth the capital improvements but not to the degree needed to meet

the definition of “capital improvement program” as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.205, subdivision 3; and

2. The affected county or counties have approved the capital improvement in its revised, more detailed form.

The following examples of other minor plan amendments are given in Minnesota Rules 8410.0020, Subp. 10:

“...recodification of the plan, revision of a procedure meant to streamline administration of the plan, clarification of the intent of a policy, the inclusion of additional data not requiring interpretation, or any other action that will not adversely affect a local unit of government or diminish a water management organization's ability to achieve its plan's goals or implementation program.”

In addition, a minor plan amendment will be required when a capital project is included in the approved Capital Improvement Program and the Commission’s share of an updated cost estimate is greater than 125 percent of the Commission’s share shown on the CIP, as adjusted by the Construction Cost Index as published by the Engineering News Record. Neither a minor nor a general plan amendment will be required for the following situations: 1. If projects included in the approved CIP are implemented in a different year than shown.

2. When a capital project is included in the approved Capital Improvement Program and the Commission’s share of an updated cost estimate does not exceed 125 percent of the Commission’s share shown on the CIP, as adjusted by the Construction Cost Index (CCI) as published by the Engineering News Record (ENR).

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3. Capital projects added to the Capital Improvement Program through the minor plan

amendment process do not need another minor plan amendment provided the Commission’s share of an updated cost estimate does not exceed 125 percent of the Commission’s share of the original cost estimate, as adjusted by the CCI as above.

4. 3. When a capital project is included in the approved Capital Improvement Program and the Commission’s share of an updated cost estimate is less than the Commission’s share shown on the CIP, as adjusted by the CCI. However, the Commission will review such projects to evaluate the extent to which the original project objectives are being met.

4.5.2 Form of the Amendment

Unless the entire document is reprinted, all adopted amendments adopted must be printed in the form of replacement pages for the Plan, each page of which must conform to the following:

1. On draft amendments being considered, show deleted text as stricken and new text underlined.

2. Be renumbered as appropriate. 3. Include the effective date of the amendment.

RECOMMENDED ACTION

Adopt Resolution 2015‐02 Adopting a Minor Plan Amendment to the third Generation Plan Revising the Plan Amendment Process.

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RESOLUTION 2015‐02 ADOPTING MINOR PLAN AMENDMENT

PIONEER‐SARAH CREEK WATERSHED MANAGEMENT COMMISSION

RESOLUTION NO. 2015‐02

ADOPTING A MINOR PLAN AMENDMENT TO THE THIRD GENERATION PLAN REVISING THE PLAN AMENDMENT PROCESS

WHEREAS, on May 21, 2015, the Pioneer‐Sarah Creek Watershed Management Commission adopted the Pioneer‐Sarah Creek Third Generation Watershed Management Plan (the “Plan”); and WHEREAS, the Plan includes Section 4.5.1 Amendment Procedures; and WHEREAS, the Commission proposes to amend its Third Generation Watershed Management Plan to adopt a revision to the plan amendment process to conform to 2015 revisions to Minnesota Rules 8410; and WHEREAS, the proposed Minor Plan Amendment has been reviewed in accordance with the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, Section 103B.231; and WHEREAS, the Commission has determined that it would be reasonable and appropriate and in the public interest to adopt the Minor Plan Amendment. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Commissioners of the Pioneer‐Sarah Creek Watershed Management Commission that:

1. The Minor Plan Amendment is approved and adopted. 2. Commission staff is directed to notify appropriate parties of the

Amendment to the Plan.

Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Pioneer‐Sarah Creek Watershed Management Commission this nineteenth day of November, 2015.

Chair ATTEST: Recording Secretary

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RESOLUTION 2015‐02 ADOPTING MINOR PLAN AMENDMENT

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF HENNEPIN

I, Judie A. Anderson, do hereby certify that I am the custodian of the minutes of all proceedings had and held by the Board of the Pioneer‐Sarah Creek Watershed Management Commission, that I have compared the above resolution with the original passed and adopted by the Board of said Commission at a regular meeting thereof held on the nineteenth day of November, 2015, at 6:00 p.m., that the above constitutes a true and correct copy thereof, that the same has not been amended or rescinded and is in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto placed my hand and signature this nineteenth day of November, 2015. ______________________________ (NO SEAL) Judie A. Anderson Recording Secretary

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*Included in meeting packet.

MINUTES

October 15, 2015

1. CALL TO ORDER. A regular meeting of the Pioneer‐Sarah Creek Watershed Management Commission was called to order at 6:02 p.m., Thursday, October 15, 2015, by Chair Mike DeLuca at Maple Plain City Hall, 5050 Independence Street, Maple Plain, MN.

Present: Tom Cook, Greenfield; Joe Baker, Independence; Mike DeLuca, Maple Plain; Mike McLaughlin, Medina; James Kujawa, Hennepin County Environment and Energy (HCEE); Rich Brasch, Three Rivers Park District (TRPD); and Judie Anderson and Amy Juntunen, JASS.

Not represented: Loretto and Minnetrista.

Also present: Pat Wulff and Scott Johnson, Medina; and Sarah Levitt, Blake High School.

2. AGENDA.* Motion by McLaughlin, second by Cook to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried unanimously.

3. CONSENT AGENDA.

a. September 17, 2015 meeting minutes.

b. Monthly Claims/Treasurer’s Report.*

Motion by Cook, second by McLaughlin to approve the consent agenda as presented. Motion carried unanimously.

4. OPEN FORUM. Wulff recapped the Salt Workshop hosted by NEMO. It is important to educate city staffs and citizens on reducing salt runoff through both winter deicing and water softener salt usage. Baker noted that any investment a city makes to reduce salt usage in deicing has a payback. Independence is following Medina’s example and using brine. Baker brought an extra information packet from the workshop to provide to other interested cities. A survey is included in the packet to quantify where a city ranks in best practices regarding road salt. Cook stated that Greenfield has also directed its staff to minimize application of road salt.

5. ACTION ITEMS.

a. 2015‐10 Highway 55 Mini Storage, Medina request for fee schedule waiver.* The current fee schedule, which has been used since August 1, 2012, is based on parcel size. For this project, the parcel is 18 acres, but only five acres are buildable. The applicant has requested a waiver to the fee schedule to only the disturbance area of 2.17 acres. Motion by McLaughlin, second by Cook to deny the request and follow the fee schedule as published. Motion carried unanimously.

b. Cooperative Agreement with Hennepin County.* This agreement is for 2016 technical services provided by HCEE and volunteer monitoring services for a total of $24,500. This is not a not‐to‐exceed cost agreement. The 2015 agreement was for a total of $24,000 and the first two quarters were billed for a total of $11,000. A typo on the agreement references 2015 instead of 2016. Motion by McLaughlin, second by Cook to approve the cooperative agreement with Hennepin County with a correction to a typo on the first page to 2016 Technical Agreement. Motion carried unanimously.

c. Pictometry Agreement with Hennepin County.* Hennepin County will make its pictometry information available to the Commission but requires an agreement naming the contact person with access. Motion by McLaughlin, second by Cook to approve the Pictometry Agreement with Hennepin County. Motion carried unanimously. Anderson will be the contact person.

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Minutes October 15, 2015

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Greenfield • Independence • Loretto • Maple Plain • Medina • Minnetrista *Included in meeting packet.

d. 2016 CIPs. Staff inquired for direction regarding the 2016 CIPs. The Ardmore CIP approved for funding in 2015 did not go through the TAC review process due to timing issues. Through proactive planning, this type of issue can be avoided. No member cities have submitted CIPs for funding in 2016 yet, including the CIPs detailed in the Management Plan. Commissioner direction is that the Commissioners, rather than Staff, will follow up with their cities. A TAC meeting should not be scheduled until CIPs are received. Most watershed organizations have due dates for CIP applications for funding to allow the TAC to review the proposed projects. If only one project is proposed per year, a TAC meeting may not be necessary.

Baker and Cook are working on the CIP process and will provide feedback on when TAC input is necessary once they have the process in draft form.

Baker will schedule a meeting with Brad Spencer to review the subwatershed assessment to learn if there are additional opportunities for projects that haven’t been explored.

If no cities submit a CIP application by January 2016 for what is in the Management Plan for 2016, other projects, like the Maple Plain Gully Project, which isn’t slated until a later year, could be applied for and moved up. Grant writing funds are included in the annual budget in 2016 and the Hennepin County grants could also be used for matching funds. The Loretto and Minnetrista Commissioners will be responsible for following up with their city staffs. Baker noted that the process of working with Kujawa on the proposed 2015 CIP projects should be detailed in the annual report to show that the projects were deemed unfeasible or didn’t have landowner participation as the reason they weren’t completed. Staff requested stories from Baker and Cook on their experience in the field with each potential project.

6. NEW BUSINESS.

Minor Plan Amendment.* The legal notice of public meeting for the November 19 meeting has been published. This amendment does not include any changes to the CIP, only to the Management Plan regarding the 8410 rules. With this change, the Commission will be able to make most changes to the CIP through a minor plan amendment instead of a major plan amendment.

7. STAFF REPORT.*

2015‐07w 7325 Pioneer Trail Wetland Violation, Greenfield. The owner has finally responded. Kujawa sent some information regarding potential exemptions and will continue to follow up.

8. WATERSHED‐WIDE TMDL.

TRPD Cessation of Manure Management Cooperative Agreement.* TRPD had committed $50,000 to PSCWMC in 2006 to support the Clean Water Legacy Act grant awarded by BWSR for nutrient management. The unused funds have been reassigned within TRPD due to the slow draw‐down rate.

Sediment cores will be pulled from Peter Lake next week to estimate internal loading.

Brasch attended a meeting with Wenck and PCA staff to discuss allocation methodology. PCA will provide written guidance for allocations on the streams and lakes.

[Cook departed 6:58 p.m. A quorum was no longer present.]

9. OLD BUSINESS. A subcommittee meeting for the WRAPS Second Community Conversation was met on October 5. The Community Conversation was rescheduled to Monday, November 16 at 7:00 p.m. and will take place at the Independence City Hall. A draft agenda* was discussed and provided in the meeting packet. Commissioners and Staff may be used as table facilitators to keep the small group discussion on topic. Commissioners will be free to stroll about and answer questions at other tables if they wish. Juntunen will provide a copy of the RSVP list via Email to Commissioners.

10. COMMUNICATIONS.

a. Letter to City of Greenfield – intent to recover costs on project 2015‐07W.*

b. Guidelines and Applications – Hennepin County Good Steward Grants.* Staff was requested to

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Minutes October 15, 2015

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Greenfield • Independence • Loretto • Maple Plain • Medina • Minnetrista *Included in meeting packet.

send this information to all cities again.

c. Women Caring for the Land Workshop, October 22.*

d. Minnesota Association of Watershed Districts annual meeting, December 3‐5. More information is available at www.mnwatershed.org.

e. Hennepin County Natural Resource Grants.*

11. COMMISSIONER REPORTS. DeLuca requested that Commissioners be copied on all communications to the cities. a. Baker is planning to talk to land owners over the next month to determine interest in potential projects. Independence may partner with Greenfield or Medina to source funds for these projects as a three‐city area serving Lakes Independence and Sarah. Intercity cooperation is also a perk when pursuing grants. Independence is working on creating a stock of ten shovel‐ready projects to make the most of grant and other funding opportunities. The weir on the Lake Independence outlet was replaced with volunteer labor and locally sourced materials for a less than anticipated total cost. The new weir should last longer and be more environmentally friendly than the previous creosote board weir. Staff was requested to draft a letter of appreciation to Brad Spencer and Larry Ende for their leadership on this project.

b. McLaughlin noted that Medina needs to complete its subwatershed assessment to be ready for the partnership opportunities with Independence. The contractor looked at tilting the street and adding/subtracting curbing to redirect the water and limit the runoff from the Ardmore project. The infiltration basin is complete and plants are growing in it. The project should result in a reduction of nine pounds per year.

c. On Cook’s behalf, Baker reported that there are some engineering drafts completed for the Lake Sarah outlet which include floating dock structures to redirect the bogs that plug the weir. There may be more cost‐effective ways to accomplish this task.

d. DeLuca attended the Northwest League meeting last night. The League consists of mayors from northwest Hennepin County including Minnetrista up through Champlin and Dayton. The League may be interested in having someone speak regarding water quality issues. Speaker presentations are usually 15‐20 minutes. Mayor Lisa Whalen from Minnetrista was supportive.

e. Wulff noted that the University of Minnesota’s theme for 2016 is water.

12. OTHER BUSINESS.

a. 2015‐2017 CIPs.

b. The next meeting is November 19 in Maple Plain.

13. ADJOURNMENT. There being no further business, motion by McLaughlin, second by Baker to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 7:46 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

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11/12/15 at 15:38:07.89 Page: 1Pioneer-Sarah Creek Watershed

Cash Disbursements JournalFor the Period From Nov 1, 2015 to Nov 30, 2015

Filter Criteria includes: Report order is by Date. Report is printed in Detail Format.

Date Check # Account ID Line Description Debit Amount Credit Amount

11/11/15 1403 51200 Legal 72.5010100 Campbell Knutson 72.50

11/11/15 1404 58210 Hearing Notice PlanAmendment

150.42

10100 ECM Publishers, Inc. 150.42

11/11/15 1405 58210 Hearing Notice PlanAmendment

83.12

10100 Herald JournalPublishing

83.12

11/11/15 1406 50100 Q3 2015 TechnicalServices

5,048.58

50100 Q3 2015 WCATechnical

326.33

10100 Hennepin CountyTreasurer

5,374.91

11/11/15 1407 63200 WRAPS 3rd Qtr2015

4,140.00

10100 Three Rivers ParkDistrict

4,140.00

11/12/15 1402 51100 Administration 927.8951100 Meetings 1,610.2851100 Bookkeeping/TR 218.3658210 Third Gen Plan 169.9051400 Website 150.0057000 Education 682.3651120 Project Reviews 29.1064001 Lake Inde Outlet 76.3251100 Grant Opportunities 61.7763200 WRAPS 189.4751140 Technical Support 38.1310100 Judie Anderson's

Secretarial Service4,153.58

Total 13,974.53 13,974.53

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Anderson Engineering of Minnesota, LLC ● 13605 1st Avenue North, Suite 100 ● Plymouth, Minnesota 55441 ● (763) 412-4000 Main ● (763) 412-4090 Fax ● www.ae-mn.com

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September 25, 2015 James Kujawa Pioneer-Sarah Creek Watershed Management Commission 701 Fourth Avenue South, MC 609 Minneapolis, MN 55415 Subject: 2003-20 Greenworks Wetland Banking Site Dear Mr. Kujawa, This letter is being sent on behalf of Tom Grygelko to document the progress of the Greenworks wetland bank site. The following activities have been completed over the past 12 months, as depicted in the two page photo log attached to this letter:

Bank area was sprayed multiple times with appropriate herbicides to remove undesirable vegetation

Bank area was burned in a controlled manner

Buffer area was seeded with a native prairie mix

Buffer area was irrigated and monitored to ensure successful establishment of native buffer vegetation

Monument signs were installed along the perimeter of the wetland bank area This letter is to serve as a request for the Pioneer-Sarah Creek Watershed Management Organization to review and certify 2 credits into the Greenworks BWSR wetland bank. Please contact me with any questions at [email protected] or (763) 412-4005. Sincerely,

Ben Hodapp Environmental Services Manager Anderson Engineering of MN, LLC CC: Tom Grygelko

PSC|Projects_2003-20 Greenworks Wetland Bank_Progress Report.pdf

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Photo Log Greenworks Wetland Bank September, 2015

1 of 2 Photo Log

Burning Bank Area, Facing South Burning Bank Area, Facing East

Seeding Native Buffer, Facing West Seeding Native Buffer, Facing South

Planted Buffer, Facing South Planted Buffer (Eastern Lobe), Facing West


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Photo Log Greenworks Wetland Bank September, 2015

2 of 2 Photo Log

Irrigating Planted Buffer, Facing East Native Buffer Seedlings, Facing Southeast

Native Buffer Seedlings, Facing South Wetland Bank Monument Sign, Facing South


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pioneer-sarah creek Watershed Management Commission ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE TECHNICAL ADVISOR 3235 Fernbrook Lane Hennepin County Plymouth, MN 55447-5111 Environmental and Energy Department PH: 763-553-1144 701 Fourth Ave. S., Suite 700 MC - 609 FAX: 763-553-9326 Minneapolis, MN 55415 Email: [email protected] PHONE: 612-348-7338 FAX: 612-348-8532

Email: [email protected]

GREENFIELD • INDEPENDENCE • LORETTO • MAPLE PLAIN • MEDINA • MINNETRISTA

DATE: NOVEMBER 12, 2015

TO PIONEER/SARAH CREEK WATERSHED MANAGEMENT COMMISSION

FROM: JIM KUJAWA

RE: GRYGELKO/GREENWORKS WETLAND BANK CREDITS DEPOSIT

Attached please find the Application to Deposit Wetland Bank Credits into the Board of Water and Soil Resources Wetland Bank Program. This application is to deposit 3.0814 acres of wetland credits into this bank.

As you may recall, in January of this year a similar request to deposit 2.0 acres into the BWSR wetland bank program was received by the Commission. At that time the Commission denied the request. The denial was based on the fact that the buffer has not been established into native prairie after at least a 10-year period and that the buffer signage is not in place. The Commission agreed to reconsider the certification if proof of the buffer native prairie replanting and signage is presented before June 30, 2015.

The Technical Evaluation Panel (TEP) met on the site October 20, 2015 and has certified that the wetland buffer vegetation management and replanting along with the buffer signage was adequately completed during the summer of this year. Based on this information, the TEP recommends the LGU (the PSCWMC) approve the application to deposit 3.0814 acres of the Grygelko/Greenworks wetland banking area into the BWSR wetland Bank. Because the native vegetation has not been completely established, 1.027 acres of wetland credits are recommended to be withheld until the TEP approves the final establishment of the buffer vegetation.

The following is a brief timeline of this site development.

• 2003 Commission approval of the wetland banking application. o 4.72 acres wetland credits and 0.83 upland buffer credits proposed o 5.5 acres proposed for banking.

• 2005 Project constructed, as built survey and wetland delineation submitted. o Actual wetland credits created is 4.76 acres.

4.02 wetland credits and 0.73 acres upland buffer credits.

• 2006 Initial 15% wetland credits deposited into the BWSR bank o 0.53 acres wetland credits o 0.17 acres upland buffer credits

• 2011 Technical Evaluation Panel site evaluation o Outlet control structure failed. Restoration ordered, work completed by landowner

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• 2014 Technical Evaluation Panel site evaluation o Wetland re-delineated by applicant. o Wetland monitored by applicant o TEP recommended certification of an additional 2.0 acre deposit

Native grass buffer establishment necessary (current buffer is introduced cool season grasses)

Buffer signage needs to be established Continue monitoring of the buffer and wetland for future deposits.

• 2015 The LGU denied certifying the additional deposit based on the lack of buffer signage and vegetation establishment

• Summer 2015 Applicant provided the following account of activities in the past 12 months. o Bank area was sprayed multiple times with appropriate herbicides to remove undesirable

vegetation o Bank area was burned in a controlled manner o Buffer area was seeded with a native prairie mix o Buffer area was irrigated and monitored to ensure successful establishment of native buffer

vegetation o Monument signs were installed along the perimeter of the wetland bank area.

• October 20, 2015 Technical Evaluation Panel site evaluation o TEP found the native buffer and associated signage to be adequate and recommends,

certification of an additional 75% of the sites available bank credits (3.0814 acres) withhold 1.027 acres of bank credits until which time the TEP certifies the native

prairie is fully establixhed. JCK

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Pioneer Sarah Creek Watershed Management Commission

Technical Evaluation Panel Findings,

Site: Greenworks (Grygelko) wetland banking site located in the NE ¼ of SE ¼ of Sec. 14, T. 119 N, R. 24 W, City of Greenfield, Hennepin County, Minnesota.

Date: October 20, 2015

Attendees: TEP;

Ben Meyer, (BWSR) Stacey Lijewski, Hennepin County Environment and Energy Department (SWCD) James Kujawa, Pioneer‐Sarah Creek Watershed Management Commission (LGU)

Others present; Tom Grygelko, Greenworks Inc. Karen Grygelko Lucy Kozub, Anderson Engineering Inc. Ben Hodapp, Anderson Engineering Inc.

TEP findings:

1. Buffer; a. The wetland buffer was reseeded the summer of 2015. The nurse crop of oats

was established and the native vegetation was apparent below the nurse crop. b. Based on the information provided, the native buffer appears to be well on its

way to establishment. Because this is the first year of establishment, the TEP recommends at least one more year of growth before another TEP evaluation is done to assess the buffer vegetation for additional certification.

c. Buffer signage has been installed and meets BWSR requirements. 2. Wetland Delineation stakes

a. The wetland delineation as completed last year is acceptable to the TEP. Conclusion:

1. The TEP recommends the LGU certify 75% of the sites available bank credits. This would be 3.0814 acres of wetland credits.

2. Additional wetland credits (up to 1.027 acres) can be certified to be banked in the future if;

a. The TEP determines the wetland bank is meeting the requirements of BWSR and the approved wetland banking plans, and

b. The wetland buffer is achieving the minimum performance standards of BWSR and the approved wetland banking plan

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GREENWORKS WETLAND SITE BANK BOUNDARY LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Anderson Engineering Inc. March 6, 2006 That part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 14, Township 119, Range 24, Hennepin County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the southeast corner of said Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; thence on an assumed bearing of North 89 degrees 46 minutes 16 seconds West along the south line of said Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter a distance of 328.62 feet to the point of beginning of the land to be described; thence continuing North 89 degrees 46 minutes 16 seconds West along said south line a distance of 276.31 feet; thence North 77 degrees 13 minutes 32 seconds West a distance of 87.39 feet; thence North 66 degrees 57 minutes 08 seconds West a distance of 62.14 feet; thence North 39 degrees 04 minutes 25 seconds West a distance of 64.26 feet; thence North 44 degrees 45 minutes 26 seconds West a distance of 89.18 feet; thence North 32 degrees 09 minutes 56 seconds West a distance of 156.64 feet; thence North 00 degrees 39 minutes 38 seconds West a distance of 126.50 feet; thence North 24 degrees 02 minutes 55 seconds East a distance of 58.38 feet; thence North 34 degrees 02 minutes 36 seconds East a distance of 73.92 feet; thence North 61 degrees 47 minutes 08 seconds East a distance of 84.04 feet; thence North 86 degrees 52 minutes 23 seconds East a distance of 94.93 feet; thence South 89 degrees 18 minutes 30 seconds East a distance of 90.68 feet; thence South 21 degrees 57 minutes 31 seconds East a distance of 138.27 feet; thence South 07 degrees 24 minutes 14 seconds East a distance of 114.31 feet; thence South 11 degrees 16 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 157.31 feet; thence South 55 degrees 28 minutes 35 seconds East a distance of 94.54 feet; thence South 84 degrees 17 minutes 03 seconds East a distance of 55.30 feet; thence South 78 degrees 32 minutes 52 seconds East a distance of 70.90 feet; thence South 26 degrees 22 minutes 03 seconds East a distance of 64.50 feet; thence South 43 degrees 26 minutes 35 seconds West a distance of 66.96 feet to said point of beginning.

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ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE: 3235 Fernbrook Lane N • Plymouth, MN 55447 763.553.1144 • Fax: 763.553.9326 • [email protected]

TECHNICAL ADVISOR: Hennepin County Environment and Energy Department 701 Fourth Avenue S. MC 609 • Minneapolis, MN 55415 612.348.7338 • [email protected]

Highway 55 Mini Storage Medina, Project #2015-10

Project Overview: This is an 18 acre parcel located north of Highway 55 at the northeast intersection with Rolling Hills Road. Existing land use is wetland/floodplain (13.1 acres), woods/grass (2 acres), storage building/parking/driveway (1 acre) and lawn/pond area (1.9 acre). The applicant is proposing to add three more storage buildings and their associated driveways/parking areas. New imperious areas will be 1.1 acres. This review will be for conformance to the Commission’s third generation plan standards. Applicant: Highway 55 Rental Portable Storage LLC, 225 Highway 55, Medina, MN 55340. Phone: 763-478-6448. Agent/Engineer: EVS, Inc., 10025 Valley View Road, Suite 140, Eden Prairie, MN 55344. Phone: 952-646-0236. Email; [email protected] Exhibits:

1) PSCWMC Request for Plan Review received September 16, 2015 with an application fee of $1000.00

2) Email notice of incomplete application dated September 18, 2015. Adequate fees and volume control information were not provided with September 16, 2015 submittal.

3) Application fee of $4,800 and Commission request for fee waiver received on September 24, 2015.

4) Storm Water Management Plan by EVS Engineering dated November 2, 2015 5) MPCA MIDS model with pre and post development nutrient and volume calculations. 6) Highway 55 Mini Storage Site Plans by EVS Engineering dated September 14, 2015.

a. Sheet C101, Existing Conditions and Demolition Plan, revised October 7, 2015 b. Sheet C201, Site Plan revised October 21, 2015 c. Sheet C301, Grading & Erosion Control Plan, dated November 2, 2015 d. Sheet C302, Stormwater Enhanced BMP Plan, dated November 11, 1015. e. Sheet C401, Utility & Stormwater Management Plan, dated November 2, 1015 f. Sheet C501, Details, dated November 2, 1015 g. Sheet L101, Landscape Plan, revised October 21, 2015 h. Sheet L102 Landscape Plan Details, revised October 21, 2015

Findings;

1) A complete application was received on October 7, 2015. The initial 60-day decision period per MN Statute 15.99 expires on December 6, 2015.

2) Fees per the Commission schedule for a parcel area of 17.98 acres are $5,800 a. Application fee ($50) b. Grading and Erosion Control fee ($1,250) c. Stormwater Management fee ($4,400) d. Floodplain fee ($100)

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3) This site drains east about 150 feet into the large wetland/floodplain complex adjacent to Peter Lake located on both sides of Highway 55.

4) Phase I on this site was constructed in 1995. It consisted of one building with approximately 0.7 acres of impervious area. This phase will construct 3 additional buildings and increase impervious area to 1.8 acres.

5) To meet the Commission stormwater standards, an existing stormwater pond is proposed to be expanded in size and converted to an iron enhanced filtration basin. A pre-treatment basin is designed in front of the iron enhanced filtration basin. Additional measures include soil amendments, additional buffer credits and disconnecting impervious areas

Stormwater Management (PSCWMC Appendix C, Rule D)

Runoff Rate Restrictions. 6) Post development rates will be equal to or less than pre-development rates for the 2, 10 and

100 year, 24-hour storm events (Atlas 14, Version 8). Before and after flow rates were modeled as follows;

2-yr Peak Flow (cfs) 10-yr Peak Flow (cfs) 100-yr Peak Flow (cfs) Site Outflow

Exiting Proposed Exiting Proposed Exiting Proposed 0..5 0.3 1.5 1.1 8.8 3.8

a. A drainage and utility easement must be provided over the ponding areas. b. An operation and maintenance agreement between the City of Medina and the

landowner must be obtained to minimize maintenance and maintain pollutant removal efficiency. This agreement must be recorded on the property title with a copy of the county recorded document provided to the Commission.

Water Quality Controls. 7) Nutrient and total suspended solid conditions before and after development are provided

based on post development MIDS calculations of phosphors and TSS loads before BMP’s are installed. Based on MPCA recommended pollutant removals for an iron enhanced filter system, TSS will be reduced by 85% and TP will be reduced by 77%.

8) A pretreatment basin/swale will be constructed before the iron enhanced filter system Total Phosphorus (lbs/yr) Total Suspended Solids(lbs/yr)

Pre Development 1.9 243 Post-Development w/ BMP 1.3 139

Volume Reduction 9) The City of Medina allows filtration to substitute for infiltration. Our rules allow for

filtration/biofiltration only when all other credits for infiltration are exhausted. 10) The applicant proposed to achieve Commission abstraction volume credits through the use

of; a. An iron enhanced biofiltration pond (591 cubic feet abstraction from MIDS) b. Disconnected impervious area (5,891 sq. ft. reduced from new imperious areas) c. Soil amendment areas (15,968 sq. ft = 665 cu. ft. credit) d. Additional wetland buffer credit beyond the city required 35’ buffer. (26,915 sq. ft. =

1121 cu. ft. credit) 11) 1.1” abstraction volume requirements on this site is 3896 cubic feet. 12) Actual abstraction volume from proposed BMP’s and buffer credits is 2,378 cubic feet.

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13) Additional abstraction, not counting filtration/biofiltration, is 1518 cubic feet to meet the Commission requirement.

14) If the Commission accepts existing volume reductions and approves the use of filtration/biofiltration credits;

a. The filtration basin will pass all storm events less than 1.85” through the filter media/drain tile. Larger storm events will begin to flow through the primary outlet to the pond. Based on all storms less than 1.85” in size over 24 hours, this will treat/drain approximately 2,400 cubic feet of water through the filter basin/drain tile over a 48 hour period.

15) The soil amendment areas must be protected by a drainage and utility easement and be included in the sites utility maintenance agreement.

16) An operation and maintenance agreement and plan must be developed for the iron enhanced filter basin.

17) The buffer areas must have a conservation easement recorded over them. a. The easement shall describe the boundaries of the wetland and buffer strip, identify

the monuments and monument locates and prohibit any alterations or removal of the monuments. See PSCWMC Stormwater Management Plan, Appendix C, Rule D c) ix) (1) for additional detail.

Summary Table of Pollutants

Condition* (based on 4.76 acres)

TP Load (lbs/yr)

TSS Load (lbs/yr)**

Abstraction volume (cu. ft.)

Annual Volume (ac. ft.)

Pre-development (baseline) 1.9 243 - 3.1 Post-development without BMPs ** 5.1 924 3896 5.1

Post-development with BMPs *** 1.3 139 2378 2.5****

Net Change (“baseline” compared to “post-development with BMPs”)

-0.6 -104 +1518 -0.6

* All conditions reflect annual averages ** Based on MIDS calculator *** Based on MPCA Stormwater Manual Credit

**** 51% reduction based on 50% impv. And 0.2”/hr. infl.

Grading, Erosion and Sediment Control 18) Grading, erosion and sediment controls are acceptable.

Recommendation: Approval contingent upon;

• The soil amendment areas and iron enhanced filtration basin must be protected by a drainage and utility easement and be included in the sites utility maintenance agreement. And,

• The buffer areas must have a conservation easement recorded over them Hennepin County Department of Environment and Energy Advisor to the Commission

November 12, 2015

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Clean Water Fund Project Application

Project name: Crow River Plant Community Restoration

Date of application: 11/13/15 Contact address:

11629 Crow‐Hassan Park Road Hanover MN 55341

Local Government unit: Pioneer/Sarah CreekWatershed District

Contact name: Jeff Warhol Contact phone: 612‐490‐0875

Contact title: Forestry Operations Manager Contact e‐mail: [email protected]

Water resource of concern:

Crow River

BMP to be installed: [choose from the drop‐down]

Riparian forest buffer

Tree/shrub establishment

CLICK HERE

Pollutant reduction estimate: [choose from the drop‐down or insert estimator under “other”]

Pollutant Amount Estimation method: Phosphorus ‐ est. reduction (lbs/yr)

6 lbs Other: SLAMM Model

Sediment ‐ TSS (tons/yr) 24 lbs Other: SLAMM Model

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Est. length of crew time required: [# of days based on a 5 person crew]

24 Season/Dates preferred: [crews are available Mar 1 ‐ Dec 10]

Planting 5/1‐5/31 Plant establishment 6/1‐7/30

Project location: [address or physical description] Attach aerial photo/map with project location

Northwestern part of Rebecca Park Reserve bounded by the crow river on the north and the park reserve to the south, east and west. T119N, R24W, Section NW31

Detailed description and purpose of project including desired outcomes:

The project will restore 6 acres of old agricultural field to native woody vegetation. The area is dominated by brome grass an invasive non‐native plant. This field was also being invaded by boxelder, siberian elm, buckthorn, and prickly ash. Three Rivers Park District has started the removal of the exotic woody vegetation and would have the site clear prior to the implementation of this grant. The proposed planting, which is on the south side of the crow river in Rebecca Park Reserve, will re‐establish a native hardwood forest reducing sediment and nutrient loading from storm water runoff. Three Rivers Park District will provide a minimum of 5,000 large bare root native trees and shrubs grown from locally collected seed at the nearby Park District nursery. The Park District will also supply all the equipment, chemicals, (deer repellants and herbicides), and additional personnel needed for the project.

Description of crew responsibilities and tasks to be carried out:

The crew will help to implement the planting of 5,000 native trees and shrubs. The will train and instruct the Sentencing To Service program participants, provide essential equipment operation as needed, and assist with the setup, operation and disassembly of portable irrigation systems for watering the plant material. The crew will also assist in the implementation of any vegetation control measures (both mechanical and chemical), as well as deer repellant applications.

List hand and power tools needed for the project:

Three Rivers Park District will provide all hand tools for the project, including but not limited to; hand pruners, shovels, rakes, portable irrigation equipment, and backpack chemical sprayers.

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Clean Water Fund Project Application

Double‐click to check the box that best describes the project. [Projects will be funded based on priority level, listed from high to low]

HIGH ‐ New installation or establishment of BMP's

MEDIUM ‐ Maintenance of newly established BMP's (within a 3‐year establishment period)

LOW ‐ General maintenance beyond the establishment period

Is all permitting, contracting, landowner consent completed? If not, what is still required which may cause delay or cancellation of this project? Please explain.

No permitting, contracting or landowner consent is required. All of the property is owned by Three Rivers Park District.

Has a TMDL implementation plan, watershed management plan, county comprehensive local water management plan, local surface water management plan, metro groundwater plan, surface water intake plan or well head protection plan been approved and locally adopted? Please explain.

The Pioneer Sarah Creek second generation Watershed Management Plan was approved by the Minnesota Board of Soil and Water Resources on October 27, 2004 and by the Pioneer Sarah Creek Watershed Management Commission on December 16, 2004. The proposed project lies within the geographical area covered by this plan. Item 8 under Section A of Section IV (Issues/Concerns and Corrective Actions) specifically identifies turbidity and low oxygen content of the Crow River as a concern.

How will this project ensure practices implemented will be of long‐lasting public benefit with a minimum 10 years effective life?

The property is owned and maintained by Three Rivers Park District, whose stated mission is the preservation and protection of natural resources. For more than 50 years the Park District has been managing and protecting nearly 27,000 acres of land in the west suburban Minneapolis/Saint Paul metro area. The current Master Plan for Rebecca Park Reserve calls for this area to be eventually converted to a northern hardwood forest.

Describe the project’s educational value and/or on‐site education provided to the crew.

The crew will learn native plant identification while the plant material is dormant. They will also learn the site characteristics necessary for the different species. Later in the season with the plant maintenance aspect they will be taught proper pesticide application procedures for herbicides and deer repellant application.

Local financial contribution ‐itemized description and amount: [While there is no required match minimum, local financial contribution is still desired. Input in‐kind staff time, non‐state funds and/or project materials and total $ amount]

Three Rivers Park District would provide plant material ($131,560.00), equipment ($17,304.00), and labor ($22,880.00) for a total in kind contribution of $171,744.00.

Application Deadline December 15! Submit completed electronic Project Application in MS Word format with PDF aerial photo/map

of project location to [email protected]

Conservation Corps Minnesota 60 Plato Blvd E, Suite #210 St. Paul MN 55107

Phone: (651)209‐9900 X 18 www.conservationcorps.org

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Language in red indicates current updates * indicates enclosure Staff Report November 12, 2015 1 ‐

MEMORANDUM TO: Pioneer‐Sarah Creek Watershed Management Commission FROM: James Kujawa, Hennepin County Dept. of Environment and Energy DATE: November 12, 2015 SUBJECT: Staff Report

PROJECT REVIEWS.2003‐020 Greenworks Wetland Bank, Greenfield.* The Technical Evaluation Panel (TEP) met on this site October 20, 2015. The TEP concluded that the wetland buffer vegetation management and replanting along with the buffer signage was adequately completed during the summer of this year. Based on this information, the TEP recommends the Commission approve and certify the application to deposit 3.0814 acres of the Grygelko/Greenworks wetland banking area into the BWSR wetland Bank. Because the native vegetation has not been completely established, 1.027 acres of wetland credits are recommended to be withheld until the TEP approves the final establishment of the buffer vegetation. This item is included in this month’s meeting packet.

2013‐02 Lake Independence Outlet Channel, Independence. This project removed the floating and attached bogs within the outlet channel to Lake Independence for a length of approximately 2,400 feet and a width of 15‐18 feet from Independence Road to Pagenkopf Road. The project was completed in December 2013.

The condition of the weir has been examined by Hakanson‐Anderson. Their recently completed as‐built elevation of the current weir shows it to be constructed at 956.18 (1929 datum). The DNR concurred that this as‐built elevation should be used as the weir elevation for any new work. An amendment to the existing DNR permit has been granted. A replacement structure design, cost estimate and replacement plan have been developed. This item has been completed and can be removed from the report.

2013‐04 Franklin Hills Second Addition, Independence. This is a 41‐acre site located at the westerly terminus of Franklin Hills Road approximately one mile south of CR 11 on the west side of CR 90. There is currently one home site on this parcel. It is proposed to be subdivided into six residential lots. Grading is proposed for the extension of Franklin Hills Road into two cul‐de‐sacs, or approximately 1100 feet of public street access to the new lots. An existing pond will also be expanded during the grading process. Each home site will be graded individually when building permits are issued. At their September 2013 meeting, the Commission approved site plans with three conditions. These conditions have been met with the exception of the Commission’s receipt of the final O&M plan recorded document. The developer and City are still working on finalizing the plat and recording of all documents, including the O&M plan.

2014‐08. Pioneer Creek Golf Course. The applicant is requesting to clean out one of two culverts on Pioneer Creek at the old Kuntz Crossing road on their property. One of the culverts has become 1/3 full of sediment, creating excess flooding within the golf course during high water conditions this spring. They are also requesting a permit to grade within the floodplain of the creek near fairway #1. Some of this grading was originally proposed in the floodway of the creek. Because of the impacts that the floodway fill has on the creek’s 100‐year flood elevations and the expense of engineering the site to conform to no‐increase in the high water storm event, Staff is working with the applicant to move the filling work outside of the floodway. The culvert clean‐out work in the creek channel is not regulated by the DNR because this area was ditched in the past. In lieu of the DNR, Hennepin County has jurisdiction as the ditch authority. Staff will coordinate the applicant’s effort with the County.

Staff met on site with the applicant and their engineer on April 23, 2015 to discuss the issues associated with this request. Additional grading, wetland and restoration information was provided on July 16 and August 13. At their August meeting, the Commission approved Staff’s findings dated August 13, 2015 contingent that: 1) The floodplain mitigation figures be provided for review and meet the Commission’s standard of no‐net increase in floodplain fill, 2) The City of Independence provide grading plan approval, and 3) An as‐built survey of floodplain earthwork with cut and fill balance calculations be provided to the Commission. Revised grading plans dated August 20, 2015 complied with item 1 of the contingencies. On September 2 the City of Independence approved a grading permit for this project. The only outstanding item is the as‐built survey after the work is completed.

2015‐02 Serenity Hills, Independence. This is a 56‐acre agriculture parcel that straddles both sides of Koch’s Crossing just west of Independence Road. The applicant is proposing to subdivide the property into a cluster type development with 14 single‐family residential lots (29.5 acres) and two large outlots (26.5 acres). As part of this project, Koch’s Crossing is proposed to be vacated and relocated 700 feet south of the current road. This development triggers the

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Language in red indicates current updates * indicates enclosure Staff Report November 12, 2015 2 ‐

Commission’s review for stormwater management (quantity and quality), grading and erosion control. The project review and findings were included in the February packet. This project was approved by the Commission at their July meeting contingent upon: 1) The appropriate pipe or rock rip rap channel being designed for water flows over the stream bank in the NE corner of Outlot A, and 2) the City of Independence agreeing to maintain the stormwater facilities, or a stormwater management agreement and operation and maintenance plan being approved by the City and the Commission and recorded on the property deed. The recorded document must be provided to the Commission. Item 1 has been resolved, Item 2 is still pending.

2015‐07w 7325 Pioneer Trail Wetland Violation, Greenfield. Contacts from the property owner have been limited. After approximately five phone messages and two site visits, he finally provided Staff with his email contact. Staff sent him an email outlining the process to resolve a filling violation. After a call from the DNR, the property owner has been in contact with our office and has requested a PSCWMC application for an exemption. At this time he is trying to decide if he would like to remove the fill material or receive a de minimis exemption. No new information was received in October.

2015‐10 Highway 55 Mini‐storage, Medina.* At the October Commission meeting the applicant requested a waiver to our fee schedule on this project. The Commission denied the request. Revisions to the site plans were received in October. Based on their review , Staff recommends the Commission approve this project contingent upon 1) the soil amendment areas and iron enhanced filtration basin being protected by a drainage and utility easement and included in the site’s utility maintenance agreement, and 2) the buffer areas having a conservation easement recorded over them DANCE HALL CREEK SUBWATERSHED ASSESSMENT

No new information was received during the month of October.

LAKE INDEPENDENCE TMDL

Ardmore Subwatershed Assessment. Hakanson‐Anderson and the Hennepin County Department of Environment and Energy have submitted a joint proposal to the City of Medina to help locate, prioritize and provide a cost/benefit analysis for BMPs within this subwatershed to Lake Ardmore and the Independence Beach area of Lake Independence. H‐A will provide analysis for the more urban areas of the watershed and the County will provide analysis for the more rural areas. The Metropolitan Association of Conservation Districts’ technical committee has approved a $7,000 grant for the assessment. H‐A and the County continue to work on this assessment, which is planned to be completed by the end of this year.

PIONEER‐SARAH CREEK WRAPS

The agreement for Phase 2 of the Pioneer Sarah Creek WRAPS project was executed by MPCA on July 8, 2015. Phase 2 extends to June 30, 2017 and is the final phase of the project. The overall outcome of this project will be a WRAPS Plan and TMDL Study that provides quantitative pollutant load reduction estimates and a set of pollutant reduction and watershed management strategies to achieve water quality standards for impairments within the watershed, and that are understood and adoptable by local units of government and stakeholders. The ultimate outcome of the WRAPS study is improved or protected water quality in the water bodies within the watershed. The project will also provide an important water quality framework for civic and citizen engagement and communication, which will contribute to long‐term public participation in surface water protection and restoration activities throughout the watershed. The second Community Conversation will be held on Monday, November 16, at Independence City Hall.

Project Review Fee Schedule.

At the October meeting of the Commission, questions concerning our current fee schedule were raised. It was requested that Staff review the fee schedule and provide alternatives to the current fees for the Commission to consider. Included in the December meeting packet will be various options for the Commission to consider if they choose to revise the current fee schedule.

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Fall tips for a healthy environment, watershed plan and grant updates, events and more

FALL 2015

ABOUT WATER LINKS

Water Links provides monthly updates from the West Metro Water Alliance (WMWA). Water Links features news, events, project updates and tips related to water quality issues.

IN THIS ISSUE

• Fall tips for a healthy environment

• Elm Creek Watershed finishing up six year study of lakes and streams

• Shingle Creek Watershed Commission receives grants to study carp and bacteria

• A finished product: Bassett Creek Watershed Management Plan

• Storm Drain Goalies in action!

• Interactive map helps students understand water quality data

• Information meetings for the 2016 Master Water Stewards program

• Winter parking lot and road

Fall tips for a healthy environment The chill in the air and the falling leaves are good reminders that some simple fall clean up tips can help improve and protect our environment!

Don’t sweep leaves and grass clippings into the street. When leaves and grass wash into storm drains, they end up in our lakes and streams where they feed algae and consume oxygen as they decay! Grass clippings can also carry pesticides which harm fish and other aquatic life.

Turn your leaves into valuable compost – either by bagging them for your waste hauler to take from the curb, composting them in a backyard compost bin, or hauling your leaves, grass, and brush to a drop-off site.

Prepare your lawn for next year. While it might seem like your yard goes dormant in the fall, this is actually a great time to prep your lawn for the spring. Aerating will allow oxygen and moisture to reach the roots of plants during winter and will also improve the water retention of your yard, which will reduce the need for irrigation.

Get a workout and reduce harmful emissions! Gasoline-powered mowers, leaf blowers, and string trimmers may be faster, but they also use a lot of energy and create hazardous fumes. In fact, a typical riding lawn mower actually produces four times as much pollution per hour as a car! In addition to harmful emissions, the force from gasoline-powered leaf blowers can create clouds of potentially hazardous substances such as mold, pesticides, and allergens. Use a good old fashioned rake and burn calories at the same time!

Keep oil, antifreeze, and other automotive chemicals out of the street. Bring them to a Hennepin County drop-off facility for safe disposal.

Elm Creek Watershed finishing up six year study of lakes and streams

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maintenance workshops

• Natural resources partnership meeting

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Hennepin County

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Seven cities, eight agencies and the Elm Creek Watershed Management Commission have collaborated on a six-year project to evaluate conditions in the lakes and streams in the Elm Creek watershed and to plan how best to protect and improve water quality in those waters. The end product, the Elm Creek Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS) report, provides detailed information about thirteen lakes and four stream systems in this northwestern watershed of 103 square miles. The WRAPS report found that seven of those lakes do not meet state nutrient standards, and the streams contain excessive levels of E. coli bacteria, have low dissolved oxygen, and at least one suffers from excessive chloride concentrations from road salt. Detailed strategies for improving these waters are laid out in the WRAPS report and were adopted into the Elm Creek Watershed Management Plan recently approved by the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources. Some of these strategies include:

• Recently revised rules and standards that require new development to provide additional water quality treatment and reduce the volume of runoff from their sites.

• Closer assessment of land areas found to be contributing excessive sediment and nutrients to the lakes and streams.

• Stabilization of stream banks where erosion is impacting the streams.

• More targeted efforts to work with and provide incentives to agriculture to make voluntary improvements.

Shingle Creek Watershed Commission receives grants to study carp and bacteria

Carp in Twin Lake in Crystal, Brooklyn Center and Robbinsdale are about to find out they

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can run but they can’t hide. The Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission received a $100,000 grant from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s (MPCA) Section 319 program to help fund an upcoming project to track carp in the four-lake chain of Twin and Ryan Lakes.

Carp can degrade a waterbody by stirring up sediment and releasing nutrients into the water, as they’ve done in Upper Twin Lake. The goal of tracking the carp is to find out how they move between the lakes, Ryan Creek, and Shingle Creek so that fish barriers can be installed to limit their movement. The study will also determine where the fish congregate in the winter so they can be removed by commercial fishermen.

Following carp removal, the project will install an aeration system in Upper Twin to prevent low oxygen conditions. Raising oxygen levels will improve pan fish populations, which will then keep the carp population in check because the pan fish eat carp eggs. Another important aspect of the project is developing an aquatic vegetation management plan that will be put in place when water clarity improves.

The commission received another grant from the MPCA totaling almost $200,000 to study various applications of a new technology that can remove bacteria from stormwater. Urban stormwater can carry high levels of bacteria from excretions from pets, birds, waterfowl, and other wildlife, and bacterial contamination can make lakes and streams unsafe to wade or swim in. Biochar, a charcoal-like product that is relatively inexpensive, has been shown in the lab to remove bacteria and enhance the removal of soluble phosphorus. This grant will test biochar in the real world by studying whether adding it to iron-enhanced sand filters on stormwater ponds or catch basins or directly filtering stream water through biochar are feasible and cost-effective. If proven effective in the field, this will be a valuable new tool in stormwater managers’ toolboxes.

A finished product: Bassett Creek Watershed Management Plan

The Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission (BCWMC) is excited to announce the completion of their Watershed Management Plan. What started in 2012 as a simple update progressed into complex, thorough, and productive conversations about how to manage and protect the lakes and streams in the watershed while balancing the interests and needs of multiple entities. The public and local officials weighed in with their concerns and ideas early in the process by responding to a BCWMC survey, attending

small-group meetings, and participating in a large “Watershed Summit” in June 2013. Once the issues were framed, the BCWMC Plan Steering Committee met 24 times over two years to develop policies and programs to address the issues. The BCWMC Technical Advisory Committee, consisting of staff from BCWMC communities, state agencies like the Board of Water and Soil Resources and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and partners like the Minneapolis Park and Rec Board and Three Rivers Part District, also provided valuable recommendations, insight, and assistance in developing policies for the plan.

In the end, the BCWMC prioritized and classified their lakes and streams, adopted new requirements for development and redevelopment (the Minimal Impact Design Standards), adopted requirements for buffers along some streams and wetlands, and developed a list of large capital projects, like stream restoration projects and stormwater infiltration basins, to implement over the life of the plan.

“This plan sets the stage for a productive decade of protecting and improving our lakes and streams,” noted BCWMC Chair, Jim de Lambert. “We look forward to continuing watershed management in partnership with cities, residents, businesses, lake associations, park districts, and agencies!”

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Storm Drain Goalies in action! Students at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School in Brooklyn Park are cleaning the streets! Fourth grade students have participated in the WMWA "What is a Watershed?" lesson for the last 3 years and decided to put the messages into action. The lesson unveils the impacts of leaves, grass clippings and other nutrient-loaded pollution on water quality. Students are encouraged to become Storm Drain Goalies by letting nothing but rain down the drain.

For the second year, the St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School's Green Team will venture out to the streets of Osseo to rake, sweep and collect leaves. The City of Osseo staff work in partnership with the school groups to collect the bags of leaves for composting. Students, parents and neighbors enjoy working together and spreading the word.

Organizing a street clean-up can be an easy and fun community service project. For tips or assistance in bringing a clean-up or lesson to your school community contact Jen Schaust, [email protected].

Interactive map helps students understand water quality data

Students involved in Hennepin County’s River Watch program can now compare the data they collect to historical data for their stream and learn about how land cover may impact water quality in the recently launched Hennepin County River Watch interactive map. River Watch is a hands-on environmental education program in which teams of youth assess the health of local streams by identifying and quantifying the stream's biological

community. There are currently 18 sites being monitored in the county.

For more information, contact Mary Karius at [email protected] or 612-596-9129.

Events Information meetings for the 2016 Master Water Stewards program The Master Water Stewards program is a volunteer program for community leaders that identifies, trains, certifies and supports stewards to implement projects on residential and commercial properties that reduce water pollution from urban runoff and educate the community. Hennepin County has supported the development of the Master Water Stewards program through several Green Partners environmental education grants. Information sessions for the 2016 Master Water Steward course will be held October 26 and 27, November 17 and December 8. Learn more.

Winter parking lot and road maintenance workshops Chloride is increasingly becoming a pollutant of concern in Minnesota’s lakes, streams

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and rivers. Several watershed organizations are holding upcoming workshops that will address best practices for maintaining safe roads, parking lots and walkways in the winter while reducing salt use.

• Winter parking lot and sidewalk maintenance workshop for property managers, snowplow drivers, contractors, staff and volunteers. Tuesday, November 17 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Nine Mile Creek Discovery Point in Eden Prairie. Training is free but registration is required. Register here.

• Winter road maintenance workshop for city, county and state government winter maintenance professionals. Thursday, October 22 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District in Eden Prairie. Training is free but registration is required.

Natural resources partnership meeting The emerald ash borer is a destructive tree pest that attacks and kills ash trees. Learn more about emerald ash borer at the next Hennepin Natural Resources Partnership meeting on Tuesday, December 1, 2015.

The Hennepin Natural Resources Partnership provides a forum for a more holistic and collaborative approach to managing and protecting our land and water. Everyone is welcome to attend, especially those from cities, watersheds, agencies and organizations involved with or interested in natural resources management and protection.

RSVP to Stacey Lijewski at [email protected] or 612-348-9938.

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Annual summit helps citizen groups

determine best ways to protect clean water

There are hundreds of citizen groups across Minnesota dedicated to protecting a lake or river, and while

there is no shortage of passion and interest, there are often questions of where to begin or how to focus

that energy. The annual Metro Summit for Lake and River Groups aims to give these groups the tools and

knowledge to make a real impact on the water body they care about.

The Summit is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 1, from

5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Eisenhower Community

Center in Hopkins. There will be presentations,

discussion and opportunities to network with other

community leaders, government representatives and

water quality professionals. Topics will include how to

best gauge the health of a water body, issues and

solutions for shorelines, and how detecting invasive

species early can keep them from taking hold.

The event is sponsored by the MCWD and Freshwater

Society, which together run the Watershed Association Initiative, a collaborative effort to assist citizen

groups that are dedicated to healthy lakes and rivers. The metro summit is open to residents of the

watershed as well as anyone interested in the greater metro area.

The cost for the event is $10 and includes dinner. For more information and to register visit

www.freshwater.org/metrosummit2015, or contact Jen Kader at [email protected] or (651) 313-

5807. To learn more about starting or joining a lake or river group, visit www.minnehahacreek.org/WAI.

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Environmental Quality Incentives Program

Introduction

The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is a voluntary conservation program that helps agricultural producers in a manner that promotes agricultural production and environmental quality as compatible goals. Through EQIP, agricultural producers receive financial and technical assistance to implement structural and management conservation practices that optimize environmental benefits on working agricultural land.

Accepting Applications

EQIP applications are accepted on a continuous basis, however, NRCS establishes application "cut-off" or

submission deadline dates for evaluation, ranking and approval of eligible applications. EQIP is open to all

eligible agricultural producers and submitted applications may be considered or evaluated in multiple funding

pool opportunities. The following document describes how to apply for Farm Bill programs or visit the

following website: Get started with NRCS national page

The 2016 EQIP application deadline is November 20, 2015.

To learn how to get started with NRCS, visit www.nrcs.usda.gov/getstarted

To apply for EQIP, contact your local service center.

Eligibility

Agricultural producers and owners of non-industrial private forestland and Tribes are eligible to apply for

EQIP. Eligible land includes cropland, rangeland, pastureland, non-industrial private forestland and other

farm or ranch lands.

Applicants must:

• Control or own eligible land

• Comply with adjusted gross income limitation (AGI) provisions

• Be in compliance with the highly erodible land and wetland conservation requirements

• Develop an NRCS EQIP plan of operations

Additional restrictions and program requirements may apply.

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Participant Responsibilities

Applicants are responsible for completing and filing all application and eligibility paperwork as required. If

funded, participants are required to sign a contract and agree to implement the planned conservation

practices to NRCS standards and specifications as scheduled.

National and State Priorities

The following national priorities, consistent with statutory resources concerns that include soil, water,

wildlife, air quality, and related natural resource concerns, may be used in EQIP implementation:

1. Reductions of nonpoint source pollution, such as nutrients, sediment, pesticides, or excess salinity in impaired watersheds consistent with total maximum daily loads (TMDL) where available; the reduction of surface and groundwater contamination; and the reduction of contamination from agricultural sources, such as animal feeding operations

2. Conservation of ground and surface water resources

3. Reduction of emissions, such as particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds, and ozone precursors and depleters that contribute to air quality impairment violations of National Ambient Air Quality Standards

4. Reduction in soil erosion and sedimentation from unacceptable levels on agricultural land

5. Promotion of at-risk species habitat conservation including development and improvement of wildlife habitat

6. Energy conservation to help save fuel, improve efficiency of water use, maintain production, and protect soil and water resources by more efficiently using fertilizers and pesticides and

7. Biological carbon storage and sequestration

In addition, Minnesota has identified the following priorities:

1. Water Quality 4. Plants 2. Soil Erosion 5. Animals 3. Soil Quality

Fiscal Year 2016 EQIP Deadline

Applications submitted by (November 20, 2015), will be evaluated to be considered for funding in fiscal year

2016. Applications received after that date will be accepted and evaluated for future rounds of funding.

To apply for EQIP, your local service center Get Started with NRCS - Do you farm or ranch and want to make

improvements to the land that you own or lease? NRCS offers technical and financial assistance to help

farmers, ranchers and forest landowners.

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