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2006-02-27 EC Agenda Packet1 AGENDA GOLDEN VALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION Regular Meeting Golden Valley City Hall, 7800 Golden Valley Road Council Conference Room Monday, February 27, 2006 7:00 P.M. I. Call to Order II. Approval of Minutes — January 23, 2006 III. Annual Report (schedule) IV. Ad Hoc Deer Task Force (update on status) V. Property Maintenance Code (review of draft policy, if available) VI. Recycling Motion (feedback, if available) VII. 1/1 Study (presentation by City Engineer, Jeff Oliver) VIII. Envision Feedback Topics (prioritization by Commission) IX. Program/Project Updates — ➢ Sunnyridge Lane Soil Contaminants ➢ Medley Park Creek Bank Stabilization Project ➢ 1/1 Study (to be covered under Agenda Item VII) ➢ Three Rivers Park District Trail (Regional Bicycle Plan) ➢ Proposed Developments ➢ Lighting Plan/Ordinance (review of draft policy, if available) ➢ Ad Hoc Deer Task Force (to be covered under Agenda Item IV) X. Commission Member Council Reports XI. Other Business XII. Adjourn GAEnvironmental Commission\Agendas\2006\022706.doc GOLDEN VALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION Regular Meeting Minutes February 27, 2006 Present: Tracy Anderson, Richard Baker, Dawn Hill, Christopher Kaisershot, Jon Pawluk, Siah St. Clair Absent: Mauno Silpala; Al Lundstrom, Environmental Coordinator City Staff: Jeff Oliver, City Engineer; Tracy Pharr, Administrative Assistant I. Call to Order Baker called the meeting to order at 7:07 pm. II. Approval of Minutes - January 23, 2006 No changes. MOVED by Pawluk, seconded by Anderson, and the motion carried unanimously to approve the minutes of the January 23, 2006 meeting as submitted. Annual Report (schedule) As requested by Public Works Director Clancy, Pharr informed the Commission that they should prepare and select a date to present their Annual Report to the City Council. A brief discussion ensued. Baker will draft a report in advance of the March meeting and submit it to Pharr for distribution to the Commission Members for their review. The report will be finalized at the March 27 meeting, and presented to the City Council at one of their April meetings. IV. Ad Hoc Deer Task Force (update on status) Anderson, Baker, Pawluk and St. Clair will be serving on the Deer Task Force. St. Clair stated he had not received a notice of appointment from the Manager's office, nor was he given any background information on why the Task Force was created or what its charge is. Baker gave a brief explanation and also told St. Clair about the presentation on the deer population in Golden Valley that was given to the Commission by the City's Parks & Recreation Director. The first meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 13. A schedule for future meeting dates will be established at this meeting. Agenda packets will be sent out in advance of the meeting. V. Property Maintenance Code (review of draft policy, if available) Oliver said that the Property Maintenance Code is not yet available in draft form. It is likely that it will be ready for review at the March meeting. Pawluk referenced a brochure on earth -friendly home landscaping, produced by Hennepin County Environmental Services. Pawluk stated he had mentioned this brochure to Lundstrom, and requested he order copies. Pawluk said he feels this is a nice follow-up to Prairie Restorations' presentation at the January 23 Environmental Commission meeting. He also believes this would be good to have available for Golden Valley residents, and to use as a basis when reviewing the property maintenance code. VI. Recycling Motion (feedback, if available) Baker provided background information on this motion to St. Clair. Pharr indicated there has been no feedback to date. VII. 1/1 Study (presentation by City Engineer, Jeff Oliver) Oliver presented background information on the 1/1 Study and distributed two maps of the City, broken down into 18 sanitary sewer districts that illustrate the locations of high inflow and infiltration. Oliver stated that Golden Valley, like the other metro area cities, receives sanitary sewer service from the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES). The local systems tap into the trunk system owned and operated by MCES. Most of Golden Valley's system is clay pipe installed in the early to mid-1950s. Clay pipes are very susceptible to damage and root intrusion. MCES' system collects and treats the wastewater flow from all of the cities. Each city is billed for the measured flows leaving the community. Oliver continued, stating that several times in recent years, the City of Golden Valley has been notified by MCES that the city has exceeded its anticipated peak flow, particularly during rainfall events. Peak flows can (and do) overtax the sewer system, and there isn't enough treatment capacity in these cases, which can result in overflow into the receiving waters (for Golden Valley, the Mississippi River). Oliver said MCES has developed a surcharge program to address these issues. At this time, based upon the city's one peak flow violation in 2005, Golden Valley's expected surcharge is $300,000-350,000. This figure would be increased if additional peak flow violations occur. Until 2011, the surcharge is offset by credits for corrective actions that reduce flow. Beginning in 2011, the surcharge becomes a fine, and credits will no longer be offered. Hill asked if the City is replacing clay pipe with other material. Oliver responded the City cannot always afford to do so. He added that the 2006 PMP area (between TH 100 and Sweeney Lake) has the highest amount of sanitary sewer defects seen in a project area thus far. 2 St. Clair asked about residents connecting their sump pumps to the City's system. Oliver said sump pump connection is currently voluntary, but may become mandatory in the future, depending upon what direction the City Council decides to proceed with the program. Oliver stated the 1/1 issue has been covered in several of the City's newsletters in the past few years in an attempt to inform residents. Oliver defined inflow and infiltration and explained how the two occur. Oliver said that most (approximately 75 percent) of the inflow comes from private sources, not part of the municipally -owned system; while most of the infiltration occurs on the public system. Flows spike during a rainfall event that occurs at peak usage times (early morning and early evening, when most residents are preparing for or returning from work). Oliver explained how and where the City has been monitoring the 1/1. This monitoring and study continues, and the City has been identifying the problem areas. Baker asked what the City is looking for with additional monitoring and studying. Oliver said the City would start to zero in on specific neighborhoods. Oliver said recommendations for addressing excess 1/1 will include continuation of the cleaning and televising program to identify new defects; continued investigation of all manholes (City and MCES); revisions to the ordinance requiring hookups to the storm sewer system; potentially a mandatory inspection program; continued installation of drain tile behind the curb within PMP projects; and the possibility of instituting a mandatory inspection program for illegal connections. Kaisershot asked when the City Council will act on these recommendations. Oliver answered that this is scheduled to be discussed at the March Council/Manager meeting, but will also be an ongoing discussion. Oliver added that staff needs to prioritize and identify the most pressing problem and figure out how to address it. Baker stated the Environmental Commission may want to provide support for actions that need to be taken in the form of a recommendation to the Council. Baker asked if the Commission could receive a copy of the Executive Summary and the recommendations and conclusion of the 1/1 Study. Oliver will provide this information after the report has been finalized. He said the report would likely be finalized within the next month or so. VIII. Envision Feedback Topics (prioritization by Commission) No additional information on this item. This item will be removed from future agendas until new topics or issues arise. A copy of the Vision Guide will be sent to the two new Commission Members. IX. Program/Proiect Updates Sunnyridge Lane Soil Contaminants — No new information. Medley Park Creek Bank Stabilization Project— No new information. This item will be removed from Program/Project Updates. 3 1/I Study— This update was covered under Agenda Item VII. Three Rivers Park District Trail (Regional Bicycle Plan) — The City Council authorized an agreement with Three Rivers Park District. Plans for construction of the trail should be received in the near future. The trail is expected to take two to three years to be constructed. Proposed Developments — Staff has received development proposals from Colonnade and for the Olympic Printing site for review. Neither proposal was accepted, and both will need to be revised by their respective developers. Resubmission of these proposals is anticipated in the next few months. Lighting Plan/Ordinance — A joint meeting with the Planning Commission to discuss the lighting plan/ordinance has been scheduled for Monday, March 27. This meeting will be held prior to the Environmental Commission's regularly scheduled meeting. Ad Hoc Deer Task Force — This update was covered under Agenda Item IV. X. Commission Member Council Reports No Council reports were given. Baker did not assign the March Council agendas for review. XI. Other Business Items of Other Business: ➢ March agenda items include a joint meeting with the Planning Commission to review the City's draft lighting plan/ordinance, review of the Commission's draft annual report to the City Council (by Rich Baker), election of a new Vice Chair, an update on the Deer Task Force, review of the draft property maintenance code and any feedback on the recycling and trash receptacles motion. No additional business was addressed. XII. Ad0ourn The next scheduled meeting will be on March 27, 2006 at 7:00 pm. The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 pm. Respectfully submitted, RAAA Tracy E. Pha Administrative Assistant Department of Public Works 4 AdS 300S dr Vrjd_PJao9-rn2 ysllsV nsbloD A sgoH wslN ,slsbenildoR ,Istap3 24A Crystal, Robbinsdale, New Hope & Golden Valley Sun-Post/Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006 50 bars, clubs exempt from smoking ban A total of 50 bars and clubs have been granted exemptions to Hennepin County's .current smoking ban. The application deadline to file an exception was Monday, Jan. 30. Hopkins led the coun- ty in exemptions with seven approved establishments, fol- lowed by Crystal with six. Brooklyn Park, Corcoran, Osseo and St. Bonifacius each had three exemptions. After almost nine months with the countywide smoking ban in place, Hennepin County amended the ordi- nance in December 2005 to allow for exceptions for bars and restaurants if sales from alcohol exceed 50 percent of the total revenue from liquor and food. Private clubs were also eligible to apply, regard- less of their liquor -to -food rev- enue ratio. The exemptions do not apply to establishments in Minneapolis, Bloomington and Golden Valley. Those three cities Hennepin County cities have implemented individual bans. The exemptions were expected to bring income back to bars and clubs that experi- enced significant drops in rev- enue with the ban in place. - Compiled by Rebecca DeJarlais =.nu2nm.www www.mnsun.com Deer task force appointed in Golden Valley SUE WEBBER • SEMI NEWSPAPERS A study of the deer population in Golden Valley soon will be underway. The Golden Valley City Council. Feb. 7 established an ad hoc Deer Task Force and appointed 10 members to serve on it. Members include Rich Baker, Tracy Anderson and Jon Pawluk from the city's Environmental Commission; Roger McConico, Jim Vaughan and Jerry Sandler (alter- nate) from the Open Space and Recreation Commission; Margaret Macneale, David Krause, Jan Olfe and Siah St. Clair. PUBLIC SAFETY Golden Valley Following are some of the inci- dents reported recently to Golden Valley Police: BURGLARY: • Feb. 2 at Douglas Drive and St. Croix Ave. N. THEFT: - • Feb. 6 in the 7200 block of Golden Valley Road. • Feb. 4 in the 5200 block of St. Croix Ave. N. • Feb. 2 in the 7100 block of Medicine Lake Road. ROBBERY., • Feb. 4 in the 6900 block of Wayzata Blvd. According to the resolution adopt- ed by the City Council last week, membership on the task force is to include "residents balanced geo- graphically within the city and with persons who favor and oppose herd management." .City staff assisting the task force will be Rick Jacobson, Golden Valley's director of Parks and Recreation; and Al Lundstrom, the city's environmen- tal coordinator. The task force is charged with reporting back to the council within six months on the current status of the deer population and making rec- ommendations for control of the deer, OTHER: • Golden Valley Police also made seven arrests of suspected drunken drivers and five for outstanding war- rants between Feb. 2 and Feb. 8. New Hope Following are some of the inci- dents reported recently to New Hope Police: ASSAULT: • Feb. 6 in the 8100 block of 45th Ave. N. • Feb. 6 in the 4100 block of Jordan Ave. N. The victim was a 23 -year-old New Hope woman. A 25 -year-old New Hope man was arrested. Feb. 5 in the 7700 block of Elm Grove Court. The victim was a 28 - if it is deemed necessary. Duties of the task force will include the following: • Review aerial deer survey data; • Review deer vehicle accidents; • Coordinate with the Department of Natural Resources; • Recommend standards for accept- able numbers of deer in Golden Valley; • Consider options for control of deer; • Discuss the possibility of joint efforts with neighboring communi- ties • Review educational material for residents. year -old Brooklyn Center woman. A 34 -year-old New Hope woman was arrested. • Feb. 4 in the 8400 block of 58th Ave. N. The victim was a 27 -year-old New Hope woman. A 30 -year-old New Hope man is a suspect. PROPERTY DAMAGE: • Feb. 5 in the 4100 block of Jordan Ave. N. A 23 -year-old woman is a sus- pect. • Feb. 4 in the 5700 block of Winnetka Ave. N. Damage to the rear window of a vehicle is estimated at $300. OTHER: • New Hope Police also made two arrests of suspected drunken drivers and two for outstanding warrants.