Joint Water Task Force - Special Report
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Minneapolis - JWC Joint Water Task Force
Executive Summary with CD-ROM Appendices
MINNEAPOLIS - JOINT WATER COMMISSION
Joint Water TaskForce
Final Report
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY WITH ACCOMPANYING APPENDICES ON CD-ROM
August 2008
Prepared by:
ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
EFG I Water
818 West 461' Street, Suite 204
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55419-4841
USA
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Minneapolis - JWC Joint Water Task Force
Executive Summary with CD-ROM Appendices
ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
EFG 1 Water
22 August 2008
Councilmember Sandra Colvin Roy
City of Minneapolis
350 South Fifth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55415-1330
Mayor Linda Loomis
Joint Water Commission
c/o City of Golden Valley
7800 Golden Valley Road
Golden Valley, Minnesota 55427-4588
Re: Joint Water Task Force: Final Report
Dear CMColvin Roy and Mayor Loomis:
818 West 46'" Street, Suite 204
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55419-4841
+1 612-872-D51 0 voice
+ 1 612-824-4312 fax
Environmental Financial Group, Inc. (EFG) is pleased to provide to the City of Minneapolis and
the Joint Water Commission the attached report documenting the work of the Joint Water
Task Force that met between July 2005 and April 2008.
We are hopeful thatthe work of the task force will effectively set the course to strengthen a
successful40cyear water supply partnership.
Thank you.
Very Truly Yours,
r;.~dJ:AL FINANCIAL GROUP, INC
Scott E. Harder, President
Cc: City of Minneapolis City Council
City of Golden Valley City Council
City of Crystal City Council
City of New Hope City Council
Joint Water Commission
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Minneapolis - JWC Joint Water Task Force
Executive Summary with CD-ROM Appendices
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABL E 0 F CONTENTS............ .... ...................... ........... ..... ................................... .............. ...... ............5
1 I Goa Is, Objectives and Accompl ishments ..................................................................................7
Goals........................................................................................................................... .........................7
Work Process.................................................................................... ..................................................7
2 I Process.. ........ ......... ............ ...... ........... ...... ......... .......... .... ................. .......... .......... ...... ... ......... ..........9
3 I Recommended Sustai na ble Strateg ies ....................................................................................11
Goa Is............................................................................................................................. ..............;..... 11
o b j ectives .. .. .. . .... .. .... ... .. . . .. . .. ... ....... .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . ... .. . ... .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .... .. . .. .. . .. .. '" .. ... .. . .. ... . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. ..... .. ... 11
Recom mendations .......... ...... ......................................................................................................... 11
41 Recommended Water Advisory Boa rd Concept.................................................................... 13
Purposes........................................................................................................................ .................. 1 3
Membership............... ...... ..........................................................................................:.............. ...... 13
Voting ............................... ................................................................ ................ ................... ..... ........ 13
Operations............................... ............................ .............. ...... ........................... ...................... ........ 13
Finance.................................................... .......... .............................................................................. 13
Duties and Responsibilities .................................................................;......................................... 13
ACCOMPANYING CD-ROM
A I Joint Water Commission Planning: July 20, 2005.......................................,.......................15
BI Organizational: November 16, 2005.................................................................................,...., 27
C I Kickoff: J a nu a ry 11,2006.......................................................................................................... 61
D I Planning Information: March 22, 2006............................................................,....................... 83
E I Interconnections: November 15, 2006.....................................,............................................113
FIG ove rna nce: March 21, 2007. ................................................................................................... 131
G I Co-Cha i rs Committee: May 24, 2007.................................................................................... 155
H I Advisory Governance & Conservation: September 13, 2007 ......................................... 163
II Sustainable Strategies & Governance: September 13,2007...........................................185
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Minneapolis - JWC Joint Water Task Force
Executive Summary with CD-ROM Appendices
1 I Goals, Objectives and Accomplishments
The Joint Water Task Force (Task Force) came together in late 2005 to address several goals
outlined in the 2003 Water Purchase Agreement between the City of Minneapolis (City) and the
JointWater Commission (JWC).
Goals
The water policy goals of the Task Force were as follows:
= Compile and review existing technical planning information needed to make jointwater
supply planning decisions;
= Consider a stronger governance role for the JWC;
= Evaluate an emergency backup water supply;
= Evaluate conjunctive use of JWC groundwater and Mississippi River water; and
= Develop policy on emergency interconnections .
Work Process
The Task Force began its work by addressing various organizational matters and establishing a
flow of work. Some of the ideas and issues that comprised these initial discussions included the
following:
= Choose chair, co-chair, other officers;
= Consider work plan, budget and schedule at next meeting;
= Set clear time, budget and schedule expectations/limits prior to proceeding;
= Confirm joint staff support;
= Structure quarterly meetings around each goal: 1/3 technical presentations, 2/3
discussion;
= Invite Metropolitan Council, Department of Natural Resources, and Minnesota Department
of Health to discuss roles and planning initiatives;
= Organize discussion in amanner to encourage identification of discrete, and "votable"
issues;
= "All vote" supermajority to identify consensus and minority positions; and
= Ongoing documentation with meeting minutes, report sections (technical memoranda),
web portal.
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Minneapolis - JWC Joint Water Task Force
Executive Summary with CD-ROM Appendices
2 I Process
TABLE 1 I Joint Water Task Force Members
R.T. Rybak Mayor Minneapolis
Sandra Colvin Roy, Co-Chair Council member Minneapolis
Barbara Johnson Council member Minneapolis
Linda Loomis, Co-Chair Mayor Golden Valley
Bob Schaffer Council member Golden Valley
Tom Burt, JWC Chair City manager Golden Valley
ReNae Bowman Mayor Crystal
Mark Hoffman Council member Crystal
Anne Norris City manager Crystal
Martin Opem Mayor New Hope
Kirk McDonald City manager New Hope
Mary Gwin-Lenth, 2005-6 Council member New Hope
TABLE 2 I Meeting Schedule
JWC Planning July 20, 2005 A
Organizational November 16, 2005 B
Kickoff and Chartering January 11, 2006 C
Planning Information March 22, 2006 D
Interconnections November 15, 2006 E
Governance March 21, 2007 F
Co-Chairs Committee May 24,2007 G
Advisory Governance and Conservation September 13, 2007 H
Sustainable Strategies and Advisory Governance April 22, 2008
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Minneapolis - JWC Joint Water Task Force
Executive Summary with CD-ROM Appendices
31 Recommended Sustainable Strategies
Goals
=> Strengthen a30-year regional water partnership;
=> Demonstrate a commitment to long-term water supply sustainability through
conservation, climate-aware water supply planning, proactive drought planning
and response, and preservation of future supplemental and emergency supplies;
and
=> Celebrate stewardship of the Mississippi River.
Objectives
Position Minneapolis and its municipal partners to take advantage of emerging state and regional
funding opportunities through:
=> Economies of scale;
=> "Best Practices" demand management policies and practices;
=> Grant-eligible projects offering substantial regional benefits; and
=> Stronger drought-management position with Federal government.
Collectively enhance water system sustainability by:
=> Providing advisory governance for effective budgetary and capital investment
oversight;
=> Reducing material, energy, and greenhouse gas emissions;
=> Leveraging financial investments in system capacity through additional wholesale
agreements;
=> Establishing interconnections with surrounding communities;
=> Maintaining future ability to supplement Mississippi River water with groundwater;
and
=> Conserving and protecting Mississippi River supply.
Recommendations
=> Launch new Water Supply Advisory Board with budget and capital oversight; and
=> Commit to long-term water supply sustainability.
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