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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 02/05/2002 - Workshop APPROVED MINUTES EDEN PRAIRIE CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOPIFORTENI TUESDAY,FEBRUARY 5,2001 CITY CENTER 5:30- 6:25 PM,HERITAGE ROOM H 6:30—7:00 PM,COUNCIL CHAMBER CITY COUNCIL: Acting Mayor Ron Case, Councilmembers Sherry Butcher,David, Luse,Jan Mosman CITY STAFF: City Manager Carl Jullie,Public Safety Director Jim Clark,Public Works Services Director Eugene Dietz, Environmental Coordinator Leslie Stovring,Director of Parks and Recreation Services Bob Lambert, Community Development and Financial Services Director Don Uram, and Recorder Lorene McWaters Heritage Room H I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER Acting Mayor Case called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m. II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA III. RILEY-PURGATORY-BLUFF CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT Perry Forster,Chair of the Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek Watershed District(RPBC) thanked the Council for inviting them to the Workshop. The group provided a general overview of RPBC's history and current activities and provided time afterward for questions from the Council. RPBC founder Howard Peterson talked about the formation of the RPBC 32 years ago in response to chronic flooding of Duck Lake. Today the Watershed covers 60 square miles and includes seven cities in two counties. There are three subwatersheds within the district. The District prepared an overall plan for the Watershed in 1972. That plan was updated in 1996 and is undergoing revision again this year. The District is managed by a five-member board. An 11-member citizen advisory board provides community input. Paid advisors include Paul Haik, attorney; Bob Obermeyer of Barr Engineering, engineer;Andrea Lel,communications; and Gerald Obremski, CPA. District Treasurer Susan Scribner reviewed the budget. The overall annual budget is broken down into five areas: CITY COUNCIL VTORKSHOP MENUTES February 5,2002 Page 2 Administrative Budget S250,000 Basic Water Management Fund $600,000 Water Management Plan $400,000 Streamwater Maintenance and Repair Fund $15,000 Survey and Data Acquisitions Fund $50,000 Fislness pointed out that unlike many metro area watershed districts, RPBC does not have a paid administrator and only spends about$10,000 per year on actual administration. The District has been working on the Purgatory Creek Recreation area project for several years, completed a lake use attainability study on Round Lake, and is planning to conduct a lake use attainability study on Riley Lake this year. Councilmember Butcher asked if the District's mission includes public education. Forster said the District has made and distributed videos to local school. They also produce maps,brochures,press releases and advertisements to support the District's programs. Councihmember Luse said he thinks more residents should be made aware of how much work the District does (with a$1.2 million budget) with little or no paid permanent staff. Case asked if the District could provide a periodic synopsis of watershed district activities of particular interest to Eden Prairie residents. Forster said that was possible. V. OTHER TOPICS Council Chamber VI. OPEN FORUM (Scheduled participants, 6:30-6:50 p.m.) There were no scheduled participants. VII. OPEN PODIUM(Unscheduled participants, 6:50-7:00 p.m.) No one asked to speak during Open Podium. VI. ADJOURNMENT APPROVED MINUTES EDEN PRAIRIE CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP/FORUM TUESDAY,FEBRUARY 5,2002 CITY CENTER 5:30- 6:25 PM,HERITAGE ROOM H 6:30—7:00 PM, COUNCIL CHAMBER CITY COUNCIL: Acting Mayor Ron Case, Councilmembers Sherry Butcher,David, Luse,Jan Mosman CITY STAFF: City Manager Carl Jullie,Public Safety Director Jim Clark,Public Works Services Director Eugene Dietz, Environmental Coordinator Leslie Stovring, Director of Parks and Recreation Services Bob Lambert, Community Development and Financial Services Director Don Uram, and Recorder Lorene McWaters Heritage Room II I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER Acting Mayor Case called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m. II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA III. RILEY-PURGATORY-BLUFF CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT Perry Forster, Chair of the Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek Watershed District(RPBC) thanked the Council for inviting them to the Workshop. The group provided a general overview of RPBC's history and current activities and provided time afterward for questions from the Council. RPBC founder Howard Peterson talked about the formation of the RPBC 32 years ago in response to chronic flooding of Duck Lake. Today the Watershed covers 60 square miles and includes seven cities in two counties. There are three subwatersheds within the district. The District prepared an overall plan for the Watershed in 1972. That plan was updated in 1996 and is undergoing revision again this year. The District is managed by a five-member board. An 11-member citizen advisory board provides community input. Paid advisors include Paul Haik, attorney; Bob Obermeyer of Barr Engineering, engineer; Andrea Lex, communications; and Gerald Obremski, CPA. District Treasurer Susan Scribner reviewed the budget. The overall annual budget is broken down into five areas: CITE'COUNCIL WORKSHOP ilIIiI=S February 5, 2002 Page 2 Administrative Budget $250,000 Basic Water Management Fund $600,000 Water Management Plan $400,000 Streamwater Maintenance and Repair Fund $15,000 Survey and Data Acquisitions Fund $50,000 Fiskness pointed out that unlike many metro area watershed districts,RPBC does not have a paid administrator and only spends about$10,000 per year on actual administration. The District has been working on the Purgatory Creek Recreation area project for several years,completed a lake use attainability study on Round Lake, and is planning to conduct a lake use attainability study on Riley Lake this year. Councilmember Butcher asked if the District's mission includes public education. Forster said the District has made and distributed videos to local school. They also produce maps,brochures,press releases and advertisements to support the District's programs. Councilmember Luse said he thinks more residents should be made aware of how much work the District does (with a$1.2 million budget)with little or no paid permanent staff. Case asked if the District could provide a periodic synopsis of watershed district activities of particular interest to Eden Prairie residents. Forster said that was possible. V. OTHER TOPICS Council Chamber VI. OPEN FORUM (Scheduled participants, 6:30-6:50 p.m.) There were no scheduled participants. VII. OPEN PODIUM (Unscheduled participants, 6:50-7:00 p.m.) No one asked to speak during Open Podium. VI. ADJOURNMENT