City 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:
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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:
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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