City Council - 09/05/2006 - Workshop APPROVED MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
& OPEN FORUM/OPEN PODIUM
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2006 CITY CENTER
5:00—6:25 PM, HERITAGE ROOM II
6:30—7:00 PM, COUNCIL CHAMBER
CITY COUNCIL: Mayor Nancy Tyra-Lukens, Councilmembers Brad Aho, Sherry Butcher,
Ron Case, and Philip Young
CITY STAFF: City Manager Scott Neal, Police Chief Dan Carlson, Fire Chief George
Esbensen, Public Works Director Eugene Dietz, Parks and Recreation Director Bob Lambert,
Community Development Director Janet Jeremiah, Communications Manager Pat Brink,
Assistant to the City Manager Michael Barone, City Attorney Ric Rosow, and Recorders Lorene
McWaters (Workshop) and Deb Sweeny (Open Forum)
Councilmember Butcher was absent.
I. STORM WATER POND AND LAKE MANAGEMENT
Environmental Coordinator Leslie Stovring presented a PowerPoint overview of lake,
creek, and stormwater pond management. The presentation included an update on Use
Attainability Analyses (UUAs) for:
• Riley Creek, Anderson Lakes, Birch Island Lake, Bryant Lake, and Nine Mile Creek
within the Nine Mile Creek Watershed
• Round Lake, Lake Riley, Rice March Lake and Mitchell Lake within the Riley-
Purgatory-Bluff Creek Watershed
Stovring briefly explained the City's policy on stormwater pond management. Public
Works Director Gene Dietz provided an update on drainage issues that arose as a result of
the flood events on September 4 and October 4, 2005.
Joe Bischoff of Wenck Associates presented a PowerPoint overview of NPDES Phase II
Stormwater Permits as they related to Eden Prairie. The program requires development
of a stormwater pollution prevention program that includes six minimum measures:
public outreach and education; public participation; illicit discharge detection and
elimination; construction site runoff control;post-construction site runoff control; and
pollution prevention.
II. OPEN FORUM
JOHN MALLO—VETERANS MEMORIAL
John Mallo of 14000 Forest Hills Road showed a DVD that will be used to request
donations toward the Veterans' Memorial. DVDs will be given to potential donors and
the video will also play after"Life on the Prairie." Mallo requested adding a link to the
City website and encouraged Councilmembers to take the lead with donations and
networking.
III. OPEN PODIUM
IV. ADJOURNMENT