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April 20, 2015 Environmental and Natural Resources Commission Meeting Minutes 1 MINUTES CITY OF MAPLEWOOD ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION 7:00 p.m., Monday, April
20, 2015 Council Chambers, City Hall 1830 County Road B East 1. CALL TO ORDER A meeting of the Environmental and Natural Resources Commission was called to order at 7:03 p.m.
by Chair Trippler. 2. ROLL CALL Randee Edmundson, Commissioner Present Deborah Fideldy, Commissioner Present Mollie Miller, Vice Chair Present Ann Palzer, Commissioner
Present Tom Sinn, Commissioner Present Dale Trippler, Chair Present Ginny Yingling, Commissioner Present Staff Present Shann Finwall, Environmental Planner
Steve Love, Assistant City Engineer 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Commissioner Edmundson added 8.b. under Commission Presentations to make an announcement. Commissioner Yingling moved
to approve the agenda as amended. Seconded by Commissioner Sinn. Ayes – All The motion passed. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Palzer moved to approve the March
26, 2015, Environmental and Natural Resources Commission meeting minutes as submitted. Seconded by Commissioner Miller. Ayes – Chair Trippler, Commissioner’s Edmundson,
Miller, Palzer, Sinn & Yingling Abstention – Commissioner Fideldy The motion passed.
April 20, 2015 Environmental and Natural Resources Commission Meeting Minutes 2 5. NEW BUSINESS a. Amendments to the Stormwater Management Ordinances and Standards: i. Erosion
and Sedimentation Control (Chapter 18, Article III) ii. Stormwater Management (Chapter 18, Article VII) iii. Sewers (Chapter 40, Article II) iv. Maplewood Stormwater Management Standards
Shann Finwall, Environmental Planner, introduced the item and turned the presentation over to Steve Love, Assistant City Engineer. Steve Love, Assistant City Engineer, gave the
Stormwater Management Ordinances and Standards presentation and answered questions of the Commission. The Commission discussed the following: Who do the ordinances and standards
apply to? Mr. Love explained they apply to all Maplewood residents and businesses and anyone doing projects affecting water quality in Maplewood. The City should consider using
the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s definition for best practices. The ordinance should include information on fines for noncompliance. The new ordinance adds the term
“City Engineer or designated staff person.” The ordinance should include a definition of City Engineer or designated staff person to ensure the designated staff person is qualified
in stormwater management. The term “the City may send a letter” should be changed to “the City shall send a letter.” This is important for code enforcement. Two Commissioners
handed in their draft ordinances with minor revisions including grammar and spelling changes, etc. Commissioner Sinn moved to approve the amendments to the Stormwater Management
Ordinance and Standards with minor revisions as outlined during the Commission’s review. Seconded by Commissioner Yingling. Ayes – All The motion passed. The City Council
will hold a public hearing prior to adoption of the Stormwater Management Ordinances and Standards. 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None. 7. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS None present.
April 20, 2015 Environmental and Natural Resources Commission Meeting Minutes 3 8. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS a. Partners in Energy Update: Commissioner Miller gave a presentation
on the Partners in Energy – Energy Action Plan. The City Council will approve the plan on April 27, 2015. b. Announcement: Commissioner Edmundson announced her resignation
from the ENR Commission. She will be serving as a Peace Corps member with a position in Africa. She reflected on her time on the Commission and remarked that two of her favorite
things to work on were the renewable energy ordinance and the chicken ordinance. 9. STAFF PRESENTATIONS a. Spring Clean Up – April 18, 2015: Staff thanked Commissioners Edmundson,
Yingling, and Trippler for assisting with the Maplewood Spring Clean Up. Staff stated there were 307 vehicles attending the clean up on Saturday. A complete summary of attendance
and items collected will be brought back to the Commission next month. b. Waterfest – May 30: Staff stated that Waterfest is scheduled for Saturday, May 30, 2015, from 11:00
– 4:00 p.m. at Lake Phalen in St Paul. The City of Maplewood is one of the sponsors. The ENR Commission will have a booth. The Environmental Education Subcomittee met to discuss
this year’s booth, which will focus on compositing and will be called “Garbage to Black Gold – Can You Dig It?” c. Maplewood Nature Center Programs: Environmental Planner Finwall
presented the upcoming Nature Center Programs. For more information contact the Nature Center at (651) 249-2170. d. All Parks Clean Up – Saturday, April 25, 2015: Environmental
Planner Finwall reminded the Commission that the Park’s Department will hold their annual All Parks Clean Up on Saturday, April 25, 2015. 10. ADJOURNMENT Chair Trippler adjourned
the meeting at 8:21 p.m.