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7.a)4) TKDA Memo-Scandia Local Water Management Plan-Memorandum of Understanding with Districts � . ' 444 Cedar Street,Suite 1500 �� Saint Paul.A�MI 55101 _ 6s�.�Z.aaoo Agenda Item: 7.b) � tkdo.com TKDA Memorandum To: Scandia City Council Reference: Scandia Local Water Managemer Kristina Handt, City Plan—Memorandum of Administrator Understand with Districts Copies To: Jim Shaver, CMSCWD Project No.: 15045.000 From: Sherri Buss, Planner Routing: Date: May 9, 2013 The City of Scandia completed its Local Water Management Plan in September, 2012, and the plan was approved by the local Watershed Districts. At the request of the Carnelian-Marine St. Croix Watershed District and the Comfort Lake-Forest Lake Watershed District, the City included a goal to develop a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)with the Districts that would address the organizations' mutual responsibilities for reviewing development applications, environmental reviews, and other activities. The Districts provided some examples of MOU's that have been completed with other cities in their Districts. City staff used these examples to develop a draft MOU that is tailored to Scandia's review process and the responsibilities of each organization. Within Scandia, each of the DistricYs enforce their own rules and requirements. The City manages land use applications and enforces its surface water and grading/erosion control requirements. The City's requirements were updated in 2010, and are consistent with the District requirements. The draft MOU is written as an agreement between the City and the CMSCWD. It can be modified to fit each of the three Districts that have authority within Scandia. Staff have provided the attached draft MOU for discussion with the CMSCWD at the Council Workshop meeting on May 14. The Council may request that the MOU be modified for future approval by the Council and District Board, and provided as a draft to the Comfort Lake-Forest Lake Watershed District and Rice Creek Watershed District when directed by the Council. An employee owned company promoting affirmative oction ond equal opportunity