6. Staff memo Comp Plan RE CIP items for 10.1.19 PC
Memorandum
To: Scandia Planning Commission
for October 1, 2019 discussion
Reference: 2020 – 2024 Capital
Improvement Plan
Copies To: Brenda Eklund, City Clerk Project No.: 17123.000
Eric Sherburne, City Attorney Routing:
From: Merritt Clapp-Smith, Planner
Date: September 24, 2019
SUBJECT: 2040 Comprehensive Plan goals related to Capital Improvement Plan
items
For each project included in the first two years of the 2020-2024 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), I
have identified related sections of the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, to indicate how each CIP project
advances Comprehensive Plan objectives.
Bliss Addition Stormwater Project
Chapter IX. Water Resources
A. Water Resource Goals and Policies
Goal: Preserve and protect the quantity and quality of surface water and groundwater.
Objectives:
• Work cooperatively with all State and Federal agencies to comply with and enforce
regulations and standards such as Shoreland Management Regulations, Erosion and
Sediment Control Standards, Floodplain Regulations, and Stormwater management.
• Identify sensitive groundwater recharge areas and groundwater dependent natural
resources to guide development and land use to minimize potential contamination
and incompatible uses.
• Require developers to restore the ability of soils to absorb, retain, and infiltrate water
following site development.
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Goal: Improve stormwater management and land stewardship practices.
Objectives:
• Provide educational resources and materials to residents and businesses regarding
water quality, stormwater runoff, best management practices, and impaired waters.
• Incorporate low-impact techniques and best management practices on City owned
property.
Bliss Addition Community Septic System Nitrate Abatement
Chapter IX. Water Resources
A. Wastewater
2. Existing System
c) Public Wastewater Treatment Systems
(1) Bliss Sewage Treatment Facility
The Bliss Sewage Treatment Facility’s treatment area is located on the western side of
Big Marine Lake, off of Manning Trail North. The facility serves 79 homes along
Manning Trail North from the treatment area north to 191st Street North to the homes
along Langley Avenue North, Layton Avenue North, Lamar Avenue North, and 185th
Street North. It consists of three septic tanks totaling 7,500 gallons, three 15,000
square foot sand filters that are dosed by a lift station, and three drainfield trench cells
(1,200 feet per cell) which are dosed by a second lift station. Based on drawdown
tests performed in the spring of 2017, the two pumps in LS #3 (dosing the sand
filters) have capacities of approximately 300 and 250 gallons per minute, while the
pumps in LS #4 (dosing the trench cells) have capacities of about 110 and 190 gallons
per minute. It processes an average of around 7,000 gallons per day during the winter
months and 11,000 during the wettest summer months but has a permitted capacity of
19,800 gallons per day. This system has had some issues with high nitrate levels in
one of the monitoring wells surrounding the facility. Currently, treatment options are
being considered to mitigate this issue.
3. Capacity and Maintenance
The Bliss treatment system could still accept some additional flow before it reaches
capacity, around 6,000 gallons per day. However, the high nitrate level issues must be
addressed, either by expanding the system or adding a focused treatment process to remove
nitrate… For all systems discussed above, regular maintenance is key. Each of the systems
has numerous of inspection pipes, which allow water levels to be monitored and blockages
cleared in the drainfields. The tops of many of these inspection pipes have been damaged
and/or the caps lost, either by accidental collision while mowing or other causes. This has
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the potential to allow dirt and debris into the system, causing blockages and issues, and these
pipes require maintenance and replacement as needed.
Community Center Improvement
The Scandia Community Center is identified in the Comprehensive Plan as a focus of cultural and
civic activities in the Village Center (pp. 5 and 35), and as the city park facility with the most
amenities (Table VII-A – Park Amenities by Location, p. 65).
Chapter III. Natural Resources
B. Background/History of the Community
2. Notable features and character of the community
Scandia is known for its rural setting and history. The historic village center remains,
including Elim Lutheran Church. The Scandia Community Center and the Gammelgarden
Museum are the centers of social community activities.
Chapter V. Economic Competitiveness
A. Economic Competitiveness Goals and Objectives
Goal: Concentrate on retaining and expanding local businesses in and around the Village
Center and existing Rural Commercial districts.
Objectives:
…
• Encourage public and private investment in community-oriented institutions
including the community center and city hall, church, cemeteries, and
Gammelgarden.
Second Fire Station
There is no specific reference to the fire station, current or future, in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan,
other than its water service role and that Scandia provides fire services to a portion of May
Township.