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1 Watershed Management Commission Item Fernbrook Lane N Plymouth, MN Tel: Fax: judie@jass.biz Website: December 27, 2017 Commissioners Shingle Creek and West Mississippi Watershed Management Commissions Hennepin County, Minnesota The agenda and meeting packet are available to all interested parties on the Commission s web site. The direct path is meeting packets.html Dear Commissioners: Regular meetings of the Shingle Creek and West Mississippi Watershed Management Commissions will be held Thursday, January 11, 2018, at Clubhouse at Edinburgh USA, 8700 Edinbrook Crossing, Brooklyn Park, MN. Lunch will be served at 12:00 noon and the meetings will convene concurrently at 12:45. Please Tiffany Kline at tiffany@jass.biz to confirm whether you or your Alternate will be attending the meeting. Your meal choices are: St Andrews Salad. Fire Grilled Chicken, Organic Spinach and Mixed Greens, Red Onion, Candied Almonds, Mandarin Oranges, Feta Cheese and Strawberry Viniagrette (All Dressing will be served on the side) Clubhouse Sandwich. Turkey and Ham with Crispy Bacon, Swiss Cheese, Lettuce and Tomato, with Potato Chips Pomegranate Chicken. Rosemary Pomegranate Sauce, Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes, and Fresh Vegetables Du Jour I will be attending but DO NOT want a meal. I will not be attending the regular meeting. We must make final reservations by noon Wednesday, January 3, Please make a reservation, even if you are not requesting a meal, so we can arrange for sufficient seating and meeting materials. Thank you. Regards, Judie A. Anderson Administrator cc: Alternate Commissioners Member Cites Troy Gilchrist TAC Members Metropolitan Council Wenck Associates Z:\Shingle Creek\Meetings\Meetings 2018\01_Notice_Meeting.docx Brooklyn Center Brooklyn Park Champlin Crystal Maple Grove Minneapolis New Hope Osseo Plymouth Robbinsdale

2 Watershed Management Commission Item 01b 3235 Fernbrook Lane N Plymouth, MN Tel: Fax: judie@jass.biz Website: A combined regular meeting of the Shingle Creek and West Mississippi Watershed Management Commissions will be convened on Thursday, January 11, 2018, at 12:45 p.m. at the Clubhouse at Edinburgh USA, 8700 Edinbrook Crossing, Brooklyn Park, MN. An agenda for the meeting follows. Agenda items are available at meeting packets.html. 1. Call to Order. SCWM a. Roll Call. SCWM b. Approve agenda.* SCWM c. Approve minutes of last meeting.* 2. Reports. SC a. Treasurer s Report.* SC b. Approve Claims* voice vote. WM c. Treasurer s Report.* WM d. Approve Claims* voice vote. 3. Open forum. 4. Project Reviews. SC a. SC Crystal MAC Nature Area Trail Improvements, Crystal.* 5. Watershed Management Plan. SC a. Draft 2018 Work Plan.* WM b. Draft 2018 Work Plan.* SC c. Cost share project Autumn Ridge.* 6. Water Quality. 7. Education and Public Outreach. SCWM a. Education and Outreach Update.* 1) Page Views.* SCWM b. Next WMWA meeting 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 16, 2018, Plymouth City Hall. 8. Grant Opportunities and Updates. SC a. FEMA Flood Mapping verbal update. SC b. Bass and Pomerleau Lakes Alum Application update.* SC c. Twin Lake Carp Management verbal update. SCWM d. Section 319 Grant Opportunities verbal update. 9. Communications. SCWM a. Communications Log.* SCWM 10. Other Business. SCWM 11. Adjournment. Z:\Shingle Creek\Meetings\Meetings 2018\01_agenda.docxx * In meeting packet or ed ** Available at meeting ***Previously transmitted **** Available on website Item requires ac on Brooklyn Center Brooklyn Park Champlin Crystal Maple Grove Minneapolis New Hope Osseo Plymouth Robbinsdale

3 Item 01c Watershed Management Commission 3235 Fernbrook Lane N Plymouth, MN Tel: Fax: judie@jass.biz Website: MINUTES Regular Meeting December 14, 2017 (Action by the SCWMC appears in blue, by the WMWMC in green and shared information in black. *indicates items included in the meeting packet.) I. A joint meeting of the Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission and the West Mississippi Watershed Management Commission was called to order by Shingle Creek Chairman Andy Polzin at 12:46 p.m. on Thursday, December 14, 2017, at the Clubhouse at Edinburgh, USA, 8700 Edinbrook Crossing, Brooklyn Park, MN. Present for Shingle Creek were: David Mulla, Brooklyn Center; John Roach, Brooklyn Park; Burton Orred, Jr., Crystal; Karen Jaeger, Maple Grove; Gary Anderson, Minneapolis; Bill Wills, New Hope; Harold E. Johnson, Osseo; Andy Polzin, Plymouth; Troy Gilchrist, Kennedy & Graven; Ed Matthiesen, Wenck Associates, Inc.; and Judie Anderson, JASS. Not represented: Robbinsdale. Present for West Mississippi were: David Mulla, Brooklyn Center; John Roach, Brooklyn Park; Gerry Butcher, Champlin; Karen Jaeger, Maple Grove; Harold E. Johnson, Osseo; Troy Gilchrist, Kennedy & Graven; Ed Matthiesen, Wenck Associates, Inc.; and Judie Anderson, JASS. Also present were: David Vlasin and Andrew Hogg, Brooklyn Center; Steve Chesney and Mitch Robinson, Brooklyn Park; Todd Tuominen, Champlin; Mark Ray, Crystal; Rick Lestina, Maple Grove; Bob Grant and Shawn Markham, New Hope; Leah Gifford and Ben Scharenbroich, Plymouth; and Richard McCoy and Marta Roser, Robbinsdale. II. Agendas and Minutes. Motion by Wills, second by Jaeger to approve the Shingle Creek agenda.* Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Jaeger, second by Johnson to approve the West Mississippi agenda.* Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Wills, second by G. Anderson to approve the minutes of the November regular meeting.* Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Butcher, second by Johnson to approve the minutes of the November regular meeting.* Motion carried unanimously. III. Finances and Reports. A. Motion by Jaeger, second by G. Anderson to approve the Shingle Creek Treasurer's Report.* Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Jaeger, second by Wills to approve the Shingle Creek December claims.* Claims totaling $63, were approved by roll call vote: ayes Mulla, Roach, Orred, Jaeger, G. Anderson, Wills, Johnson, and Polzin; nays none; absent Robbinsdale. B. Motion by Butcher, second by Roach to approve the West Mississippi Treasurer's Report.* Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Jaeger, second by Butcher to approve the West Mississippi December claims.* Claims totaling $11, were approved by roll call vote: ayes Mulla, Roach, Butcher, Jaeger, and Johnson; nays none. Brooklyn Center Brooklyn Park Champlin Crystal Maple Grove Minneapolis New Hope Osseo Plymouth Robbinsdale

4 Joint SCWM Meeting and Public Hearing Minutes December 14, 2017 Page 2 Item 01c IV. Open Forum. V. Project Reviews. A. Project Review WM Rainbow Child Care, Champlin. Construction of a 10,793 SF child care facility with associated site work on a 1.32 acre site located at approximately Theatre Drive North. Following development, the site will be 53% impervious with 30,613 SF (0.7 acres) of impervious surface, an increase of 30,613 SF. A complete project review application was received on November 6, To comply with the Commission s water quality treatment requirement, the site must provide ponding designed to NURP standards with dead storage volume equal to or greater than the volume of runoff from a 2.5 storm event, or BMPs providing a similar level of treatment 80 85% TSS removal and 50 60% TP removal. If a sump is used the MnDOT Road Sand particle size distribution is acceptable for 80% capture. The project is located within the Elm Creek Commons project area and all water leaving this area has been accounted for by three regional NURP ponds (project review WM ). Runoff from the site is proposed to be routed to one of these NURP ponds, which is located directly south of the site. This pond, called Pond 2 in the Elm Creek Commons plan, treats water quality from the site and from the Buffalo Wild Wings site to the north. The applicant meets Commission water quality treatment requirements. Commission rules require that site runoff be limited to predevelopment rates for the 2, 10, and 100 year storm events. As previously discussed, the project is located within the Elm Creek Commons project area, and all water leaving the Elm Creek Commons area has been accounted for by three regional NURP ponds. Runoff from the site is routed to a NURP pond directly south of the site. Runoff from the site is proposed to be routed to one of these NURP ponds, meeting Commission rate control requirements. Commission rules require the site to infiltrate 1 inch of runoff from new impervious area within 48 hours. The new impervious area on this site is 30,613 SF, requiring that 2,551 CF is infiltrated within 48 hours. If soils are not conducive to infiltration, this volume can be filtrated instead. Soils at the site are clayey and not conducive to infiltration. Therefore, the applicant proposes to use a Contech StormFilter to provide filtration of runoff from the 0.37 acre parking lot, which totals 1,343 CF of runoff for a 1 inch storm. The StormFilter, which consists of six 27 inch cartridges that, combined, have a flow rate of 1,082 CF/second, can filtrate this volume in 48 hours. Additional runoff from the site consists of roof runoff. Filtration is not proposed for this roof runoff, but this runoff is relatively clean. The applicant is treating the parking and drive areas with this device located in the northeast corner of the parcel. The applicant meets Commission volume control requirements. The NWI does not identify any wetlands on site. There are no Public Waters or floodplain on this site. The low floor elevation of the building is feet, which is at least two feet higher than the high water elevation of the NURP pond (885.6 feet), meeting Commission requirements. An erosion control plan was submitted with the project review and includes a rock construction entrance, perimeter silt fence and inlet protection. The erosion control plan meets Commission requirements. A public hearing on the project was conducted on September 11, 2017 as part of Planning Commission and City Council review of this project, meeting Commission public notice requirements. Motion by Jaeger, second by Butcher to advise the City of Champlin that approval of this project is granted contingent on a maintenance agreement for the StormFilter being drafted between the City of Champlin and the applicant. Motion carried unanimously. It was requested that Staff verify the location of the outlet of the StormFilter. [Following the meeting it was confirmed that the StormFilter was installed to treat roof and driving surfaces meeting Commission requirements.] B. Metro Blue Line Light Rail Train ( BLRT ) Extension Project.* Included in the meeting packets are letters from the Metropolitan Council transmitting Amendment Number One for each of the Commissions, whereby the termination dates of the project contracts, originally stated as December 31, 2017, are extended to December 31, Brooklyn Center Brooklyn Park Champlin Crystal Maple Grove Minneapolis New Hope Osseo Plymouth Robbinsdale

5 Joint SCWM Meeting and Public Hearing Minutes December 14, 2017 Page 3 Item 01c 1. Amendment Number One, Contract No Motion by Wills, second by G. Anderson to approve the amendment. Motion carried unanimously. 2. Amendment Number One, Contract No A. Motion by Jaeger, second by Butcher to approve the amendment. Motion carried unanimously. VI. Watershed Management Plan. The Third Generation Watershed Management Plan states that the Commissions will annually review progress toward their Third Generation goals, and that this evaluation will become part of the Annual Report. Since the Third Generation Plan was adopted, BWSR adopted revised Minnesota Rules 8410 that requires WMOs to review progress every two years. The purpose of the annual review* is first to determine progress towards the goals, and second to be sure the Commissions stay on track to reach them. The annual review is also an opportunity to discuss whether the goals and actions in the Plan still make sense or if they should be considered for modification or enhancement, perhaps to add in new priorities. Ideally, this annual review is also an opportunity to start thinking about the next year s work plan. A. Some highlights of the past year include: 1. Construction of biochar and iron enhanced sand filters on three ponds in the two watersheds, and continued effectiveness monitoring, including partnering with Dr. Beth Fisher to perform specialized monitoring of water quality and effectiveness of the filter media. 2. With the City of Crystal applied for and won two grants from the Metropolitan Council totaling $350,000 for the Becker Park Infiltration Project. 3. Applied for a $267,040 Clean Water Fund grant for the proposed Bass and Pomerleau Lakes Alum Treatment Projects. 4. Working with the DNR and FEMA on a work plan to update the Special Hazard Areas in the watershed. 5. Completed eight reviews of development/redevelopment projects and acted as the WCA LGU for five wetland delineation/wetland type reviews. 6. Completed ten reviews of development/redevelopment projects and acted as the WCA LGU for four wetland delineation/wetland type reviews. 7. Continued to work cooperatively with the Metropolitan Council and Hennepin County on the Blue Line LRT Extension project, and with the Metropolitan Council on the C Line Bus Rapid Transit project. 8. Heard two special speakers during the year: Steve Woods from the Freshwater Society speaking about the evolution of stormwater management in the Metro Area, and Dr. Ranjan Muthunkrishnan about his research regarding the invasive species starry stonewort. The tables* attached to Staff s memo show each Third Generation Plan goal, noting progress to date and expected completion. Each of the strategic actions identified for the goal areas are also shown, noting work completed in 2017 and to date, as well as expected completion as general status. B. For the most part the Commissions are on track to meet goals, with the following exceptions: 1. Work has not yet begun on the sustainable water budget project. There have been some discussions with USGS staff about this, but a funding source for this project has not yet been identified. 2. While Lower Twin, Ryan, and Schmidt Lakes have been delisted from the draft Impaired Waters list, there is a stretch goal of achieving delisting for Bass, Eagle, Crystal, and Middle Twin Lakes. As Upper Twin improves, Middle Twin is likely to reach the state standard. Some BMPs have been or will be implemented for Bass and Crystal, but it is not clear yet whether that will be sufficient for delisting or if more needs to be done. Brooklyn Center Brooklyn Park Champlin Crystal Maple Grove Minneapolis New Hope Osseo Plymouth Robbinsdale

6 Joint SCWM Meeting and Public Hearing Minutes December 14, 2017 Page 4 Item 01c 3. P8 models for the lakesheds are being reviewed as the Commission goes through the TMDL review process, an ongoing task. 4. The goal to have completed subwatershed assessments for at least 25% of that part of the watersheds that developed prior to Commission rules in 1984 is on track for West Mississippi, but only 5% of pre 1984 development Shingle Creek has been completed. A more achievable goal would be 10%. 5. Regarding the goal of maintaining the functions and values of priority wetlands, the Commissions have not established a process by which that would be evaluated. Motion by G. Anderson, second by Mulla to accept the 2017 progress assessment with the inclusion of progress toward education goals. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Jaeger, second by Johnson to accept the 2017 progress assessment with the inclusion of progress toward education goals. Motion carried unanimously. VII. Water Quality. Staff have been contacted by Steve Woods of the Freshwater Society, which has been facilitating a loose coalition of organizations and individuals called StopOverSalting (SOS).* Their primary purpose is to promote and lobby for legislation which would limit the liability of salt application contractors that are certified by the MPCA through its training program. The coalition is looking for additional parties to support this effort. The Minnesota Association of Watershed Districts (MAWD) approved a resolution* in support of limited liability at its annual meeting Nov 30 Dec 1. MAWD represents watershed districts throughout the State of Minnesota. The resolution was written by the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District and the Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association (MNLA) wrote a statement* of support, both of which are included in the meeting packet. SOS reports that chloride pollution was a big issue at the Town Hall Meetings earlier this fall. The MPCA put forward a proposal to the Governor's office to include action on chloride in recommendations to the legislature. Governor Dayton's decision will be announced the first week of March. Brooke Asleson, in her new fulltime chloride position at the MPCA, has been working on a sustainable Smart Salting education component going forward and drafting a bill that more closely aligns with Minnesota liability law requested earlier this fall by the Clean Water Council. The draft bill* is now public and a press release was tweeted on December 5 by Asleson (@brookempca). The coalition is currently working with potential authors and strategies for legislative presentations. They have met with four legislators in the last several weeks who are supporting the bill: Representatives Dario Anselmo and Frank Hornstein and Senators Melisa Franzen and Scott Dibble. Motion by Wills, second by Johnson to write a letter in support of this legislation. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Jaeger, second by Roach to write a letter in support of this legislation. Motion carried unanimously. VIII. Education and Outreach. Included in the packet was the December WMWA (West Metro Water Alliance) update.* A. WMWA has switched over its distribution system for the WaterLinks e newsletter from Hennepin County to MailChimp. In order to continue to receive WaterLinks (or to newly subscribe), go to westmetrowateralliance.org/contact.html to sign up. B. The Bassett Creek WMO and the City of Plymouth both recently hosted salt applicator workshops, attended mostly by city staff and only a few private applicators. C. WMWA is currently discussing options for assisting property owners with rain gardens and native plant conversions. Two options being considered are 1) funding two hours of on site technical assistance for owners who take the Metro Blooms Landscaping workshop; and/or 2) providing reimbursement for the cost of purchasing native plants, up to a certain amount, say $100. These ideas are still under development. Brooklyn Center Brooklyn Park Champlin Crystal Maple Grove Minneapolis New Hope Osseo Plymouth Robbinsdale

7 Joint SCWM Meeting and Public Hearing Minutes December 14, 2017 Page 5 Item 01c D. WMWA is also planning to continue facilitating native plant sales by linking up native growers with community events such as festivals and farmer s markets. WMWA would pay any booth fees charged by the event sponsor and advertise the event; the grower would be free to sell plants. E. Wenck Staff met with Patience Caso (HCEE) and two Master Water Steward students (Josh Bindewald, Sarah Guse) who live in Robbinsdale and are interested in learning more about the watersheds and how they can help foster citizen engagement. masterwaterstewards.org/ F. Website/Social Media. The website Google Analytics for November 2017 as well as the Facebook insights for the last 28 days for Shingle Creek and WMWA were attached to the update. Also included in the meeting packet was a listing of comments/questions* submitted to the Website since the site reboot. G. The next WMWA meeting is scheduled for 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at Plymouth City Hall. Commissioners are encouraged to attend. IX. Grant Opportunities. A. Included in the meeting packet was a draft of a work plan to update the hydrologic and hydraulic modeling and special flood hazard areas in the watersheds. The draft letter* has been submitted to the MnDNR as a proposal for funding with pass through grants provided by FEMA. Eight tasks are described in the letter. Project completion date is June The cost of performing the necessary work exceeds the amount of funding available. Staff are in the process of working with the member cities to see if they can perform some of the required land surveying, and with the DNR to see if there are other, supplemental funds or if their staff can take on some of the tasks. Commissioners. Staff will return to the January meeting with a revised draft for consideration by the B. The Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) will release the results of the Clean Water Fund grant solicitation next week. Earlier this year the Commission submitted a grant application to help fund alum treatments on Bass and Pomerleau Lakes in the City of Plymouth. The Commission has levy funds available for the Bass Lake project, but with grant funding could also pursue the Pomerleau Lake project. [It was announced on December 20, 2017, that the application was funded at $267,040, with a match of $66,760.] Whether or not the grant is awarded, Plymouth is interested in the Bass Lake alum application. They would like to have further discussion about it with the City Council before the Commission formally considers ordering the project. There are also some other procedural steps that the Commission should take, based on discussions with the Commission s attorney and with Steve Christopher, BWSR Board Conservationist. Staff s December 8, 2017 memo* laid out the steps the Commission and City would take if both choose to proceed with either the Bass Lake alum application or the Bass and Pomerleau alum application projects, including a minor plan amendment. C. In their December 8, 2017 memo, Staff summarized discussions they have been having with the DNR regarding the proposed carp removal from Twin Lakes, installation of barriers and lake aeration, and aquatic vegetation management. On November 30, 2017 the TAC reviewed and discussed the following findings: 1. The DNR agrees with the results of the carp monitoring and that the lake system is a good candidate for a carp removal projects. 2. Based on our tracking data and their knowledge about the lake system, the DNR suspects that most of the successful recruitment of carp is occurring in Upper Twin Lake, and also possibly Ryan Lake. However, based on data showing that carp do move out of the system, it is possible that migration from Shingle Creek is happening. 3. The townhome s ponds on the north side of the lake may be a spawning location, and a fish barrier on the Bass Lake Road culvert would help prevent spawning fish from accessing the ponds. Brooklyn Center Brooklyn Park Champlin Crystal Maple Grove Minneapolis New Hope Osseo Plymouth Robbinsdale

8 Joint SCWM Meeting and Public Hearing Minutes December 14, 2017 Page 6 Item 01c 4. Aeration to support fish that prey on carp eggs is justified on Upper Twin. 5. Aeration may also be justified on Ryan Lake. The Commission and cities have not previously discussed aerating Ryan. 6. A barrier at the France Avenue Ryan Creek weir may prevent migration from Shingle Creek into Twin Lake, but it would also prevent migration of fish from Twin into Ryan. It may be possible to install a barrier on the culvert on the east side of Osseo Road where outflow from Ryan Lake is discharged from storm sewer into an open channel. 7. With improved water clarity, there will likely be an increase in the invasive curly leaf pondweed. The DNR would consider issuing a variance to do treatments exceeding the 15% area maximum. Potentially up to 50% of the lake surface area should be treated the summer following carp removal. For maximum effectiveness, the treatment should be repeated the following two years. Based on discussions with the DNR, but prior to receiving input from the community meeting, Staff and the TAC recommend: (1) Proceed with the carp removal in January/February 2018; (2) Design and install the Bass Lake Road culvert barrier; (3) Design and install either the France Avenue weir or the Osseo Road culvert barrier, based on community input; and (4) Design and install the Upper Twin aeration system. These actions are all included in the project budget and would be funded from the $125,000 Commission share of the project. The Commission would be the lead agency for working with the commercial fisherman assigned to this area to undertake the carp removal. The cities in which the barriers and aeration system reside would be the lead agencies for contracting for their installation. [Wills departed 2:04 p.m.] The community meeting with Twin and Ryan Lakeshore residents occurred last evening residents, primarily from Upper Twin Lake, attended; no one attended from Ryan Lake. One of their primary concerns was vegetation management. Staff and the TAC also recommend the Commission plan to undertake the recommended Curlyleaf pondweed treatment in 2018 and discuss options for funding the follow up treatments. While the Commission has received one estimate of $12,000 from one applicator, based on applications on other lakes, it is likely that the initial cost would be in the $20,000 25,000 range. This was not included in the original project levy. However, the Biochar project will be returning about $30,000 to the Closed Projects Account since only three ponds were retrofitted rather than four. Those funds would be available for redirection to this project if desired. There may also be additional levy funds available once the actual costs for the barriers and aeration system and for the fish removal are known. Staff will identify further options to fund years two and three of the application. Those applications may be less extensive and less costly. Staff will check with Karen Galles, Hennepin County, regarding inclusion of maintenance projects as CIPs in an ad valorem levy. At this time Staff recommends waiting on proceeding with aeration for Ryan Lake. This DNR recommendation was not included in the project scope and budget. It would also have an impact on winter use of the lake. Ryan enjoys significant ice fishing and cross country skiing usage, so it would be very important to get community input into this decision. X. Communications. Motion by Roach, second by G. Anderson to accept the report. Motion carried unanimously. A. November Communications Log.* B. Matthiesen was interviewed by Minnesota Public Radio regarding the use of chloride. Salt is polluting our water. Here s how we can fix it, MPR News.* Brooklyn Center Brooklyn Park Champlin Crystal Maple Grove Minneapolis New Hope Osseo Plymouth Robbinsdale

9 Joint SCWM Meeting and Public Hearing Minutes December 14, 2017 Page 7 Item 01c XI. Adjournment. There being no further business before the Commissions, the meetings were adjourned at 2:12 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Recording Secretary Judie A. Anderson Recording Secretary JAA:tim+ Z:\Shingle Creek\Meetings\Meetings 2017\12_Regular Meeting Minutes.doc Brooklyn Center Brooklyn Park Champlin Crystal Maple Grove Minneapolis New Hope Osseo Plymouth Robbinsdale

10 Item 04a January 4, 2018 SHINGLE CREEK WATERSHED MANAGEMENT COMMISSION PROJECT REVIEW SC : Crystal MAC Nature Area Trail Improvements Owner: Three Rivers Park District Amy Gurski, Director of Design 3000 Xenium Lane North Plymouth, MN Engineer: Bob Leba Company: SRF Address: One Carlson Parkway North, Suite 150 Phone: Fax: Purpose: Improvement of trails at Crystal MAC Nature Area consisting of leveling existing boardwalks, connecting existing boardwalks with a new boardwalk connection, and reconstructing an aggregate trail connection. Location: Crystal MAC Nature Area, Crystal Airport Road, Crystal, MN (Figure 1). Exhibits: 1. Project review application and project review fee of $1,100, dated December 28, 2017, received December 29, Site plan, erosion control plan and details dated December 2017, received December 29, Findings: 1. The proposed project is the improvement of trails at the Crystal MAC Nature Area. The project does not increase impervious surface and disturbs 0.3 acres (Figure 2). 2. The complete Project Review was received on December 29, To comply with the 60-day review requirement, the Commission must approve or deny this project no later than the February 8, 2018 meeting. Sixty calendar-days expires on February 27, The Commission s water quality treatment requirement does not apply because the project does not increase impervious surface. Therefore, the applicant meets Commission water quality treatment requirements. 4. The Commission s rate control requirement does not apply because the project does not increase impervious surface. Therefore, the applicant meets Commission rate control requirements. 5. The Commission s volume management requirement does not apply because the project does not increase impervious surface. Therefore, the applicant meets Commission volume management requirements. 6. The site consists of an approximately 40-acre wetland. The City of Crystal is the LGU for Wetland Conservation Act administration. Mark Ray of Crystal confirmed that the proposed project complies with WCA. 7. A public watercourse runs through the site, and the project proposes no change in flow path or capacity. The project meets Commission public waters requirements. Page 1 of 4

11 SC : Crystal MAC Nature Area Item 04a 8. There is floodplain on this site. The 100-year flood elevation is ft., and is controlled by a 450 ft. sheet pile weir with an elevation of 856 ft. and by an overflow weir. Although boardwalks are being raised in several locations, impacts to floodplain will be minimal because the boardwalk will be raised on cylindrical piers. 9. An erosion control plan was submitted with the project review, and includes rock construction entrances and perimeter silt fences. The erosion control plan meets Commission requirements. 10. A public hearing on the project was conducted on September 13, 2017 as part of Planning Commission and City Council review of this project, meeting Commission public notice requirements. 11. A Project Review Fee of $1,100 has been received. Recommendation: Recommend approval with no conditions. Wenck Associates, Inc. Engineers for the Commission Ed Matthiesen, P.E. Date Page 2 of 4 Z:\Shingle Creek\Project Reviews\Projects 2018\SC Crystal MAC Nature Area Trail Improvements.doc

12 SC : Crystal MAC Nature Area Item 04a Figure 1. Site location. SC Page 3 of 4 Z:\Shingle Creek\Project Reviews\Projects 2018\SC Crystal MAC Nature Area Trail Improvements.doc

13 SC : Crystal MAC Nature Area Item 04a Figure 2. Site trail plan. Page 4 of 4 Z:\Shingle Creek\Project Reviews\Projects 2018\SC Crystal MAC Nature Area Trail Improvements.doc

14 Item 05a Technical Memo To: From: Shingle Creek WMO Commissioners Ed Matthiesen, P.E. Diane Spector Date: January 5, 2018 Subject: Draft 2018 Work Plan Recommended Commission Action Review, discuss, and propose desired modifications. The following are suggested activities for the 2018 Work Plan. Most of these are ongoing activities, although some are rotating around the watershed. These are presented for discussion and revision as desired. Note that we will bring a proposed 2018 Monitoring Plan to the Commission in February, which will provide additional details. 1. Continue to implement TMDLs. a. Complete the 5-year performance review for the Cedar Island-Pike-Eagle TMDL review, and if budget is sufficient initiate the reviews for Magda and Meadow. b. Identify and discuss options for aquatic vegetation management funding and implementation in lakes following internal load reduction projects, and establish policy. c. Partner with the City of Plymouth to undertake alum treatments on Bass and Pomerleau Lakes. d. In partnership with the cities of Crystal, Brooklyn Center, and Robbinsdale, continue to implement the Twin Lakes Management Project, including carp removal, aquatic vegetation management, and installation of fish barriers and a lake aeration system e. Partner with the City of Minneapolis to complete a subwatershed BMP assessment. f. Continue to pursue grant funding for TMDL implementation projects. g. Expand the Directly Connected Untreated Areas geodatabase to include boundaries of the untreated areas directly connected to the lakes in the watershed. (Streams was completed in 2017.) h. Continue to identify, pursue grant funding for, and implement projects and programs addressing the bacterial impairment in the Mississippi River. i. Stay abreast of other regional and state TMDLs. Wenck Associates, Inc Olson Memorial Highway Suite 300 Plymouth, MN Toll Free Main wenckmp@wenck.com Web wenck.com

15 Item 05a 2. Partner with other organizations to increase reach and cost effectiveness. a. Participate in the West Metro Water Alliance joint education and outreach group. b. Continue to partner with the USGS to operate the Queen Avenue monitoring site. c. Partner with the USGS, DNR, and other interested parties to stay abreast of groundwater issues. Compile and review existing data and evaluate options for developing the proposed whole watershed water budget. 3. Continue ongoing administration and programming. a. Conduct routine Commission lake water quality monitoring and aquatic vegetation and fish surveys on Ryan and Crystal Lakes. This will start the second cycle through all the lakes (except Palmer and Curtis, which are considered wetlands and are not monitored). Conduct water quality monitoring and aquatic vegetation surveys on Upper, Middle, and Lower Twin Lakes through the Twin Lake Management Project grant. b. Conduct Commission routine flow and water quality monitoring at SC_0 and SC_3 on Shingle Creek and Bass Creek Park (BCP) on Bass Creek as well as two DO longitudinal studies. Conduct fish and macroinvertebrate monitoring on all three sites in advance of the Shingle and Bass Creeks Dissolved Oxygen (DO) and Biotic Integrity TMDL 5 Year Review in c. Sponsor volunteer stream monitoring through RiverWatch and wetland monitoring through WHEP (Hennepin County). d. Sponsor volunteer lake monitoring through CAMP (Met Council) on Cedar Island, Meadow, Success, and Pomerleau Lakes. e. Complete reviews of development and redevelopment projects as necessary. f. Prepare an annual water quality report. g. Solicit cost-share projects from member cities funded from the Cost Share Fund and the annual $100,000 levy and the Partnership Cost Share Fund and the annual $50,000 levy. h. Review feasibility studies for 2018 proposed capital projects, undertake Plan Amendments, hold public hearings, order projects and certify levies. i. Prepare a 2019 annual budget. j. Invite three guest speakers to make lunchtime water resources presentations. k. Tour project sites in the watershed. 2

16 Item 05b Technical Memo To: From: West Mississippi WMO Commissioners Ed Matthiesen, P.E. Diane Spector Date: January 5, 2018 Subject: Draft 2018 Work Plan Recommended Commission Action Review, discuss, and propose desired modifications. The following are suggested activities for the 2018 Work Plan. Most of these are ongoing activities, although some are rotating around the watershed. These are presented for discussion and revision as desired. Note that we will bring a proposed 2018 Monitoring Plan to the Commission in February, which will provide additional details. 1. Continue to stay abreast of regional TMDLs. a. Continue to identify, pursue grant funding for, and implement projects and programs addressing the bacterial impairment in the Mississippi River. b. Stay abreast of other regional and state TMDLs. c. Identify boundaries of the untreated areas directly connected to the Mississippi River or other conveyances. 2. Partner with other organizations to increase reach and cost effectiveness. a. Participate in the West Metro Water Alliance joint education and outreach group. b. Partner with the USGS, DNR, and other interested parties to stay abreast of groundwater issues. Compile and review existing data and evaluate options for developing the proposed whole watershed water budget. c. Partner with a member city to complete a subwatershed BMP analysis. 3. Continue ongoing administration and programming. a. Undertake routine flow and water quality at two outfalls into the Mississippi River. b. Sponsor volunteer stream monitoring through RiverWatch and wetland monitoring through WHEP (Hennepin County). c. Complete reviews of development and redevelopment projects as necessary. d. Prepare an annual water quality report. Wenck Associates, Inc Olson Memorial Highway Suite 300 Plymouth, MN Toll Free Main wenckmp@wenck.com Web wenck.com

17 Item 05b e. Solicit cost-share projects from member cities funded from the Cost Share Fund and the annual $50,000 levy. f. Review feasibility studies for 2018 proposed capital projects, undertake Plan Amendments, hold public hearings, order projects and certify levies. g. Prepare a 2019 annual budget. h. Invite three guest speakers to make lunchtime water resources presentations. i. Tour project sites in the watershed. 2

18 Technical Memo Item 05c To: From: Shingle Creek/West Mississippi WMC TAC Ed Matthiesen, Wenck Associates, Inc. Tom Berry, Wenck Associates, Inc. Date: January 5, 2018 Subject: Shingle Creek WMC Partnership Cost-Share Application (Autumn Ridge Participatory Landscape Project) The purpose of this technical memo is a summary of a Partnership Cost-Share Program Application for the Autumn Ridge Apartments in Brooklyn Park to fund the first phase of a 5- year stormwater retrofit plan for the site. The first phase includes the installation of 5 raingardens, 2 trench drains, a native planting, permeable pavement and removal and installation of trees. Project Details The Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission from time to time makes funds available to its member cities to help fund the cost of BMPs partnership projects with private landowners. Shingle Creek recently received a completed Partnership Cost-Share Program Application for the Autumn Ridge Apartments in Brooklyn Park. (See attached application). Application partners including the residents of Autumn Ridge, Sherman Associates (property owners), Metro Blooms and the City of Brooklyn Park. Application partners have been developing a 5-year stormwater retrofit plan for the site. The first phase of the 5-year stormwater plan includes the installation of 5 raingardens, 2 trench drains, a native planting, permeable pavement, removal and installation of trees and training of maintenance staff for installation and maintenance of stormwater practices. This application pertains to the first phase only. Project Budget The proposed project budget is $135,358. The applicants request $50,000 from Shingle Creek WMC. The applicants are also requesting $55,000 from Hennepin County. The property owner will contribute $30,358. A review of the construction cost estimate items was conducted. The total cost of the project seems appropriate for the scope and scale of the project; however, the costs associated with Raingardens 1 and 2 are on the low side of industry standards. The low costs may be attributed to project partner in-kind services and installation assistance through volunteer labor. Wenck Colorado Georgia Minnesota North Dakota Wyoming Toll Free Web wenck.com

19 Item 05c Autumn Ridge Landscape Cost-Share Application Brooklyn Park Water Quality Benefits Shingle Creek is impaired for chloride. The application states the proposed project addresses the chloride impairment through runoff volume reduction, the use of permeable pavement in the most heavily foot trafficked area on site, and maintenance training for the proper application of road salt. The application mentions that on-site maintenance staff and the Autumn Ridge s property manager will participate in training sessions lead by Metro Bloom s Landscape Architect both during and after installation of BMPs. According to the application, following installation, training will focus on proper maintenance of each practice, including sweeping and vacuuming permeable pavement, weed identification and management, watering, inlet/outlet clearing, plant/mulch replacement and signs of erosion. Metro Blooms will also provide this training for any landscape contracting company the property owner hires to maintain Autumn Ridge outdoor spaces. In addition, the property owner will require their maintenance and property manager to attend a course on proper winter salt application. The application states that the proposed stormwater best management practices capture 14.7 lbs. of Total Phosphorus, 4,418 lbs. of solids and 2,667,374 gallons of runoff water annually as modeled in WinSLAMM. The cost per pound phosphorus removal is $9,208 based on construction costs. This is slightly under the $10,000 seen as typical for rain gardens. Recommendation Recommend funding the partnership cost-share program for the Autumn Ridge Participatory Landscape Project in an amount of $50,000, subject to the relevant Partnership Cost-Share Guidelines including but not limited to: Cost-share is on a reimbursable basis following completion of the project. The property owner (Sherman Associates) must dedicate a public easement or equivalent to install and maintain the BMPs. The member city (Brooklyn Park) must obtain a recordable maintenance agreement from the property owner (Sherman Associates) that specifies maintenance requirements and schedule; authorizes the City (Brooklyn Park) to inspect the BMPs and order maintenance and improvement; and authorizes the City (Brooklyn Park) to undertake ordered maintenance and improvement no completed by the property owner (Sherman Associates), and assess the cost of work to the property. The standard Commission/Member Cooperative Agreement will be executed prior to project construction. Z:\Shingle Creek\Cost Share Program\Project Cost share Memo - Autumn Ridge.docx 2

20 Item 07a Technical Memo To: From: Shingle Creek/West Mississippi WMC Commissioners Diane Spector Date: December 8, 2017 Subject: Education and Outreach Update WMWA A reminder that WMWA has switched over its distribution system for the WaterLinks e newsletter from Hennepin County to MailChimp. If you wish to keep getting it (or to newly subscribe), go to westmetrowateralliance.org/contact.html and sign up. The next issue of Water Links will be out in the 1 st quarter of 2018 and will feature late winter, early spring related content. WMWA is currently discussing options for assisting property owners with rain gardens and native plant conversions. Two options being considered are 1) funding two hours of on site technical assistance for owners who take the Metro Blooms Landscaping workshop; and/or 2) providing reimbursement for the cost of purchasing native plants, up to a certain amount, say $100. These ideas are still under development. The next WMWA meeting is Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at Plymouth City Hall. WMWA is also planning in 2018 to continue facilitating native plant sales by linking up native growers with community events such as festivals and farmer s markets. WMWA would pay any booth fees charged by the event sponsor and advertise the event and the grower would be free to sell plants. Website/Social Media The website Google Analytics for December 2017 and January December 2017 for the Shingle Creek/West Mississippi Commissions are attached, as are the Facebook insights for the last 28 days for both Shingle Creek and WMWA. As a reminder, Reach is the number of times a post was viewed in a Facebook feed, Engagement is an action a click, comment, share, or reaction. It was a slow month for social media.. Wenck Associates, Inc Olson Memorial Highway Suite 300 Plymouth, MN Toll Free Main wenckmp@wenck.com Web wenck.com

21 Item 07a Shingle Creek FB Metrics Last 28 days: 106 total Likes, 146 Reaches, 25 Engagements. 2

22 Item 07a West Metro Water Alliance (WMWA) Metrics Last 28 days: 120 total Likes, 150 Reaches, 74 Engagements 3

23 SCWM Shingle Creek WMC All Web Site Data Item 07a1)-1 GO TO REPORT Dec 1, Dec 31, 2017 All Users % Sessions Pageviews 754 % of Total: 97.80% (771) Pageviews and Unique Pageviews by Page Page Pageviews Unique Pageviews Unique Pageviews 602 % of Total: 97.41% (618) Pageviews by Landing Page / /twin-lake-carp-managemen t.html /minutes--meeting-packet s.html /rules-and-standards.html /staff.html Landing Page Pageviews /twin-lake-next-steps.html / 475 /carp-tracking.html /twin-lake-carp-manage ment.html /minutes--meeting-packe ts.html /studies.html /maps.html /shingle-creek-commissione rs.html /contact-us.html /staff.html 19 /maps.html 18 /twin-lake-next-steps.ht ml 14 /tmdls.html 13 /standard-details.html 11 /shingle-creek-commissi oners.html Google

24 SCWM Shingle Creek WMC All Web Site Data Item 07a1)-2 GO TO REPORT Jan 1, Dec 31, 2017 All Users % Sessions Pageviews 9,522 % of Total: 97.11% (9,805) Pageviews and Unique Pageviews by Page Page Pageviews Unique Pageviews Unique Pageviews 7,736 % of Total: 96.70% (8,000) Pageviews by Landing Page Landing Page / /minutes--meeting-packe ts.html /maps.html Pageviews 6, / /minutes--meeting-packet s.html /rules-and-standards.html /maps.html /carp-tracking.html /staff.html /contact-us.html /twin-lake-carp-managemen t.html /shingle-creek-commissione rs.html 3,213 2, /carp-tracking.html 224 /standard-details.html /twin-lake-carp-manage ment.html 219 /staff.html 123 /standard-details.html 115 /meetings.html 105 /biochar-filters.html 104 /rules-and-standards.htm l Google

25 Item 08b Technical Memo To: From: Shingle Creek/West Mississippi WMC Commissioners Ed Matthiesen, P.E. Diane Spector Date: January 5, 2018 Subject: Bass and Pomerleau Lakes Alum Application Update Clean Water Fund Grant. The Bass and Pomerleau Alum Application project Clean Water Fund grant application was approved for full funding $267,040 by BWSR in December We will be working with BWSR to submit a work plan and contract and expect those to be in place by about March The grant is 75% of the estimated project cost. The Commission s share of the project cost will be an estimated $66,760. As a reminder, you previously approved expending up to $53,400 for preliminary design, additional sediment cores to refine dosing applications, and updated fish surveys on both lakes. That $53,400 and $66,760 will be funded form the $202,000 levy previously certified and collected for the Bass Lake Pond project, leaving an estimated $80,000 available to be transferred to the Closed Projects Account to be applied to another project. Feasibility and Preliminary Design. Part of the $53,400 previously approved about $23,000 was to obtain additional sediment cores to refine dosing calculations that had previously been prepared from the results of a single available core. The data from the additional cores has allowed us to refine the recommended dosing and reduce the application cost for Bass Lake from about $122,000 to about $81,000. We haven t yet completed the refined dosing calculations for Pomerleau, but expect that there will be additional savings for that lake as well. The savings from the reduced application cost can be used to enhance aquatic vegetation management or other actions to ensure the success of the project. Process. Staff met with Plymouth staff to discuss the process to implement these projects. We agreed that the target date for application is September October 2018 for both lakes. Plymouth staff will schedule a series of meetings with the Bass Lake Association and residents on Pomerleau Lake, the Environmental Quality Commission (EQC), and the City Council. Assuming all parties desire to go forward with the project, we would expect to hold the project hearing in April May 2018 and go out to bid in about June This revised schedule will allow the Commission to proceed with the required Minor Plan Amendment on its usual schedule rather than an accelerated schedule as discussed at the December 2017 Commission meeting. Wenck Associates, Inc Olson Memorial Highway Suite 300 Plymouth, MN Toll Free Main wenckmp@wenck.com Web wenck.com

26 Item 09a SHINGLE CREEK / WEST MISSISSIPPI WATERSHED MANAGEMENT COMMISSION MONTHLY COMMUNICATION LOG December 2017 Date From To SC WM Description Michele X X Metro Transit Ed Mathiesen Status on BLRT contract renewal status Kimberley X X Met Council Ed Mathiesen BLRT contract amendment update from the Principal Contract Administrator Jason X X Hennepin County Ed Mathiesen Status of Hwy 81 reconstruction Kristi MPR Ed Mathiesen X Salt reduction efforts Bob SRF Ed Mathiesen x Project review for MAC boardwalk Jeremy Nielsen@ SRF Ed Mathiesen X Brooklyn Blvd project review requirements Jim City of Minneapolis Ed Mathiesen X X Biochar use in City soil restoration projects and bacteria sources Tim Bolton X and Menk Ed Mathiesen Three Rivers Park remodeling of Coon Creek Park Kim Metro Blooms Ed Mathiesen X Grant application for Autumn Ridge Apartments in Brooklyn Park Mike Johnson, Cable 12 Call from Cable 12 reporter wanting an update on the Twin Lake Carp project. He X News Diane Spector would like to be contacted when the carp harvest happens so they can tape it Rachel Olmanson, MPCA BWSR SCWM Diane Spector X X with a reminder to submit semiannual reports for grant projects, and to advise that she has taken another position at the MPCA and will no longer be our grants and TMDLs manager. Notification that the Bass and Pomerleau Lakes Alum Application grant application has been awarded at full funding. Z:\Shingle Creek\CommunicationsLogs\2017\12 December 2017.docx Send Log to: Judie Anderson: judie@jass.biz 1