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Commissioner Huffman asked if the MDA was focusing solely on Phase I of the development. <br />Administrator Olson reported the MDA was addressing the full scope of the development <br />project. <br /> <br />Public Hearing <br />None <br /> <br />New Business <br /> <br />Rice Creek Commons – Green Infrastructure and Water Reuse Feasibility Study <br /> <br />Catherine Netzer, Rice Creek Watershed District, stated she has had the pleasure of working <br />with Beth Engum and Sue Polka on the recently completed Green Infrastructure and Water <br />Reuse Feasibility Study. She discussed the partnership she had with the County and City and <br />explained this study analyzes the potential feasibility of a series of green infrastructure (iron‐ <br />enhanced sand filter, stormwater treatment tree trenches, etc.) and stormwater reuse projects <br />which could be implemented as part of the Rice Creek Commons development. The overall <br />purpose and goals of the study were reviewed. She explained the purpose of the study is to <br />identify potential projects that go beyond the “baseline” of Rice Creek Watershed District <br />(RCWD) requirements with the potential to support subsequent grant applications such as the <br />Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) Clean Water Fund or Metropolitan Council’s Green <br />Infrastructure program. It was noted the study does not commit the RCWD to any future <br />project funding at this time and any future intergovernmental grant applications (in partnership <br />with the City and/or County) would require RCWD Board approval prior to submittal. She <br />thanked Beth Engum and Sue Polka for their assistance on this study. <br /> <br />Beth Engum, Ramsey County, commented on the process staff went through to prioritize the <br />management practices that would be followed for future grant applications. She discussed how <br />staff addressed the stormwater management on the site in order to reduce the pollutant load, <br />while also minimizing cost. She explained staff was also seeking educational opportunities for <br />the site. She reviewed the three high priorities staff would be pursuing for the site which <br />involved planting trees, reusing stormwater, and an iron‐enhanced filter system which would <br />remove phosphorous from water runoff. She reported staff would be seeking funding for these <br />three priorities. <br /> <br />Chair Wicklund questioned what type of grants were available to assist with these projects. Ms. <br />Engum commented on the grants that were available through the Met Council and BWSR. <br /> <br />Commissioner McClung asked if Legacy funds were available. Ms. Engum reported this was the <br />case. <br /> <br />Communications <br />None. <br />