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Page 1 of 2 NEW BUSINESS ITEM – 9C MEMORANDUM DATE: October 26, 2020 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers Dave Perrault, City Administrator FROM: Todd Blomstrom, Public Works Director/City Engineer SUBJECT: Resolution for RCWD Drainage Proceedings Under the Watershed Law MS 103D Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: $ 0 $266.52 Surface Water Mgmt Fund Council Should Consider The City Council is requested to consider adoption of Resolution 2020-051 providing approval to conduct drainage proceedings for Ramsey County Ditches 2, 4 and 5 under the Watershed Law. Background/Discussion On October 19, 2020, the City Council reviewed a request from the Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) for the City’s consent to conduct drainage proceedings for Ramsey County Ditches 2, 4 and 5 under the Watershed Law. The Council directed staff to place the RCWD’s requested resolution on the City Council agenda for October 26, 2020, as provided in Attachment A. The RCWD is currently developing plans for improvements to Ramsey County Ditch No. 4 (RCD 4) to convert a section of open channel ditch to piped storm sewer between County Road C and Terrance Drive. The proposed improvements would address bank failures, erosion and sediment being transported downstream into Oasis Pond, Little Johanna Lake, and Lake Johanna. The Rice Creek Watershed District is requesting concurrence from the City of Arden Hills to conduct the necessary proceedings for the project in accordance with the Watershed Law (Minnesota Statute 103D) rather than the Drainage Code (Minnesota Statute 103E). Kyle Axtell, project manager for the Rice Creek Watershed District, will be available at the City Council meeting to provide a presentation for the requested City concurrence. Presentation slides are provided in Attachment C.