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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - May 22, 2006 3 she also did not realize how this would affect garage sale signs, but noted that the Council was protecting the City against large illuminated bill board signs. Councilmember Grant acknowledged that he did receive a phone call from Ms. Goldman, but he was out of town and could not return her call. He thanked her for coming to this meeting and making Council aware of this issue. Ms. Wolfe stated it was always the City's intent to communicate with the residents, but in this case, the City had received information they had to move on quickly. She stated they acted quickly to protect the City from certain types of signs and potential sign-related lawsuits, The City Council was protecting the City from potential legal action pertaining to billboard signs. Mayor Aplikowski apologized for Ms. Goldman's inconvenience. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. NPDES Annual Storm Water Meetine: Ms. Giga stated as of March 10, 2003, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency required all cities within the Seven County Metro Region to apply for General Storm Water Permit as part of Federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) requirements. In order to comply with new federal regulations, municipalities were required to develop a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) that focused on ways the municipality would reduce the amount of sediment and pollution entering the surrounding water bodies, The SWPPP required six minimum control measures that needed to be addressed by the City. Each measure was aimed at reducing the amount of pollution entering water bodies through various methods such as public outreach and education, regulatory ordinances, and physical structures constructed as part of the storm water sewer system. Each control measure included several Best Management Practices (BMPs) that would be used to accomplish the measure and each would include measurable goals that could establish the effectiveness of the SWPPP. She noted every year the City was required to hold a public meeting on the SWPPP. The City was also required to submit an annual report to the MPCA documenting the accomplishments of the previous year. She summarized the minimum control measures and the accomplishments of 2005 as well as the goals for 2006. Mayor Aplikowski opened the public hearing at 7:29 p,m, There were no comments made. Mayor Aplikowski closed the public hearing at 7:30 p,m.