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I \t I I I I I I I III I i I i " I ~ I 2.11,02 By using the City newsletter, the City web site, and cable television to publicize selected issues, more residents could be reached. The issues could include a variety of water resource subjects including the use of phosphorous fertilizers, information on the water quality of the lakes in the City, best management practices (BMPs), and information of current water quality improvement projects. Web site links could include some of the same topics discussed on the web site, cable television, and the City newsletter. The most beneficial approach from the City would be to coordinate the topics on the web site and the newsletter, and reference each other. Suggested links would be to the RCWD homepage, report or articles on water quality protection, MPCA Lake Assessment Site, and the MnlDNR Lakes Database which provides information on the lakes in Minnesota including data from the water quality monitoring and fishery information. The stormwater stenciling program is a volunteer program that marks storm sewer inlets with a notice indicating where the pipe outlets to. This may be done with different mediums such as paint, decals or signs. According to the Final Report-Arden Hills Water Quality Task Force- lunel2000, studies have shown these programs has a 60% or better attention rate by the local residents. This report can be seen in Appendix C. OBJECTIVE H: Finance (AH). H.t Policy: To use a wide array of funding sources and financing approaches to support storm water management programs. Paying for water management projects has become more complex in recent years, In the past, special assessments against benefited properties financed most of the necessary improvements. However, the financial options have broadened considerably. The question is, which methodes) best suit the needs of the City, The major categories of funding sources are 1) Ad Valorem Taxes 2) Special Assessments 3) Development Charges [Building Permits, Land Development Fees and Land Exaction] 4) Grants. The City does have a storm water utility inplace, Following is a description and fmancing principles used with each of these flllancing mechanisms. Table 3 illustrates the advantages and disadvantages of the different financing methods. Ad Valorem Tax General taxation is the most common revenue source used to fmance government services including minor maintenance measures for drainage and City of Arden Hills, Minnesota Local Water Resource Management Plan A-ARDEN0101,OO Page 35