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�� ����� <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: July 12, 2010 <br />TO: Mayor and City Council <br />Patrick Klaers, City Administrator <br />FROM: Meagan Beekman, City Planner <br />SUBJECT: Ramsey Conservation District Shared Service Agreement <br />Req uested Action <br />Approve a Shared Service Agreement Dated July 12, 2010, with Ramsey Conservation District <br />for Grading and Erosion Control Permit Inspection, Reporting, and Enforcement Services <br />through December 31, 2011. <br />Back�round <br />In July of 2008 the City Council adopted Chapter 15, the Erosion and Sediment Control <br />Ordinance, into the City Code, and authorized Staff to enter into a service agreement with <br />lZamsey �onservation I�istrict (iZ�i�) for inspection services. T�e ordinance brought the �ity <br />into compliance with more stringent State regulations regarding erosion and sediment control on <br />construction sites. The ordinance requires property owners engaged in certain kinds of land <br />alteration activity to obtain a Grading and Erosion Control (GEC) Permit with the City. The <br />purpose of the GEC Permit is to ensure that proper erosion and sediment control measures are in <br />place throughout the course of a project, that breaches in the control measures have not taken <br />place, and that soils are adequately stabilized once the project is complete. <br />In September 2009 the City finalized the service agreement with RCD to conduct inspections <br />relating to the enforcement of the GEC Permit (Attachment A). RCD has a program that assists <br />local governments in managing erosion and sediment and have staff certified in erosion and <br />sediment control inspection. The service agreement outlines the proposal for services between <br />the City and RCD through December 31, 2010. The GEC Permit holder is responsible for all <br />costs associated with the inspection and implementation of their permit, and the permit fee and <br />escrow is set at a rate that will cover the costs of the RCD inspections. <br />City of Arden Hills <br />City Council Meeting for July 12, 2010 <br />\�Nletro-inet.us�ardenhills�l'lanning\City Council Memos`2010�RCD Shared Service Agreement\07-12-10 - Regular Meeting - RCD - Memo.doc <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />