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WSB Associates, Inc. Infrastructure ■ Engineering ■ Planning ■ Construction Memorandum To: Centerville City Council Centerville Planning Commission From: Eric Maass, Project Manager Brian Bourassa, Principal Date: August 2, 2017 Re: Centerville 2040 Comprehensive Plan Current Activities 701 Xenia Avenue South Suite #300 Minneapolis, MN 55416 Tel: 763 541-4800 Fax: 763 541-1700 WSB Staff began its community engagement efforts with a stakeholder meeting on June 29tH Included in that meeting were representatives from the City of Centerville, Anoka County, Rice Creek Watershed District, and the Metropolitan Council. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the ways in which updating the City's comprehensive plan can assist the City in achieving its goals through collaboration and grant assistance. Downton redevelopment was widely discussed and it was noted that while the sanitary sewer is functioning well, the big impediment was the lack of water service throughout most of the downtown. Anoka County indicated that if watermain were available, that the County has a grant/loan program for low to moderate income households to connect to the water service. In addition to utilities, the need for placemaking and answering the question "Why Centerville?" to assist in attracting future development. Anoka County is a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) receiving entity. The key to receiving this funding is projects which benefit low/moderate income households. Water resources were identified as a large opportunity for the community. The development of a Well Head Protection Plan (WHPP) can open up grant opportunities to assist with highly vulnerable surface and ground water from the Department of Health and Anoka County. The County indicated that very few communities have as large of an opportunity to leverage its water resources to assist in the community's development. The RCWD indicated that the urban water stormwater remediation cost share program is funded at $50,000 and ran on an annual cycle (October). These funds were eligible as matched funds for BWSR Clean Water Fund. Lamotte Park water reuse project was a recipient of this funding. The RCWD will use the City's plans, including its comprehensive plan, to focus the Districts CIP and Watershed Plan. As a result, this is a very big opportunity for the City. Final thoughts of the meeting included current development activity within the City, and the reiteration from each of the entities that it is important that the City set a vision, identify a