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Chair Vanderwall spoke in support of that effort, and suggested that staff include it as potential future agenda item. Member Stenlund pointed out several typographical errors in the SWPPP for staff Member Stenlund expressed his personal concern that everything possible was being done to ensure temporary erosion controls were being done and enforced, since this is an MS4 City. Member Stenlund opined that, whether a large or small project, the City and entire State of MN needed to have recourse to have those stabilization standards in place and enforced. Member Stenlund further opined that perhaps additional education and public knowledge was needed for citizens to help staff enforce those measures. Member Stenlund spoke in support of that information made available on the City's website alerting the public to what an "illicit discharge" actually was, or through other visuals or contests to encourage their participation and observation. Chair Vanderwall suggested a school and/or community organization project. Member Stenlund suggested another measure or activity would be to encourage sustainability for construction projects through re-use of those materials with the goal that a little as possible ended up in landfills. Member Stenlund referenced a federal Department of Transportation effort to that effect. At the request of Member Stenlund, Ms. Bloom confirmed that the City had cleaned out several ponds over the last year, including for Dale Street, Williams Street(Oasis Pone near in partnership with the watershed district that was managed by Capitol Regional Watershed District). Ms. Bloom noted that the Oasis Pond project had used the metal filings filter retrofit, as previously presented to the Public Works, Environment and Transportation Commission (PWETC)to reduce phosphorus. Member Stenlund suggested that educational efforts could include school students making a video of projects; and further suggested that the PWETC should include the Williams Street Pond on a future tour. At the request of Member Stenlund as to where dredged materials ended up, Ms. Bloom advised that the contractor had re-used what was possible depending on its ph levels, with some landfilled at the Dale Street basin; and if it was contaminated it ended up at a landfill. Member Stenlund suggested adding that information to the report. Mr. Dolan advised that staff had resolved some copyright issues, and was now initiating work with a vendor for creating some video projects on those efforts. Page 4 of 19