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AttachmentD Policy 1.4: Preserve and enhance natural resources within public open space by implementing best- management practices systems, including invasive-plant removal, rain gardens, bio filtration, and native-plant selection. The Community Development Department finds that all development sited in Roseville are required to implement best management practices. However, this policy is applicable to public open space areas and not a private development. Goal 2: Maintain the functions and values of the City’s drainage features (e.g. lakes, ponds, and wetlands). The Community Development finds that this goal, to the extent feasible, is being enforced through specific policies and Code requirements. That said, the proposed Walmart development is not altering any existing drainage features, and will provide storm water management that regulates the rate of run-off and holds back run-off as a means to clean the water prior to entering the City’s ponds, wetlands, and lakes. Policy 2.1: Protect and improve surface water quality in the City’s lakes, ponds, and wetlands to meet established standards. The Community Development Department finds that the Walmart project will be required to meet the latest standards that address surface water quality and control. However, this policy is more tied to the development of regulations than it is to the implementation of those adopted regulations. Policy 2.2: Identify and plan means to effectively protect and improve surface and groundwater quality through good “housekeeping” methods, such as street sweeping sensitive areas and monitoring water quality. The Community Development Department finds that this policy applies to the City Staff and their wherewithal to identify and address such items. Policy 2.3: Protect, preserve, and utilize surface- and ground-water storage and retention systems. The Community Development finds that all new development in Roseville is required to design storm water management systems that address this policy. Policy 2.4: Work with the watershed districts to collect water-quality data on lakes within the city. The Community Development finds that this policy applies to the City as an active participant in a relationship with a given watershed management organization in the collection of specific date and does not apply to a developer. Policy 2.5: Promote groundwater recharge by reducing stormwater runoff. The Community Development Department finds that to the extent feasible, developments will be allowed and possibly required to recharge the area’s groundwater, but only as such storm water management plans are approved by the applicable water management organization. 16 Page26of27