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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,April 22,2013 Page 9 Councilmember Etten highlighted re-use chambers, and offered his appreciation to the Parks & Recreation and Public Works Departments for looking at these is- sues (e.g. Upper Villa and Evergreen Parks). Councilmember Etten expressed appreciation for staff looking at the big picture and how to address water runoff problems (e.g. Dellwood and Sherran Avenues), by looking at future infrastruc- ture needs, and for working with other departments and agencies in accomplishing those goals,ultimately saving money and making good use of city resources. Councilmember Etten referenced page 34 of the plan (Table 14), #6 of the imple- mentation plan for the Villa Park sub-watershed. Councilmember Etten expressed concern that, while the pond was scheduled for sediment removal to some extent, he questioned if it would be necessary to repeat the task in a few years due to lack of holding capacity, since it was currently 72% filled with sediment. Coun- cilmember Etten questioned how it could be addressed completely at this time ra- ther than having to repeat the procedure in a few years. Councilmember Etten suggested a better and longer-term solution may be too seriously deal with the source of the sediment increase immediately, since a lot of the sediment seemed to be washing into the pond from the west, and needed to be dealt with to avoid recurrence. Councilmember Etten opined that he wasn't interested in having to tear up the park again in a few years, which would be a detriment to the park and aw waste of money long-term; and asked that staff have the on-site contractor look at that in more detail. In response, Ms. Bloom advised that staff would be coming to the City Council within the next year with upstream improvement recommendations, working co- operatively with Capitol Region Watershed District. Ms. Bloom advised that Capitol Region had made the ultimate funding decisions about Villa Park, based on the decision of their board and cost benefit determinations, with the contract already having been awarded. However, Ms. Bloom offered to consult with them again. Specific to ponds, Councilmember McGehee noted the ongoing issues in address- ing pond sediment in Langton Lake, and the significant dollars required to address it. Councilmember McGehee suggested this issue appear on the City's asset man- agement software to ensure funding was available and to keep implementation on track. In response, Ms. Bloom advised that asset management was part of the overall management program, with the real challenge at this time being phosphorus, the significant problem found from coal tar sediments (e.g. driveway sealing prod- ucts) when dredging ponds, and the substantial cost for hauling those materials to a landfill. Ms. Bloom noted a pilot project in White Bear Lake by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to determine if sediment could be stored on site rather than disposed of. As part of the requirements for NPDES and MS4 permits of the City, Ms. Bloom advised that inspections were done annually of at least 24% of