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�� ti � REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: 6/9/2014 Item No.: 7.g Department Approval City Manager Approval ��- ��.--��-�- Item Description: Approve a Resolution to Join the Petition for Rice Creek Watershed District to Establish a Phased Basic Water Management Project BACKGROUND In summer of 2013, the cities of New Brighton and St. Anthony petitioned the Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) for a Basic Water Management Project to address storm water management and flooding issues within the sub-watersheds of three Ramsey County ditches: Ramsey County Ditch (RCD) 2, RCD 3, and RCD 5. A report was completed by the two cities and submitted to the RCWD, identifying flooding locations following the July, 2011, storm event. On August 19, 2013, the RCWD board received the petition and initiated the development of the Basic Water Management Project, which is broken into four phases: Phase L- Identifying and analyzing current conditions, challenges and opportunities related to storm water management and flood damage within the Cities and making recommendations of actions �� likely to address comprehensive storm water management and flood damage issues within the Cities �� and those downstream areas affected by storm water runoff including Pike and Long Lake; � Phase 2: Developing a regional, comprehensive storm water management and flood damage � reduction plan, to include water quality features, which identifies capital improvements and other � actions to be undertaken by the Cities and the Rice Creek Watershed District; � Phase 3: Developing implementation timelines and priorities, costs allocations and revenue � generation methods for both implementation and long term maintenance of capital improvements �� and water quality features; � Phase 4: Implementing one ar more of the proj ect components identified in Phase 2 as a coordinated � series of capital improvements by the Cities and the Rice Creek Watershed District; z�� City of Roseville staff was invited to informally participate in the phase 1 process, which began in � November, 2013. The phase 1 process consisted of several meetings to discuss goals and obj ectives, identify � problem areas and potential proj ects within RCD 2, RCD 3, and RCD 5 sub-watersheds. RCD 5 is the only �� ditch that falls within the City of Roseville's boundaries, and includes the northwest corner of the City (west � of Fairview Avenue and north of County Road B.) 6 A draft Phase 1 Report was completed in March, 2014 that identifies areas within the sub-watershed of � Ramsey County Ditch 5 in the City where project components could be developed and implemented to � provide both local and regional storm water management and flood damage reduction benefit. It also �_ identifies two proj ect components, Mirror Lake (located in St. Anthony) and Hansen Park (located in New r Brighton) as key features in the overall project objectives. These two project components will provide . regional water quality, starm water and flood management benefits, and are ready for immediate _ implementation. RCWD applied for, and was successful in, securing a Targeted Watershed Demonstration �� Grant from the Board of Water and Soil Resources for these improvements. Page 1 of 2