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Special City Council Meeting Thursday,May 22,2014 Page 6 At the request of Councilmember Etten, Mr. Schwartz clarified that stormwater infrastructure had not been built to current MS4 standards, as they had only re- cently been adopted. At the request of Councilmember Laliberte, Mr. Schwartz further clarified that only those stormwater infrastructure projects going forward were required to meet the new MS4 standards. At the request of Councilmember Laliberte, Mr. Schwartz confirmed that the two proposed staff additions was intended as full-time for the entire year of 2015 and beyond. At the request of Councilmember McGehee, Mr. Schwartz reviewed mitigation efforts by staff for those areas experiencing repeat flooding in the City beyond changes indicated due to climate change issues. Mr. Schwartz advised that staff was continually seeking solutions based on their observations from year to year, as well as new problem areas being found. Mr. Schwartz noted one mitigation ef- fort built into the 2014 street program in identified problem areas, including working with the Park Renewal Program to reduce drainage issues at Evergreen Park and near the B-Dale Club, by undergrounding stormwater efforts in those ar- eas. Mr. Schwartz noted that those areas identified as having issues throughout the city, continued to be analyzed for mitigation as time, funding and related pro- jects arose. Mr. Schwartz noted that one of the major problem areas near the Wilbert Vault Company was scheduled for construction this year. One issue that had come up with the Ramsey County Library —Roseville Branch reconstruction several years ago, as stormwater ponding was added, was the finding that the original ponding area was overflowing into adjacent back yards. While not being addressed as part of the 2014 project, Mr. Schwartz advised that improvements were being made in overland outflow to avoid future flooding of homes and/or garages in that immediate area, hopefully eliminating or significantly reducing the problem. At the request of Mayor Roe, Mr. Schwartz confirmed that the costs for snow and ice removal, as well as contractual costs, estimated at $25,000, would be levy funded. Regarding MSA funding, Mayor Roe noted, with concurrence by Mr. Schwartz, that besides additional miles in the overall system, the State was also collecting less money in gas taxes due to less gas being purchased, which was a state-wide legislative issue. Mr. Schwartz agreed that additional funding mechanisms had been discussed with the legislature, but nothing happened in their last session re- lated to those discussions. Mayor Roe noted that the City's MSA fund would soon be drawn down, and opined that the City needed to address the situation ver- sus waiting for a state solution. Recess