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854 <br />Chair Stenlund noted that in the City of Minneapolis, everyone paid a stormwater <br />855 <br />fee, which was then reduced according to the pervious features incorporated in <br />856 <br />your landscape (rain barrels, rain gardens, swales, etc.). <br />857 <br />858 <br />Mr. Schwartz advised that staff recently held a conversation with the City Council <br />859 <br />at which time they approved a credit program; however, he noted that it didn't <br />860 <br />apply to the features added if they were done to address exceeding the 30% <br />861 <br />impervious surface coverage and necessary to obtain a permit, which was <br />862 <br />mandated by the NPDES permit for the City. <br />863 <br />IAIIL <br />864 <br />Mr. Anderson opined that it would be nice if some mitigation were available at <br />865 <br />some point, especially given the success he'd observed with his rain garden. <br />866 <br />876 <br />877 <br />878 <br />879 <br />880 <br />881 <br />882 <br />approximately 9:08 p.m. <br />Member Lenz noted that she would not be available for the June meeting. <br />Ayes: 7 <br />Nays: 0 <br />Motion carried. <br />Page 20 of 20 <br />