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documenting ERP's. Mr. Johnson predicted that the items seeing the most improvement over the next year included MCM#5, post construction stormwater management, including inventorying ponds, public and private BMP's, and combining databases with GIS maps for easier tracking. Chair Stenlund suggested that staff explore MCM#4, streamlining a faster staff reaction time; and encouraged staff to contact Rick Baird in Mankato for examples on how to effectively encourage contractors to stabilize construction sites and erosion control measures that they were fully capable of addressing, provided the City ensure those contractors stopped playing their current games by the City's application of significant fines for their mismanagement of those controls. Chair Stenlund sought evidence of rain garden documentation done over the last year; with Mr. Schwartz responding that one of Mr. Johnson's charges was to get all of those documented. Chair Stenlund also sought evidence of how many participated in education opportunities and training, and the need for verification of MPCA training. Given the fact that oil recycling is handled at the Ramsey County site, Chair Stenlund suggested that it needed to be documented so it didn't appear to be an omission. Member Lenz left the meeting at approximately 8:33 p.m. Chair Stenlund requested Mr. Johnson to ask staff to provide additional public education about grass clippings placed on curb lines and how they added to nutrient loading in the stormwater system; and asked that individual PWETC members report their observations to staff when found, rather than personally confronting them,just to bring them and/or photo documentation of illicit discharges to staff s attention for follow-up. Chair Stenlund opined that public education should be part of the PWETC's role, individually and corporately, as stewards of the community. Mr. Johnson advised that he was starting a list of things observed by homeowners and would be working with the Communications Department to get quick blips out asking residents to alert City staff as they're out and about in the community. Member Gjerdingen opined that this included leaves stacked up late in the season, as well as grass clippings during the spring and summer. At the request of Member Seigler, Mr. Schwartz clarified that sump pumps were currently allowed to drain on grass as it was clean water, but should not be dumped into the sanitary sewer due to capacity and treatment issues. However, Mr. Schwartz clarified further that this did not apply to chlorinated pool water. Page 16 of 20