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In response, Mr. Johnson had prepared a summary presentation of the three watershed districts involved in Roseville, with each of their missions to manage, improve and protect local water resources. Mr. Johnson identified those three agencies as: Rice Creek Watershed District, Ramsey -Washington Metro Watershed District, and Capitol Region Watershed District. Mr. Johnson advised that the biggest driver was the city's MS4 permit system (Municipal Separate Stormwater Systems). Mr. Culver asked for a definition of "shoreland" with Mr. Johnson responding that city code defined itas anything within 1,000' of a waterbody (e.g. McCarron Lake, Lake Owasso, and smaller water bodies in the city and area). Mr. Johnson advised that an overlay district was 300' from ordinary high water levels of a particular lake that required stricter compliance (e.g. impervious surface coverage). Mr. Johnson used the Dale Street soccer fields as an example project area, noting that Roseville prided itself as a green city with a priority to protect the community, parks, water quality, etc. through erosion control, best management practices (BMP's) and other mitigation efforts with a small upfront cost versus the ramifications of cleaning up contamination after the fact. Mr. Johnson's presentation included Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) requirements, permits and inspection fees and escrow funds, and a trigger based on the number of acres, typically using a tiered approach. Mr. Johnson provided comparisons of costs for each watershed district and the city with fees and escrows based per acre and involving erosion and sediment control, stormwater and erosion control, flood control, illicit discharge and connections, and wetland mitigation. Mr. Johnson further advised that the city worked with watershed districts and coordinated related issues and projects. At the request of Member Seigler, Mr. Johnson clarified that the cost for a residential property would depend on the amount of impervious coverage as to when and how stormwater management standards were triggered and the portion necessitating erosion control. Mr. Johnson, in reviewing example costs, clarified that these engineering fees for erosion reviews were exclusive of building permit or other fees required for applications submitted to the Community development department. At the request of Chair Cihacek, Mr. Johnson reviewed the intent of escrow funds and process to ensure erosion control is maintained throughout a project, at which time the money was refunded unless the city needs to use the funds for a contractor or city staff to bring a site into compliance if failures are found in that stormwater management system. At the request of Chair Cihacek, Mr. Culver confirmed that a stormwater management review would be triggered on any residential remodel involving excavation outside a home's original footprint. Mr. Culver advised that this also Page 9 of 11