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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,May 22,2017 Page 12 Of the total $28 million included as projects in the implementation plan, Mr. Johnson reviewed those worst-case issues resulting in approximately $11.5 mil- lion, mostly involving installation of underground systems due to lack of above- ground space at those sites. As an example, Mr. Johnson reviewed pond mainte- nance options and related cost analyses to address downstream water in a particu- lar area as well. Mr. Johnson advised that any comments/feedback tonight would be included in the plan before it was sent out for the 450day agency review (three watershed dis- tricts, Ramsey County, and the Metropolitan Council) at which time a final plan will be brought forward to the City Council for approval. Councilmember McGehee reviewed her discussions of earlier today with the Pub- lic Works Department related to demonstration by the city of its stewardship of approximately 30%publicly-owned rights-of-way and other land in the communi- ty; cost-effectiveness of those maintenance efforts; and education of the public re- lated to good stewardship, including involving the school districts in those efforts. Councilmember McGehee suggested recruiting Roseville residents to assist with those efforts; and noted the numerous drainage issues in the community that the city needed to take responsibility for rather than delegating efforts to watershed districts that may have different requirements than what would serve those inter- ests best. Referencing page 20 of the plan, Mayor Roe asked the amount of staffing re- quired if Roseville was to undertake serving as the local government unit (LGU); with Mr. Johnson advising that he'd only done three projects during his tenure. However, Mr. Johnson further reported that the city had incorporated some of the watershed district language into this plan to further align them, with the one-acre rule kicking in for review by the watershed district and/or city as applicable. Public Works Director Culver clarified that the city delegated only its LGU rights for wetlands only, since the Wetland Conservation Act deals primarily with miti- gation issues, allowing the city to be more restrictive in some efforts. Etten moved, Willmus seconded, approval of the draft 2017 Comprehensive Sur- face Water Management Plan; allowing staff to submit the plan for agency re- view. Councilmember Laliberte expressed appreciation to staff for updating the plan; and recognizing the efforts on local drainage issues and positive impacts for the community. Councilmember McGehee opined this was a great report, especially with the stronger language and links to the school districts for education efforts.