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77 Mr. Zwanitser indicated they are doing that and, on the flip side, their partnering <br />78 agencies, when they have things coming up, they know about this and are on the <br />79 technical advisory committee. <br />80 <br />81 Chair Ficek asked if there are connections outside of the watershed District and if <br />82 so, if there is any way to connect outside of the boundaries to connect to bigger <br />83 areas. <br />84 <br />85 Mr. Zwanitser indicated in an urban area like this it can be pretty isolated and each <br />86 of the storm sewer systems is pretty independent and there are clear break lines in <br />87 them. The boundaries do not always reflect that, so the Watershed District <br />88 frequently partners with other districts. <br />89 <br />90 Member Mueller explained she was curious how much the Watershed District <br />91 partners with the Met Council. <br />92 <br />93 Mr. Zwanitser indicated the Met Council has very little to do with what the <br />94 Watershed District does, and they do not dictate the work done. <br />95 <br />96 Member Mueller thought this was a great presentation and exciting to see the model <br />97 and how it was laid out. <br />98 <br />99 6. MSA Annual Meeting <br />100 Environmental Manager Ryan Johnson indicated this is a required public <br />101 information meeting where city residents are encouraged to share their comments <br />102 and feedback regarding the City's proposed Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan <br />103 (S WPPP), and the implementation of the past year's report. <br />104 Ib <br />105 Mr. Johnson presented the 2023 City's Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program <br />106 report. <br />107 <br />108 Member Fergus asked what happens to what is collected after sweeping the streets. <br />109 <br />110 Mr. Johnson reviewed with the Commission how the street sweeping works in the <br />111 City. He noted the sediments go to Elk River and get reused after testing. <br />112 <br />113 Chair Ficek thanked Mr. Johnson for the presentation. <br />114 <br />115 7. Forestry/EAB Update <br />116 Public Works Director Jesse Freihammer presented the Forestry/EAB update to the <br />117 Commission. <br />118 <br />119 Member Fergus thought it would be a good idea if someone could incentivize <br />120 privately owned trees with EAB to remove them because it is expensive to remove <br />121 them. <br />122 <br />Page 3 of 4 <br />Page 5 of 46 <br />