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<br />Duane Schwartz and Deb Bloom presented infonnation on this year's <br />Cleanup Day on April 29th at the Dale Street soccer field. <br /> <br />Duane Schwartz pointed out the infoIDlation sent to him by a resident <br />regarding the City of Blaine's recycling program, which was including in <br />the packets. <br /> <br />The next item was a letter from Mn/DOT regarding the Oakcrest Avenue <br />closure. The Council has been discussing the situation and deciding how <br />they want to act. <br /> <br />5. Erosion Control Ordinance <br /> <br />Duane Schwartz said that because of new stonn water requirements being <br />imposed on cities a new ordinance has been drafted to reflect the changes. <br />Deb Bloom went through the specific changes. Chair Wilke asked about <br />the County Road C Project and that there was a specific person assigned to <br />manage storm water, what is the city's role in monitoring county or state <br />jobs done within the city. Bloom said she wasn't sure if a city permit <br />would be required. Schwartz said that is one situation that needs to be <br />discussed and a procedure determined. Member Willenbring said that <br />most projects do use silt fence to prevent erosion. <br /> <br />Member Neprash said there is an odd overlap between state and city <br />regulations, which goes back to federal statute. He went on to say there <br />can be problems keeping up with inspection and maintenance, and you <br />can't predict what storms will occur so these are only temporary control <br />measures. <br /> <br />Member Willenbring brought up the item dealing with revoking permits <br />and shutting down jobs if they aren't complying and said that the <br />Commission should discuss that situation. Member Neprash said the <br />language used regarding noncompliance was good in that it showed that <br />the City was serious about enforcing the regulations, and that he thought it <br />would only have to be used in extreme cases. Member Wilke said he <br />wondered about the legality of shutting down several jobs by the same <br />contractor if only one was in noncompliance. Bloom said there was also <br />the option of the City correcting the problem itself and charging the <br />contractor. Member Fischer asked which was easier, forcing the <br />contractor to comply or the City correcting it itself. Schwartz said it <br />depends on what the noncompliance issue is. <br /> <br />Member Willenbring said that the contractor would also be getting permits <br />from the Pollution Control Agency and the watershed district--what are <br />their enforcement procedures and is the City redundant on trying to <br />enforce these issues. Member Neprash said that the City would almost <br />certainly catch the problem first. He said the states enforcement procedure <br />is incredibly cumbersome and that it takes months for enforcement <br /> <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />