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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, January 25, 2010 Page 15 that administrative oversight by the Police Department was covered by the license fees. Councilmember Roe suggested that the Council may wish to notice license hold- ers to receive their input on the proposed changes. Klausing moved, Johnson seconded, to schedule a Public Hearing on revise City Ordinance, Section 302, for Monday, February 22, 2010; with the City's license holders to be noticed as well. Roll Call Ayes: Pust; Roe; Johnson; Ihlan; and Klausing. Nays: None. b. Discuss Storm Water Illicit Discharge and Connections Ordinance City Engineer Debra Bloom summarized the City's MS4 (municipal separate storm sewer system) status, and federal mandates related to develop and imple- ment aStorm Water Pollution Prevention Program (SWPPP), covering six mini- mum control measures. Those measures included public education and outreach; public participation involvement; illicit discharge, detection and elimination; con- struction site runoff control; post-construction site runoff control; and pollution prevention good housekeeping. Ms. Bloom advised that these best management practices (BMP's) and measurable goals were submitted annually to the Minne- sota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) as required by the City's MS4 permit; with further detail included in the Request for Council Action dated January 25, 2010. Ms. Bloom advised that tonight's discussion and proposed ordinance, Section 803.03: Storm Water Illicit Discharge and Connections (Attachment A) would address one of those six measures -Illicit Discharge, Detection and Elimination (IDDE). Ms. Bloom reviewed the purpose of the IDDE to address storm water sources not treated to remove pollutants, including but not limited to, heavy metals, toxics, oil and grease, solvents, dissolved phosphorus, nutrients, viruses, and bacteria that could significantly degrade water quality and threaten aquatic, wildlife and human health, and costing money to clean up. Ms. Bloom provided a map of the City's storm sewer system with 123 miles of storm sewer throughout the City. Ms. Bloom provided an overview of the pro- posed ordinance prohibiting non-storm water discharge into the MS4; appropriate enforcement procedures and actions; inspection of storm sewer outfalls; investi- gate reports of illicit discharges (complaint calls); and education (i.e., home swimming pool owners and discharge of that chlorinated water). Ms. Bloom ad- vised that it was currently difficult if not impossible to enforce violations using