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• Page 4 - 6th paragraph -correct reference to a right turn lane (spelling correction) from Fairview to Snelling Avenues, with focus on County Road B- 2from Snelling to Fairview • Page 5 -Spelling correction - 2"d paragraph • Page 7 - 7th paragraph -discussion on whether staff was "directed" or "requested" to proceed; at the ruling of Chair DeBenedet, no change Ayes: 5 Nays: 0 Abstentions: 0 Motion carried. 4. Communication Items Como Lake TMDL Study City Engineer Deb Bloom provided information on a study by the Capitol Region Watershed District for reducing pollution into Como Lake, on the impaired water list. Ms. Bloom advised that the City of Roseville's involvement had been sought related to land use and rights-of--way issues in determining the total maximum daily load (TMDL). Ms. Bloom advised that the study would involve reformatting and revising the previous study done in 2002; and that upon its completion ,grant funding could be made available for future implementation projects, as well as some funding possible for the T1VIDL study itself. Ms. Bloom advised that City staff met with a larger group of surrounding cities, MnDOT and Ramsey County -all partners draining to the Como Watershed. Ms. Bloom sought to make PWET Commissioners aware of the pending study, proposed to be submitted to the MPCA in the spring of 2010, and in place before the next grant cycle. Ms. Bloom noted the aggressive work done to-date by Roseville and impacts to the Como Subwatershed, such as waste load implementation; Gottfried Watershed, and other projects between the 2002 study and present; and advised that staff looked forward to implementation with partners to consider opportunities in the future. At the request of Public Works Director Duane Schwartz, Ms. Bloom reviewed potential impacts to and obligations of City operations; and MPCA permitting of the City's MS4 and annual compliance reporting; rain garden installation; and additional sweeping, potential retrofit opportunities for redevelopment projects, similar to that completed at the Rainbow Foods site for underground implementation of basins. Mr. Schwartz advised that further discussion with the PWET Commission would be forthcoming in the future. Discussion included how the study was initiated based on the list of impaired waters; funding by Watershed Districts as they took the lead due to cost constraints of the DNR; individual and collective loads and reductions; identification of Roseville's boundaries to this impaired body of approximately 1 - 1.5 square miles; Gottfried Pit pumping into Como through piping and lift Page 2 of 8