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At the request of Mr. Maloney, Chair Ferrington confirmed that a review for comparative plan standards could be provided as a table in the plan. Mr. Maloney advised that he was supportive of efforts by the Board to produce education and outreach materials that can be leveraged by representative cities as part of their MS4 educational outreach rather than each party duplicating efforts, to prevent confusion and increase the educational value for citizens. Mr. Schwartz noted that, during discussions at the November 10, 2010 GLWMO meeting, the intent of requesting regulatory consistency as a goal of the plan resulted from the current difficulties in trying to implement different regulatory permitting across the City. Mr. Schwartz opined that it was not beneficial to either the City of Roseville or the GLWMO to have a separate framework for measuring the success of goals and policies, but to be consistent with the watersheds as well. At this time, Mr. Schwartz noted that the City tended to favor the approach by Capitol Region Watershed District in terms of regulations and goals. From a local government perspective, Mr. Maloney opined that the best scenario or easiest implementation was for everyone to regulate the same standards, allowing staff to be aware of the standards as they worked with engineers and developers across the WMO, and to be able to address any differences during planning phases to avoid confusion or misunderstandings. Members Eckman and Manzara arrived at this time, approximately 6:05 p.m. Chair Ferrington briefly summarized tonight's discussion and proposed highlighted revisions of the Agreement with EOR for the benefit of Members Eckman and Manzara. Member Westerberg expressed his ongoing concerns in making sure EOR was clear regarding their technical response to water quality data He stated he reviewed data for best management practices from links about water quality provided by Chair Ferrington, and thanked the Chair for providing the links to the on -line data. Chair Ferrington suggested that, as part of extended discussions as the plan develops, those concerns can be addressed. Chair Ferrington reviewed a proposed revised timeframe, moving everything back two (2) months, providing the Agreement was approved by the Board at tonight's meeting. Chair Ferrington advised that the kick -off meeting was anticipated by EOR to be December 15, 2010 at the GLWMO special meeting, and with timelines extended the anticipated completion of the plan would be October of 2011. Chair Ferrington advised that he had discussed the timeline extension with Ms. Melissa Lewis at the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR), since the Second Generation Plan expires the end of June of 2011, and reported she was supportive of the extension in completion date Chair Ferrington questioned whether BWSR would be supportive of any further extension if an Agreement was not executed at tonight's meeting. Any additional delays would require pushing completion further into the future. 3