Notice of Public Meeting
Elm Creek Watershed Management Commission
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that the Elm Creek Watershed Management Commission will meet at Maple Grove City Hall, 12800 Arbor Lakes Parkway, Maple Grove, MN, on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at 11:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, for a public meeting on two proposed amendments to the Commission’s Third Generation Watershed Management Plan. The Commission proposes:
(A) To adopt revisions to Table 4.5 of that document to add three projects and to revise Appendix G, to add descriptions of those projects. Table 4.5. Elm Creek WMC Third Generation Plan Capital Improvement Program is hereby revised to add the following:
S. Fork Rush Creek Stream Restoration, Maple Grove, est. cost $3,250,000, Comm. share in 2022 $406,250 and in 2023 $406,250.
City Cost Share, watershed-wide, est. cost $100,000, Comm share in 2022 $50,000, in 2023 $50,000 and in 2024 $50,000.
Partnership Cost share, watershed-wide, est. cost $50,000, Comm share in 2022 $50,000, in 2023 $50,000 and in 2024 $50,000.
Appendix G, CIP Descriptions is hereby revised to add the following:
S. Fork Rush Creek Stream Restoration. Stream restoration and floodplain re-establishment from 101st Ave N, north to the confluence with the N. Fork of Rush Creek. Approx. 7,200 linear feet. The cost is split 50/50 between 2022 and 2023.
City Cost Share. This annual project provides 50% cost sharing to complete smaller projects on city property on a voluntary basis in accordance with policies and procedures established by the Commission.
Partnership Cost Share. This program provides up to 100% cost sharing to member cities to complete smaller partnership projects with private landowners. Participating projects on private property must be for water quality improvement and must be for improvement above and beyond what would be required to meet Commission rules.
(B) To adopt revisions to Appendix C Rules and Standards of that document to:
(1) make the rules consistent with the most recent Minnesota General Stormwater Permit; and
(2) clarify the Commission’s standards regarding the required freeboard between the high-water elevation of a constructed or natural water and the low floor or opening of a proposed adjacent structure.
Go to http://www.elmcreekwatershed.org/third-generation-plan.html to view the complete text of these proposed revisions.
The Elm Creek watershed includes parts of the cities of Champlin, Corcoran, Dayton, Maple Grove, Medina, Plymouth, and Rogers.
Persons who desire to be heard with reference to the proposed amendment will be heard at this meeting. Written comments may be submitted to Doug Baines, Chair of the Elm Creek Commission, c/o JASS, 3235 Fernbrook Lane, Plymouth, MN 55447, or emailed to judie@jass.biz. Auxiliary aids for persons with disabilities are available upon request at least seven days in advance. Please contact Judie Anderson at 763-553-1144 to make arrangements.
Doug Baines, Chair
Elm Creek Watershed Management Commission
By order of the Elm Creek Watershed Management Commission