Local Government Roundtable Advisory Sub-Committee Update
Subcommittee: Comprehensive Water Planning & Management
Chair: Matt Moore, MAWD Email: mmoore@ci.woodbury.mn.us
Meeting Date: 10/04/2010
Topics Discussed:
The first full committee meeting was held on Monday October 4, 2010, in St. Cloud. The committee reviewed the materials for the meeting including the various water plans, requirements and process. The group agreed that the various plans include many of the same elements, inventory, assessment of issues, goals and policies and implementation. The same is true for review and approval processes of the various plans. The committee discussed scoping the issue to attempt to identify where we want to end up. It was agreed that having a single watershed plan for an area was the goal. A “statement of need” was develop and states “to establish a streamline planning process organized on a watershed basis to create efficiency and focus on implementation”. The committee discussion included tangents on funding and governance. This reiterated the need to interact with the other Local Government Roundtable sub-committees. General discussion by the committee about aligning all the water plans into one consolidated location and plan that integrates the various agencies for implementation was is the scope direction.
Policy Issues:
The comprehensive water management & planning committee is conducting its discussions based on two assumptions; 1) management will occur on a watershed basis no bigger that the 81 major watersheds; 2) management will have stable funding. Obviously this may change based on other sub-committee work and the States political environment. If a Watershed District exists, the Watershed District is the planning entity for that jurisdiction. The group discussed allowing the Natural Resource Block Grants to be used for watershed management project implementation.
Tentative Sub-committee Agreements:
No agreements were made, however the general outline of this issue is as follows:
1) A single agency will be identified as the plan holder for each watershed
2) Other agencies with jurisdiction in the watershed will provide 3 year work plans to the plan holder through a Priority Concern Scoping Document (PCSD) process
3) PCSD must include:
a. Identify the resource of concern
b. Specify the problem with the resource
c. Set a resource specific standard
d. Identify projects that address the problem
e. Specify a budget for the projects (3-5 year work plan)
f. Reporting on annual progress and budget
g. Identify shared resources throughout the watershed
h. List of programs that may be used to address problems
Next Meeting Date/Location:
The committee did not schedule another meeting, but will prepare more materials and distribute electronically for review and comment. The committee will use electronic communication to provide for input and reduce travel.
Subcommittee: Comprehensive Water Planning & Management
Chair: Matt Moore, MAWD Email: mmoore@ci.woodbury.mn.us
Meeting Date: 10/04/2010
Topics Discussed:
The first full committee meeting was held on Monday October 4, 2010, in St. Cloud. The committee reviewed the materials for the meeting including the various water plans, requirements and process. The group agreed that the various plans include many of the same elements, inventory, assessment of issues, goals and policies and implementation. The same is true for review and approval processes of the various plans. The committee discussed scoping the issue to attempt to identify where we want to end up. It was agreed that having a single watershed plan for an area was the goal. A “statement of need” was develop and states “to establish a streamline planning process organized on a watershed basis to create efficiency and focus on implementation”. The committee discussion included tangents on funding and governance. This reiterated the need to interact with the other Local Government Roundtable sub-committees. General discussion by the committee about aligning all the water plans into one consolidated location and plan that integrates the various agencies for implementation was is the scope direction.
Policy Issues:
The comprehensive water management & planning committee is conducting its discussions based on two assumptions; 1) management will occur on a watershed basis no bigger that the 81 major watersheds; 2) management will have stable funding. Obviously this may change based on other sub-committee work and the States political environment. If a Watershed District exists, the Watershed District is the planning entity for that jurisdiction. The group discussed allowing the Natural Resource Block Grants to be used for watershed management project implementation.
Tentative Sub-committee Agreements:
No agreements were made, however the general outline of this issue is as follows:
1) A single agency will be identified as the plan holder for each watershed
2) Other agencies with jurisdiction in the watershed will provide 3 year work plans to the plan holder through a Priority Concern Scoping Document (PCSD) process
3) PCSD must include:
a. Identify the resource of concern
b. Specify the problem with the resource
c. Set a resource specific standard
d. Identify projects that address the problem
e. Specify a budget for the projects (3-5 year work plan)
f. Reporting on annual progress and budget
g. Identify shared resources throughout the watershed
h. List of programs that may be used to address problems
Next Meeting Date/Location:
The committee did not schedule another meeting, but will prepare more materials and distribute electronically for review and comment. The committee will use electronic communication to provide for input and reduce travel.
Local Government Roundtable Advisory Sub-Committee Update
Subcommittee: Comprehensive Water Planning & Management
Chair: Matt Moore, MAWD Email: mmoore@ci.woodbury.mn.us
Meeting Date: 9/15/2010
Topics Discussed:
The committee convened for the first time. The discussion focused on the issue and attempting to frame the issue in the form of “what is the need” and “where do we want to end up”. The group provided general discussion regarding differences between planning efforts of jurisdictions and across the state in urban or rural areas. A matrix of the various planning requirements, responsible parties and process will be developed. Included in the matrix will be comprehensive water management, metro surface water management act, SWCD comprehensive planning, groundwater planning. The committee will concentrate efforts on existing conditions and exhaust options prior to proposing major restructuring. In addition to the planning matrix maps of the planning jurisdictions and a website bibliography are identified work products of the committee.
Policy Issues:
Develop one plan for an area, use of annual local work plans, avoid regular updates and focus on implementation. This committee will need to meet with the other two committees in the near future. Group will consider other elements of watershed planning that may be included as management tools (i.e. shoreland rules, etc.). Planning efforts cannot forget the need to get people to change behavior and do things on their own property to improve or protect water resources.
Tentative Sub-committee Agreements:
No agreements were made at this meeting.
Next Meeting Date/Location:
The committee agreed to meet again on Monday October 4, 2010 in St. Cloud. The committee will use electronic communication to provide for input and reduce travel.
Subcommittee: Comprehensive Water Planning & Management
Chair: Matt Moore, MAWD Email: mmoore@ci.woodbury.mn.us
Meeting Date: 9/15/2010
Topics Discussed:
The committee convened for the first time. The discussion focused on the issue and attempting to frame the issue in the form of “what is the need” and “where do we want to end up”. The group provided general discussion regarding differences between planning efforts of jurisdictions and across the state in urban or rural areas. A matrix of the various planning requirements, responsible parties and process will be developed. Included in the matrix will be comprehensive water management, metro surface water management act, SWCD comprehensive planning, groundwater planning. The committee will concentrate efforts on existing conditions and exhaust options prior to proposing major restructuring. In addition to the planning matrix maps of the planning jurisdictions and a website bibliography are identified work products of the committee.
Policy Issues:
Develop one plan for an area, use of annual local work plans, avoid regular updates and focus on implementation. This committee will need to meet with the other two committees in the near future. Group will consider other elements of watershed planning that may be included as management tools (i.e. shoreland rules, etc.). Planning efforts cannot forget the need to get people to change behavior and do things on their own property to improve or protect water resources.
Tentative Sub-committee Agreements:
No agreements were made at this meeting.
Next Meeting Date/Location:
The committee agreed to meet again on Monday October 4, 2010 in St. Cloud. The committee will use electronic communication to provide for input and reduce travel.
