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weekly Notes- february 12th 2021
r CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS—WEEKLY NOTES for: February 12th,2021 ` TO: City Council Members& Staff FROM: Eric Johnson,City Administrator Zoninq &Development Items: 1. The City has sent two responses to two potential applicants for the March Planning Commission meeting — LOT 10 in Palmer Station and a garage Construction on Paris Ave. See enclosed. 2. The High School did receive a TEMP USE PERMIT to park a single bus,with a banner to advertise for BUS DRIVERS. As in-person school is gearing back up,they need bus drivers.The permit is valid for two weeks. 3. Xcel Energy will be performing TRANMSISSION LINE clearance in the City,starting in early March.We are awaiting a permit application from their subcontractor WRIGHT TREE SERVICE.The City really cannot decline the permit per se,but it can clarify to Xcel that the crew must stay in their easements and that they must communicate with underlying property owners and must clean-up any debris and brush promptly. COVID-19 Matters: • This is the Governor's-PORTAL https://mn.gov/covidl9—Many documents/Exec.Orders can be found. Washington County has initiated a County Dashboard containing more localized COVID-19 Impacts and rates LINK->>HERE. • There are opportunities for housing assistance for those impacted by COVID—see link United Way 211 —211 Site(21 lunitedway.or Other Items: • City Ice Rinks are open and so are the WARMING HOUSES—COVID-19 Precautions and requirements shall be posted and strictly followed by rink attendants—limiting number of people in shelter and the wearing of masks. • As a follow-up from the City Council's meeting with LGN,a letter was sent to LGN affirming the three legislative priorities the Council has outlined. Since the Council meeting —LGN has met with Sen. Housley and Rep. Lenczewski about these three priorities and both were supportive—it is expected that DRAFTS of bills will be'jacketed" in the coming week by Sen. Housley and non-partisan staff(these bills will be shared with Rep. Christensen).These bills will be to 1)establish LGA or a process...2) clarify and require demolition/remediation of the site once closed...3)fund further feasibility and pre-design work for utilities. More to come of course... • The City's schedule for the"OPEN BOOK"for discussing concerns of property valuations is now scheduled for 4/21 &4/22. These dates have been posted and the City will be publishing a legal notice in the coming weeks. (See enclosed) • Raleigh Trucking,Inc.(Snowplowing)was provided the AMENDMENT document for signature taking the Agreement to April 2022.Copy enclosed. • The City has issued a PARK USE PERMIT to the SCVAA; this allows their use of City fields for inclusionary youth sports programs. They are required to indemnify the City and have signed all waivers related to COVID-19. Mayor McComber provided: 1. NLC Updates Please let me know if you have any questions-651.253.7837 Call Anytime. 1 of 34 3601 Thurston Avenue N,Suite 900 Anoka, MN 55303 Phone. 763.231.5640 Facsimile: 763.427.0520 TPCTPCCVF4anningCo.00m February 11, 2021 Olivia Gavic Creative Homes, Inc. 707 Commerce Drive, Suite 410 Woodbury, MN 55125 RE: Oak Park Heights — Planned Unit Development. Amendment - Front Yard Setback Allowances for Lot 10 Palmer Station TPC FILE: 236.02 —21.02 Dear Ms. Gavic: The City is in receipt of your application materials submitted on February 9, 2021 for a Planned Unit Development Amendment to allow a reduced front yard setback from 30 feet to 20 feet for Lot 10, Palmer Station located at 5613 Oak Cove North. The Planned Unit Development Amendment is required to vary from the front yard setback standards. With this letter we are notifying you that the application will be deemed complete if the following information is received by February 17, 2021. 1. A site plan indicating the proposed house location at the 20-foot setback. The plan should be dimensioned to show all setback distances. The plan should include the setback distances to property lines for the two adjacent houses on Lot 9 and Lot 11. 2. A revised grading and drainage plan for Lot 10 with the proposed setback from the wetland buffer line. 3. Please provide mailing labels from Washington County for properties within 500 feet of the exterior boundaries of the property. The Planning Commission would consider the application at a meeting scheduled for March 11, 2021 at 6:00 PM by videottelephone conference. Review of the findings and recommendation of the Planning Commission is anticipated to be held by the City Council on March 23, 2021 at 6:00 PM by video/telephone conference. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 15.99, Sub. 3(f), the City of Oak Park Heights is herewith extending the period of time for agency/city review of the application for an additional 60-day period (for a total of 120 days from the date of a complete application) inasmuch as the City has determined that additional research and study by the City staff relative to the complexity of the project as proposed will be required. 2 of 34 Olivia Gavic February 11, 2021 Please do not hesitate to contact me at scott@planningco.co or 952.221.0547 with any questions. Sincerely, &6 Scott D. Richards (Planning Consultant to the City of Oak Park Heights) The Planning Company LLC c: Eric Johnson, Julie Hultman 2 3 of 34 3601 Thurston Avenue N, Suite 100 Anoka. MN 55303 Phone:768.237.5840 Facsimile: 763.427.0520 TPCTPP§P1annin9Co.com February 11 2021 Roy Crist 6188 Beach Road North Oak Park Heights, Minnesota 55082 RE: Oak Park Heights — Conditional Use Permit for Rear Yard Setback and Garage Size—6188 Beach Road North TPC FILE: 236.02—21.03 Dear Mr. Crist: The City is in receipt of your application materials submitted on January 27, 2021 for a Conditional Use Permit to allow a reduced rear yard setback and garage size for an addition to the existing house located at 6188 Beach Road North. With this letter we are notifying you that the application will be deemed complete if the following information is received by February 17, 2021. 1. Provide a diagram that outlines the existing house footprint with the proposed addition and noting the setback distance of the house. 2. Confirm that there will be no change to the location of the utility services into the house. The Planning Commission would consider the application at a meeting scheduled for March 11, 2021 at 6:00 PM by video/telephone conference. Review of the findings and recommendation of the Planning Commission is anticipated to be held by the City Council on Manch 23, 2021 at 6:00 PM by videottelephone conference. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 15.99, Sub. 3(f), the City of Oak Park Heights is herewith extending the period of time for agency/city review of the application for an additional 60-day period (for a total of 120 days from the date of a complete application) inasmuch as the City has determined that additional research and study by the City staff relative to the complexity of the project as proposed will be required. Please do not hesitate to contact me at scoft@planningco.com or 952.221.0547. Sincerely, , 1 - Scott D. Richards (Planning Consultant to the City of Oak Park Heights) The Planning Company LLC c: -9ric Johnson, Julie Hultman 4 of 34 For posting/publication purposes Important Information Regarding Property Assessments This may affect your 2022 property taxes. Notice is hereby given that the Open Book Meetings for the City of Oak Park Heights shall meet on the following dates and locations: Washington County Government Center Wednesday,April 21°d, 2021 10 am to 6 pm Washington County Government Center Wednesday,April 22°d, 2021 10 am to 6 pm Washington County Gov. Center Address: 14949 62^d Street, Stillwater MN 55082 City property owners may attend any one Open Book meetings to discuss any concerns they may have of property valuation(s). Further, the purpose of these meetings is to determine whether property in the jurisdiction has been properly valued and classified by the assessor. As another option, if you believe the value or classification of your property is incorrect, please contact your assessor's office to discuss your concerns and appeal options - but must be done prior to May 5th 2021; for Oak Park Heights, that assessor is: Washington County Assessment Division Government Center 14949 62nd Street North Assessors Office 3rd Floor Stillwater, MN 55082 Voice: (651)275-7515 More information can be found at: https://washington.minnesotaassessors.com/index.php BY ORDER OF THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR: Given under my hand this 9th day of February, 2021 Eric Johnson, CITY ADMINISTRATOR 5 of 34 2021 FINAL Meeting Schedule Board of Appeal & Equalization and Open Book Meetings City/Township Format Meeting Date Time Location Birchwood Village City Hall Birchwood Local Board Tuesday,April 13,2021 6-6:30pm 207 Birchwood Ave Call the Dellwood City Clerk at 651.429.1356 or visit www.dellwood.us for more Dellwood Local Board Monday,April 12,2021 5:00-5:30pm details Denmark Town Hall Denmark Local Board Tuesday,April 13,2021 4:30-5:30pm 14008 90th St S Grey Cloud Island Town Hall Grey Cloud Island Local Board Thursday,April 15,2021 6-7pm 9910 Grey Cloud Island Dr S Hugo City Hall Hugo Local Board Thursday,April 8,2021 5:30-6:30pm 14669 Fitzgerald Ave N Lake Elmo City Hall Lake Elmo Local Board Wednesday,April 21,2021 5-6pm 3800 Laverne Ave N Lakeland City Hall Lakeland Local Board Tuesday,April 6,2021 5-6pm 690 Quinnell Ave N Mahtomedi City Hall Mahtomedi Local Board Wednesday,April 7,2021 5-6pm 600 Stillwater Rd Marine on St Croix City Hall Marine on St Croix Local Board Tuesday,April 6,2021 9-10am 121 Judd St Call May Town Hall at 651.491.1706 prior to the scheduled meeting or visit www.townofmay.org for more May Local Board Wednesday,April 21,2021 9-9:30am details West Lakeland Town Hall West Lakeland Local Board Monday,April 5,2021 10-11 am 959 Paris Ave Circle N Willernie City Hall Willernie Local Board Monday,April 26,2021 5:30-6:30pm 111 Wildwood Rd Afton Open Book Bayport Open Book Open Book appeals can be made any time prior to May 5,2021 by contacting the Baytown Open Book appraiser for your area by calling 651-430-6175 Cottage Grove Open Book Forest Lake Open Book Please reference link below for current meeting schedules and instructions: Grant Oen Book https://washington.minnesotaassessors.com/index.php Hastings Open Book Lake St Croix Beach Oen Book Lakeland Shores Open Book Landfall Oen Book Newport Open Book Oak Park Heights Oen Book There are tentatively two open book meetings scheduled for property owners Oakdale Open Book in open book communities if conditions allow: Pine Springs Oen Book St Mary's Point Open Book Regional Open Book-Stillwater Washington Cty Govt Center St Paul Park Open Book Wednesday,April 21,2021 10-6pm 14949 62nd St N Scandia Open Book Stillwater City Open Book Regional Open Book-Stillwater Washington Cty Govt Center Stillwater Township Open Book Thursday,April 22,2021 10-6pm 14949 62nd St N White Bear Lake Open Book Woodbury Open Book County Board Govt Center Tuesday, June 15, 2021 5:00pm **By Appointment Tuesday, June 22, 2021 11:00am (times subject to change) "Appointment deadline for County Board Wednesday May 5, 2021 6 of 34 City of Oak Park Heights 14168 Oak Park Blvd. N•Oak Park Heights,MN 55082•Phone(651)439-4439•Fax(651)439-0574 2112121 MEMO TO: Ann Lenczewski, LGN FROM: Eric Johnson, City Administrator RE: Worksession Follow-Up —2110121 Dear Ann: Thank you for leading the conversation last night with City Council in their Worksession, it went very well. Our clear take-away from the meeting was that the Council affirmed three basic goals for all: 1. Pursuit of LGA. 2. Pursuit of funding for utility extensions to the King Plant site. 3. Pursuit and advocacy of site clean-up responsibilities by Xcel Energy so as to not enable leaving derelict facilities and/or what are the expectations? We will follow your lead and guidance to develop these concepts, but perhaps we begin to outline what we do next and so that I can inform the Council of a more specific plan and timelines—this will certainly help me as well. Maybe we can talk about this when you have some time and we can bring it our City Staff and Consultants for further support of the effort. Thanks again. Eric 7 of 34 meeting summary E()l Project Name Flood Mapping/Flood Risk Assessment Date 01/22/2021 To/Contact info BCWD, CMSCWD, CLFLWD Administrators Cc/Contact info MSCWMO Administrator From/Contact info Camilla Correll, EOR and Jen Kader, Freshwater Regarding Meeting Summary for Workshop Introduction The Brown's Creek Watershed District (BCWD), Carnelian-Marine-St. Croix Watershed District (CMSCWD) and the Comfort Lake - Forest Lake Watershed District (CLFLWD) are jointly evaluating approaches to modeling and mapping floodplain conditions under future climate scenarios with two goals in mind: 1. The short-term goal is to outline potential approaches the watershed districts could take to map and quantify floodplain conditions under future climate scenarios. 2. The long-term goal for these watershed districts is to build a common understanding of modeling and mapping of floodplain conditions under future climate scenarios and prioritize projects and other resiliency actions. This evaluation consists of two components.The first component is a technical memorandum which summarizes the most common approaches used to modeling and mapping floodplains under future climate scenarios,as well as the tools and resources being developed locally.The second component is a public workshop with representatives from watershed districts,counties,member communities, and state agencies. Partnerships and consistency in modeling and mapping floodplains under future climate scenarios,are key.Therefore, EOR and Freshwater focused this workshop on understanding the needs and expectations of the different stakeholders, discussing the potential technical approaches to modeling and mapping floodplains under future climate scenarios, and defining the next steps in this process. The workshop was held on January 5, 2021 virtually using the Zoom meeting platform. It was attended by 31 individuals representing member communities, counties, state agencies, and watershed districts.A full list of participants is provided at the end of this meeting summary. EOR initiated the workshop by establishing the goals of the workshop.The objectives were; to share the information presented in the Technical Memorandum (Evaluation of Flood Mapping/Flood Risk Assessment Approaches and Tools, 12/28/2020), and to explore a collective approach to model and map floodplains under future climate scenarios. Freshwater then led the introductions by asking workshop participants to provide their name, role within their organization, and a brief example of a flooding concern in their counties, communities or agencies. While a number of the workshop participants indicated they were at the workshop just to learn,there were a number of flooding questions and concerns: - How to determine future climate change related flooding to identify pinch points in the system and high-risk areas Emmons&Olivier Resources. Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer 8 of 34 1919 University Avenue West, Suite 300 St. Paul, MN 55104 T/651.770.8448 F/651.770.2552 www.eorinc.com memo 2of9 — How to provide appropriate floodplain information/mapping to residents so that they are not unnecessarily affected by building restrictions in future floodplains — New development outside official floodplains — Flooding in landlocked basins — Flooding of low-lying properties and farmland (impacts to agricultural community) — Flood concerns along the St. Croix River — Culverts,road washouts and safety on the roadways,and impacts to emergency services — Impacts to private septic systems — How to provide equitable access to flood risk information — Impacts on groundwater quantity and quality — How to support mental health in the community (e.g.,trauma resulting from living through a flood) — Potential impacts of updated standards on regulation and development activity — How to provide better technical guidance to local communities As a follow-up question, Freshwater asked the following question to the group: ➢ Thinking through the concerns you just noted,and the impacts of climate change,do you feel you have the tools you need to address concerns and build floodplain and community resilience? Of the 14 people who responded to this question, most felt at the start of the meeting that they currently have the tools they need.A couple of respondents noted that the tools they have may not be appropriate for evaluating impacts related to climate change or noted that they were in the process of developing tools in an effort to provide better guidance and resources for LGUs. One respondent indicated that they did not have the tools needed to evaluate impacts related to climate change,noting that"the last seven wet years have demonstrated there are many areas where we have flood risks that we were not previously aware of." Understanding and Weighing Possible Approaches for Selecting Future Climate Scenarios EOR walked through the various approaches to evaluating impacts related to climate change as presented in the Technical Memorandum. EOR also discussed current local planning and design efforts related to climate change. Since a number of these efforts are still under development, it was important to discuss how this soon-to-be information may or may not impact decisions on modeling and mapping floodplain conditions under future climate scenarios. During the presentation, workshop participants were invited to ask questions or express opinions about the various approaches to selecting future climate scenarios. Specific comments related to approaches for selecting future climate scenarios based on historical information included: Positives — "Seems like a cost-effective approach" — "Feels like a good predictive tool for infrastructure design" — "Like how relatable an approach like storm transposition is for illustrating potential flooding" — "Less political than future climate change scenario 9 of 34 1919 University Avenue West, Suite 300 St. Paul, MN 55104 T/651.770.8448 F/651.770.2552 www.eorinc.com memo 3of9 Negatives - "Historical approaches, because of a reliance on past information, seem to miss the mark in preparing for the future" - "Historical approaches are out of date as soon as they're released, and updates take a long time at the national level" General - "Would like an agreed upon approach and value for the design storm" - "How to decide on the starting water level for modeling?" A specific comment related to approaches for selecting future climate scenarios based on climate projection models included: - Agree with the concept of utilizing multiple approaches (e.g.selecting the upper bounds of the uncertainty distribution from the existing or updated IDF curves combined with using downscaled climate information to map a range of potential flood scenarios) During the discussion on approaches for selecting future climate scenarios,Mike Isensee (CMSCWD) asked representatives of the state agencies to share what types of discussions are taking place internally related to the evaluation of climate change impacts. Jen Kostrzewski (Metropolitan Council) indicated that the Council is developing a Climate Action and Resiliency Plan which will include guidance on the evaluation of impacts to be utilized in comprehensive planning. Jen also mentioned the Met. Council's work related to evaluating impacts to the regional groundwater system and indicated that other sources of downscaled climate data were being used since the University of Minnesota's data is still under peer-review. Ceil Strauss (MNDNR) shared the State's plans for updating the FEMA floodplain maps and indicated that these floodplain mapping efforts were consistent with FEMA guidelines. To allow for small group discussion and sharing of concerns,workshop participants were randomly selected to continue the discussion on needs and approaches using a total of six break-out rooms (five participants per break-out rooms). Highlights from these discussions include: - There is a lot of new information being shared at today's meeting, it is a lot to digest. - Surprised by the many available approaches to evaluating climate change impacts and appreciated making the decision together since there will be a need for partnerships. - Will it be possible for all stakeholders to use the same approach or, do we need different approaches to address different needs? - There are limited opportunities in an urban setting to mitigate climate change-related impacts. - Communities are ill-prepared to tackle the issue of climate change vulnerability and are falling behind. There is a need to engage the development community in the solutions. Everything is already piped,so we need to focus on partnering with developers to incentivize greenway corridors and infiltration in new developments and re-developments. - Increasing the standard of design storms may have a significant impact on infrastructure costs. 10 of 341919 University Avenue West, Suite 300 St. Paul, MN 55104 T/651.770.8448 F/651.770.2552 www.eorinc.com memo 4of9 - Many small communities don't even manage for stormwater, let alone future flood risks under a changing climate - climate change resiliency is a big challenge in smaller communities. - How do we deal with landlocked areas? Do we need a different set of standards? How do we insert groundwater in the picture (i.e., should we define the 100-event not only by precipitation,but by a combination of precipitation and GW conditions?) At the end of the break-out discussions and after reporting back to the entire group, everyone was asked to complete a poll. This poll was used as a litmus test to gauge how stakeholders felt about the possible climate change impact approaches.This initial poll asked the following questions related to the approaches for selecting future climate scenarios: ➢ Are you more comfortable with an approach based on: o Historical data o Climate modeling ➢ If you are more comfortable with historical approaches, which approach makes the most sense to you: o Selecting the design storm from the upper bounds of the uncertainty curve of the Existing IDF Curves o Selecting the design storm from the upper bounds of the uncertainty curve of the Updated IDF Curves o Storm Transposition o Historical Trend Analysis ➢ If you are more comfortable with approaches based on climate models, which approach makes the most sense to you: o Downscaled Climate Information o Projected IDF Curves ➢ Are you more comfortable with a single approach or would you prefer the application of multiple approaches to the development of a future floodplain map? o Single approach o Multiple approaches As Figure 1 illustrates, 77% of respondents were interested in an approach based on historical information and would prefer selecting the design storm from the upper bounds of the uncertainty curve of the Updated IDF Curves (58%). For those respondents who were more comfortable with an approach based on climate models, 62% preferred the use of a Projected IDF Curve. Most of the respondents (85%) were interested in utilizing multiple approaches for selecting future climate scenarios. However,the poll did not ask for which approaches participants would want to combine. That information was shared verbally in the meeting by at least one participant, but further discussion of this topic is still needed. 11 of 341919 University Avenue West, Suite 300 St. Paul, MN 55104 T/651.770.8448 F/651.770.2552 www.eorinc.com memo 5of9 Sharing Poll Results 1.Are you more comfortable with an approach based on: Historical data 120)77% Climate modeling (6)24% 2..lf you are more comfortable with historical approaches,which approach makes the most sense to you: Selecting the design storm from the upper bounds of the uncertainty curve at the Existing IDF Curves (5)20% Selecting the design storm tram the upper bounds of the uncertainty curve of Updated OF Curves (15)58% Storm Transposition (4)16% Historical Trend Analysis (2)8% 3.1f you are more comfortable with approaches based an climate models,which approach makes the most sense to you: Uownscaled Climate Information .0739% Projected OF Curves 62% 4.Are you more comfortable with a single approach or would you prefer the application of multiple approaches to the development of a future floodplain map? Single approach 16% Multiple approaches 85% Figure 1.Summary of results from Poll#1 Understanding and Weighing Possible Methods/Tools for Modeling and Mapping Future Floodplain Conditions As a follow up to discussing approaches for selecting future climate scenarios, EOR walked through example methods and tools that could be used for modeling and mapping future floodplain conditions as presented in the Technical Memorandum. At the end of the presentation on methods and tools, Freshwater asked if there were specific functionalities that participants would like to achieve with modeling and mapping future floodplain conditions.Mike Isensee,CMSCWD,mentioned that he would like to generate outputs, such as GIS layers, that can easily be used by member communities. Mike shared that the City of Edina has developed a Flood Hazard Web-Mapping application that exemplifies a tool he is hoping to develop as a result of a floodplain assessment. There was some discussion on the post-processing needs of SWMM results to generate floodplain mapping products. Jen Kostrewski also asked participants who the audience is for this floodplain assessment:who is the information being developed for and are there any concerns with any of the outputs. There were no comments in response to this question.There were no comments in response to this question,but it is another topic that may need further discussion.. At the end of this presentation on methods and tools, everyone was asked to complete a poll. Again, it was acknowledged that this poll was being used as a litmus test to gauge how people are feeling about the methods/tools before the end of the workshop. This second poll asked the following questions related to the methods/tools for evaluating future floodplain conditions: ➢ Which particular tool/method most appeals to you? o Hydrologic/Hydraulic Modeling o GIS-based Flood Hazard/Risk Assessments o Web Applications ➢ What was the driver for your preferred tool/method? (this was a multiple-choice question) 12 of 341919 University Avenue West, Suite 300 St. Paul, MN 55104 T/651.770.8448 F/651.770.2552 www.eorinc.com memo 6of9 o Level of effort o Level of confidence o Resolution of the output o Ability to display flood hazard o Includes other components such as vulnerability, cost-benefit information, water quality impacts o Other As Figure 2 illustrates, 53% of the respondents were interested in using existing hydrologic and hydraulic models to evaluate future floodplain conditions. The biggest driver for the preferred tool was level of confidence (53%) followed closely by ability to display flood hazard (48%).When asked what types of drivers people were thinking about when they selected the "other" category (14%) indicated that they were thinking about things like accessibility and accounting for bridges,culverts and other infrastructure that may be impacted by climate change. It should be noted that it is possible that the high number of respondents from watershed districts and urban areas may have skewed the responses in favor of hydrologic and hydraulic models. Further discussion may be needed to understand if the same tool should be applied across each of the watersheds, or if a mix of options may be needed. Polling is closed 23 voted 1.Which particular toolimethod most appeals to you? Hydrologlr1Hydraulic Modeling (12)53% GIS-based Flood H—urilRist A5ses5ments (9)40% Web Applications (2)9% 2.What was the driver for your preferred toolimethod?(Multiple choice) Level of effort (403118% Level of confidence (12123)53% Resolution ofthe output i (6)23)27% Ability to display flood hazard (11)23)48% Includes other compo nents such as vulnerability,cast-benefit information,water quality impacts (2/23)9% Other (123)14% Figure 2.Summary of results from Poll#2 Participant Suggestions for Next Steps Given the extent to which much of this information was new for participants,the meeting ended up focusing on establishing understanding. As a result, there were no final recommendations or next steps agreed upon by the end of the meeting. Rather it was communicated that the information shared at the workshop would be brought back to the watershed districts for consideration. The following thoughts ideas/comments could be considered as next steps as the watershed districts contemplate how best to move forward with modeling and mapping future floodplain conditions. ➢ Agree upon a definition of a future design event. One of the suggestions made during the meeting was to start out the modeling and mapping future floodplain conditions process by working collectively to define and agree on what should be the intensity,duration,frequency of design events (e.g., 100-year, 24-hour rainfall event). Once there is agreement on the 13 of 341919 University Avenue West, Suite 300 St. Paul, MN 55104 T/651.770.8448 F/651.770.2552 www.eorinc.com memo 7of9 design events, participants can decide how these events should be used in predicting future flooding(i.e.,which tools/methods to use). ➢ Leverage other efforts.A complimentary suggestion was to wait until current efforts by the UMN are peer reviewed and others underway are completed. One watershed district administrator noted that there is limited budget for this work this year and that they would be fine waiting until 2022 to get started with a local process if it meant having more information available. ➢ Test the data. There was a good deal of discussion around the UMN's downscaled climate data, from desire to see the peer review completed to understanding how their data fits with the 901h percentile data from Atlas 14. ➢ Consider interactions with groundwater as a separate,standalone effort.This will be an important consideration in selecting the tools/methods used to map future flooding in the watersheds, especially those with landlocked basins which are experiencing flooding due to historically high groundwater elevations. ➢ Recognize that scale is a factor in evaluating future flood risk. Many of the communities who participated in the workshop are located along the St.Croix River.Evaluating the impacts of climate change to a riverine system requires a larger scale model than what the watershed districts are contemplating(e.g. the HSPF-Model developed for the Lake St. Croix TMDL)or the use of one of the web-based tools presented in the Technical Memorandum. 14 of 341919 University Avenue West, Suite 300 St. Paul, MN 55104 T/651.770.8448 F/651.770.2552 www.eorinc.com memo 8of9 Meeting Attendees # Individual Entity Watershed Representation 1 Eric Alms MPCA All 2 Ken Cammilleri,Administrator City of Scandia CLFLWD 3 Camilla Correll EOR All 4 Jordan Donatell MPCA All 5 Matt Downing MSCWMO MSCWMO 6 Kelly Dumais,Assistant City Admin. City of Wyoming CLFLWD 7 Michelle Elsner City of Lakeland MSCWMO 8 Dave Engstrom Lake St. Croix Beach MSCWMO 9 Kim Fallon,WSB 10 Me han Funke CLFLWD CLFLWD 11 Ran Goodman, City Engineer City of Forest Lake CLFLWD, CMSCWD 12 Adam Hawkinson, Public Works Dir. City of Scandia CLFLWD 13 Maureen Hoffman Washington County All 14 Mike Isensee, District Administrator CMSCWD CMSCWD 15 1 Eric Johnson, City Administrator Oak Park Heights BCWD, MSCWMO 16 Trey Jones, District Technician CLFLWD CLFLWD 17 Jen Kader Freshwater 18 Karen Kill BCWD BCWD 19 1 Jennifer Kostrzewski Metro olitan Council All 20 Rebecca Nestin en WCD Engineer CMSCWD 21 Cecilio Olivier EOR All 22 Tim Olson, City Engineer City of Forest Lake CLFLWD 23 Trevor Rundhaug EOR All 24 Joe Sanders, Public Health and Env. Washington County All 25 Dan Scollan MDNR All 26 Cor Slagle, Public Works Washington County All 27 Ceil Strauss, State Floodplain NFIP Manager MDNR All 28 Sherry Stirling Chisa o Lakes Township CLFLWD 29 Mike Talbot EOR All 30Natalie Vasjilj Metropolitan Council All 31 Fred Weck, Zoning Administrator City of Wyoming CLFLWD 15 of 341919 University Avenue West, Suite 300 St. Paul, MN 55104 T/651.770.8448 F/651.770.2552 www.eorinc.com I City of Oak Park Heights 14168 Oak Park Blvd. N•Box 2007•Oak Park Heights,MN 55082•Phone(651)439-4439•Fax(651)439-0574 February 11, 2021 TO: Mike Raleigh, Raleigh Trucking FROM: Eric Johnson, City Administrator RE: 2018-2021 Agreement- Extension via AMENDMENT 91 Mike, Per our discussion and various emails,please sign each of the three copies of the attached agreement and return to my attention. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you Eric 16 of 34 AMENDMENT #1 TO THE AGREEMENT FOR ROADWAY SNOW REMOVAL AND SANDING M. J. Raleigh Trucking, Inc. and the City of Oak Park Heights maintain an AGREEMENT FOR ROADWAY SNOW REMOVAL AND SANDING and the parties desire to enter into an Amendment. Accordingly, the terms and conditions of the AGREEMENT FOR ROADWAY SNOW REMOVAL AND SANDING—(Signed April 2018) are revised and/or clarified to include: 1. The Agreement Term is extended to April 30th, 2022. 2. The City at its sole discretion may further extend the Agreement to April 30th, 2024 by giving written notice of such extension to the Contractor not later than December 31st, 2021. Any extensions exercised by the City shall include all terms and conditions of the April 2018 Agreement and any provisions outlined in the Amendment 91. 3. Annual rate increases shall continue to follow the prior year(s) adjustments, see Sec. 10. of the Agreement. 4. All specified Equipment, Services and all related elements necessary to complete the requirements of the Agreement shall remain in the ownership and operational discretion and control of M. J. Raleigh Trucking, Inc and Michael Raleigh personally. Failure to comply with this provision shall result in a condition of default as outlined in Section 16 of the Agreement and any related damages. Agreed Upon by the Parties Below: IN WITNESS WHEROF, the parties have set forth their hands and seals this day of , 2021. CONTRACTOR—M.J. RALEIGH TRUCKING, Inc. By: Mr. Michael Raleigh, CEO/CFO Date (Signature also binds Michael Raleigh personally as outlined in Paragraph 4) Notary for Contractor's Signature: AFFIX STAMP HERE 4 CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS By: Mary McComber- Mayor Date By: Eric Johnson—City Administrator Date Notary for City Signature(s): AFFIX STAMP HERE 4 17 of 34 Z;1 3F uAX Ti-ii 6E_OGi;L;•GREK4E FriFcii r=EW-r i T Tu aT 1L1ZE 3Fvr T3 F;ELD,3 This document once executed by the City represents a permit for the St Croix Valley Athletic Association,(hereafter referred to PERMIT HOLDER)to utilize the City of Oak Park Heights baseball-Softball&Soccer Fields(Lower and Upper)at Brekke Park for the ball seasons of 2021 on the following dates and times and only for the listed purposes: 4 a:ru`✓psu� Wi.tii� ,;,Ali';� r–i v<9sG i: ifo�z fr���r,r-e i?i�aia% utia:� y t'?i ea:._ l�nrir°�J+: r";nit, �r:tr ry.;j y r�.ren�rvt�at is�ry`.e, rirf?,� Upper Field: Monday,Tues.,Wed&Thurs- from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Lower Field: Monday,Tues,Thurs&Fri. - from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. FOR SOCCER AND FOOTBALL: USE OF LOWER AND UPPER FIELDS-Aug 2nd thru Oct.23 rd,2021 r r!Vi? r rir'iI7` efi.Prl�te T uq� ,Tilt iY< x.XPi irn�n .dee rr�n Ti)ii,lir nm x.tar�rnrn �m rn l� rr i (inn .. r-. r _ Subject to the following conditions: CONDITIONS 1 Thiq Po[i:.nrelin. w1v to th;, Pr 1W,71T Linl F)FD a problem with the fencing structures, henches,gates, garb age cans or other non-field preparation related questions place contact the City Administrator Eric Johnson,651-439-4439,The PERMIT HOLDER shall make timely and independent inspection of the field areas prior to any use so as to identify any issues that may exist in a timely fashion. '�- rihl G,rrftmPr P�?rk tl4airltP.l1?nC!'Staft PrP nf�t rn hn it nriarJari hV the pi=�'h41T Hf}I[lr-rl..its te%?rYrg rn�I;hac nr env nthar f?arcnr?1!1 t*17n,=!tie .,.,.w,=... i.v..::ll�:...,,1 .:...,.,�I.. Y. The use of tire aril lYBIuS i y d-le FLrlM r 1Il1LULR dioEi not p&duudee the bse of the su,,,ound1Jrg aieas by aie puolic and aii FER'MIT HOLDER teams shall he respectful of such uses.This includes use of the disc-golf course,use of the surrounding park lands for soccer, dog walking,etc.Should there be a clear and consistent interruption of the PERMIT HOLDER'S use of the reserved fields the PERMIT HOLDER shall contact the City Administrator to resolve any on-going conflicts but the PERMIT HOLDER has no authority to direct the actions of any other persons in the City's Park Facilities. �. I i1F ra.1 will H6LL,Lr"-s6ali p o,,i6e p�'0 i Of I cc_,;Ay ,;,, o+ice lid riPriq the r_.iiy as an ddrtiihila%ky Ir u,il al, rioi idler Sjian rvodr CT1c:L. . 6. The PERMIT HOLDER,its representative teams and coaches shalt abide all City Park Rules, Field Reservation Policies and terms and conditions of this Agreement.Failure to comply with such rules and requirements may result in the alteration or revocation of this Permit. ?. The PE4r.IIT HOl PED a)P h,,,—In!h l�.h. I e t r r hr r ifs no t n ,In r i,h lrr I r G4 AI !ll rlr D ^�;r ti.. . . ^n., .n�1� �^n. . _ C.. .,��e.�,t•he P !l T H na ikr„Yis""! , �;i�-�r;lir ilr..ilr.v iJ�c/iif irnr,I,ii:Y t ti.c.iry- rlh:lir rCrvn I i ii.l i� .� rxn,.a i .;e:iry ii7urn"ie-ury.4aut Yrr,'irl iii ai'41 i'run,s ne ,..�.i rJ GJc.l lei ii ill i,6.1) Uoil U. ,lu.,riar� ,tJ�LGiI rG IY �G;LJVII Zrl uri:f ♦�YIiT i i�iLU�r\.�SLi IC:, lj O, fields.The City makes no warranty or guaranty of field conditions. Use of City fields,is at the PERMIT HOLDER and its paJlk;ipanls own risk.(See application-as attached) 8. The City reserves the right to amend the terms and conditions of this permit forjust cause is determined by the City and at no penalty. ;i. Upo,ti is cisuznic ui tnis�crirlt,;iCWFi use OR',-is iiai�J bf l''�iii�tt i i fvLli��:.cc�Ui:i.``i uiicuti;rli:i:Slu uyic2n`rc"i!tir uli ytolEu��n�itiiri7S. f V. Tyle jJ3ilai ri:c Ui t111�pel iTili I�uaScii L`spun nil iiti7ei ei�i.ic�C i)l-li ie use i.Yf the Y`s—dzl P,i ti"ie sill iimei�cas6rl. PERMIT HOLDER-(please sign): date MARY SEIGER NOTARY PUBLIC-MINNESOTA dry/[} tet,�„1 My Commission Expires Jan.31,2023 d� PERMIT ISSUED BY: Date MARY SEIGER s� AJC T ARY PUBLIC-MINNESOTA ,A4 My Commission Expires Jan.31,2023 .� 18 of 34 4 i ►�iDUEfvuUM i O r ERR r Acknowledgement and Clarification to Brekke Park- Permit to Utilize Sports Fields This document further amends, clarifies, and requires that the Permit Holder's stated agreements with and ..I -11. hyi! I�p_t.Iryii//.��...... ..r��iiL[_ hr.,!�r�incC n.d ruin Cn[C s c--P icd in the Pcrrril, nr is—=-d by t!o �itJ on Feb !li1 '/029-1 ;1�'I.!tttl�.t 1c�ll�r applies ug �.......... an.d lLI:..�.-...� (J.. tl n:., tlC .. u.. Ll , �..�. uv-.�.:- � ., to all facets, risks, and impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic or any other pandemic or medical illness reasonably known to be circulating in the State of Minnesota. I Tb.c /^it•. .,....f..,., ,..r!"I^ t•��,+f4..,, rcn' fojavv 11 rt w •e rrd Fr-!-ra I -��{iy !nr' n.-� T o iva -i a-r - -_'--a .-,r. c_ -, y'IiV to[Io YY UI Jill- (1414 ILUC.1 Cll \.AGI U4lCnl...j fl]I �3V l.lUl lllJt(J�r�.�n'.F ITtY�IW t.l l�(311JIiYU� �,Il l�l lil.�,lft l•.], �:I ISI VL[ILr precautions for all activities that Permit Holder and its participants intend to undertake on the site. The City further outlines and the Permit Halder does unilaterally accept that the use of City facilities remains at the sole risk and peril of the Permit Holder and its nartirinants. The City makes no commitment or ''U;!Sd!IL:;`C.-�. Uj iiCEU ..JiEViiiVllZ", !!-4:!w l,}!CVCi!I,Q(,IVC i!!;,'C�;.!!C� VS 'J!!Y Vtf^rCr t!!.^�..d-LIiU i.110t VVVI1iU LAt-'Wit VI piecLi e spread of, contactwitii, of in ec6on ut CQViu-i9 ui u; lei Illness. ii The Permit Holder is not obligated to utilize the City's properties and utilizes the Permit at its sole risk and discretion and does accept and agree to the releases,terms and conditions outlined in this Addendum which i Glib int& Lrtb LCf; I,, !," �c attn^hcd hereto. PERMIT HOLDER-- (please sign): date President, SCVAA President: riot me - MARY SEIG NOTARY PUBLIC-MI NESOTA otary!I a e `NV Commission Expires Jan 31,2023 r-t � Eric Johns y A r _ t iVotaryf t MARY SEIGER '6OTARY PUBLIC.MINNESOTA F PY1y commission Expires Jan.31,2023 rL 1]L�ui.."i4�j a i Ci.L%Sj tj 19 of 34 Adopted 2-16-11 -by Park Commission i=ity rri f-talk PIr "amh!�F-Fipio .1p!j Pmrk In an effort to maximize the use of the City's Baseball, Softball, Hockey and Soccer fields the City Parks Commission has adopted the following polices: I--tvl IhO mnfr n.nn©rai,ICO ri,innn rinrmal nPra rinn"lJlrcj?F cIIPCIrIOM iI%J TI e Ciry Any games' shall be all-inclusive to anyone desiring to participate and subject to the review of the City and its assigned staff, There shall be no"teem-practices"held on City rinks. (Note: During summer months park shelters that also serve as skating warming houses may be reserved) !Ie!0S, _-uGG�_jl 1 1 .lei 1 U 0!!;i uas!b Clu'Iuvu! feSei VtdUR7, UY 01LJaIIZOLIUHS LI ICU ZtCl Ve a WiJULLIVe aCIIJI P1l011C ILAICLIOCE PIFOITTlaing YOULI I LL:ffli I_)YO twduoVILJUJ. I IJUJC organizations must meet ALL of the following minimum criteria in order to reservu a fiefld(s): The organization must solely serve/act as a youth organization. T 7% suci I tion-ou)-i c"LaWs Gild iillil'illui"Cl a hero;;a;)R A)i s t'l a l 60 Dov(Iod tot; C N Flai City as an additionally insured, The organization nor its respective teams may hold"tryouts'as a pre-requisite to full participation,any youth who wishes to participate must be fully accommodated by such organization at no additional cost or reouirempntq and shall be allowed to be a full oarLiciDant. -Tldy De feclu!i eO lt'Quffuu ve'u eAQe!-,SP_ds OJeCL-PCI Wy"he CILY,CdSl'l U,tpOsli ]Flay be requiluu. • The organization shall fully indemnify and hold harmless the City from loss or injury incurred while participating in such activity. Forms shall be provided. The City does not allow the reserving of fields for individual team practices or games.Any and M field All:requesiils feJt-, I L40 ,i c!I I 1 41 1 10t, 1,'k M::` LI 1,1 J UO JI-, 1 P 0 IVk f, 17,1l- . I allu U)PY 01 organizations non-profit Fcderii 'D %.-nI)(,r shall alio be provided. No requests shall Jp considered without such required timeline being met.The City reserves the right to limit number of days, hours and participants a particular organization may use the field. in Lne even',Inele is a COFT!OeUna mteiesL!n oy 01,laiffieo orpanitations.me UN 1VIOLIM UiV SEfffi ;Irsi-coli-le 111-sc sei-ve Dasis al-ldi0i.Ll-w CILY if-lay aVVa[O.Ltl�IfelUl,S)6L 16 SOle UISCFeU01)afla.ri lay Lare nAU accuuAL ally other factors or conditions it deems reasonable.Any appeals to decisions made by the City Staff in awarding fields may be appealed to the Park Commission. Thq Citu maLroc nn rr)mmitmDnt nn tho e:nrjditinn nr of the nN.iniinhin fnrilit.ioc ThIn Cit.',nnrfnrm5 nnlv h!ir qr?FF �vlrrrnnim;wumnanco as nuq- oa Pn-�im-amw Tno i"My orics no, cragl , ii no, i!n,o s-occor Ino-,nor a ny IAI 1C1 11OU to pal r,, 4. Basketball courts,playgrounds,tennis courts,disc-golf Courses may not be reserved and are used on a first-come-first- served basis. __ r. Til,C,y k.�,C a scDarotc policy G,-,rcniiMp of Park Sh-c.'Mrs, aZ.0i dUI;,nQ 1"IGTFIAM1111OF M.IILI-.J,�L City hall for this information. 651-439-4439. 20 of 34 City of Oak park Heights-Field Reservation Application Organization Name: - 1 Organization Address: Organization Phone#: Primary Contact Nantes/Phone#: Organization Federal 1[),* h — / 7�' (Your Organization must also be a non-profit in order to reserve City fields-if you do not have a Federal Id number r v CLEAR and PRECfSE State or Federal Documentation that establishes your non-profit status.) p oxde 511bt71t v 11�,L� -�:.a � °.Vraui�ae xar� ra vu ripEayr l4l�ii eS`�!r � 6E@� C� ssion the foliowin on Std arate streets of a er. NOTE: The Ci ado ha oe a fee for field reservations however a failure to rovide an of the followin informations not char e re nested will result in a re'ected a lication: •n as t. Prowde a s.,r-dflc Incl d.?j8i1Ar1 requl$st for the field and dais you uoofre to utliZe. 2. in not more than three paragraphs outline the nature of your organization,haw the fields will be used and by what age groups, 3. Provide a written statement that your Organization,for the purpose of the field reservation request shall only be for youth,not otder than 18 years of age, 9 9 ps. 4. Provide a written statement that your Organization,for the purposes of the use of City fields,do not hold try.ouf or make'cuts°to any Youth who wsh to participate and that a!f such yo!jr,rr!I;Qeva trhe hul'r c c S. provide names,addresses and nhonQ numbers of Your eYee„utive committee o uoa d of diracto,-s. , 8. Provide the City a copy of your UrganizaGons Certittcate of Liability,which mu t na me the City as an additionally insured.(Such Policy may not be less than$300,000) f `tel tel.ti,j C C�.-1 M,Ch 1 MARY SEIGER Pi ted Name of I✓etson tlia�t(tt� _ 1/ 7 NOTARY PUBLIC-MiNNESOrR a' Ai?�31iC�tiiPft N1y Commission Expires Jan.31,2023 L� , ignet r Date oy�6gr5�t5g lira 16 1 "'Jove: You are committing to the City that you have the authority to bind the Organization to the terms and conditions a outlined in the City's Field Reservation Policy adopted by the City Park Commission on 2145141. Further,that the Organization does nsas fully understand and shall fully abide by Field Policies and aft other City Park rules that are identified under City Ordinance andEar State and re Federal law.And,that failure to abide by such policies will result in revocation of privileges to utilize City fields under a reservation format,hereby si911'_19 above, Your-d wire use does hereby Hole-nw�rr ie;s th!?,-:jty and itg�gent�fr�! ar;; I ��S.as ifs par��i;a��is, use(Gr'desired use}of the Ci' r oss or liability as a result harmless the City and its agents from any loss or liability sustained as a result of the Organization's(or its participants)use of the City's fields, City property,The Organization does hereby indemnify,will defend and holds The City makes no warranty or guaranty of field conditions, Use of City fields,is at the Organizations and its participants own risk. 21 of 34 From: Mary Mccomber To: Eric Johnson Subject: Fwd: Local Governments Are the Answer Date: Tuesday, February 9,20219:15:59 AM For weekly notes -----Original Message----- From: National League Of Cities (NLC)<advocacy@nlc.org> To: marymccomber@aol.com Sent: Tue, Feb 9, 2021 9:01 am Subject: Local Governments Are the Answer Federal Advocacy Newsletter-Week of February 9 ®❑ Local Governments Are the Answer 0 Local Governments Are the Answer Last week, NLC testified before two Congressional committees, educating lawmakers on the urgent need to provide emergency relief to cities, towns and villages to help rebuild America's economy. Right now, direct state and local aid is included in the bill that Congressional Democrats are moving through reconciliation. The fight is on for direct state and local aid. ■ D ®❑ Putting Americans Back to The Danger of Conflating What Cities Want to See 22 of 34 Work through Job Creation State and Local Pandemic from the New and Water Workforce Relief Administration and Training .- -.. Congress on Climate ■ NLC Members in Action Stay Updated on Advocacy Initiatives: • Local Governments need COVID relief NOW I With the administration's support and movement in Congress to urgently pass a new relief bill, we are calling on municipal leaders to let Congress know that direct aid to state and local governments is essential to economic recovery. We are imploring Congress to pass additional COVID economic relief that is quickly and efficiently delivered everywhere it is needed. Send your member of Congress a letter of support for aid to local governments! • ICYMI: NLC Calls on Congress to Swiftly Approve Direct Aid for Local Governments I Last week, 71 advocates across 30 states, including NLC leadership, State Municipal Leagues and local officials from across the nation, visited virtually with over 92 Congressional offices to ensure federal representatives understand the urgent needs of municipalities and the consequences of failing to provide relief to local governments in the forthcoming rescue package. Additionally, NLC's leadership testified before two Congressional committees, educating lawmakers on the critical services that America's cities, towns and villages are delivering for their residents and articulating how the federal government can better partner with local government to save lives and rebuild America's battered economy. ■ 23 of 34 Announcements Congress Introduces Key Pieces of Workforce Legislation NLC is proud to support several pieces of workforce legislation that have been introduced in the last weeks in Congress that address the increasing workforce development challenges in cities, towns and villages across the country. • National Apprenticeship Act of 2021 (H.R. 447) • Relaunching America's Workforce Act (H.R. 602) Support for Local Hire Initiatives NLC supports bicameral legislation directed at local hire initiatives. To support momentum in this Congress on this issue, we are working with partners like Jobs to Move America to address these issues through the executive branch. We encourage cities, towns and villages to consider signing onto this letter asking the Biden- Harris Administration to lift the local hire prohibition and address the fundamental goal of having residents participate in infrastructure investments in their own towns and cities, while simultaneously increasing opportunities for workers of color, women, veterans, returning community members, and others facing barriers to employment. Biden Administration Retroactively Adjusts FEMA's Cost Share to 100% Federal Since August of 2020, NLC, along with other state and local groups and emergency management organizations have asked FEMA and Congress to increase the federal cost share for the COVID-19 Emergency Major Disaster declarations to 100 percent. During his first week in office, President Biden issued a memorandum that increased FEMA's cost share to 100 percent federal. However, it was not clear if this adjustment would be retroactive. The Biden Administration has clarified that FEMA will be "retroactively reimbursing states fully for the FEMA-eligible services—including masks, gloves, emergency feeding actions, sheltering at risk populations and mobilization of the National Guard - back dated to the beginning of the pandemic in January 2020." The revised memorandum states that FEMA shall provide a 100 percent Federal cost share for all work eligible for assistance under Public Assistance Category B, pursuant to sections 403 (42 U.S.C. 5170b), 502 (42 U.S.C. 5192), and 503 (42 U.S.C. 5193) of the Stafford Act performed from January 20, 2020, through January 20, 2021. Local governments should contact their state emergency management agencies and their regional FEMA offices to ensure they receive the full reimbursement for the cost share adjustment. NLC Supports EECBG Reauthorization On January, 25, Reps. Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Marc Veasey (D-TX) introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize and increase funding 24 of 34 for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program, a vital tool that can be used by cities, counties and states throughout the United States to promote energy efficiency, increase energy independence and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Last funded in 2009, the EECBG program helped over 800 cities and counties, as well as every state and Indian tribe, implement green building codes, purchase zero-and low-emission fleet vehicles, invest in renewable and low-carbon power sources, switch to LED lights, conduct building retrofits and more. H.R. 425, which NLC supports, would provide much needed resources to increase and expand state and local efforts to meet carbon emissions reduction goals necessary to mitigate the effects of climate change. FCC Releases Final OTARD Order The Federal Communications Commission has released a Report and Order finalizing new rules for over-the-air receiving devices (OTARD), expanding the OTARD restrictions to cover"hub and relay" antennas used for the provision of fixed wireless broadband service. OTARD rules prohibit state and local governments, building owners, and homeowners associations from prohibiting, impairing the installation of, or interfering with the reception of small personal antennas, such as satellite television antennas, mounted on personal property or residences. The new rules extend OTARD protections to hub and relay antennas, which are used by wireless internet service providers, provided that the antenna serves a customer on whose premises it is located (it may also serve other customers in addition to that customer), the service provided over the antenna is broadband-only, and it meets the other requirements, such as size limitations, in existing OTARD regulations. NLC provided comments on the proposal in 2019. The FCC has limited the impact of the order on communities by retaining an exemption for historic preservation restrictions, by specifying that the placement of an OTARD under these rules does not create a "tower" or"base station"to which wireless siting rules and preemptions would apply, and by limiting the rule's applicability to antennas installed `on property within the exclusive use or control of the antenna user where the user has a direct or indirect ownership or leasehold interest in the property' upon which the antenna is located. The order goes into effect 30 days after publication in the Federal Register. Reply Comments Due February 16 on FCC Emergency Broadband Benefit Cities have until February 16 to submit reply comments on the new Emergency Broadband Benefit program for low-income households authorized in the December 2020 omnibus bill. The program will provide a $50 monthly discount to qualifying households for broadband service from participating providers until the $3.2 billion Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund is fully expended. Acting FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel will host a virtual roundtable discussion on the program on February 12. To read NLC's initial comments, click here. A full listing of all comments filed so far is available on the FCC's Electronic Comment Filing System. For more information about the program and how to file your own comments, click here. 25 of 34 Advocacy News What We're Reading: • States Pre-empt Cities Almost to the Point of Irrelevance - Governing (February 8, 2021) • State and local aid need between $100 billion to $350 billion — The Bond Buyer (February 4, 2021) • US cities face $9013 budget shortfall in FY21: NLC— Smart Cities Dive (February 4, 2021) • Pandemic recovery requires local government aid—MinnPost(February 3, 2021) Congressional City Conference 2021 8 Helpful NLC Links: Articles Upcoming Events 8 ,8 8 Resources &Training Advocacy If this message is not displaying properly, please view the online version. 8 You may opt out of email communications from NLC at any time. Update your communication preferences. This message was intended for: marymccomber@aol.com 660 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 450, Washington, DC 20001 26 of 34 From: Mary Mccomber To: Eric Johnson Subject: Fwd: New Initiative Tackling Disparities in Local Government Date: Saturday,February 6,20218:32:36 AM For weekly notes -----Original Message----- From: National League Of Cities (NLC)<news@nlc.org> To: marymccomber@aol.com Sent: Sat, Feb 6, 2021 6:03 am Subject: New Initiative Tackling Disparities in Local Government News,resources and events for local leaders and staff. of NBC-LEO Launches Reclaiming The Dream Initiative 8 NBC-LEO Launches Reclaiming The Dream Initiative to Educate Elected Officials on Disparities in Local Government As the nation commemorates Black History Month celebrating the accomplishments and contributions of Black Americans, the National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials (NBC- LEO) has launched a new initiative focused on five policy areas that will allow local leaders to delve into historical disparities for Black communities and steps to address. ■ 27 of 34 Keeping Local Voices at the Local Governments Are the How Cities Can Improve Front of 2021 Policies Answer Pension Health During COVID-19 ■ ■ ■ IF Industry News What We're Reading: • What's New in Civic Tech: Experts Call for Eviction Data - Gov Tech (February 4, 2021) • US cities face $90B budget shortfall in FY21: NLC - Smart Cities Dive (February 4, 2021) Announcements Lead & Copper Rule Tele-Town Hall: What Small Cities Need to Know Join NLC and the Lead Service Line Replacement Collaborative (LSLRC)for part one of a three-part series of tele-town hall events intended to inform local leaders and water utility operators from small municipalities on the implications, requirements and opportunities associated with these rule revisions. Learn More > Reclaiming the Dream (NBC-LEO Event) Join NLC's National Black Caucus for Local Elected Officials (NBC-LEO)for this 28 of 34 conversation that will highlight tools and resources municipal leaders can leverage to combat disparities whether you are a Black elected official or municipal staff, a leader in a predominately Black community or an ally. Learn More > The Fight is on for State and Local Relief in Congress As of today, direct state and local aid is included in the legislation that Congressional Democrats are moving through the reconciliation process. The House Oversight and Reform Committee is calling on YOU—America's local leaders—to help making the strongest case possible TODAY. Take 5 minutes to send a letter to your Member of Congress! Take Action > 8 Job Openings See who's hiring right now: • Planning Director-County of Frederick, VA • President and CEO -SAIF • Town Administrator-Town of Mamaroneck, NY ■ Helpful NLC Links: Articles 29 of 34 From: Mary Mccomber To: Eric Johnson Subject: Fwd:The Danger of Conflating State and Local Pandemic Relief Date: Wednesday,February 10,2021 11:19:46 AM For weekly notes -----Original Message----- From: Alejandra from NLC<piers-torres@nlc.org> To: marymccomber@aol.com Sent: Wed, Feb 10, 2021 8:02 am Subject: The Danger of Conflating State and Local Pandemic Relief Access your weekly NNL��C member roundup! of February 10,2021 -Midwest Region The Danger of Conflating State and Local Pandemic Relief U The Danger of Conflating State and Local Pandemic Relief Right now, in our nation's pandemic response and recovery, municipalities are facing a much more dire situation than states. Although state and local relief have been grouped together in terms of a recovery bill, the true impact of the pandemic varies between the local and state level. Congress may be tempted to ignore the plight of cities because of perceived fiscal stability at the state level— but this would be a mistake. ■ ■ earn Morel Upcoming Reclaiming the Dream: The Role of Local Leaders in Addressing Disparities 30 of 34 Wednesday, Feb 10 -6:00113M EST Join NBC-LEO tonight for a discussion on the role of local government in addressing disparities. REGISTER HERE > Lead and Copper Rule Tele-Town Hall: What Small Cities Need to Know Wednesday, Feb 17 -2:30PM EST Join to learn what small communities need to know about recently finalized revisions to EPA's Lead and Copper Rule. 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