ULCH Stormwater Fees An Equivalent Stormwater Unit (ESU) is calculated so 1 ESU covers the average impermeable surface in one normal city lot Given all our impermeable surfaces (roofs, parking lots) and size, ULCH is rated at ESUs City of Minneapolis started adding a stormwater fee on the water bill in March 2005 based on rate times ESUs

ULCH Stormwater Fees ULCH Formula is $Rate x ESUs = Fee 2005 (March thru December) –$8.72 x ESUs = $325.78/month –10 months x $ = $3, for year 2006 –$9.17 x ESUs = $342.59/month –12 months x $ = $4, for year

ULCH Stormwater Fees 2007 –$9.77 x ESUs = $365.01/month –12 months x $ = $4, for year 2008 –$10.26 x ESUs = $383.31/month –12 months x $ = $4, for year 2009 (projected) –$10.77 x ESUs = $402.37/month –12 months x $ = $4, for year

ULCH Stormwater Fees Fee has gone up $2.05 since 2005 (in increments of 45¢, 60¢, 49¢, and 51¢), and we can only assume it will continue to do so From March 2005 to March 2009, we have paid $17, in Stormwater Fees Reducing and controlling our stormwater runoff will reduce our ESU number

ULCH Watershed Timeline Various members took Metro Blooms rain garden classes (Fred, Kathy, Marty L-H, Resa, others?) In May 2008, Kathy attended first Metro Blooms school and churches rain garden workshop In August Facilities learned the Rummage Sale was making a final distribution of funds; we applied for and received $1,200 for an initial watershed assessment of our property

ULCH Watershed Timeline Using contact information from Metro Blooms workshop, Facilities researched and then hired Emmons & Olivier Resources in September for initial assessment Also in September, we learned about MWMO stewardship grant program, Fred contacted Nancy Dilts to ensure we qualified, and Fred and Kathy wrote and submitted letter of intent In October, MWMO invited us to submit a planning grant proposal

ULCH Watershed Timeline In early November, EOR completed initial assessment and provided us with the costs we needed for the planning grant On November 9 we submitted the planning grant proposal to MWMO In January 2009 we received word from MWMO that our planning grant proposal for $10,000 was approved

ULCH Watershed Timeline On February 23, 2009 we signed the contract with MWMO In early March we signed the contract with EOR, which has 3 tasks –Site Investigation, including survey, update of base drawing, soil borings, and confirming requirements –Preliminary Design & Cost Estimate –Final Design

ULCH Watershed Timeline Last Thursday, EOR personnel did the site survey of the property EOR planning to have preliminary design ready for our review and comments on Sunday, April 26 (Family Forum) We expect to have final design by fall so we are in position to apply for an Action grant –Letter of intent in September –Grant proposal in November –Maximum grant $50,000

ULCH Watershed Timeline Other ongoing activities –Applied for a $2,000 mini-grant from MWMO to be used for trees, materials, and native plants – will know in mid April if approved –Garden Club organizational meeting today at 12:30 (after Amnicon benefit dinner) –Subsequent meetings will be held to discuss and select project for action grant –Hope to create at least one rain garden this summer