030111 Board Minutes - Scott County

PAGE 4March 1, 2011To address the Community Health Advisory Committee, staff is in the process of preparingrecommendations to establish a process to engage the health care community in Scott County todevelop a community-driven strategy to improve community health, prioritize public health issues, andidentify resources to address them.Dissolution of these two committees will result in a savings of approximately $3,700.00 per year.Commissioner Marschall moved, seconded by Commissioner Menden to approve dissolution ofthe New Options Advisory Committee and the Community Health Services Advisory Committeeeffective March 1, 2011. Motion carried unanimously.(10) Sustain the County’s Excellent Financial Health and Economic Profile:Natural Resources Program Manager Paul Nelson presented a request to enter into a contractwith Kieser & Associates for a scoping study to review the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency(MPCA) triennial standards for nutrients and total suspended solids. He stated that within the review,the MPCA is working toward changing the turbidity standard to total suspended solids. While this is agood change, staff has serious concerns about the approach and the proposed concentrations for thenew standard. The adoption of the standard as currently contemplated could have significant costconsequences for the County, other municipalities, businesses, and residents and in the area.Staff has asked for a scope of work from a firm with expertise in this area to complete a scientificreview of the MPCA documents being used to develop the standards for nutrients and totalsuspended solids; to assess the programming impacts of the standards; and to review and offeralternative approaches for setting standards that have been used in other places in the country. Thecost for this work is expected to be $10,240.00.The cost for this Contract would be covered by amending the 2011 budget using funds from thefund balance of the Scott Watershed Management Organization (WMO).Commissioner Ulrich moved, seconded by Commissioner Wagner to adopt Resolution No.2011-028; Amending the Scott WMO 2011 Budget, and Approving Entering Into a Contract withKieser & Associates for a Scoping Study to Review the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency TriennialStandards for Nutrients and Total Suspended Solids. A copy of the resolution is available in the officeof the County Administrator and is made a part of this record by reference. Motion carriedunanimously.(11) Committee Reports and Commissioner Updates:A. Commissioners Menden and Marschall attended the Metropolitan Mosquito Control DistrictBoard meeting on February 23.B. Commissioner Menden attended the Scott WMO Planning Commission meeting onFebruary28.C. Commissioner Marschall attended the Scott County Library Board meeting on February24.D. Commissioner Marschall attended the Human Services Resource Council meeting onFebruary 28.E. Commissioner Ulrich attended the Scott Communities Transit Review Board meeting onFebruary 23.F. Commissioners Ulrich and Wolf, along with County Administrator Gary Shelton met with theSavage Mayor and City Administrator on February 24.