January 9, 2019 CAC Packet

Citizen Advisory Committee 7:00 PM, Wednesday, January 9, 2019 – Capitol Region Watershed District 595 Aldine Street, Saint Paul, MN 55104 Agenda

Materials Enclosed

7:00

I)

Welcome, Announcements, Updates, and Introductions

7:05

II)

Public Comment for Issues Not on the Agenda (3 minutes per person)

7:08

III)

Approval of the Agenda

7:09

IV)

Approval of Minutes A) Approval of the December 12, 2018 Minutes

7:10

V)

District Initiatives for Review, Comment and Recommendations A) 2018 Adopt A Drain Report (Bromelkamp) B) Community Event Calendar (Bromelkamp) C) Building update (Doneux)

8:10

VI)

CAC Initiatives A) Watershed Steward Awards Program Update (Bromelkamp) B) Service Learning Student Update (Lilly)

8:40

VII)

Project and Program Updates

8:45

VIII) CAC Observer Update

8:50

IX)

Discussion A) New & Old Issues B) CAC Observer for January 16, 2019 and February 6, 2019 Board of Managers Meetings D) 2019 Agenda Plan

9:00

X)

Adjourn

Our mission is to protect, manage and improve the water resources of Capitol Region Watershed District.

Citizen Advisory Committee Meeting Wednesday, December 12, 2018 – 7:00 p.m.

CAC Members Present: Steve Duerre Gwen Willems Bob Simonet Michelle Ulrich Nicole Soderholm David Arbeit Cheryl Braun Pat Cavanaugh Mary Lilly Mike MacDonald

Others Present: Mark Doneux, CRWD Belinda Gardner, CRWD Jessica Bromelkamp, CRWD Mary Texer, Board of Managers Kris Kunz, Master Water Steward

Members absent: Kathryn Swanson w/notice Richard Weil, w/notice William Barton, w/o notice Tom Elko, w/o notice Carol Zierman w/o notice Welcome, Announcements, and Updates Mr. Duerre opened the meeting at 7:00 p.m. Mr. Duerre asked for any announcements or updates and introductions.

A tour of the new building will follow the CAC meeting.

III. Approval of Agenda

CAC 18-031 Motion: To approve the CAC December 12, 2018 agenda.

Soderholm/Simonet Unanimously approved IV. Approval of Minutes

A) November 14, 2018 CAC Meeting Minutes 1

CAC 18-008 Motion: To approve the November 14, 2018 minutes as amended.

Duerre/Weil Unanimously approved

V. District Initiatives for Review, Comment, and Recommendations A) 2019 Reappointment Recommendations (Doneux) Administrator Doneux reviewed the 2019 reappointments recommendation.

Mr. Duerre recommends that the Board of Managers reappointment all CAC members.

VI. CAC Initiatives A) Watershed Steward Award Program (Bromelkamp) Ms. Bromelkamp reviewed nominations for the watershed steward awards program: 2018 Watershed Citizen Award Winner: Michael Stoick 2018 Watershed Partner Award Winner: Wes Saunders-Pearce 2018 Watershed Project Award Winner: Pierce Butler Meadows Planting 2018 Watershed Outreach Program Award Winner: Summit Hill Association’s Water Wise Program 2018 Lifetime Stewardship Award Winner: Cy Kosel

CAC 18-032 Motion: Approve Watershed Steward Program Award winners Arbeit/MacDonald Unanimously approved B) Service Learning Student (Lilly) Ms. Lilly sent an email to her contact at the University of Mn, however, she has not heard back yet. She will provide an update at a future meeting.

VII. Project and Program Updates A) Partner Grant Update Ms. Bromelkamp provided an update on the 2019 Partner Grant program.

Mr. Arbeit mentioned that the Partner Grant committee discussed other opportunities for nontraditional partners and for the District to provide an opportunity to fund those groups outside of the regular partner grant program.

Ms. Lilly asked if CRWD has a program to help grantees write their grant. Ms. Bromelkamp replied that Ms. Schwantes hosts workshops and fields phone calls from grantees helping with the process.

“Our mission is to protect, manage, and improve the water resources of the Capitol Region Watershed District.”

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Mr. Arbeit mentioned that he is impressed by the extent of the help and work that Ms. Schwantes has offered to grantees.

VIII. CAC Observer Update Ms. Kunz, Master Water Steward announced that Freshwater has a new module for homeowners.

Manager Texer reviewed highlights from the last Board meeting.

IX. Discussion a. New & Old Issues b. CAC observer for December 19, 2018 and January 2, 2018 Board of Managers Meeting c. 2018 Agenda Plan A) New & Old issues None B) CAC Observer for the Board of Managers Meetings December 19, 2018 and January 2, 2018 Ms. Soderholm volunteered for December 19. Ms. Cavanaugh volunteered for January 2.

C) 2019 Agenda Plan Staff will provide the 2019 agenda plan at a future meeting.

X. Adjourn CAC 18-033 Motion: To adjourn the December 12, 2018, CAC Meeting.

Soderholm/Simonet Unanimously approved The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 PM. Respectfully submitted, Belinda Gardner W:\05 Citizen Advisory Committee\Minutes\2018\December 12, 2018 Draft Minutes.doc

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December 19, 2018

2018 Implementation of Adopt-a-Drain in CRWD

DRAFT Adopt-a-Drain engages residents in regularly clearing debris from storm drains and keeping the street clean, thereby preventing pollutants from entering storm drains and ending up in local waterways. A web-based application at adopt-a-drain.org allows residents of Saint Paul to sign up to adopt a storm drain in their neighborhood and pledge to keep it free of pollutants.

In addition to reducing pollutants that flow into local lakes and streams, Adopt-a-Drain works to create new social norms around water-friendly behaviors by making commitments visible. Yard signs displayed by program participants provide social cues to neighbors that protecting water is the right, accepted thing to do for everyone in the city. 

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2018 Summary City of St. Paul (total) • In 2018, 361 new participants adopted 561 drains.

• Current total: 1,104 participants have adopted 1,757 drains Capitol Region Watershed District—St. Paul only • In 2018, 307 new participants have adopted 488 drains.

• Current total: 927 participants have adopted 1,476 drains.

Roseville—CRWD only • In 2018, 7 new participants have adopted 9 drains.

• Current total: 47 participants have adopted 71 drains.

Doorhanging occurred AprilJune. The State Fair (August and September) also increased participation in Adopt-a-Drain.

DRAFT

In 2017, there were 355 new Adopt-a-Drain participants in CRWD, including St. Paul and Roseville.

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DRAFT

The top neighborhoods in 2018 were: • Highland (101 new participants) • Como (70 new participants) • Hamline-Midway (34 new participants) • Payne-Phalen (23 new participants) • Frogtown (23 new participants) • Greater East Side (19 new participants)

We doorhangered in Highland, Frogtown, and Greater East Side. Como and HamlineMidway were part of the Adopt-a-Drain neighborhood challenge.

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Current St. Paul participants, end of 2018:

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Current Roseville participants, end of 2018: 

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Frogtown Promotion 2,500 doorhangers were distributed to homes in Frogtown from April 26-May 4. Hamline University teamed up with Frogtown Farm for this promotion. St. Kate’s students who were visiting the Farm distributed 500 doorhangers to the west of the park on April 27th. Frogtown Farm flyers and Adopt-a-Drain doorhangers were delivered simultaneously. The zone that was doorhangered is highlighted in yellow on the maps below.

23 new participants adopted drains in Frogtown in 2018. There are now a total of 35 Adopt-aDrain participants in the Frogtown neighborhood.

Beginning of 2018:

DRAFT End of 2018:

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Highland promotion Hamline student workers distributed 5,500 doorhangers in Highland from May 23-June 11. The zone that was doorhangered is highlighted in yellow on the maps below.

After the doorhanging promotion, 101 new participants adopted storm drains. There are now a total of 154 Adopt-a-Drain participants in Highland.

Beginning of 2018:

End of 2018: 

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Community Outreach

Photos from the Community Peace Celebration

DRAFT

Our outreach efforts brought us to a variety of St. Paul neighborhoods, including: Frogtown, Rondo, the East Side, and North End. At each of these events, a few St. Paul residents signed up to adopt drains and were given a yard sign to take home with them. These events are not the most efficient way to get a high volume of people signing up. However, the value of these events is in building and reinforcing awareness of Adopt-a-Drain. Folks who have already adopted drains stop to say hi. Children enjoy the tabletop exhibit and the corn hole game, both of which provide a chance to talk with them about nonpoint source pollution.

Frogtown Green Gathering February 24, Rondo Library An annual gathering of organizations that are doing work in the Frogtown neighborhood.

WaterFest June 2, Lake Phalen Visitors took “Storm Drain Goalie� photos in front of a backdrop. They received a printed copy of their photo as well as a multi-lingual Adopt-a-Drain info sheet.

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Photos from WaterFest December 19, 2018

DRAFT

Community Peace Celebration, June 15, Ober Community Center This is a long-running community event in the Rondo neighborhood. It was a rainy day, but we had great conversations with St. Paul and east metro residents.

The State Fair, Aug 23-Sept 3

Over the course of the fair, 70 St. Paul residents signed up to adopt a drain. Many St. Paul residents commented that they were aware of the Adopt-a-Drain program and had been meaning to sign up.

St. Paul neighborhood challenge Beginning in August

State Fair

Members of Como/District 10 and Hamline-Midway environmental groups started a drain adopting competition among their neighborhoods. Later during the fall, Highland Park and Macalester Groveland joined the challenge, and there has been interest from St. Anthony Park and Union Park. This is a grassroots effort—and already a very successful one!

MaryDale Festival, September 22, Marydale Park Art and community festival. We connected with the North End Neighborhood Organization, and kids enjoyed the game and exhibit.  

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December 19, 2018

Reporting Data Spring

Fall

St. Paul—CRWD • 139 participants reported • Total of 6,549.6 lbs of debris • 47.1 lbs per participant • 18.4% reported

St. Paul—CRWD • 178 participants reported • Total of 12,356.25 lbs • 69.4 lbs per participant • 19.5% reported

Roseville—CRWD • 18 participants reported • Total of 360.6 lbs • 20.0 lbs per participant • 40.9% reported

Roseville—CRWD • 23 participants reported • Total of 2,252.0 lbs • 97.9 lbs per participant • 48.9% reported

McCarrons—CRWD • 12 participants reported • Total of 515.0 lbs • 41.4 lbs per participant • 41.4% reported

McCarrons—CRWD • 14 participants reported • Total of 819.0 lbs • 58.5 lbs per participant • 48.3% reported

Como Lake watershed • 14 participants reported • Total of 706.8 lbs • 50.5 lbs per participant • 12.7% reported

Como Lake watershed • 45 participants reported • Total of 4,600.0 lbs • 104.2 lbs per participant • 28.9% reported

DRAFT

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Reporting photos from St. Paul residents, 2018.  

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Proposed 2019 Budget City of St. Paul match: 150 adoptions

ITEM

NUMBER

RATE

COST

Community Outreach Promotion at community events

37.5

$20

$750

Summit-University doorhangers

1600

0.54

$864.00

Union Park doorhangers

2150

0.54

$1,161.00

Doorhanging sta time

70

20

$1,400.00

Doorhanging transportation

35

8.5

$297.50

150

$5

$750.00

10

$20

$200.00

150 packets Materials and postage Data management and packet assembly 150 yard signs

DRAFT 150

$14

$2,100.00

5

$20

$100.00

Delivering yard signs

37.5

$20

$750.00

Hourcar transportation for sign delivery

37.5

$8.50

$318.75

15

$80.00

$1,200.00

Yard signs

Assembling yard signs

Tier 3 Management and Evaluation

Subtotal

Administrative fee

15%

TOTAL

$9,891.25 $1,483.69 $11,374.94

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