City Council Meeting Date: May 15, 2018
To: Mayor and City Council
City Administrator
From: Sean M. Simonson, Engineering Manager
Cole Johnson, Water Quality Technician
Title
Presentation - Stormwater Pollution Prevention Poster Contest Winners
Body
Action Requested:
No Action Requested.
Summary Report:
The City of Northfield and the Cannon River Watershed Partnership (CRWP) host an annual poster contest with local elementary schools. This year, Second through Fifth grade students from Prairie Creek Community School, Greenvale Park Elementary, Sibley Elementary, St. Dominic Elementary, and Bridgewater Elementary schools were asked to design a poster with the theme: “Be the Solution to Stormwater Pollution.” Through this exercise, these youth become aware of what stormwater is, where it goes, and how to prevent excess nutrients from entering into the Cannon River. This year, 86 posters were submitted for the contest.
Culvers and Jesse James Lanes were generous in donating prizes for the top three posters from each grade.
These posters will be displayed in City Hall until the next poster contest in 2019. Facilitating contests like this helps satisfy Minimal Control Measures (MCM) 1 & 2 (Public Outreach & Education) associated with our MS4 stormwater permit, and is financially supported by the City of Northfield through the yearly contract with the Cannon River Watershed Partnership.
The Northfield City Council may wish to make comments commending the Second through Fifth grade students from the local Elementary Schools involvement in the stormwater pollution prevention poster contest.
Cannon River Watershed Partnership has requested a photo opportunity for winning posters to be taken with the Mayor after the presentation.
Tentative Timelines:
The winning posters will be displayed in City Hall, and will remain there until June 2019.