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STORM WATER UTILITY COMMISSION (SWUC)
Thursday, March 19, 2009
MUNICIPAL OPERATIONS CENTER (MOC)
12941 PUSCH MOUNTAIN VIEW LANE
ORO VALLEY, ARIZONA 85755
REGULAR SESSION AT OR AFTER 4:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
PRESENT: James Dunn, Chair
Michael Gardner, Vice Chair
George Glos, Commissioner
Ralph Stein, Commissioner
Leo Leonhart, Commissioner
STAFF: Phil Trenary, Operations Division Manager
VISITOR: Jim Coffey
3. CALL TO THE AUDIENCE
No speakers.
4. APPROVAL OF THE FEBRUARY 19, 2009 MINUTES
MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Stein and seconded by
Commissioner Glos to approve the February 19th, 2009 meeting. Motion carried,
5-0.
5. UPCOMING STORM WATER EVENTS
Operations Division Manager Phil Trenary announced that on April 8th, from
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. the Town will host a public meeting on the Lomas De Oro
Wash Channel Improvements and Lucero Road Crossing Improvement; and on
April 22, 2009 the Town will be observing Earth Day from 9:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. and
outside the Library near the Learning Tree. Storm Water will have a table set-up
with brochures to provide Storm Water and bufflegrass information to the public.
Commissioner Leonhart announced that The Department of Hydrology &Water
Resources 18th Annual El Dia del Agua Water Resources Annual Symposium is
being held at the University of Arizona on March 26th. The fee to attend the
event will be $25.00 per person. On April 20th the National Ground Water
Association Ground Water Summit - Ground Water Summit will be held at the
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Hilton El Conquistador and the fee to attend this conference will be $300.00 per
person.
Chair Dunn announced that the Arizona Flood Plain Conference is coming up in
May.
6. STORM WATER CREDIT APPLICATION REVIEW
There were no applications submitted for the month of January.
7. DISCUSSION REGARDING STORM WATER FEE AND BUDGET
Staff reported that the Legal Department held a court hearing on March 18th in
an effort to collect delinquent Storm Water debt. Staff also said that there were
plans to contact Tucson Water and Metro Water to possibly add on the Town of
Oro Valley Storm Water Utility billing to their billing systems.
The Storm Water budget is on track.
8. DISCUSSION REGARDING ON-GOING STORM WATER PROJECTS
Operation Division Manager reviewed the following projects:
-Financial Sustainability Implementation
-Manager On-Going Projects
-Implementation of the Storm Water Management Plan
-Storm Water Utility Administration Plan
The following topics were discussed:
-The $1.8 million the Town received for the Lomas de Oro Wash FEMA project.
-Bid opening for work on Tangerine Road for the erosion cuts and additional
culverts.
-Chair Dunn reviewed the Environment Protection a Grant Program for
Community Action for a Renewed Environment (www.epa.gov/CARE/). He
explained that the program was to help communities reduce toxic pollutants in
their local environments. He reported that the deadline was March 16th;
however, he would like the Commission to consider this grant over the coming
years because the EPA CARE Grant has funding of about $3 million. He pointed
out that the CARE program was a very competitive grant because communities
across the nation apply for the funding. He suggested that the Commission
review the EPA's site that addresses bufflegrass issues as well as review the
CARE Grant for 2010.
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-The detention basin in Rooney Wash and the temp service hired to maintain the
wash.
-The "Vegetation Manual" is close to being completed and a test will be
conducted using the manual in Sun City for accuracy.
- Culvert cleaning.
-Cost analysis for "bank stabilization spray" to determine how long the produce
would last.
-The Stimulus Grants.
9. SET APRIL MEETING DATE/TIME
The next meeting is scheduled for April 16th, 2009 at 4:00 p.m at the Municipal
Operation Center. Commission Stein announced that he would not be available
in April due to a prior commitment.
10. APRIL PROPOSED AGENDA ITEMS
-Approval of the March 19, 2009 minutes
-Upcoming Storm Water Events
-Storm Water Credit Application Review
-Discussion regarding on-going Storm Water projects
-Discussion regarding Storm Water Fee and Budget
-The Stimulus Package
11. ADJOURN
MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Leonhart and seconded by
Commissioner Glos to adjourn the meeting at 4:51 p.m.
Motion carried, 5-0.
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