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STORM WATER UTILITY COMMISSION (SWUC)
Thursday, July 15, 2010
CONCORDIA CONFERENCE ROOM (CCR)
680 W. CALLE CONCORDIA
ORO VALLEY, ARIZONA 85704
1. SPECIAL SESSION AT OR AFTER 4:00 p.m.
MEETING WILL BE HELD IN THE KACHINA CONFERENCE ROOM AT
TOWN HALL IN THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.
2. ROLL CALL
PRESENT: James Dunn, Chair
Michael Gardner, Vice Chair
Leo Leonhart, Commissioner
Ralph Stein, Commissioner
3. CALL TO THE AUDIENCE
Jim Coffey - Oro Valley Resident
KC Carter - Oro Valley Resident
-Mr. Carter requested to be kept inform on the progress of the Pima County
elevation maps.
4. APPROVAL OF THE MAY 20, 2010 MINUTES
Reviewed item 6, confirmed renewal format was approved by Commission and
staff will distribute the new form.
MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Leonhart and seconded by
Commissioner Stein to approve the May 20, 2010 minutes.
Motion carried, 4-0.
Chair Dunn requested approval to change the order of the agenda to move item
9 to item 7 for the guest technical speaker .
MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Leonhart and seconded by
Commissioner Stein to approve the order change of the agenda.
Motion carried, 4-0.
5. UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS
-Handout distributed and discussed on the approved July 7, 2010 Council
presentation.
-Council approved renewal appointments, and appointed Dick Honn as the new
Commission Member.
-Farmer's Market: pending for September.
6.
REVIEW STORM WATER CREDIT APPLICATIONS AND PROPOSED
REPORT CARDS
-No applications to report.
-Handout distributed on approved renewal report format with requested changes.
9. GUEST TECHNICIAL SPEAKER
Erika L. Gallo, Graduate Student,
University of Arizona, Department of Hydrology and Water Resources
Staff introduced Erika Gallo.
-Presentation on "Controls on monsoonal storm runoff, magnitude and quality of
urban catchments in the Tucson basin" which relates to her dissertation project
on characterizing stormwater constituents and flows.
-Presentation question/answer.
7. DISCUSS STORM WATER FEE
-Staff provided fee update and distributed project handout highlighting fees.
-FEMA: additional grant opportunities available, Town will apply for selected
grants.
-New commercial accounts.
-August meeting staff will present final budget to review and discuss.
8. DISCUSS ON-GOING STORM WATER PROJECTS
-Handout distributed, reviewed and discussed. Questions forward to Chair
Dunn.
-Lomas De Oro Wash: anticipated fall construction.
-Pistachio/Pomegranate drainage way.
-Northern/Magee ponding issue.
-Rancho Feliz drainage easement.
-ADEQ annual report: Commission to review before September due date.
-West Nile Virus.
-Ongoing staff testing, trapping and maintenance.
-Floodplain Management: Pima county maps delayed until or after March 2011.
-Master IGA with PC Flood Control District.
10. SET AUGUST MEETING DATE/TIME
The next SWUC meeting is scheduled for August 19, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. in the
Calle Concordia conference room.
11. SET AUGUST PROPOSED AGENDA ITEMS
The agenda for the upcoming meeting was discussed and approved.
Commission requested to review the draft of the ADEQ report, add as item 9.
12. ADJOURN
MOTION: A motion was made by Vice Chair Gardner and seconded by
Commissioner Stein to adjourn meeting at 5:25 p.m.
Motion carried, 4-0.
Prepared by:
ulie Smiley
Office Specialist