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STORM WATER UTILITY COMMISSION (SWUC)
Thursday, March 17, 2011
HOPI CONFERENCE ROOM
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11000 N. LA CANADA DRIVE
ORO VALLEY, ARIZONA 85737
1.
*REGULAR SESSION AT OR AFTER 6:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
PRESENT: James Dunn, Chair
Michael Gardner, Vice Chair
Leo Leonhart, Commissioner
Ralph Stein, Commissioner
Dick Honn, Commissioner
Guest Speaker- Bayer Vella; Town of Oro Valley
3. CALL TO THE AUDIENCE
KC Carter - Oro Valley Resident
Jim Coffey - Oro Valley Resident
4. APPROVAL OF THE FEBRUARY 17, 2011 MINUTES
MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Stein and seconded by
Commissioner Honn to approve the February 17, 2011 meeting minutes.
Motion carried, 5-0.
5. UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS
-Staff thanked Commissioners who participated in the Volunteer Day. The next
community event will be held on April 9, 2011. Interested Commissioners were
asked to contact Dave Parker.
-U of A presentation on El Dia del Agua - interested Commissioners were asked
to notify Dave to register.
6. DISCUSS STORM WATER CREDIT APPLICATIONS
-No new applications to review or discuss.
-Sun City renewal request expected in June 2011.
7. TECHNICAL PRESENTATION
Bayer Vella; Town of Oro Valley, Conservation and Sustainability
Presentation.
Staff introduced Bayer Vella.
-Presentation on Environmental Sensitive Land Ordinance (ESLO).
-Presentation question/answer.
-Commissioners requested copy of presentation, Bayer will email staff to
distribute.
-Commissioner Stein needed to leave meeting at end of presentation, no effect
on quorum or voting.
8.
REVIEW STORMWATER PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND
WORKFLOW INDICATORS.
Handout distributed, reviewed and discussed.
-Performance Measures will reflect the updated budget changes, if any.
-Chairman Dunn requested to have on April's agenda.
9. DISCUSS STORM WATER FEE
No discussion or updates.
10.
DISCUSS ON-GOING STORM WATER PROJECTS / PERFORMANCE
CHART
Handout distributed, reviewed and discussed.
-Flood insurance map changes - open house meetings are scheduled at the Oro
Valley Library on May 3, 2011 from 4-7 p.m. with FEMA, Arizona Dept. of Water
Resources, PCRFCD and Oro Valley.
-Letters will be mailed to identified properties that may need flood insurance.
Staff is drafting the letter for the Town Engineer's approval and signature.
-Lomas de Oro Wash project.
-Poinsettia drainage berm project.
-404 Clean Water Act - revisions to nationwide permit. Pima Association of
Governments (PAG) is sponsoring a think tank on April 5, 2011 to work with
various jurisdiction challenges.
11. SET APRIL MEETING DATE/TIME
The next meeting will be a special session scheduled for April 14, 2011 at 6:00
p.m. in the Hopi conference room. Staff will confirm location availability, and will
notify Commission if unavailable.
12. SET APRIL PROPOSED AGENDA ITEMS
The agenda for the upcoming meeting was discussed and approved.
-Requested to remove technical presentation.
-Staff will begin scheduling for the June technical presentation.
-Requested to add "discuss summer schedule" as item 10.
-Requested for staff to draft thank you letter to Bayer Vella for Chairman Dunn's
signature from the Commission.
-Requested activity update from the PAG think tank meeting. Item will be
included on item 5 "upcoming meeting and events".
13. ADJOURN
MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Leonhart and seconded by
Commissioner Honn to adjourn the meeting at 7:15 p.m.
Motion carried, 4-0.
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