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ORO VALLEY STORMWATER UTILITY COMMISSION
WORK STUDY SESSION
MONDAY,OCTOBER 22,2018
HOPI CONFERENCE ROOM
11000 N.LA CANADA DRIVE
WORK STUDY SESSION AT OR AFTER 4:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Wayand called the meeting to order at 4:06 p.m.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Frederick Wayand,Chair
Michael DeSantis,Vice Chair
David Parker,Commissioner
Richard Hawkinson,Commissioner
EXCUSED: Joan Brown,Commissioner
1. Review and Discuss-Stormwater Utility Commissioners recommendations
of Strategic Initiatives(outcome objectives)to the Town of Oro Valley
Strategic Plan from a Stormwater perspective.
Discussion ensued between the Stormwater Utility Commission(SWUC),Stormwater
Utility(SWU)Staff and Public Works Director Town/Engineer Paul Keesler.
Mr.Keesler gave an overview of the Strategic Plan,which is a 2 year segment of the 10
year General Plan.There will be 5 Strategic Plans through the life of the General Plan in
which we will take parts of the General Plan,the'to do'things,and get those
accomplished.Mr.Keesler suggested that the ideas that do not make the list for the
Strategic Plan can be part of a 2 year SWU Work Plan.
Topics discussed were as follows:
1.Process for Town acceptance for taking on the maintenance responsibility for new or
private washes.SWUC recommendation on the decision before it goes to Town
Council.Build guidelines,come up with a process for the acceptance of washes through
the SWUC.
2.Discussion of policy of SWU function regarding groundwater recharge.Come up with
a process or method to address recharge.
3.Life safety dealing with hot spots or low water crossings in roads and washes.SWUC
recommendations at policy level of prioritization of hot spots,future planning,improving
upgrading drainage infrastructure.
4.Plan to handle and manage a two year storm.Upgrading and improving
infrastructure.Develop policy and program for defining maintenance plan and cost
estimate.
5.Step process for being predictive vs reactive.Looking at new technology and best
practices of other municipalities.
6.Revisit community access to the Vegetation Management Plan.Possibly publishing
the manual on the SWU website.
7.Coming up with a policy and a process to weave into the CC&R's(Covenants,
Conditions and Restrictions)for maintenance of washes,and to integrate wash
maintenance into Subdivision Development Review and Approval.Research is needed
to know State regulations regarding HOA's.
8.Review quality initiatives of what the SWU is doing.
9.Revisit and update the Drainage Criteria Manual.
10.Update the 2008 Town wide study of the Drainage Master Plan(Kimley Horn)so it
is consistent with engineering methods used by the Pima County Regional Flood
Control District.
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION:A motion was made by Vice Chair DeSantis and seconded by Commissioner
Parker to adjourn the meeting at 5:16 p.m.
Motion carried,4-0.
Prepared by:
Yarin Hynd
Recording Secretary
I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of
the work study session of the Town of Oro Valley Stormwater Utility Commission of Oro
Valley,Arizona held on the 22nd day of October 2018. I further certify that the meeting
was duly called and held and that a quorum was present.
Dated this Ilith day of ,2018