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STORMWATER UTILITY COMMISSION
REGULAR SESSION
SEPTEMBER 19,2019
HOPI CONFERENCE ROOM
11000 N.LA CANADA DRIVE
REGULAR SESSION AT OR AFTER 4:00 PM
CALL TO ORDER
Chair DeSantis called the meeting to order at 4:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Present: Michael DeSantis,Chair
Joan Brown,Vice Chair
Richard Hawkinson,Commissioner
Joseph Cuffari,Commissioner
Jack Stinnett,Commissioner
Staff Present: Aimee Ramsey,Assistant Director Public Works
Justin Turner,Senior Stormwater Engineer
Scott Bennett,Stormwater Utility Analyst
Joyce Jones-Ivey,Town Council Liaison
CALL TO AUDIENCE
There were no speakers at this time.
COUNCIL LIAISON COMMENTS
Town Council Liaison Joyce Jones-Ivey provided updates on the recent Town Council meeting.
REGULAR SESSION AGENDA
1. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE JULY 18,2019 REGULAR SESSION MEETING MINUTES
Motion by Commissioner Joseph Cuffari,seconded by Commissioner Jack Stinnett to approve the July
18,2019 regular session minutes as written.
Vote:5-0 Carried
2. DISCUSSION OF STORMWATER MEETINGS AND EVENTS
Senior Stormwater Engineer Justin Turner reported on Stormwater meetings and events.
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3. DISCUSSION AND PROJECT REVIEW OF COMPLETED EL CONQUISTADOR SLOPE EROSION
MITIGATION PROJECT
Mr.Turner reported that the project was completed by June 30,2019,the end of the Fiscal Year(FY 18/19).
Mr.Turner presented photos of the project before,during and after completion.Assistant Director/Public
Works Aimee Ramsey added that it was a Town wide effort to create the final product,including the
Operations Department,Streets and Signs,and Parks and Recreation.Mr.Turner also added that a portion
of the cost was contributed by Oro Valley Water.
4. STATUS OF ON-GOING FEMA-GRANT APPLICATIONS
Mr.Turner updated the Commissioners on the FEMA Grant applications.
5. TOWN OF ORO VALLEY'S 2019 MS4 ANNUAL REPORT AND DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORT
Mr.Turner reported that The Town's 2018-2019 Annual Report will be submitted to ADEQ on,or before,the
deadline of September 30,2019,and that we were successful in meeting all of our goals.Mr.Turner and
GIS Analyst Scott Bennet addressed the issue of inventories that were not at 100%.This was attributed to
the inventory of our outfalls and exactly what tributaries needed to be inventoried;and also the mapping of
the MS4 will probably always be at 95%complete,because of the development going on,until development
is complete in the Town.
6. PRESENTATION AND POSSIBLE DISCUSSION BY COMMISSIONER CUFFARI REGARDING ALERT
GAUGES
Commissioner Joseph Cuffari presented on the system of Automated Local Evaluation in Real Time
(ALERT)rain and stream flow gauges operated and maintained by the Pima County Regional Flood Control
District.Topics discussed were:
•operation of the gauges
•how the public can access the data through the ALERT website
•Operations and Emergency Management(OEM)Office which helps coordinate response efforts
•MyAlerts notification system
7. PRESENTATION AND POSSIBLE DISCUSSION STORMWATER UTILITY FISCAL YEAR 2018/2019
FINANCIAL UPDATE THROUGH JUNE 2019(year-end,unaudited)
Discussion ensued regarding the Stormwater Utility Fiscal Year 2018/2019 Financial Update through June
2019.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Future agenda items were discussed and approved as follows:
•Discussion and update of Annual Rate Analysis
•Status and discussion of FEMA-GRANT Applications
•Calendar of events
•Financials
•Discussion and possible action regarding changing the 2020 SWUC meeting schedule from monthly to
bi-monthly
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Commissioner Richard Hawkinson,seconded by Vice Chair Joan Brown to adjourn the
meeting.
Vote:5-0 Carried
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Chair DeSantis adjourned the meeting at 5:04 P.M.
I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the regular session of the
Town of Oro Valley Stormwater Utility Commission of Oro Valley,Arizona held on the 19th day of September,2019.
I further certify that the meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum was present.
Dated this 18th day of October,2019.
/arina Hynd
Recording Secretary
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