TO: Mayor Collins and Town Council Members
FROM: Kevin Burke, Town Manager
DATE: April 13, 2017
DEPARTMENT: Town Manager
Staff Contact Kevin Burke, 480-348-3690
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AGENDA TITLE:
Title
Approval of Resolution 2017-08 Declaring the Town’s Storm Water Management Policy
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Council Goals or Other Policies / Statutory Requirements:
Storm Water - Identify the scope, scale and possible solutions to recurring storm water management issues.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Approve Resolution 2017-17
Background
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Following several extreme rain and flood events in 2013 and 2014, the Town Council identified a review of Storm Water Management practices as one of its priorities. During that time staff, Mayor and Town Council have reviewed existing ordinances, maintenance efforts or failures, the details of federal and private flood insurance programs, and conducted a comprehensive analysis of flood flows and mitigations options in the Cheney watershed. This extensive multi-year review and analysis resulted in a philosophical conversation about what level of storm water management service was appropriate for the Town to fund and deliver.
The attached resolution is an articulation of that philosophy which will serve as the Town’s policy going forward and guide funding, construction, and regulatory choices.
BUDGETARY IMPACT:
The resolution itself has no budgetary impact. The policy adopted may result in appropriations for flood mapping, small construction projects, and possible participation in regional projects with the appropriate cost-to-benefit outcomes.
ATTACHMENT(S):
Resolution 2017-08