TO: Mayor Collins and Town Council Members
FROM: Kevin Burke, Town Manager
Brent Skoglund, Public Works Director
Jeremy Knapp, Engineering Services Analyst
DATE: April 13th, 2017
DEPARTMENT: Public Works and Engineering Department
Staff Contact Jeremy Knapp, 480-348-3622
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AGENDA TITLE:
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Adoption of Ordinance 2017-01 updating the Town's Storm Drainage Design Manual; and Adoption of Resolution 2017-06 establishing said document a public record
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Council Goals or Statutory Requirements:
Storm Water - Identify the scope, scale and possible solution to recurring storm water management issues.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Adopt Ordinance 2017-01 updating the Town's Storm Drainage Design Manual; and Adopt Resolution 2017-06 establishing said document a public record
Background
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The Storm Drainage Design Manual is a document utilized by Town staff to review and approve improvement plans and storm water master plans on a day-to-day, lot-by-lot basis. It sets Town specific standards utilized by developers and builders to design and implement drainage improvements on private property. In addition, the Town uses it for guidance on stormwater improvements included in Town designed and constructed projects.
The Town's current Storm Drain Design Manual was adopted in 1987 and has never been amended. One of Dibble Engineering's (consulting engineer) tasks associated with the on-going watershed studies project was to update the manual. Town staff received a first draft of the updated manual in August of 2016. A staff stormwater committee, which consisted of representatives from the Building Department, Planning Department, Code Enforcement, Engineering, Public Works, and the Town Manager, reviewed the document and provided comments.
The revised document addresses many new regulations enacted since 1987 as well as some policy decisions. The new regulations include:
1. First flush requirements;
2. Storm water ...
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