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Storm Water Management
Oversight Committee
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Thursday, February 4, 2021
1 pm to 3 pm
Special Meeting
****BY VIRTUAL TELECONFERENCE ONLY***
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Pursuant to the provisions of California Governor’s Executive Order N‐29‐20, issued on March
17, 2020, to prevent the spread of Covid‐19, this meeting will be held by virtual teleconference
only, with no physical location.
Agenda posted in accordance Government Code Section 54954.2(a) or 54956.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Members of the public who wish to participate by computer or phone can find the instructions at the end of this
agenda. To ensure participation in a particular item, we suggest calling in or connecting online 15 minutes before
the item you wish to speak on.
Call to Order (5 min)
Oral Communications (5 min)
Members of the public may speak to any item NOT on the agenda. A reasonable time restriction may be imposed at
the discretion of the Committee Chair.
Old Business (5 min)
1. Approval of Minutes from the October 8, 2020 Storm Water Management
Oversight Committee Meeting (5 min)
New Business
2. Staff Presentation on FY 22 Budget Process Update and FY 20 Actuals.
(25 min)
3. Staff Presentation on Capital Improvement Program Projects (Related
to FY21 Budget) (10 min)
4. Staff Presentation on GSI Funding Analysis and Discussion of
Subcommittee (45 min)
5. Staff Update on Municipal Regional Stormwater Permit Renewal (10 min)
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Committee Member Comments and Announcements (10 min)
6. Discussion on Neighbors Abroad project in Palo Alto
Tentative Agenda Items for Future Meetings and Review Action Items (5 min)
Adjournment
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Storm Water Management
Oversight Committee
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Thursday, October 8, 2020
1 pm to 3 pm
Special Meeting ****BY VIRTUAL TELECONFERENCE ONLY***
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Pursuant to the provisions of California Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20, issued on March
17, 2020, to prevent the spread of Covid-19, this meeting will be held by virtual teleconference
only, with no physical location.
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Committee Members Present:
Peter Drekmeier, Marilyn Keller, Hal Mickelson, Ron Owes, and Bob Wenzlau
Committee Members Absent: David Bower and Dena Mossar
Public Members Present: Enrique Lomnitz, Delfin Montanana, and David Moss (Parks and
Recreation Commission, Liaison)
Staff Present:
Michel Jeremias, Karin North, Pam Boyle Rodriguez, Vanessa Silva, Vicki Thai, Joanna Tran, Julie
Weiss, Isabel Zacharczuk
Call to Order (5 min): 1:02 by Chairperson Mickelson
Oral Communications (5 min)
Members of the public may speak to any item NOT on the agenda. A reasonable time restriction may be imposed at
the discretion of the Committee Chair.
Old Business (5 min)
1. Approval of Minutes from the August 13, 2020 Storm Water
Management Oversight Committee Meeting (5 min)
New Business
2. Presentation from Mexico: Enrique Lomnitz, General Director of Isla
Urbana (www.islaurbana.org) (30 min)
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i. Wenzlau: Introduced Isla Urbana (focus on rainwater harvesting,
improving access to water, and preventing sewage floods).
ii. Lomnitz: Water crisis began in 1607. Lago de Mexico was slowly
drained by artificially creating exits out of the watershed—now
essentially drained out of the watershed. Rainwater was intended
to flush out as quickly as possible to avoid flooding. As a result, Mexico City has sunk over 10m through the 20th century—sinking
up to 40cm/year.
iii. Isla Urbana focuses on most water-stressed areas first. Rainwater
harvesting (RWH) measures reduce peak runoff into the sewage
system, which reduces flood risk.
iv. 2009: Installed 8,000 liter membrane tank inside a resident’s
home. Now, 8 months out of the year, they are autonomous with water and do not need to pull water from the grid.
v. This is a social/political/economical challenge, as opposed to
being a technical challenge. Collaborated with universities to understand how RWH systems could be scaled.
vi. 20,000 RWH systems installed since 2009 (6,000+ RWH systems
installed through government programs designed by Isla Urbana)
vii. 146,000 water truck deliveries (1.1 billion+ liters of water harvested per year)—this would circle the Earth six times in 1 L
bottles
viii. Drekmeier: It sounds like the system combines sewer and stormwater (similar to San Francisco). Are there times during
heavy storms where the water goes untreated?
1. Lomnitz: as water is pumped out of the ground, the City
sinks. Water needs to be pumped at a 10-meter distance
at this point out of the City. Low part of the City gets
flooded.
2. Mexico City sends their sewage to River Tula, which is then
used for agricultural irrigation. A local sewage plant went
up several years ago and treats about 50% of the sewage
(however, this is post-irrigation treatment). The farmers
are a block to treating additional sewage because they
don’t have to use fertilizer under the current system, which results in farmers opposing additional treatment.
a. The system doesn’t reduce the amount of total water
that goes into the sewage; it reduces the peak runoff. Residents still capture the water in their
tanks to eventually discharge, but this water is held
before it contributes to peak runoff.
ix. Keller: Was there public funding for RWH measures, or did
residents pay for their own systems?
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1. Lomnitz: There are several different models (direct to client
sale, government subsidies, partial subsidies with families
and foundations). A lot of these systems have been paid by local governments. Labor + custom installation +
follow-up visits = $900 USD. Mexico City government
wasn’t interested in listening, but local governments were interested in listening to local solutions. Mexico City has 16
boroughs. One of these buroughs spends $7 million per
year solely on water trucks—very interested in cutting
down the amount of money that they spend on water
trucks by supplementing with these RWH measures.
2. Montanana: We are seeing a change in public perception and overall knowledge and shared understanding of
rainwater harvesting
x. Isla Urbana contact information:
1. enrique@islaurbana.org and delfin@islaurbana.org
2. 525 541 885 382 / www.islaurbana.org
3. Staff Presentation on Capital Improvement Program Projects (10 min)
i. Thai: Update on Loma Verde Avenue Truck Line Improvement
Project (Lewis Road until Sterling Canal easement right before W Bayshore Road). Current storm drain system lacks capacity for
10-year storm event. Replacing 36” concrete pipe with a 48” pipe.
ii. Started construction in August 2020. Project will likely finish one
month ahead of schedule.
iii. Some areas of the road with utility conflicts that lay on top of the
existing storm drain pipe resulted in instances where the 36”
concrete pipe remained, and a new 30” pipe was installed parallel
to the existing pipe to maintain an increased storm drain system
capacity. Pipes are also laid at the same invert.
4. Staff Presentation on Green Stormwater Infrastructure Outreach and
Community Engagement Efforts (15 min)
i. Zacharczuk: Southgate re-planting for two bioretention measures
is taking place on October 28th and October 29th. Staff and Grassroots Ecology are removing rocks, replacing plants, and
adding compost amendment and mulch.
ii. Boyle Rodriguez: Green Streets for Sustainable Communities Webinar series were completed. Pam Boyle Rodriguez and Sylvia
Star-Lack (Transportation) participated in planning efforts.
5. Staff Presentation on Stormwater Outreach Efforts (10 min)
i. Tran: staff utilizes various outreach methods, including online and print ads; newsletters from the City Manager’s Office, Utilities,
Zero Waste, Sustainability, and Stormwater; and workshops.
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ii. Recent utility bill inserts included topics such as Integrated Pest
Management, storm tips and resources, green streets, and
stormwater rebates.
iii. Grassroots Ecology continues to service school programs during
COVID by offering virtual lesson plans
6. Review and Discussion of Updated Stormwater Rebate Program Website
(15 min)
i. URL is www.Cityofpaloalto.org/stormwater.org
ii. Keller: After participating in the rain barrel workshop last
December, make sure the rain barrels are strapped down.
Consider adding the strap recommendation to the site.
iii. Wenzlau: Rebate site could use additional improvements for rain
barrel process. The relationship between the City requirements
and Valley Water requirements seems confusing. The rain garden
rebate seems like a great home improvement project, but the fact that a licensed contractor is required is a deterrent and would add
significant costs to the project.
7. Announcement of the SCAP Webinars (5 min)
i. www.Cityofpaloalto.org/climateaction has all of the various
Sustainable Climate Action Plan webinars
Committee Member Comments and Announcements (10 min)
SWMOC has been advised of Jon Hospitalier’s retirement and would like to adopt a motion to
thank Jon for his service. Motion to acknowledge Jon’s retirement.
Tentative Agenda Items for Future Meetings and Review Action Items (5 min)
Adjournment
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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
Fiscal Year 2020 Actual Expenditures
(Amounts in 1000s, as of January 2021)
Actual Expenses Adopted Budget Carry Forward Budget Modified Budget (incl. Carry Forward)Actual Expenses
Year 2 Year 3 from Year 3 Year 3
2019 2020 FY 2019 2020 2020
Revenue Collected 7,376 7,796 0 7,796 7,706
Fee Revenue 7,195 7,449 0 7,449 7,495
Interest Earnings 126 226 0 226 159
Development Fees & Violation Fines 55 121 0 121 52
Base Components 3,037 5,003 28 5,031 3,947
Base Program (Incl. Water Quality, Flood Control)1,428 2,547 11 2,558 2,072
Storm Drainage Maintenance 1,350 1,507 17 1,524 1,658
Debt Service for Past Capital Project 259 949 0 949 217
Project & Infrastructure 1,663 4,252 1,574 5,701 589
Capital Improvements Program 1,058 2,090 307 2,397 60
Loma Verde Ave Trunk Line Improvements (#1/ SD-19000)45 2,090 296 2,386 60
Matadero Creek Storm Water Pump Station (SD-13003)1,013 0 11 11 0
Recurring System Repair (SD-06101)182 1,522 1,033 2,555 359
Capital Program Engineering Support 46 135 0 135 164
Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI)376 380 109 489 3
GSI - CIP Design/Construction 330 340[1]0 340 0
GSI - Consulting Services 46 40[2]109 149 3
GSI - Other unassigned tasks 0 0 0 0 0
Innovative Project 1 125 125 125 3
Innovative Project - GSI consulting Services 0 100[3]0 100 0
Innovative Project - Rebates 1 25[4]0 25 3
Total Expenses 4,700 9,255 1,602 10,732 4,536
1/21/2021
Storm Water Management Oversight Committee
MEMORANDUM
Date: February 4, 2021
To: Honorable Finance Committee of the Palo Alto City Council From: Members of the Storm Drain Oversight Committee
Subject: Review of Fiscal Year 2020 Storm Drainage Fund Expenditures
As directed by the City Council, the Committee met to discuss the Fiscal Year 2020 Storm Drainage (Storm Water Management) Fund expenditures on Thursday, February 4, 2021. Prior to the meeting, Public Works staff provided informational materials about the approved 2017
ballot measure and the proposed budget for the Committee’s review. During the meeting, staff
presented information and answered questions from the Committee members. We have reviewed the expenditures for Fiscal Year 2020 and compared it with the provisions of the Storm Water Management Fee approved by Palo Alto property owners in 2017. We find that
the attached spreadsheet describing the expenditures for Fiscal Year 2019 fairly summarizes the
use of the revenue generated by the Storm Water Management Fee and that the expenditures are compatible with the provisions of the ballot measure. The Committee observed that the available funds for innovative green infrastructure were not fully expended. The Committee encourages staff to adjust and promote the innovative programs to achieve the City’s goals for innovative
green infrastructure. Attachment:
Stormwater Management Program – Fiscal Year 2020 Actual Expenditures
FY 2022 Budget Process Update
•SWM Fee Revenue
•Proposed increase: 2.0%
•Based on Dec-Dec CPI for region
•Subject to Council approval
•Operating –Anticipated Adjustments
•Base Program –general increases
•Maintenance –no change
•GSI & Innovative project –no change
•Capital
•Adjustments for Salary & Benefits
FY 2020 Actuals
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GSI Budget Plan
Item Details FY20
Actuals
FY21
Estimated
GSI Plan
Implementation
•Engineering Spec. Document
•Maintenance & Monitoring Manual
•Establish performance metrics & baseline
•Further prioritization of GSI projects
•Future permit requirement compliance
$0k[1]$85k
Funding Needs &
Strategy Analysis
•Determine funding opportunities and feasible
fit (e.g. state grants and loans, public/private
partnerships)
$58k --
GSI Outreach and
Education
•Promote Rebate Program and community-
wide benefits
•Develop outreach materials
•Create an outreach strategy and plan to
increase community support
$70k $20k
Bioretention Area
Maintenance
•Support City Parks Department in maintaining
bioretention areas
•Begin to develop a trained workforce --$40k
Rebate Program •Partner with Valley Water to issue rebates for
rain barrels, cisterns, and rain gardens $3k $25k
Notes:
[1] $115k of FY 2020 Budget was reappropriated into FY 2021 for this item due to delays in the process to establish the contract
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Planned CIP Projects
Capital Improvement Program FY 2020
Actuals
FY 2021
Adopted
SD System Replacement & Rehabilitation
(SD-06101)359 2,069[1]
Projects identified from Ballot 104 2,124
Loma Verde Ave Trunk Line Improvements
(#1, SD-19000)60
Corporation Way System Upgrades and Pump Station
(#2, SD-21000)1,879[1]
West Bayshore Road Pump Station
(#4, SD-20000)44 190[1]
West Bayshore Road Trunk Line Improvements
(#3, SD-23000)55[1]
Notes:
[1] Includes remaining/unspent funds carried forward and reappropriated from FY 2020 to FY 2021
Completed Capital Improvement Projects in 2020
February 4, 2021 www.cityofpaloalto.org
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Loma Verde Trunk Line Upgrade
Project Highlights
•Existing Pipes remained –minimizing off-haul
and recycling quantities
•Sections are now dual pipes –allowing for
maintenance and higher capacity
Project Details
•Contract awarded to Stoloski &
Gonzalez, Inc. –June 1, 2020
•Construction Duration –4 months
•Costs –$2.3M completed within budget
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Storm Drain Box Culvert Repair Over Oregon Expressway
Project Details
•Contract awarded to Marshall Brothers
•Construction Completed-Dec. 22, 2020
•Construction Duration –21 days
•Costs –$197K, this was a Storm Rehab and
Replacement Project
Project Objectives
•Repair exterior cracks and install fiber wraps
•Provide vehicle access at all times
•Strengthen the structural box
•Stop leakage onto Oregon Expressway
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Storm Drain Box Culvert Repair Over Oregon Expressway
Project Highlights
•Traffic Control on Oregon
Expressway was lighter due to SIP
•Required an encroachment permit
from Santa Clara County –work done
by staff for cost savings
•Repaired cracks wider than 0.01 inch
by epoxy injection
•Repaired concrete spalling
•Install fiber wrap and paint finish
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Storm Drain Box Culvert Over Oregon Expressway
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Corporation Way and West Bayshore Rd Pump Station and Trunk Line Upgrades
Project Description
•Install pump stations on E. Bayshore and W.
Bayshore Road with pumping capacities of 15
CFS and 25 CFS to address street flooding
•Upgrade existing trunk lines to increase
capacity in the system
PUMP SITE
PUMP
SITE
Project Issues
•Basis of Design & locating the stations
•Coordination w/ Bike and Pedestrian Bridge
project under construction
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Corporation Way and W. Bayshore Rd Pump Stations and Upgrades
Detail Design and Status
•Survey & Geotechnical Investigation completed
•30% design completed
•Acquire easements on Google properties in process
•60% design in process
Schedule
•Detail design and construction documents completion by June 2021
•Construction bid for Corporation Way Pump Station and Upgrades -Fall 2021
•Construction bid for West Bayshore Road Pump Station -Summer 2022
•Construction bid for West Bayshore Road Pump Upgrades -Summer 2023
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Corporation Way and W. Bayshore Rd Pump Stations and Upgrades
WEST BAYSHORE ROAD EAST BAYSHORE ROAD
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Corporation Way and W. Bayshore Rd Pump Station and Upgrades
EAST BAYSHORE ROAD
WEST BAYSHORE ROAD
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Storm Drain Rehabilitation and Replacement Project
Project Overview
•Replace sections of storm pipes
throughout City
•Pipes are reported to be in bad
condition by Public Works Operations
Design Phase
•Prepare Engineering Plans Winter 2021
•Bid Spring 2021
•Construction 2021
Funding Options for
Green Stormwater Infrastructure
Task 3 –Stormwater Management Oversight
Committee Participation
February 4, 2021
Project Team
Staff
Pam Boyle Rodriguez, Stormwater Compliance Program
Manager
Isabel Zacharczuk, Associate Engineer (Stormwater)
Consultant -SCI Consulting Group
Public Finance Firm (focused on public infrastructure)
Jerry Bradshaw, P.E. –Former Public Works Director / City
Engineer
Valerie Flores -Consultant
Not Here –John Bliss, P.E. –President of SCI
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Project Background
2017 –Stormwater Fee Re-Authorization
Total 7%: Allocated 5.25% of funding to GSI (Infrastructure Projects) &1.25% to Rebate Program/innovative efforts
2019 –GSI Plan Accepted (May)
2019 –Preliminary Funding Analysis (October)
2020-2022 –Our Project
Analyze specific funding options
Gather input from Staff, Oversight Committee and City Council
Develop Final Funding Analysis
1 Preliminary Research
2 Interviews with Staff
3 SW Oversight Comm
4 Funding Analysis (Prelimininary)
5 City Council Communication
6 Funding Analysis (Final)
Feb 22Sep 21 Oct 21 Nov 21 Dec 21 Jan 22Mar 21Aug 20 Sep 20 Jan 21 Feb 21Oct 20 Nov 20 Dec 20 May 21 Jun 21 Jul 21 Aug 21Apr 21
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Project Status
Research (on going)
Work Plan (complete)
Staff Interviews (complete)
Summary memorandum (draft)
Stormwater Management Oversight
Committee
Introduction (today)
Working Group (next few months –
possibly longer)
Committee recommendations
Summary memorandum
Funding Analysis (draft & final)
City Council Participation (tbd)
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Stormwater Fee
O&M Cap GSI IP
O&M 56%
Capital 44%
GSI Projects 5.25%
Innovative Programs 1.75%
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Public Regulated Private Regulated
Public Discretionary Private Discretionary
Context for GSI
Commercial
Hi-Density Res
Southgate;
Charleston-Arastradero;
etc.Single-Family
Overbuild GSI for Credit..??
Self-
Funded6
Parcel-based
Facilities;
Some Road Projects
GSI PlanTargets for Regulated (Mandatory) Projects
Staff Interview Structure
GSI
Capital
City Private
O & M
City Private
Planning
Building
Watershed
(Mtce Agmt)
Mtce Agmt
Enforcement
Engineering
Transportation
Watershed
Forestry
Utilities
Streets
Storm
Drainage
Facilities
Parks
Open Space
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Interview Goals
Understand Span of Responsibility
Inter-relations with others
Costs & Resources
In-House
Contractors
Volunteers
Cost Parameters
Efficiencies
Other Items
Recommendations to Team
Funding Ideas
Other Insights
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Interviews
26 Staff Members
Five Departments
November 20 to December 16, 2020
Briefings
Brad Eggleston, PW Director
Karin North, Acting Asst Director –Environmental Services
1-hour Video Interviews (recorded)
Some Group Interviews
Started with 10-minute PowerPoint
Discussion Format
Public Works
Jon Hospitalier SD & Street Maintenance
Holly Boyd
Michel Jeremias Engineering Services
Walter Passmore Urban Forestry
Mike Nafziger Engineering New/Redev
Peter Jensen Landscape Architect
Chris Fujimoto Watershed Protection
Mike Wong Facilities Manager
Roger Nguy
Oscar Godinez
Traffic Operations
SD Operations
Michelle Austin
Jamie Perez PW Management Analysts
Community Services
Darren Anderson
Mark Riberio
Miguel Chacon
Lam Do
Asst Director
Parks
Open Space
Golf
Planning & Development
Jodie Gerhardt Current Planning
George Hoyt
Evon Ballash Building Services
Khashayar Alaee Sr. Management Analyst
Office of Transportation
Phillip Kamhi
Sylvia Star-Lack
Chief of Transportation
Transportation Planning
Utilities
Debra Lloyd
Tomm Marshall
Patrick Valath
Silvia Santos
Engineering
Operations
Engineering-elec
Engineering-gas/wastewater
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What We Heard: City Capital Projects
GSI Plan –Implementation Component 4 –GSI Project Feasibility Assessment
Evaluate each capital project for GSI feasibility
Already in place for Regulated Projects
Will need some effort to incorporate for ALL projects
GSI in the Stormwater Fee Initiative
Helps highlight GSI as a priority (to staff & community)
Challenges
GSI as sub-component competing with other extraneous needs
Projects originate in different “silos”
Office of Transportation –finding its footing –silos not yet formed
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What We Heard:
Operations & Maintenance
O&M Funding may require more funding than construction
Already 10 projects done –good experience
Challenges
Several divisions responsible (Parks, Storm Drainage, Facilities)
No Maintenance Manual yet
Large need for specialty methods, techniques & equipment
Trying to fit new specialty tasks inside current contract
agreements
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What Else We Heard
Other Challenges
Design (clay soils, irrigation dilemma)
Operational (permeable pavement, green roof, replacement
soil/plants)
Administrative (inspections, grant attainment, wages for non-profits)
Opportunities
Urban Forestry has many programs to emulate
O&M experience will inform Maintenance Manual and future
design
Capital projects could fund maintenance for first 2 years
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Private Development:
Different Set of Issues
Largest source of future GSI
Least control by City (regulatory function only)
Opportunities
Look for flexible implementation
Partnerships with developers
In-Lieu Fees
Alternative Compliance
Challenge –just get it in an ordinance
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Funding Options
Prior Analysis (Woodard & Curran, 2019)
Another Fee on property owners? Lower priority option
Creative Funding
In-Lieu Fee
Alternate Compliance
Credit Trading
Partnerships
P3
Co-benefit projects
Volunteers
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Next Steps
Working Group Appointment
Delve into specific funding strategies
Community impacts and views
Recommendations for areas of focus
Back to Committee in Future Meetings
Review Working Group recommendations
Discuss areas of focus
Input on final steps (community, City Council)
Timeline
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Stormwater Municipal Regional Permit 3.0
Schedule Review Period
Administrative draft
release (not public)
January 2021 60-day (city staff only)
No response from Water
Board
Final workgroup meetings Spring 2021 City staff only
Tentative Order release
(public)
Early Summer 2021 60-day (open to public)
Water Board responds to
each comment
Board testimony
hearing(s)
Summer 2021 Open
Board adoption hearing December 2021
Permit effective date July 1, 2022