Title
Update on Draft Storm and Surface Water Plan
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Receive the briefing and provide guidance or concur with the recommended review process.
Report
Issue:
Discussion on the Draft Storm and Surface Water Plan.
Staff Contact:
Susan Clark, Senior Planner, Public Works Water Resources, 360.753.8321
Presenter(s):
Susan Clark, Senior Planner, Public Works Water Resources, 360.753.8321
Eric Christensen, Water Resources Engineering and Planning Manager, 360.570.3741
Background and Analysis:
A team of Storm and Surface Water Utility (Utility) staff members from Planning and Engineering, Environmental Services and Operations have worked collaboratively to update the current Plan. There is no regulation requiring the Utility to have a master plan. The plan informs the Utility's programs and projects, ensuring that the Utility is managed efficiently and effectively. In addition, new regulations and development which have occurred, make an update of the plan necessary.
The Utility's mission is to prevent flooding, improve surface water quality, and protect and enhance aquatic habitat. The Draft Plan contains the policy and financial direction to guide the Utility in operating, maintaining, and improving its built infrastructure and city-wide natural elements. The Draft Plan also explains the challenges the Utility faces and the Utility's current responsibilities, core services and programs.
Staff discussed the scope of the Draft Plan with the Utility Advisory Committee (UAC) in March 2016 and with the Land Use and Environment Committee (LUEC) in April 2016. A briefing on the key issues and challenges facing the Utility was held in May 2017 with the UAC. Staff presented the Draft Storm and Surface Water Plan to the UAC in September 2017 and November 2017.
Following the November 16, 2017 LUEC meeting, the Utility will announce the availability of the Draf...
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