Title
Draft Storm and Surface Water Plan
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
The Utility Advisory Committee (UAC) recommends forwarding the Draft Storm and Surface Water Plan to Council for a briefing, public hearing and approval.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to forward the Draft Storm and Surface Water Plan to Council for a briefing, public hearing and approval.
Report
Issue:
Whether to refer the Draft Storm and Surface Water Plan to City Council for briefing and public hearing.
Staff Contact:
Susan Clark, Senior Planner, Public Works Water Resources, 360.753.8321
Presenter(s):
Joe Roush, Environmental Services Supervisor, Public Works Water Resources,
360.753.8563
Background and Analysis:
A team of Storm and Surface Water Utility (Utility) staff members from Planning and Engineering, Environmental Services and Operations 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 necessary to guide the Utility in operating, maintaining, and improving its built infrastructure and city-wide natural elements for the next 20 years. The Draft Plan also explains the challenges the Utility faces and the Utility's current responsibilities, core services and programs. (See the attached link to review the Draft Plan and three of the plan's eight appendices.)
The Utility Advisory Committee (UAC) played a key role in evaluating the Draft Plan. In May 2014, Utility staff and the UAC took the first steps in initiating an update to the 2003 Storm and Surface Water Plan. A list of policy que...
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