PRESENT:

James Dunn, Chair Michael Gardner, Vice Chair Leo Leonhart, Commissioner Ralph Stein, Commissioner Dick Honn, Commissioner

 

Guest Speaker - Bayer Vella; Town of Oro Valley

 

KC Carter  - Oro Valley Resident
Jim Coffey - Oro Valley Resident

 

MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Stein and seconded by Commissioner Honn to approve the February 17, 2011 meeting minutes.

Motion carried, 5-0.

-Staff thanked Commissioners who participated in the Volunteer Day.  The next community event will be held on April 9, 2011.  Interested Commissioners were asked to contact Dave Parker.
-U of A presentation on El Dia del Agua - interested Commissioners were asked to notify Dave to register.   

 

-No new applications to review or discuss.
-Sun City renewal request expected in June 2011.

 

Bayer Vella; Town of Oro Valley, Conservation and Sustainability Presentation.

 

Staff introduced Bayer Vella.
-Presentation on Environmental Sensitive Land Ordinance (ESLO).
-Presentation question/answer.
-Commissioners requested copy of presentation, Bayer will email staff to distribute.
-Commissioner Stein needed to leave meeting at end of presentation, no effect on quorum or voting.

 

Handout distributed, reviewed and discussed.
-Performance Measures will reflect the updated budget changes, if any.
-Chairman Dunn requested to have on April’s agenda.

 

No discussion or updates.

 

Handout distributed, reviewed and discussed.
-Flood insurance map changes - open house meetings are scheduled at the Oro Valley Library on May 3, 2011 from 4-7 p.m. with FEMA, Arizona Dept. of Water Resources, PCRFCD and Oro Valley. 
-Letters will be mailed to identified properties that may need flood insurance.  Staff is drafting the letter for the Town Engineer’s approval and signature.
-Lomas de Oro Wash project. 
-Poinsettia drainage berm project.
-404 Clean Water Act - revisions to nationwide permit.  Pima Association of Governments (PAG) is sponsoring a think tank on April 5, 2011 to work with various jurisdiction challenges. 

 

The next meeting will be a special session scheduled for April 14, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. in the Hopi conference room.  Staff will confirm location availability, and will notify Commission if unavailable. 

 

The agenda for the upcoming meeting was discussed and approved. 
-Requested to remove technical presentation.
-Staff will begin scheduling for the June technical presentation.
-Requested to add "discuss summer schedule" as item 10.
-Requested for staff to draft thank you letter to Bayer Vella for Chairman Dunn’s signature from the Commission.
-Requested activity update from the PAG think tank meeting.  Item will be included on item 5 "upcoming meeting and events". 

 

MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Leonhart and seconded by Commissioner Honn to adjourn the meeting at 7:15 p.m.

Motion carried, 4-0.