MINUTES
ORO VALLEY STORMWATER UTILITY COMMISSION
REGULAR SESSION
Thursday, November 19, 2015
HOPI CONFERENCE ROOM
11000 N. LA CANADA DRIVE
 
REGULAR SESSION AT OR AFTER 4:30 P.M.
 
CALL TO ORDER
 
Chair David Parker called the meeting to order at 4:39 p.m.
 
ROLL CALL
 
PRESENT:
David Parker, Chair
Michael Stankiewicz, Vice Chair
Jim Mikolaitis, Commissioner
Frederick Wayand, Commissioner
John Lynch, Commissioner
 
CALL TO THE AUDIENCE - At this time, any member of the public is allowed to address the Commission on any issue not listed on today’s agenda. Pursuant to the Arizona Open Meeting Law, individual Commission members may ask Town staff to review the matter, ask that the matter be placed on a future agenda, or respond to criticism made by speakers. However, the Stormwater Utility Commission may not discuss or take legal action on matters raised during "Call to the Audience." In order to speak during "Call to the Audience" please specify what you wish to discuss when completing the blue speaker card.
 
There were no speakers.
 
1.

  Approval of the October 22, 2015 Work Study Session minutes & Approval of the October 22, 2015 Special Session minutes.

 
102215 DRAFT Work Study Minutes
 
102215 DRAFT Special Session Minutes
 
MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Lynch and seconded by Vice Chair Stankiewicz approve the October 22, 2015 work study session with no changes.

Motion carried, 5-0.

MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Wayand and seconded by Commissioner Lynch approve the October 22, 2015 special session minutes with the following change to item 4:  
     Chair Parker discussed what the commissioners concurred with at the work study session;   recommend to reduce the base ERU's from 5,000 to 4,000 sq.ft. and that the utility fee be increased from the current $2.90.

Motion carried, 5-0.

2.

  Update on meeting and events

 
Stormwater Engineer Mike Todnem updated the commission of meeting and events.
 
3.

  Discuss and approve Stormwater credit applications

 
There were no credit applications to discuss or approve.
 
4.

  Schedule, report and approve on work study and special sessions

 
The next work study has been scheduled for December 17, 2015 at 3 p.m.

Chair Parker asked the commissioners if they were all comfortable on how the work study ended and what the requirements will be leading up to the next work study.  Consensus of the commission was to request to reduce the ERU's and increase the current fee.  And to proceed with the process to inform council.
 
5.

  Discuss and approve the Your Voice, Our Future Committee

 
Commissioner Fred Wayand commented that the 90% draft general plan does not need to be revised, except for on page 35 regarding the water resources, adding the word treated in front of effluent. 

Vice Chair Michael Stankiewicz agreed with Commissioner Wayand and that no further changes were required.
 
6.

  Discuss Stormwater Financial

 
Stormwater 2015 October Financial
 
Stormwater financials were reviewed.
 
7.

  Discuss on-going Stormwater projects and events

 
Mr. Todnem updated on the Stormwater projects he and his staff have been currently working on.
 
8.

  Set December meeting date and time

 
The next work study session has been scheduled for December 17, 2015 at 3 p.m. 
Commissioners would like to invite Town Manager Greg Caton and Director / Town Engineer Paul Keesler to the work study session.
The next regular session has been scheduled for the same day at 4 p.m. in the Hopi Conference Room.
 
9.

  Set December proposed agenda items

 
The agenda for the December 17, 2015 work study session has been discussed and approved with no changes.

The agenda for the December 17, 2015 regular session has been discussed and approved with the following changes:
     item #5 to read as follows:  Update on the Your Voice, Our Future Committee
 
AJOURNMENT
 
MOTION: A motion was made by Vice Chair Stankiewicz and seconded by Commissioner Mikolaitis adjourn the meeting at 5:30 p.m.

Motion carried, 5-0.