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MINUTES STORMWATER UTILITY COMMISSION REGULAR SESSION SEPTEMBER 19, 2019 HOPI CONFERENCE ROOM 11000 N. LA CAÑADA DRIVE

REGULAR SESSION AT OR AFTER 4:00 PM

CALL TO ORDER

Chair DeSantis called the meeting to order at 4:00 P.M.

ROLL CALL

Present:	Michael DeSantis, Chair
	Joan Brown, Vice Chair
	Richard Hawkinson, Commissioner
	Joseph Cuffari, Commissioner
	Jack Stinnett, Commissioner
Staff Present:	Aimee Ramsey, Assistant Director Public Works
	Justin Turner, Senior Stormwater Engineer
	Scott Bennett, Stormwater Utility Analyst
	Joyce Jones-Ivey, Town Council Liaison

CALL TO AUDIENCE

There were no speakers at this time.

COUNCIL LIAISON COMMENTS

Town Council Liaison Joyce Jones-Ivey provided updates on the recent Town Council meeting.

REGULAR SESSION AGENDA

REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE JULY 18, 2019 REGULAR SESSION MEETING MINUTES


				Motion by Commissioner Joseph Cuffari, seconded by Commissioner Jack Stinnett to approve the July 18, 2019 regular session minutes as written.

		Vote: 5 - 0 Carried

	2.	DISCUSSION OF STORMWATER MEETINGS AND EVENTS
		Senior Stormwater Engineer Justin Turner reported on Stormwater meetings and events.

	3.	DISCUSSION AND PROJECT REVIEW OF COMPLETED EL CONQUISTADOR SLOPE EROSION MITIGATION PROJECT
		Mr. Turner reported that the project was completed by June 30, 2019, the end of the Fiscal Year (FY 18/19). Mr. Turner presented photos of the project before, during and after completion. Assistant Director/Public Works Aimee Ramsey added that it was a Town wide effort to create the final product, including the Operations Department, Streets and Signs, and Parks and Recreation. Mr. Turner also added that a portion of the cost was contributed by Oro Valley Water.

	4.	STATUS OF ON-GOING FEMA-GRANT APPLICATIONS
		Mr. Turner updated the Commissioners on the FEMA Grant applications.

	5.	TOWN OF ORO VALLEY'S 2019 MS4 ANNUAL REPORT AND DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORT
		Mr. Turner reported that The Town's 2018-2019 Annual Report will be submitted to ADEQ on, or before, the deadline of September 30, 2019, and that we were successful in meeting all of our goals. Mr. Turner and GIS Analyst Scott Bennet addressed the issue of inventories that were not at 100%. This was attributed to the inventory of our outfalls and exactly what tributaries needed to be inventoried; and also the mapping of the MS4 will probably always be at 95% complete, because of the development going on, until development is complete in the Town.

	6.	PRESENTATION AND POSSIBLE DISCUSSION BY COMMISSIONER CUFFARI REGARDING ALERT GAUGES
		Commissioner Joseph Cuffari presented on the system of Automated Local Evaluation in Real Time (ALERT) rain and stream flow gauges operated and maintained by the Pima County Regional Flood Control District. Topics discussed were: operation of the gauges how the public can access the data through the ALERT website Operations and Emergency Management (OEM) Office which helps coordinate response efforts MyAlerts notification system

	7.	PRESENTATION AND POSSIBLE DISCUSSION STORMWATER UTILITY FISCAL YEAR 2018/2019 FINANCIAL UPDATE THROUGH JUNE 2019 (year-end, unaudited)
		Discussion ensued regarding the Stormwater Utility Fiscal Year 2018/2019 Financial Update through June 2019.

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Future agenda items were discussed and approved as follows: Discussion and update of Annual Rate Analysis Status and discussion of FEMA-GRANT Applications Calendar of events Financials Discussion and possible action regarding changing the 2020 SWUC meeting schedule from monthly to bi-monthly

ADJOURNMENT


				Motion by Commissioner Richard Hawkinson, seconded by Vice Chair Joan Brown to adjourn the meeting.

				Vote: 5 - 0 Carried
				Chair DeSantis adjourned the meeting at 5:04 P.M.

I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the regular session of the Town of Oro Valley Stormwater Utility Commission of Oro Valley, Arizona held on the 19th day of September, 2019. I further certify that the meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum was present.

Dated this 18th day of October, 2019.

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Yarina Hynd
Recording Secretary