City Council Study Session Summary 2004 11 09

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November 9, 2004 Study Session  Proposed Backflow Prevention Ordinance. Tom Phare, Public Works Director summarized the ordinance and explained that the purpose of the ordinance is to comply with Health Department requirements and begin a formal testing program with industrial and commercial users. No additional staff is expected to be required at this point, and annual testing can be accomplished as part of the plan review process with the building department and public works staff. It is anticipated that the ordinance will be presented to the City Council for consideration in January or February of 2005.  Proposed Stormwater Ordinance. This ordinance will adopt regulations in compliance with EPA Phase II Stormwater Regulations, under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the CDOPHE, Water Quality Control Act, and must be in place by December 31, 2004. The ordinance will regulate and monitor construction activities and will require the submittal of a Stormwater Management Plan. Residents will be impacted through restrictions on materials from private property discharged into the storm sewer through gutters and inlets, and the focus will be on education. It was noted that the water from storm sewers drains directly into Coal Creek, and does not pass through the waste water treatment plant. This ordinance will be scheduled for review by the City Council at the December meetings.  Proposed Street and Rights of Way Ordinance. Changes to the existing ordinance will impose stricter requirements on companies working on utilities within the City’s streets and rights of ways. It also tightens the permit process for residents to store landscape materials on streets and place dumpsters in rights of way, which have created problems in the past. This ordinance will be scheduled for consideration by the City Council in January, 2005. Proposed 2005 Budget. Patty Leslie, Finance Director noted that changes made to the budget since it was last reviewed by the City Council include the addition of the Impact Fee Fund. Appropriations to that fund will be done later in 2005 through a resolution for supplemental appropriations, based on information that will be compiled. The Council noted that the request for funding by the Housing Rehabilitation Emergency Funding grant from Longs Peak Energy Conservation should be included with the regular application process for a donation request. The draft budget includes $20,000 to be allocated for donations, and the requests will be considered at the December 7 Finance Committee meeting. Patty will provide a spread sheet of the donation requests to all Council members for review. The budget is scheduled for consideration at the regular Council meeting of November 16. City Manager Items. The schedule of anticipated advance agenda items was distributed, with the schedule of meetings for the next month. An e-mail summary of the stakeholder meeting held for discussion of additional soccer fields, prepared by the Director of Land Management, will be distributed to Council members. Other Items. Tom Phare was requested to pursue an energy audit for the Recreation/Senior Center. Preliminary discussions have been held with Johnson Controls, and Tom will contact other companies including Xcel Energy to find out more about energy audit programs. The meeting ended at 9:55 p.m. Heather Balser, Assistant City Manager for Governmental Relations Julie Boyd, Deputy City Manager 2