City Council Study Session Summary 2002 07 09

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CITY OF LOUISVILLE July 9, 2002 The City Council of the City of Louisville met in a study session at 12:30 p.m. at the Louisville Arts Center, 801 Grant Avenue, Louisville, Colorado. The following persons were present - City Council: Mayor Tom Davidson, Mayor Pro-Tem Chuck Sisk, Arnie Levihn, Don Brown, Tom Mayer, Jay Keany, and Michele Van Pelt Staff Present: Bill Simmons, City Manager Julie Boyd, Deputy City Manager Tom Phare, Public Works Director Ken Mason, WWTP Superintendent Keith Williams, Director, Rec/Sr Services Heather Balser, Asst City Mgr for Intgovtl Relations Charlene Laus, Finance Director Bruce Goodman, Chief of Police Cindy Lair, Director of Land Management Paul Wood, Planning Director Anne Mojo, Library Director (arrived 1:20 p.m.) Belinda Goebel, Administrative Assistant Others Present: Mark Williams, Boulder County Health Department Presentation on Storm Water Phase II Regulations Tom Phare explained that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enacted stormwater regulations four years ago. These regulations require the City of Louisville to obtain a Non-point Source Discharge Elimination System permit from the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment. This permit will allow the City to continue discharging stormwater into State Waters. Ken Mason, Wastewater Superintendent, stated that this permit is part of the Federal Clean Water Act program, which regulates discharges from certain types of facilities to be authorized under stormwater discharge permits. The City of Louisville is identified as a Phase II city, based on the urban growth boundaries and 2000 census date. Municipal separate storm sewer systems must develop a program to develop and implement six minimum measures. The measures are: Public education & outreach Public participation & involvement Illicit discharge detection and elimination