01-05-2015 Council Work Session Minutes

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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION January 5, 2015 DRAFT 46 DeGardner explained that the city will either trade in or auction old equipment in order to 47 get the best value. 48 49 Finance Director Rolek then reviewed the proposed fire department capital purchases. 50 Public Safety Director Swenson added that the department is receiving some assets as a 51 result of the split from the Centennial Fire District and have identified what will be 52 needed in addition to those items. He noted that the city has submitted a grant application 53 to FEMA requesting funding for the purchase of fire apparatus/gear; receipt of the grant is 54 an unknown so the city must plan funding in case it isn't received. Mr. Rolek also 55 explained that the financing is internal so it can be adjusted depending on changes in 56 what is spent. 57 58 2. NE Drainage Area Study Update - Community Development Director Grochala 59 reviewed the history of the council's consideration of how to address drainage in the NE 60 area of the city. Staff has been working with the city's engineering firm, WSB and the 61 area watershed district to develop options for drainage and will now receive an overview 62 from WSB staff Pete Willenbring. 63 64 Mr. Willenbring reviewed the problems: 65 - Ditches in place do not handle much; 66 - One area is landlocked; 67 - Must deal with increased discharged downstream. 68 69 Mr. Willenbring distributed a map outlining the idea of installing a large capacity line to 70 handle drainage. An important element of the project would be to determine alignment; 71 any study and modeling need to be clear about impacts such as environmental. He is 72 working with the watershed district on those details. He noted that the model, he 73 believes, demonstrates that Peltier Lake will not be impacted and it will be important to 74 show no impact to water quality. Since the watershed would like to see the drainage 75 solution limit the volume of water moved, they will also be looking at irrigation options 76 along the route. The council's consideration now is relative to the need for the system. 77 There are property owner considerations as well as work ahead with developers who 78 could possibly be building in the area. The mayor suggested the city will need a 79 statement of need and a defensible solution for what is being recommended; he asked 80 about the AUAR for the area. Mr. Grochala said it basically calls for expansion of 81 drainage systems but the storm water rules have changed somewhat. Council Member 82 Roeser offered funding ideas: water/land banking; grant funding (Legacy?). 83 84 Mr. Willenbring clarified that staff is looking for concept approval from the council and 85 from the watershed. Mr. Grochala added that eventually a feasibility study will be 86 needed. 87 88 The council also heard from Bruce Miller (area developer) who said his group has worked 89 on addressing storm water elements in the past, received instructions from the watershed 90 district, but ultimately couldn't do what they said. As a result they had to develop an 2