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The content of Resolution 7319 is based on Attachment #3 of the Work Session Staff Report. A copy of Attachment #3 is included with this Staff Report for reference and comparison to the proposed resolution. Given the information provided in available reference documents, only a brief review of the components of the proposed program for the infiltration features is given below. Following that is discussion on other specific issues Council may wish to consider in regard to the proposed program. Proposed Program Components: Standard Program – City Responsibility A summary of the Standard activity of the City as part of each Street and Utility Improvement Project would be to construct infiltration swales within the City owned right-of-way at designated locations along the streets being reconstructed. The City would restore the surface of the swales with wet-tolerant turf. The swales would be owned by the City, and the City would be responsible for inspection and maintenance from a storm water functionality standpoint. Standard Program – Property Owner Responsibility Under the program, for a Standard infiltration feature the owner of the property adjacent to the feature would be responsible for ongoing, routine maintenance of the turf surface of the feature. Optional Improvements The program would provide the opportunity for property owners to perform optional improvements to the surface of the infiltration features, if they would like to make them more aesthetically pleasing. The optional improvements could include plantings or most other types of landscaping. The optional improvements would be owned and maintained by the property owner. The property owner would be responsible to initially furnish and install the improvements as well. The City would have the authority to ensure the optional improvements do not become eyesores or some other type of nuisance. The City would also have the authority prevent or remove any type of optional improvement that would interfere with the storm water function of the feature. Finally, the City would have the authority to displace optional improvements in the course of performing necessary maintenance to ensure storm water functionality of the feature. Other Issues for Discussion Regarding the Program: Notification of City for Optional Improvements In the course of preparing Resolution 7319, it occurred to Staff that there had been no discussion on whether property owner should be required to notify the City when they performed optional improvements in the infiltration swale. Given the City ownership of the swales, and its responsibility for the storm water function, the City may wish to be aware of the optional improvements that occur.