File #: CONS 19-493   
Section: Consent Status: Agenda Ready
Meeting Body: City Council
Agenda Date: 7/9/2019 Final action:
Subject: Adopt a Resolution Approving the Green Infrastructure Plan
Attachments: 1. Attachment I Staff Report, 2. Attachment II Resolution, 3. Attachment III Green Infrastructure Plan, 4. Attachment IV GI Plan Attachment B-6 (1) Guidance, 5. Attachment V GI Plan Attachment B-6 (2) Green Infrastructure

DATE:                     July 9, 2019

 

TO:                     Mayor and City Council

 

FROM:                     Director of Public Works

 

SUBJECT                     

 

Adopt a Resolution Approving the Green Infrastructure Plan

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

That Council adopts a resolution (Attachment II) approving the Green Infrastructure Plan, which describes the City’s implementation for Green Infrastructure as required by the Municipal Regional Permit for stormwater regulatory compliance.

 

SUMMARY

To comply with the provisions of the reissued Municipal Regional Stormwater Permit (MRP 2.0), the City is required to adopt a Green Infrastructure (GI) Plan by September 30, 2019. The MRP regulates municipalities within Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, and San Mateo counties as well as the cities of Fairfield, Suisun, and Vallejo and the Vallejo Sanitation and Flood Control District. All these jurisdictions are required to adopt GI Plans and install GI. Staff has developed a GI Plan, which serves as an implementation guide as well as a tracking and reporting tool to provide reasonable assurance the City will meet set goals for increasing stormwater treatment and reducing pollution in waterways.

 

City Council Sustainability Committee Review

 

On May 13, 2019, the City Council Sustainability Committee considered portions of the draft GI Plan including the project list and map as well as potential funding options. The Committee suggested staff consider increasing the storm water fee as the primary funding source. The Committee agreed the list of projects included good potential sites for GI.   Due to the timing of the development of the draft GI Plan, the Committee was not able to review the full document. As such, while generally supportive, the Committee did not make a formal recommendation on adoption of the GI Plan.

 

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment I                     Staff Report

Attachment II                     Resolution

Attachment III                     Green Infrastructure Plan

Attachment IV                     GI Plan Attachment B-6 (1) Guidance for Sizing Green Infrastructure Facilities in Street Projects

Attachment V                     GI Plan Attachment B-6 (2) Green Infrastructure Facility Sizing for Non-Regulated Street Projects