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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON Thursday, September 21, 2006 AT 5:00 p.m. IN THE Visitors Center, Mall Street Side of the Market Street Parking Garage THE PROPOSED AGENDA IS AS FOLLOWS: Work Session: Stormwater Management BY ORDER OF THE MAYOR BY Jeanne Cox VISITOR’S CENTER – September 21, 2006 Council met in special session on this date with the following members present: Dr. Brown, Ms. Hamilton, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Norris, Mr. Taliaferro. Ms. Kristel Riddervold, Environmental Administrator, provided an overview and said the key reasons to address stormwater include the need to: implement and maintain compliance with a municipal stormwater discharge permit issued to the City in 2003; address serious and historic drainage problems; maintain aging infrastructure; and pursue water quality improvements and environmental protection. She said the key goal is to propose a sustainable program that includes the following components: regulatory, structural, environmental, educational, conservation, and financial. Ms. Riddervold said that staff needs direction from Council because a permit has to be submitted by June of 2007. Dr. Brown said we need to determine what the City can do and what we can require others to do by ordinance. Mr. Lynch said mechanisms include; city programs, regulatory, leveraging, and using best practices. He said he thinks we should get credit for projects that have been done. Mr. Norris said another part of the debate needs to be better enforcement of existing regulations. Mr. Tolbert said measures are not designed to solve all problems. Ms. Hamilton asked if it is possible to outlaw clear cutting of sites, and Mr. Tolbert said no, and added that we have difficult sites to develop. He said he has staff who are certified in ENS, but no one solely devoted to it. Mr. Norris said a citizen suggested having a check list for state permits. Ms. Riddervold said that is done now, but there is no mechanism for follow up and it is generally complaint driven. Responding to a question from Mr. Taliaferro, Mr. Greg Harper, Water Resources Manager for Albemarle County, said the County is in a period of change. He said they are starting to incorporate low impact mechanisms and allowing developers to do more innovative things. He said the County requires that the quality of water has to be improved before it leaves the site, which is something the City does not require. He noted that the County does not own as much infrastructure as the City does so it does not have that burden. Dr. Brown asked if Council supports creating a five year plan to deal with infrastructure issues. Mr. Lynch said he does not think five years is realistic and said a seven to ten year timeframe is more realistic.