HomeMy WebLinkAbout08.06.2007COUNCIL WORK SESSION
August 6, 2007
5:00 p.m.
Council Chambers
Members present: Mayor Hurley, Kincaid, Welper,
Schmitt.
Moved by Schmitt, seconded by Kincaid that the
Seven. Motion carried.
Gunderson, Greenwood, Getty, Cole,
Agenda, as proposed, be approved. Ayes:
Eric Thorson, City Engineer, reviewed the proposed ordinance adding a new Article B,
Construction Site Erosion and Sediment Control, of Chapter 4, Storm Water Management
Program, of Title 8, Public Utilities to the Waterloo Code of Ordinances. The ordinance is the
third of four ordinances that will need to be enacted to meet the requirements of the city's
NPDES Storm Water Permit approved by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The
ordinance provides for the city to undertake primary supervisory responsibility for administration
and enforcement of the Storm Water Management Program. The proposed ordinance was sent
out to 39 contractors and consultants for review and suggestions have been incorporated into the
final draft.
The ordinance gives the City Engineer the authority to inspect the construction site to monitor
compliance with the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan. With the proposed ordinance,
construction sites will have silt fencing, dumpsters, protection of the roads and sidewalks from
sediment and mud from the construction site, holding ponds, etc. NPDES General Permit No. 2
is not required for construction sites of less than one acre as long it is not part of a larger
common plan of development.
The Engineering Department will use brochures to educate the public and contractors of the new
regulations. The proposed ordinance will be placed on the council agenda for a date of hearing.
With no further business before the council, it was moved by Getty, seconded by Cole that the
meeting be adjourned at 5:18 p.m. Ayes: Seven. Motion carried.
Nancy Eckert
City Clerk