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Introduction <br />i~GM®RANDUM <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />SUBJECT: <br />DATE: <br />Page 1 of 11 <br />~~ <br />AGENDA #7 <br />Mayor and Town Council <br />W. Calvin Horton, Town Manager <br />Recommended Program and Budget for Proposed Stonnwater Management Utility <br />April 26, 2004 <br />This report discusses the Manager's recommended program and budget recommendations for a proposed <br />Town Stormwater Management Utility. <br />No formal Council action is being requested at tonight's meeting; however, these recommendations are <br />an important part of the Manager's Recommended Budget for 2004-05. <br />INTI2ODi1CTION <br />Key elements included in the Manager's recommended stormwater management program are: <br />® Implementation of stomrwater management activities necessary for compliance with existing and <br />new State and Federal regulations; <br />® Development of a master plan in year one intended to identify and schedule program activities in <br />future years; <br />® Continuation and enhancement of stormwater management services currently being provided by the <br />Town; <br />® Provision of stable and sufficient funding for capital improvements and drainage assistance projects; <br />• Provision of an emergency reserve fund; <br />® Reimbursement to the Town General Fund for' Utility development costs; <br />® Identification of existing General Fund costs that could be billed to the Utility; <br />e Establishment of broad-based public education and information activities to maximize community <br />involvement in managing stormwater; <br />® Minimal increases in Town staff to support the i.J61ity program, with emphasis on using contract <br />services; <br />® Establishment of an Equivalent Rate Unit (FRET) of 2000 square feet of impervious surface area and <br />an annual Utility fee of $45.00 per ERU; <br />• Approximately 90% of Chapel Hill properties involve three or less ERUs; and <br />® Annual program budget between $2 and $2.5 million over first five program yeazs. <br />The following materials are included with this report; <br />Summary of a utility-based stonnwater management program recommended by the Tawn <br />Manager <br />httpa/townhall.townofchapelhill, org/agendas/ca040426/7-Stormwater%20LJtility%204-26-.. 4/26/2004 <br />