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Introduction Page 2 of 11 ~r~ • First yeaz operating budget for the Manager's recommended program. • Draft Ordinance establishing a stormwater management utility and advisory board. • Summazy and responses to questions and comments from the March 24, 2004 Public Forum. • Advisory board recommendations. BACKGROUND On March 24, 2004, the Council held a Public Forum to discuss and receive public comment nn the proposed establishment of a stormwater Management Utility that would provide a stable source of revenue to fund a comprehensive stormwater management program. The comments and questions raised at the Public Forum, with our responses, are summarized in Attachment 8, Materials regarding the proposed stormwater management utility have been distributed to ail Town advisory boards for comments and recommendations. We have received comments from the Planning Board, the Transportation Board, the Community Design Commission and the Historic District Commission. Attachment :3 includes comments and recommendations from Town boards and commissions. Attachment 9 includes correspondence we have received regarding the proposed stormwater management utility. The Council requested suggestions from the stormwater Urility Policy Review Committee regarding the makeup and responsibilities of an advisory board to be established concurrently with the U61ity. The Policy Review Committee has not provided us with its recommendations to date. We will include the Committee's comments and recommendations with future materials presented to the Council on this matter. Reports and background materials previously provided to the Council for consideration regazding the proposed stormwater management utility can be viewed on the Town's web site. For past reports to the Town Council: http_//townhall.townofchapelhill.or stormwater/stornlwtr_utili .htmlreports For supplemental background information: http_//townhall.townofchapelhill ore/stormwater/stormwtr_utili_ty_.html#background DISCUSSION Based on Council discussions and comments from citizens and advisory boards, we have developed the following recommended stormwater management utility program and operating budget The recommended program would focus the first year of operations on program organization, master planning and public education/involvement activities, and would reimburse all of the Town's sank costs for [Jtility development work and materials in the first year of the utility operation, MANAGER'S RECOHR)vIENDED PROGRAM The recommended program is consistent with the Policy Review Committee's recommended top http://townhall.townofchapelhitl. org/agendas/ca040426/7-stormwater%20iJtility%204-26-... 4/26/2004