Stormwater Commission

STORMWATER COMMISSION MEETING SUMMARY November 06, 2009 The following persons were present: Richard Wlodarski, Andrew Vitale, Chuck Ostman, Mousa Nazzal, Committee Chair Joe Lo Verde, and Steven Vinezeano. Scott Jochim was on vacation. Patrick Glenn of Gewalt Hamilton was also in attendance for item I. I. Stormwater Management Ordinance. Patrick Glenn discussed his five point bullet list (handout), his October 20th memorandum and the redlined version of the proposed “Stormwater Management Program Ordinance”. The document covered stormwater needs of commercial, but did not address smaller residential properties. The Commission discussed the importance to have some language to allow changes to be made to a proposed residential development if it is in a stormwater difficult area. Mr. Glenn will resubmit something to the Commission on Monday, November 9th for consideration. A final document for Village Board review is due by the 13th of November to the Village Clerk’s Office. II. Engineering Fee Schedule for Inspection & Connection. Mr. Nazzal provided the Commission with a handout showing his proposed fees to implement based on a Northwest Municipal Conference survey of towns. The Commission discussed how these fees could be paid by the developer as is done in the Community Development Department. Ostman, Nazzal and Jochim will discuss a workable process and return to the Commission with a recommendation. This fee schedule would also require an ordinance to substantiate them. The Commission requested that Mr. Glenn tackle that Ordinance language as well. Mr. Vinezeano will check with the Village Manager on funding this work. Connection fees for sewers (sanitary and storm) were also discussed. It was thought that the proposed rates (handout) were low. Mr. Ostman was going to investigate the issue and return with a recommendation. III. Permeable Surface Ordinance. This item passed the Zoning Board and will be sent to the Village Attorney for review before being placed on the November Village Board Meeting. IV. Site Specific Updates ƒ Niles Park District. Chairman LoVerde provided a handout outlining each of the project tackled by the Park District thus far. ƒ Maryhill Cemetery. Mr. Nazzal discussed the cemetery’s plans to build a berm to protect the homes along Monroe. V. GIS Sewer System Update. Mr. Vitale shared maps to show how GIS is progressing with “tops” of sewers information. VI. RFQ Update. Mr. Vinezeano stated when the RFQ was published and the next steps for the Commission. There were 45 firms that may be sending RFQs to the Commission for review. The Commission will need to return to the next meeting with a list of their top five firms. Those top five will be chosen for interviews. The Commission will then establish a scope of work and an RFP. Once the RFP is developed, the Commission will share it with the top firms. VII. Open Discussion. Mr. Vinezeano discussed what has been occurring in Glenview regarding stormwater. VIII. Next Meeting (TBD)