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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-2005-164 Department of Ecology Stormwater Grant ApplicationRESOLUTION NO. R-2005-164 A RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Manager of the City of Yakima ("Yakima") to approve submittal of a Stormwater Grant Application with the Washington State Department of Ecology naming Yakima as an agency partnering with Yakima County ("County", the City of Moxee ("Moxee"), the City of Sunnyside ("Sunnyside"), and the City of Union Gap ("Union Gap") in such endeavor. WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 39.34 of the Revised Code of Washington, entitled "Interlocal Cooperation Act," Yakima has entered into an Interlocal Agreement for Development and Implementation of Projects Related to Regional Stormwater Management Planning" with the County, Moxee, Sunnyside and Union Gap; and WHEREAS, the purpose and intent of entering into such Interlocal Agreement was to allow Yakima and the partnering agencies to jointly submit for funding for stormwater planning pursuant to the Washington State Department of Ecology ("Ecology") Stormwater Grants Program; and WHEREAS, under the Stormwater Grants Program, there are special partnership set- aside grant provisions under which Ecology may make a special grant to a group of municipalities who enter into a partnership through an interlocal agreement ("Special Partnership Grant"); and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Special Partnership Grant program, the partnering agencies of Yakima, the County, Moxee, Sunnyside and Union Gap wish to continue their cooperative approach to complying with state and federal standards for handling stoiniwater by securing a Special Partnership Grant for their regional stormwater projects; and WHEREAS, the City Council deems it to be in the best interestof the City of Yakima to jointly pursue a Special Partnership Grant through Ecology's Stormwater Grants Program in cooperation with the County, Moxee, Sunnyside and Union Gap, now, therefore; BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: The City Manager of the City of Yakima is hereby authorized and directed to approve the submittal of a Stormwater Grant Application with the Washington State Department of Ecology 1 naming the City of Yakima, Yakima County, the City of Moxee, the City of Sunnyside and the City of Union Gap as partnering agencies. ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 1st day of November, 2005. ATTi City Clerk 2 Paul P. George, Mayor WASHINGTON SLATE 5 E P A T Al N T O F ECOLOGY Fiscal Year 2006 Phase II Municipal Stormwater Grants Program Financial Assistance Application ECOLOGY USE Application no. 1. PROJECT TITLE: (five words or less) Yakima Regional Stormwater Planning Project 2. PHASE II STORMWATER NPDES PERMIT NO., OR ANTICIPATED DATE OF ISSUANCE: June 2006 3. APPLICANT NAME: (city, town, or county) Yakima County 4. FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION NO: 91-6001387 5. PARTNERING AGENCIES: (from whom interagency agreement[s] are appended) City of Yakima, City of Union Gap, City of Moxee, City of Sunnyside 6. APPLICANT SIGNATORY: (the person whose name is listed here must sign section 12 of this application) Name: Mike Leita Title: Yakima County Commissioner Telephone Number: 509-574-1500 Address: 128 N. 2"d Street, Second Floor Courthouse, Room 232, Yakima, WA 98901 7. APPLICANT STAFF CONTACT: Name: Vern Redifer Title: Public Services Dir. Telephone No: 509-574-2300 E -Mail: vern.redifer@co.yakima.wa.us Address: 128 N. 2"d Street, Fourth Floor Courthouse, Yakima, WA 98901 8. PROJECT INFORMATION: What is the population in the PROJECT area? 126,000 The total of each<separate, designahoni must equal 100% Lst'�n nun esce; County(ies) for the Project: Name Percent Yakima County 100 Congressional District(s) for the Project: Number Percent 4 100 ECY 070-188 islati*e+� District t'o>ceran';l�irea Page 1 of 4 ongressioinal' strict,,and WRIA) :;at 0, „,nnp percent. State Legislative District(s) for the Project: Number Percent 15 14 14 25 13 61 Water Resource Inventory Area(s) - WRIAs - for the Project: Number Percent 38 10 39 17 37 73 9. ELIGIBLE PROJECT COST (that portion of the project cost that is grant eligible) $ 300,000 10. ECOLOGY GRANT REQUEST (the amount up to which the applicant is eligible to receive, according to the FY 2006 Guidelines for the Phase 11 Municipal Stormwater Grants Program) $ 500,000* 11. PROJECT DURATION: Anticipated Start Date: January 2006 Project Length: 60 months Anticipated Project Completion Date: January 2011 Page 2 of 4 12. PROJECT OUTLINE AND IN 250 WORDS OR LESS (IE POSSIBLE) SUMMARY: OUTLINE - Check as many as pertain (Double click on box and click check, if you'd like) ['1] Public education, information, and communication, [ I] Establishing OR refining stormwater utilities (underline one), including stable rate structures, and other capacity building activities to facilitate ongoing stormwater management needs); please specify in the SUMMARY ['1] Conducting inventories of stormwater sources; ['1] Mapping stormwater sources [ I] Geographic information system of stormwater sources; [J] Source control activities, such as erosion control projects involving plantings, drain stenciling, etc.; please specify in the SUMMARY ['J] Review existing local stormwater regulations; your own or others (underline one or both). [J] Completing general stormwater management plans, and facilities plans (underline one or both), including financing options and choices, to meet the Phase 11 Stormwater Management NPDES Permit, etc. ['] Other (Please Specify below in the SUMMARY) SUMMARY - Please briefly summarize the project below and include how you will monitor success. For the past four years, the cities of Yakima and Union Gap, and Yakima County have been working together, with support and encouragement from Ecology's Central Regional Office in Yakima, to develop and implement a regional stormwater management program (SMP). The intent was to use this as a model for the rest of the state to demonstrate how entities could work together to meet their common NPDES Phase II and UIC regulatory compliance objectives. The proposed draft stormwater management program followed the initial guidelines presented in Ecology's Model Municipal Stormwater Program for Eastern Washington. Some BMPs were refined to address local conditions and annual and five-year budgets were prepared Rate ordinances to develop SMP utilities for each entity were developed and reviewed with elected officials. Public hearings were held on the programs during 2004, resistance was received from special interest groups, including the agricultural and development community As a result, the stormwater issue and it's needed funding have become very high profile in the affected community In an effort to satisfy the public's desire to reduce the overall cost and size of the SMP, to develop a truly regional approach to storniwater management, and to investigate alternative funding mechanisms, a Regional Stormwater Policy Group (RSPG) has recently been formed, consisting of elected officials from Yakima County, and the cities of Yakima, Union Gap, Sunnyside and Moxee. To solidify this group and to create a common financial commitment, an interlocal agreement has been developed and approved by each of the five entities. Our efforts to form one of the state's first regional stormwater management programs are at a critical stage. We have verbal commitments from each of the five entities to develop a regional program. The problem that remains is funding. To date, the County has been leading the effort and has been using/borrowing money from other funds to continue to support this regional stormwater planning effort. The cities of Yakima and Union Gap have also been supporting this effort, but not to the same extent as Yakima County The cities of Yakima, Union Gap, and Sunnyside were recently notified that they were eligible for a $75,000 financial assistance grant through Ecology to develop an SMP. Unfortunately, the County was not eligible. Since the cities are relying upon the County to lead this regional effort, the County's continued participation is critical. The County cannot continue to financially lead this regional effort without funding assistance from Ecology. The most recent regulatory requirements from Ecology (draft NPDES Phase tI Permit and draft UIC Rule) will require updates to many of the earlier planning documents, including cost estimates and proposed funding. Without continued funding and leadership by Yakima County, and all the currently interested jurisdictions, the regional approach will not succeed. We are prepared to take this regional approach all the way with our public and elected officials, but Ecology assistance is needed to succeed and to get beyond this current set of financial and deliberative hurdles. If we are not successful with this current regional planning effort, comprehensive, effective, and efficient stormwater management in the Yakima River Basin will likely be set back for years. The development of a regional program at this early stage of Phase II planning is extremely desirable * The RSPG respectfully requests an additional $200,000 in discretionary funds to develop and implement a regional stormwater management plan for the central Yakima River Basin. Page 3 of 4 13. APPLICATION CERTIFICATION: I CERTIFY TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE THAT THE INFORMATION IN THIS APPLICATION IS TRUE AND CORRECT, THAT THIS JURISDICTION HAS NOT RECEIVED WATER QUALITY PROGRAM ADMINISTERED FUNDS FOR THE SAME PURPOSE, AND THAT I AM THE LEGALLY AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY OR DESIGNEE FOR THE SUBMITTAL OF THIS INFORMATION ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT Printed Name Signature Title Date 14. APPLICATION SUBMITTAL INFORMATION: LATER THAN TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2005 THE APPLICATION IS TO BE RECEIVED NO at 5:00 p.m. at: U.S. Postal Mailing Address: Overnight Mail or Hand Delivery Address: Department of Ecology Water Quality Program Financial Management Section P.O. Box 47600 Olympia, WA 98504-7600 Department of Ecology Water Quality Program Financial Management Section 300 Desmond Drive Lacey, WA 98503 Page 4 of 4 BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No. 6 For Meeting Of: November 1, 2005 ITEM TITLE: A) Public Hearing on Legislation deferring Stormwater utility fees, B) Council action on ordinance amending and deferring Stormwater utility fees, C) Resolution authorizing execution of Interlocal Agreement with Yakima County and the cities of Union Gap, Sunnyside, Moxee and Yakima for continued cooperation in planning for regional Stormwater compliance, and D) Resolution approving submittal of Stormwater Grant Application from the Washington State Department of Ecology. SUBMITTED BY: Chris Waarvick, Director of Public Works CONTACT PERSON/TELEPHONE: Brett Sheffield, 576-6797 SUMMARY EXPLANATION: (A and B) This Public Hearing concerns an ordinance deferring stormwater utility fees until January of 2007. Last November, Council approved ordinance number 2004-73, which established a stormwater utility. This ordinance stipulated that stormwater fees would begin in January of 2006. Due to continued efforts to establish a regional stormwater management plan with the County and adjacent cities, and expectant mid -year 2006 arrival of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase II eastern Washington general permit, staff recommends that the City defer imposition of these fees until January 2007. (continued on next page) Resolution 2 Ordinance 1 Other (Specify) Contract Mail to (name and address): Phone: Funding Source APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL: City Manager STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff respectfully requests that Council: A) conduct the Public Hearing on November 1, 2005 deferring stormwater utility fees until January 2007; B) adopt the Stormwater utility ordinance amendment as presented; C) approve the resolution concerning the Interlocal Agreement with other local jurisdictions to apply for a special partnership grant from Ecology; and D) approve the resolution concerning the joint Ecology grant application. BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: (A) Public Hearing was held. (deferring establish. of) COUNCIL ACTION: (B) Ordinance passed. ORDINANCE NO. 2005-62<(stbrmwater utility fee) (C) Resolution adopted. RESOLUTION NO. R-2005-163 (interloc. agmt.) (D) Resolution adopted. RESOLUTION NO. R-2005-164 (grant application) BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEMENT Item No. For Meeting of: October 18, 2005 ITEM TITLE: Set date of Public Hearing for 2:00 pm on November 1, 2005, in City Council Chambers to consider legislation deferring Stormwater Utility fees SUBM111 hl) BY: Chris Waarvick, Director of Public Works CONTACT PERSON/TELEPHONE: Brett Sheffield, P.E. Surface Water Engineer 509/576-6797 SUMMARY EXPLANATION: This action would set November 1, 2005 as the date for a Public Hearing regarding legislation to defer implementing Stormwater Utility fees until January 2007. Although Council approved the stormwater utility ordinance last year, which would implement stormwater utility fees in January 2006, two general concerns voiced by the public were: 1) the program and costs are not understood; and 2) a consolidated, regional approach could reduce redundancy of effort and be more efficient. In response to this, a regional stormwater policy group (RSPG) has been formed consisting of elected officials from Yakima, Yakima County, Union Gap, Moxee and Sunnyside. One of the first tasks to be performed by the RSPG will be to oversee a Value Engineering Study of the current draft of the stormwater management program. Since this review of the proposed program will not happen until next year and the general permit will not be issued until at least June of 2006, staff recommends deferring fees until January 2007. Resolution Ordinances X Other (Specify) Public Hearing Set Date: Consolidation Report Excerpts Contract Mail to (name and address) : Phone: Funding Source: APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL: �' City Manager STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff respectfully requests the City Council to set November 1, 2005, as the date of Public Hearing to consider legislation delaying the charging of Stormwater Utility fees. BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: COUNCIL ACTION: November 1, 2005 was set as the date of public hearing.