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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING February 9, 2015 7:00 o’clock p.m. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 13 of 26 (7. #15-3714 CREATE SECTION 14-142 WELLHEAD PROTECTION ORDINANCE – ORDINANCE NO. 135 continued) McMillan noted Green Trees was for connection to City sewer and not water. Levang moved, McMillan seconded, to adopt ORDINANCE NO. 135, an Ordinance for Protecting the City’s Wellheads by Prohibiting New Private Wells Where Public Water Supply is Available. VOTE: Ayes 3, Nays 2, Walsh and Printup Opposed. *8. #15-3715 AMENDMENT TO MUNICIPAL CODE SETION 14-134: SERVICE PIPES – ORDINANCE NO. 137 Levang moved, Cornick seconded, to adopt ORDINANCE NO. 137, an Ordinance Amending the Municipal Code by Revising the Responsibilities for Water Service Repairs. VOTE: Ayes 5, Nays 0. 9. STORM WATER AND DRAINAGE TRUNK FEE REVIEW Gaffron noted the City Council first looked at this issue back in May of 2014 at a work session. In 2002 the City adopted a surface water management plan that serves as a guide for developing and management of the surface water system of the City. That surface water plan was updated in January of 2011. An element of the plan is an inventory of the existing surface water systems, which includes a variety of stormwater facilities such as storm sewer pipes, drainage ways, ponding areas, etc. In addition, the 2002 plan identified long-term system improvements that would be needed as the City becomes more fully developed to deal with stormwater management as it relates to water quality and water quantity. The 2002 had an estimated cost of nearly $11 million in 1998 dollars. The update of the surface water plan in 2011 acknowledged that there are difficulties in funding surface water management needs. The CIP categorizes planned expenditures in four specific areas. It talks about activities associated with meeting the City’s obligations towards its NPDES or National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit, which includes educational materials, cleanup days, inspection programs for illicit sewer and septic system discharges, etc. A second element of the plan included capital improvement projects, such as implementation of the plan itself, water quality and water quantity projects for developing areas, wetland restorations, priority projects for developed areas, and ongoing operations and maintenance of the storm sewer system. It also included implementation of official controls, which are City Ordinances. Gaffron stated the annual planned City expenditures in these four areas total approximately $250,000 to $350,000 a year. Gaffron indicated there are a small number of funding sources to accomplish these goals and noted the level of funding needed for planned Capital Improvement projects is not fully covered by the stormwater utility or permit fees. Gaffron noted the City will likely have some issues with phosphorus reduction requirements since it is likely the total maximum daily load studies will suggest there are certain bodies of the water within the City that are going to require projects.