Snohomish City Council Meeting Minutes April 16, 2019
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Snohomish City Council Meeting Minutes April 16, 2019 1. CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Kartak called the Snohomish City Council regular meeting to order at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 16, 2019, in the Snohomish School District Resource Service Center, George Gilbertson Boardroom, 1601 Avenue D, Snohomish, Washington. COUNCILMEMBERS/MAYOR PRESENT STAFF PRESENT Larry Countryman (late arrival 6:18 p.m.) Pat Adams, HR Manager/City Clerk Steve Dana Debbie Burton, Finance Director Karen Guzak Emily Guildner, City Attorney’s Office Tom Merrill Yoshihiro Monzaki, City Engineer Linda Redmon Richard Niebusch, Community Outreach Officer Jason Sanders Glen Pickus, Planning Director Lynn Schilaty Wendy Poischbeg, Communications and Economic John T. Kartak, Mayor Development Manager Keith Rogers, Police Chief Steve Schuller, City Administrator/Utility General Manager Andrew Sics, Senior Utility Engineer MOTION by Schilaty, second by Merrill to excuse Councilmember Countryman. The motion passed unanimously (6-0). 2. APPROVE AGENDA contents and order: MOTION by Guzak, second by Redmon to approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed unanimously (6-0). 3. APPROVE MINUTES of the March 19, 2019 regular meeting. MOTION by Schilaty, second by Sanders to approve the minutes of the regular meeting. The motion passed unanimously (6-0). 4. CITIZEN COMMENTS on items not on the Agenda Mayor Kartak welcomed the citizens to the meeting and discussed the procedures for providing citizen comment. Carrie Gove, represents Ripple Ministries of Snohomish and spoke to their mission to reach under-resourced teens in Snohomish County and provide them with services. Melody Clemans, spoke regarding Earth Day and noted the plight of the Puget Sound Orca and the depletion of their primary food source, the Chinook salmon. She supports removal of the lower Snake River urban dams to help address this issue. Bonny Headley, attended the Youth Council meeting and was inspired and pleased to see Mayor Kartak and Councilmembers Redmon and Sanders in attendance. Morgan Davis, 206 Avenue I, spoke against an increase to the Mayor’s salary. Wayne Gibson, supports the Mayor’s salary increase as a full-time Mayor, and favors a review by a citizen’s salary commission. The following citizens spoke in favor of an ordinance allowing WATVs (Wheeled All-Terrain Snohomish City Council Meeting Minutes April 16, 2019 1 Vehicles) on City streets: John Graham, 9017 180th Street SE, Snohomish Jason Wagner, 23010 Echo Lake Road, Snohomish Austin Finch, 22116 99th Street SE, Snohomish Rick Pratt, 7618 McAllister Road, Snohomish Citizen Comments: Closed 5. PUBLIC HEARING – 2019 Stormwater Management Program – Resolution 1400 City Engineer Yoshihiro Monzaki stated the purpose of this agenda item is for the City Council to consider the proposed Stormwater Management Program (SWMP) for 2019 and to conduct a public hearing. If acceptable, staff requests Council approve the SWMP by adopting Resolution 1400. Mr. Monzaki explained the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase II Municipal Stormwater permit requires a variety of activities be performed during the City’s five- year permit cycle. An annual update of the SWMP is one of those activities. Each element of the SWMP must be completed within a specific timeline. He summarized the planned new and ongoing activities associated with the SWMP as follows: Public Education and Outreach • Continue stewardship opportunities through volunteer programs assisting Public Works staff with Low Impact Development (LID) and rain garden construction at City properties. • Continue spill kit distribution and education/outreach program. Revisit and evaluate businesses visited in previous years to measure results for targeted behaviors and educate any new business owners and their staffs. • Staff Farmer’s Market and Kla Ha Ya Days booths for public education/outreach program. • Hold a community stormwater education and outreach event in cooperation with other agencies for all Snohomish citizens. Public Involvement and Participation • Hold a public hearing on the Annual SWMP at a City Council meeting. • Post the adopted SWMP to the City website and City Hall lobby for review and comments. • Post the Annual Stormwater Report to the City website for review and comments. • Post public involvement opportunities for involvement on the City website. Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE) • Field screen 10% of the stormwater system for IDDE and maintain inspection and maintenance records. • Continue to provide businesses with brochures related to IDDE. • Renew Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Lead (CESCL) certifications for existing Public Works employees and provide new Public Works employees CESCL training and certifications as needed. • Renew IDDE Training for Field Staff and Public Works Employees. Planned Activities for Controlling Runoff from New Development, Redevelopment and Construction Sites • Continue to train new and existing staff in the site plan review process, inspections, and enforcement. Maintain records of this training and names of staff trained. • Implement new Low Impact Development (LID) codes per the LID Guidebook. • Review site plans for compliance with City Code. • Provide post-construction inspections prior to approval for compliance with City Code. • Inspect construction sites prior to and during construction for erosion control. • Maintain records of inspections. Snohomish City Council Meeting Minutes April 16, 2019 2 • Provide annual inspections of all stormwater treatment and flow control Best Management Practices (BMPs) facilities. Municipal Operations and Maintenance (O&M) • Receive refresher training in operations and management procedures, inspection procedures, reporting water quality concerns, and on efforts to reduce pollutants to runoff. • Inspect 50% of total catch basins and inlets annually. All catch basins to be inspected by 2019. • Spot check treatment and flow control facilities/BMPs and repair if necessary. • Continue to train staff in O&M operations, inspection procedures, reporting water quality concerns, and on efforts to reduce pollutants to runoff. Maintain records of this training and names of staff trained. • Train staff in the site plan review process, inspections, and enforcement. Maintain records of this training and names of staff trained. • Make available the “Notice of Intent for Construction Activity” and “Notice of Intent for Industrial Activity” to developers. Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Requirements • Continue stormwater sampling for fecal coliform. • Submit review of past fecal coliform data and high priority body with the Annual Stormwater Report. • Submit data to Environmental Information Management (EIM) database. • Field screen for bacteria sources during IDDE screenings. • Re-inspect veterinary offices for source control best management practices. • Promote proper pet waste management behavior with pet waste stations and education and outreach materials. Mr. Monzaki indicated on March 28, 2019, the draft 2019 SWMP was posted on the City’s website, and public notice of this hearing and proposed resolution adoption has been published. Councilmember Dana inquired regarding the illicit discharge detection system and how the City identifies an illicit discharge in a waterway which typically flows year-round by ground water. Mr. Monzaki responded there is a possibility that ground water may flow into the City’s system via tightline and open ditches. If there is constant flow, it would be difficult to determine the source. Councilmember Dana asked if a map is available which shows the location of the closed portions of the storm system. Mr. Monzaki replied the map is available on the City’s website. Councilmember Redmon attended the Healthy Homes = Healthy Waters event last year. She noted the new 2019 permit contains amendments, and she would like details regarding those changes. Mr. Monzaki responded additional requirements include mapping stormwater outfalls and connections from private systems into the City’s stormwater system. Further, a planning document, entitled “The Stormwater Management Action Plan” will need to be developed. This will entail selecting a watershed and explaining what has been done in the past to monitor water quality and will be done in the future to improve water quality in a specific basin. Councilmember Redmon asked if there are any infrastructure costs associated with the new requirements. Mr. Monzaki responded the City has not conducted a thorough analysis of the impacts of the new requirements. However, staff time related to these additional conditions will be increased. Councilmember Guzak asked Mr. Monzaki to define the locations where storm and sewer are combined with the side sewer. Mr. Monzaki replied there are areas from Fifth to Seventh going north and south, and from Avenue H to Avenue E. There are also various pockets around the City that are combined. Councilmember Guzak knows a long term goal of the City is to Snohomish City Council Meeting Minutes April 16, 2019 3 continue separating the side sewer from the storm sewer, but it’s an expensive project to be phased in over several years. Mr. Monzaki noted the City completed the Second Street Trunkline Project. This project connected an 18-inch pipe down Second Street to the former wastewater treatment plant lagoon, which is currently being converted to a water quality facility. This is the start of the project to connect and separate. Mayor Kartak stated he attended, along with