Stormwater Committee

Stormwater Committee Meeting March 27, 2023 Human Resources Training Room 1. Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 6:06 PM. 2. Roll Call: Roll was called by Barbara Brumbaugh. In Roger Baxter’s absence, Markiella Moore, the Committee Vice Chair, acted as Committee Chair. Committee Members in Attendance: Markiella Moore (Acting Committee Chair) Traycie West-Pinkoski Vic Nicholls - arrived 6:34PM Michael Battle Cory Wolfe (Assistance City Attorney) Barbara Brumbaugh (PW Environmental Program Manager) Absent Committee Members Roger Baxter (Committee Chair) Todd Reigle Michael Poyner Kevin Walker Mario Aponte Laura Mae (Alternate) Crystal Bloom (PW Asst City Engineer) Others in Attendance: Ross Brockwell – (PW Operations Administrator) Jannelle Logan – (PW Stormwater Engineer IV) Citizens in Attendance: None 3. Meeting Minutes Minutes from the February 2023 meeting were not approved as there was not a quorum. -1- 4. PW Operations Report – Ross Brockwell o Ross noted that roadside ditch completed work order numbers were low due to staff shortages. A Crew Leader left the City and 3 crews have been combined into 2 crews. o The pipe washing numbers were low, but the incoming calls were also low. o There is more tonnage coming out of the roadside ditches. o Several before and after photos were shown of various projects: o A ditch clearing project at 940 Unicorn Trail o A ditch/culvert clearing at 241 Sign Pine Rd o A culvert clearing at 1207 Alder Ct o Traycie asked when the Crew Leader position will be filled. Ross said it will be very soon. 5. Engineering Update, Janelle Logan o Janelle gave a CFPF Round 4 grant update. o One of the City’s on-call consultants, GKY, is working on the Southern Chesapeake Watershed Study. Sections 1-4 are being updated. Section 5 is under development. o Modeling for the Watershed Study should be done by the end of 2024. o The Northwest River Snag & Drag project is underway. The project will clear 3.8 miles of clearing along the Northwest River. The project will remove fallen trees, logs, etc. 1 foot below the water surface. o Janelle gave an update on the City’s beaver control program. Many of the beavers are concentrated on the Northwest River and St Brides Ditch. o During the last fiscal year 42 beavers were trapped and 33 dams were opened and removed. o Traycie mentioned that you can’t relocate beavers. 6. MS4 Update – Barbara Brumbaugh o Barbara shared a letter from the Mariner’s Quay Condominium Owners Association with the Committee. The Condo Association was very pleased with a ditch clearing project that PW-Operations recently completed. o Interviews have been conducted for the vacant Engineering Technician III position in the Environmental Quality Services division. o Barbara mentioned that the Stormwater Utility bills will be sent out soon. The City’s website has some information about the bills. -2- 7. Bylaws Update – Corey Wolf o The revised bylaws cannot be voted on because there was not 6 members present or a quorum. 8. Old Business/New Business o No old business o 3 new members will be appointed to the Stormwater Committee by Council. o Markiella made several suggestions for the information presented on the City’s web page. She pointed out that the support for the fee increase by the Stormwater Committee included a request for education and information. o The web page was put on the screen and the comments and concerns were discussed. Barbara will forward these comments to the Public Information staff. o Vic said that she has suggested to people posting stormwater-related comments on Next Door that they attend the Stormwater Committee meeting to learn more about the City’s programs. o She noted that people have complained about ditch work and that ditches haven’t been cleaned. The meeting was adjourned at 7 pm. Minutes approved by the Committee _____________________________ Date _____________________________ -3-