Marriott-Slaterville History October 2002 along streams. President Ilium indicated that the plan generally covers storm water management for construction projects, not agriculture areas. Concerning fees, Mr. Blair indicated he believed the fees were not fair for commercial areas, making it difficult to use the land owned. He feels fees are unnecessary, and asked if the City had to pay fees for road run-off. Councilman Kim Slater requested information about enforcement. Mr. Seegmiller said it would be a Class B misdemeanor to dump illegal debris into the storm drain system. He indicated that there will be corrections and updates needed on the plan, especially for the utility fee portion. No other public comment was forthcoming during the public hearing. Various items about the plan were discussed at the meeting following the close of the public hearing. Councilman Orvil Holley asked Mr. Seegmiller if such an extensive plan is necessary. Mr. Seegmiller replied that all regulations had to be met by all cities. He felt that the committee members were conservative and proposed the least intrusive measures to meet the requirements. Councilman Delbert Hodson asked if enough funds from the monthly fee would be generated to cover the proposed costs of the study. Mr. Seegmiller indicated that the fees will cover a portion of the costs each year, and would represent the amount needed for compliance with the mandate, in addition to some funds set aside for needed future storm water projects. EPA requires a Storm Water Plan, but will not contribute to the cost of the mandate. EPA requires the city to provide its own funding and there are fines or criminal penalties for failure to comply. He also explained how the fees were based on aerial photos and any perceived inequities could be appealed. Councilman Holley felt the fees are high and that some businesses could not operate successfully with such fees. Resolution 2002-I approving the EPA Phase II Storm Water Management Plan was passed by the Council with Councilman Delbert Hodson voting nay. After discussion, including a change that wording "bona fide agriculture" be replaced by "agriculture activities," Ordinance 2002-12 for Storm Water Management and Utility was approved by the Council, with one nay vote from Councilman Hodson. The Council discussed various aspects of fees, credits, exemptions and other issues which are involved in setting a fee schedule. Following this, Resolution 2002-J, establishing the Storm Water Utility Fee was tabled until the staff gets problems worked out. The possibility of getting the IRS building on 12th Street that may be vacated soon, through a boundary line adjustment with Ogden City was considered. I & B Investments, with Mr. Joe Hull as spokesman for the development, provided a rough site plan for a proposed development behind Pilot Gas on 12th Street. They would like to develop a Family Fun Center and some restaurants on the property, which they are negotiating to purchase. They would like the City to create an RDA to help pay for improvements to the site. Mr. Randy Sant, an RDA consultant, explained that the RDA process, as established by state law, could be used to install roads and storm water systems, build moderate income houses, and other projects. Law requires that half of the project area be blight buildings, not vacant ground, and must meet three of the nine criteria for blighted areas; also public hearings must be held. RDA involves property tax, not sales tax. As the City does not have a property tax, the RDA funding would come from property taxes imposed by the county, school district, and other tax entities.