MARRIOTT-SLATERVILLE CITY HISTORY October, 2002 The October 17, 2002, City Council Meeting was a busy one. Mayor Butler presented Lynette Deru with the Community Service Award for the month for her outstanding service to the community on the Parks Committee. Her time and volunteer work on this committee for the past year and a half have been of great value. As reported by City Administrator Bill Morris during the meeting, the Weber Fire District is assuming responsibility for emergency management for the county and interested cities. Dave Austin, Weber County Fire Chief, will help the community develop and implement our program in conjunction with the county, including training, plan preparation and implementation. A leader or "Chief" is required to coordinate and manage the CERT (Civil Emergency Response Team) program in our City. Mayor Butler has asked Gerald Bischoff to fill this position, as he feels that he would work well with the Fire District and City Administrator in developing the necessary plan and team. During the discussion, Councilman Kim Slater asked if this position would give Mr. Bischoff authority to evacuate people from their homes in the event of an emergency. Mr. Morris advised the Council that Mr. Bischoff would be in charge of organizing the emergency management plan; the Sheriff's Department, the Mayor and the Fire Department would determine an evacuation. The CERT would help implement their evacuation order. The City Council approved the appointment of Mr. Bischoff unanimously. Any residents who would like to volunteer for this team were asked to contact the City office. The Pioneer Post for the current quarter gave citizens information about the program, including the Weber Fire District Training course content. The classes require 21 hours of training, three hours per night for seven weeks. A public hearing to inform the public of the availability, upon application and approval, of a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) was held during the Council meeting. It is a federal grant program for small cities targeted to moderate or low income populations. The anticipated amount for Weber County cities for the next grant cycle is approximately $700,000. To illustrate how such a grant could be used, Mr. Morris gave an example that if the City had to put in a sewer line using grant funds, 51% of the connections would have to be for moderate or low income housing. A senior center or a facility for the disabled could be built using these funds. The matter of meeting the EPA mandate on Storm Water continues to be a major concern for the City. A public hearing on Resolutions for EPA Phase II Storm Water Management Plan, and Utility Fee, and on Ordinance 2002-12 for Storm Water Management was also held at the October 17th meeting. Greg Seegmiller, City Engineer from Jones & Associates, who has been working with the county and other cities on this federally mandated project, briefly went over the issues on the plan and what needs to accomplished for compliance with the Federal Clean Act. Six steps are needed to implement the plan: (1) Public Education and Outreach, (2) Public Involvement and Participation, (3) Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination, (4) Construction Site Runoff Control, (5) Post Construction Storm Water Management, and (6) Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping. Measures 4, 5, and 6 will be the responsibility of the City. A community committee needed for item 2 has been formed with Kim Slater, Steve Mecham, Joe Deru and Mark Hodson, along with Mr. Seegmiller, as members. They have been working to put together the current plan. Weber County will assist the City on item 3. President Ilium asked for audience comments. Frank Blair said he believed that federal government should not tell people what they can do with their land, and felt the City should try to fight the mandate. He was concerned about fertilizer that could drain into the storm drain, chemicals used to control moss in the irrigation ditches, and animal waste