CONTRA COSTA CLEAN WATER PROGRAM Management Committee July 16, 2008 Minutes

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1 CONTRA COSTA CLEAN WATER PROGRAM Management Committee July 16, 2008 Minutes Attendance: MUNICIPALITY ATTENDED ABSENT City of Antioch Phil Hoffmeister City of Brentwood Jeff Cowling City of Clayton Laura Hoffmeister City of Concord Jeff Roubal Town of Danville Chris McCann City of El Cerrito Alexis Petru City of Hercules Jose Pacheco City of Lafayette Donna Feehan City of Martinez Alex Stroup Town of Moraga Frank Kennedy City of Oakley Frank Kennedy City of Orinda Cathy Terentieff City of Pinole Frank Kennedy City of Pittsburg Jason Burke City of Pleasant Hill Rod Wui City of Richmond Lynne Scarpa City of San Pablo Karineh Samkian City of San Ramon Steven Spedowfski City of Walnut Creek Scott Wikstrom Contra Costa County Rich Lierly Contra Costa County Flood Control Greg Connaughton & Water Conservation District OTHERS/GUESTS: I. Introductions: Steven Spedowfski, Chairperson, began the meeting at 1:35 pm with self-introductions. Spedowfski then proceeded to the agenda. II. Presentations: A. Introduction to Bay Localize Non Profit Organization Researching Rooftop Resources; Its Feasibility, Benefits and Advocacy Elisa Wilfong introduced 1

2 Ingrid Severson of Bay Localize, a non-profit organization researching rooftop resources, their feasibility and benefits. Severson began with an overview of Bay Localize and then proceeded to a PowerPoint presentation of a recent study conducted in Oakland. Severson explained the difference between an Intensive and Extensive rooftop. An Intensive rooftop accommodates soil from six (6) inches deep to much deeper and would contain landscaping similar to that found in a park. Extensive rooftops accommodate only shallow growing plants, such as garden vegetables in a one (1) to five (5) inch soil. Another growing option is Hydroponics, suspended growing beds for less compatible rooftops that cannot accommodate substantial weight. The study, which evaluated the architectural design of buildings in a ¼ square mile section, indicated a potential to convert eighteen (18) rooftops to hydroponics and ten (10) rooftops to Intensive gardens. These rooftop conversions would produce enough leafy greens to feed all the residents in the study area. A benefit for builders is green roofs can sometimes provide a stormwater compliance alternative. A study of green roofs conducted in Winnipeg, Canada, estimated the overall savings in stormwater runoff reduction from a large storm would be enormous due to the disconnection of downspouts and rerouting to the rooftop. Also, the public endorses this type of project. Concluding her presentation, Severson stated Bay Localize would like to partner with the Program or one of its municipalities in Contra Costa County to take advantage of available Proposition 84 grant monies. Severson did not have a specific proposal but wanted to make municipalities aware of their efforts. Questions were asked and answered. B. CASQA s Effectiveness Assessment Guidance Tom Dalziel conducted a PowerPoint presentation providing an overview of the California Stormwater Quality Association s (CASQA s) Effectiveness Assessment Guidance, a manual based on the Jurisdictional Urban Runoff Management Plan (JURMP) highly regarded and developed in San Diego. They further developed the JURMP to designate six (6) levels of outcome: 1 being the lowest Documentation; and, 6 being the highest Protecting Receiving Water. An iterative program of constant Modification, Planning, Implementation, and Water Quality Assessment is set in motion. In short, Plan, Do, Assess, and, Modify. The Bay Area Stormwater Management Agencies Association (BASMAA) and CASQA want to use the Effectiveness Assessment Guidance for Municipal Regional Permit (MRP) requirements. BASMAA developed a model for the 2

3 Construction section of the MRP which was well-received by the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board). It allows stormwater programs to develop methods suitable for each municipality and still provides accountability. As a result, Regional Board staff is discussing significantly reducing the overly prescriptive Construction requirements in the December 14, 2007 draft MRP. The end result is municipalities will have to thoroughly document construction sites. A lengthy discussion ensued about the potential effect of the guidance on the MRP and the Annual Report. Questions were asked and answered. III. Consent: A. May 28 & June 25, 2008 New Development & Construction Controls (NDCC) Committee Teleconference Meeting Minutes B. June 12, 2008 C.3 Implementation Work Group Meeting Summary C. June 18, 2008 Management Committee Meeting Minutes D. June 24, 2008 Watershed Assessment & Monitoring (WAM) Committee Meeting Minutes E. June 25, 2008 Public Education & Industrial Outreach (PEIO) Committee Meeting Minutes Karineh Samkian moved/jeff Roubal seconded/to Approve the Consent Items as submitted. Passed unanimously. IV. Action: A. CONSIDER Options for Communicating the Contra Costa Clean Water Program s Opposition to the Don t Be a Jackass Regional Advertising Campaign Slogan Donald Freitas briefly reviewed this item and stated he felt no action was required because Astone already drafted an alternative rationale to create a new, edgy word to replace Jackass. Freitas indicated Program staff would keep co-permittees apprised of developments in the upcoming Regional Advertising Campaign slogan. V. Staff Reports: A. MRP Update Freitas expressed frustration with commitments made by the Regional Board. He indicated Program staff still hasn t received comments from the Regional Board in response to written and oral comments submitted by municipalities. The Regional Board recently stated it intends to release comments with the Tentative Order MRP in September,

4 Recent meetings BASMAA and Regional Board staff on the MRP Construction and Trash sections went very well. However, discussions regarding Monitoring and Pollutants of Concern did not go well. Regional Board staff seems to have disregarded the direction given by Regional Board Members at the March 11, 2008 meeting where they were directed to go back and earnestly renegotiate the MRP to bring about consensus. Regional Board staff indicated if legally challenged, they believe precedent is on their side and it would not be successful. A lengthy discussion ensued to explore options and strategies regarding the MRP. B. Annual Report Update Dalziel reminded co-permittees the optional deadline for submittal of First Draft Annual Reports is July 18, 2008, if copermittees expect a response by August 1, The final Annual Report submittal is due on August 20, C. C.3 Implementation Update Dalziel quickly reviewed this item. He reported the Brown and Caldwell and WRA contracts are underway. Dalziel indicated the November 2008 Construction-site workshop would be a combination Construction/C.3 Workshop. Dalziel explained at the urging of Karineh Samkian the Program may review C.3 Implementation Policies with co-permittees in the future to ensure consistent application among all municipalities. It was felt there was a potential for municipalities that did not participate on the C.3 Implementation Workgroup to lose sight of the purpose of the guidelines and not implement policies as intended. D. Update on Senate Constitution Amendment 12 Freitas advised the amendment needs two (2) more Republican votes; and, it is not expected to pass. VI. Regional Board Staff Comment/Reports: A. San Francisco Bay RWQCB Matt Graul Not in attendance B. Central Valley RWQCB Kim Schwab, P.G. Not in attendance VII. Information Items: None. 4

5 VIII. Old/New Business: A. Dalziel informed co-permittees the California State Supreme Court recently overturned a Proposition 218 election. The Court stated the results of the proposition would benefit all residents. Therefore, a two-thirds ballot election versus a 50% +1 mail ballot of landowners was required. The monies collected over the eight (8) years since the measure passed has been ordered refunded with interest to residents. B. Karineh Samkian informed co-permittees of the Ventura County stormwater permit where the Regional Water Board was rebuked for over-assessing potential beneficial uses to waterways that almost surely would never realize the beneficial use. C. Elisa Wilfong announced the August 2008 spraying for the Light Brown Apple Moth has been canceled. Wilfong will provide the most recent information on the moth to co-permittees electronically. D. Wilfong urged municipalities to collect their Charity Car Wash brochures and announced she had some extra ones for municipalities that didn t order any. E. Michelle McCauley distributed draft copies of the FY 2008/09 Program Roster to committees. Dalziel asked co-permittees to review all committee pages and contact Kristen Hardeman with any corrections. IX. Adjournment: Spedowfski adjourned the meeting at 3:30 pm. MM:DPF:kh G:\NPDES\Management Committee\Packet\08 09\Sept 08\Drafts\MC Min Jul 08.doc 5

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7 CONTRA COSTA CLEAN WATER PROGRAM Commercial/Industrial Ad-Hoc Advisory Workgroup July 17, 2008 Minutes Attendance: MUNICIPALITY Central Contra Costa Sanitary District East Bay Municipal Utilities District (EBMUD) City of Concord City of Pinole Program Staff ATTENDED Tim Potter Molly Ong Jeff Roubal Tim Harless Elisa Wilfong I. Introductions: Wilfong started the meeting with introductions and then proceeded to the agenda. II. III. Announcements: Tim Potter, Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Central San), announced Central San has hired another full-time inspector and is now fully staffed. Current Events Discussion: Wilfong announced the City of San Pablo changed its ordinance to allow inspectors to issue fines on-site. The fine is $1,000. Tim Potter announced the District Attorney is reviewing Native Chrysler pending a citation on their wash pad area where they were washing cars. The wash water was entering the nearby creek. Potter also announced Alhambra High School in Martinez was issued a citation for discharging their pool water into the storm drain system. The citation has since been lifted by the San Francisco Bay RWQCB (Water Board) when it was determined pool staff did not know they were discharging into the storm drain. Potter also indicated Central San is streamlining its mobile washer permit process (i.e., making it simpler and more user-friendly ). Wilfong announced the Program s charity car wash campaign was launched this summer. The Program compiled a car washing kit for charities to borrow free of charge; and, the Program produced a car wash brochure explaining the steps for

8 conducting a car wash event responsibly (i.e., without polluting stormwater) and how to acquire a kit. IV. MRP Update: Wilfong provided a brief overview on the status of the Municipal Regional Permit (MRP) to the Workgroup members. Tentative dates for adoption of the new Permit have passed and it hasn t been adopted. Water Board staff is reviewing comments from the March 11, 2008 Public Hearing on the Draft MRP as well as written comments submitted by February 29, Wilfong indicated BASMAA repeatedly met with Water Board staff to communicate its concerns on several issues regarding the draft Tentative Order (TO) issued December 14, So far, Water Board staff has not communicated if any changes will be made to the TO reflecting BASMAA s concerns. Wilfong said a new revised TO would be written by Water Board staff and released sometime later this year (date to be determined). V. Annual Report Review: Wilfong conducted a discussion with the Workgroup members regarding this fiscal year s Annual Report. Members discussed the challenges of providing the inspection data by the end of the fiscal year. No issues were raised by Workgroup members regarding reporting for the past fiscal year. Jeff Roubal requested Central San send him the inspection information in an Excel datasheet so he could enter the addresses into GIS and plot where his inspections took place for his Annual Report. VI. VII. Auto Shop Outreach Piece (Layout Review): Wilfong provided the Workgroup with a print ready draft for review. Members provided their input regarding changes to the brochure (i.e., moving the text around and keeping the overall layout color of the brochure, etc.). Wilfong will incorporate suggested changes and resend the brochure via to members for final review. Then Wilfong will solicit print orders from co-permittees so the brochure can be ordered and disseminated. Future Workshop: Wilfong added this topic at the end of the meeting. The Workgroup decided to conduct a fall workshop for Fiscal Year 2008/2009. Wilfong will begin putting together a fall workshop agenda for the Workgroup to review in the next few weeks. VIII. Adjournment: Wilfong adjourned the meeting at 12:00 p.m. EW:DPF:kh G:\NPDES\Com-Ind Inspection Activities\Ad Hoc WorkGroup\Minutes & Attendance\ \Ind_Com Min July 08.doc 2

9 CONTRA COSTA CLEAN WATER PROGRAM Municipal Maintenance Workgroup July 17, 2008 Minutes Attendance: MUNICIPALIT Y ATTENDED City of Pinole Mark Adams Town of Danville Jim Parke Program Staff Elisa Wilfong I. Introductions: Elisa Wilfong began the meeting at 1:30 p.m. with selfintroductions. She then proceeded to the published agenda. II. Announcements: Wilfong announced the Program s Charity Car Wash Campaign was launched this summer. The Program put together car washing kits consisting of a mat to cover the storm drain and prevent wash water from entering it; and, a pump that diverts the wash water to a sanitary clean out or vegetation area. These kits are available to organizations to borrow -- free of charge -- to collect and dispose of their event s wash water without polluting the storm drain system. In addition to the kits, the Program produced a brochure explaining the procedures for obtaining a car washing kit; and, what steps need to be taken to conduct a car washing event responsibly. III. IV. Annual Report Review: Wilfong discussed challenges with writing the Annual Report Municipal Maintenance section. Workgroup members did not report any unusual circumstances or difficulty with reporting their data. The final due date for co-permittees to turn in their reports is August 20, MRP Update: Wilfong provided a brief overview on the status of the Municipal Regional Permit (MRP) to the Workgroup members. Tentative dates for adoption of the new Permit have passed and it has not been adopted. Water Board staff is reviewing comments from the March 11, 2008 Public Hearing on the Draft MRP as well as written comments submitted by February 29, Wilfong indicated BASMAA has repeatedly met with Water Board staff to communicate its concerns on several issues regarding the draft Tentative Order (TO) issued on December 14, So far, Water Board staff has not communicated if any changes will be made to the TO reflecting BASMAA s

10 concerns. Wilfong said a new revised TO would be written by Water Board staff and released sometime later this year (date to be determined). V. CCCWP IPM Policy Update: Wilfong talked briefly about the Program s draft IPM Policy. Wilfong has completed the draft IPM policy and distributed it to Program staff for review and comments. The next steps are to convene an IPM Committee to review the document to determine the feasibility of implementing it; and, and to have a legal review of the document. Wilfong will continue to update the Workgroup as the process progresses. VI. Next Meet ing Date and Topics: The next meeting date is October 16, Meeting topics will include updates on the draft IPM policy, future workshop, and the MRP. V II. Adjournment: Wilfong adjourned the meeting at 2:30 p.m. EW:DPF:kh G:\NPDES\Muni Maint\08-09\Minutes\MM Min April 08.doc 2

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19 CONTRA COSTA CLEAN WATER PROGRAM PEIO MEETING SUMMARY ATTENDEES Members: Steven Spedowfski, City of San Ramon Julie Haas-Wajdowicz, Chair, City of Antioch Dan Jordan, Contra Costa County Greg Connaughton, County Flood Control District Laura Wright, City of Pittsburg Lynne Scarpa, City of Richmond Peter Inouye, County of Contra Costa Staff: Donald P. Freitas, Program Manager Michelle McCauley, Program Staff MEETING DATE: July 23, 2008 NOTES BY: Michelle McCauley SUBJECT: PEIO Meeting # 1, FY 2008/09 Materials provided: 2004 PEIO Request for Proposal (RFP) I. Introductions. The teleconference meeting began at 10:15. Rollcall was taken as committee members joined. II Chair Elections. Donald Freitas opened the floor for nominations for PEIO Chairperson. Steven Spedowfski moved/julie Haas-Wajdowicz seconded to nominate Dan Jordan as Chairperson. Passed unanimously. Freitas opened the floor for nominations for PEIO Vice-chairperson. Committee members nominated, seconded and unanimously approved Laura Wright for Vice- Chairperson. III. FY 2008/09 PEIO Request for Proposals. Freitas reminded co-permittees the Program is without a PEIO consultant since the Astone contract expired June 30, Freitas confirmed all attendees had a copy of the Proposed PEIO s Request for Proposal prior to reviewing it. Freitas noted a Pre-Conference meeting has been added to the process. The meeting would be held collectively with any firms who chose to attend to answer questions and familiarize potential firms with the nature of the Program. Staff and two knowledgeable PEIO Committee members Dan Jordan and Laura Wright would conduct the meeting. Also, it was suggested the Program website URL be listed in the RFP. 1 9/15/2008

20 Freitas then reviewed potential dates with Committee members and set the calendar for the RFP process as detailed below: Monday, July 28, 2008 Thursday, August 7, 2008 Monday, August 25, 2008 Wednesday, August 27, 2008 Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Release RFP Pre-conference with potential candidates Request for Proposal submission deadline PEIO members select 3-5 firms for interviews Interview selected firms IV. Adjournment Jordan adjourned the meeting at 10:50. The next meeting will be held: August 27, :00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 255 Glacier Drive, Martinez 2 9/15/2008

21 CONTRA COSTA CLEAN WATER PROGRAM New Development & Construction Controls Committee July 23, 2008 Meeting Minutes Attendance: MUNICIPALITY ATTENDED ABSENT City of Brentwood City of Clayton City of Concord Town of Danville City of Hercules City of Lafayette City of Martinez Town of Moraga City of Oakley City of Pinole City of Pittsburg City of Pleasant Hill City of Richmond City of San Ramon City of Walnut Creek (Chairperson) Contra Costa County (Vice-Chairperson) Non-Voting Members Program Staff: Jeff Cowling Jack Dhaliwal Mario Camorongan Chris McCann Jeff Brown Christine Sinnette John Sherbert Frank Kennedy Frank Kennedy Jay Gandhi Steven Spedowfski Rinta Perkins David Swartz Tom Dalziel Michelle McCauley Laura Hoffmeister Alex Stroup Majeed Bahri Rod Wui I. Announcements and Changes to Agenda: Jeff Cowling, Chairperson, began the teleconference at 2:05 pm with a roll call, and then proceeded immediately to the agenda. Tom Dalziel announced he had been contacted by Matt Ingram, representing Clearwater Compliance Systems. This company manufacturers advanced water treatment systems. Mr. Ingram asked to make a presentation and provide a demonstration of their product. Dalziel pointed out the increasing interest of these types of systems in the MRP and in the Draft State General Construction Permit. Co-permittees agreed to have Ingram present at the September 2008 NDCC meeting. 1

22 Dalziel then welcomed co-permittees and provided an overview of the roles and functions of the NDCCC as stipulated in the Program Agreement. Dalziel also indicated the Program Agreement requires 80% of all meetings be attended by voting members. II. Consent Calendar: Laura Hoffmeister moved/christine Sinnette seconded/to approve the June 25, 2008 NDCCC Draft minutes as submitted. Passed with abstentions from the cities of Pinole, Oakley and Richmond. III. Action Calendar: Cowling opened the nomination process for NDCCC Chairperson. Laura Hoffmeister nominated/steven Spedowfski seconded Rinta Perkins for Chairperson. Passed unanimously. Perkins then opened nominations for NDCCC Vice-Chair. Christine Sinnette nominated/laura Hoffmeister seconded/david Swartz for Vice-chairperson. Passed unanimously. IV. Reports: A. Preparation of Stormwater C.3 Guidebook, 4 th Edition Dalziel announced Program staff is proceeding with the contract process with WRA, Inc. and Brown & Caldwell Consultants. WRA, Inc. will be preparing technical recommendations for soils, plants and irrigation designs for the Integrated Management Practices (IMPs); and, Brown and Caldwell Consultants will be developing drawings, sizing factors and design criteria for two (2) new IMP configurations, and updating the IMP sizing tool calculator. Cowling suggested the Guidebook specify minimum quality/thickness for IMP plumbing. Dalziel asked Cowling to provide language to be used for that purpose. Dalziel reminded co-permittees Appendix A is the place for municipalities to individually tailor their requirements beyond the scope of the C.3 Guidebook requirements. B. Municipal Regional Permit Update Dalziel stated there is nothing new to report. It was unknown when and how Water Board staff would reissue or revise the Tentative Order for the Municipal Regional Permit. Regional Board staff is, however, still reporting fall 2008 as the target adoption date. Dalziel also report BASMAA is still negotiating with Water Board staff on a variety of issues, including the application of C.3 on road rehabilitation /reconstruction projects. Water Board staff is of the position that road rehabilitation/reconstruction is analogous to redevelopment. Questions regarding this topic were asked and answered. 2

23 C. State Draft General Construction Permit Dalziel stated there is nothing new to report. A large volume of comments were submitted and they are currently under review by State Water Board staff. Dalziel expects reissuance of the State General Construction Permit in spring CASQA and BASMAA have submitted comments on behalf of the Program. D. State & Regional Wetland, Stream, & Riparian Area Protection Policies Dalziel stated there was nothing new to report on the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board s development of its Stream and Wetland System Protection Policy. Dalziel briefly reviewed the State Water Resources Control Board s April 15, 2008 adoption of a resolution to develop its Wetland and Riparian Area Protection Policy in three phases. Phase I of the policy would be to protect waters of the state, including wetlands, from dredge and fill activities that are not regulated by the federal government under the Clean Water Act. Phase II would expand the policy to protect wetlands from all other activities affecting water quality. Phase III would extend the policy to protect riparian areas. Questions were asked and answered. Laura Hoffmeister reported the State Water Board just released its announcement for an August 18, 2008 public workshop and scoping meeting on their Wetland and Riparian Protection Policy. V. Discussion Items: A. Fiscal Year 2008/2009 NDCCC Work Plan 1. Update the Contra Costa Clean Water Program s Construction Web Page. 2. Conduct Outreach and Training to Construction Site Field Inspection Staff and Development Professionals. Dalziel distributed and reviewed a copy of the Proposed Program Goals and Objectives for Fiscal Year 2008/2009, which were adopted by the Management Committee at their March 2008 meeting. Following a summary overview of Construction Activities goals and objectives, Dalziel solicited any suggested changes or improvements. Committee members agreed many of the goals and objectives were contingent on the adoption of the Municipal Regional Permit and would need to be revisited at that time. VI. Old/New Business: Co-permittees agreed to cancel the August NDCCC meeting to allow staff more time to complete the Annual Report. Dalziel will notify copermittees of any significant developments via . VII. Meeting Adjourned: Perkins adjourned the meeting at 3:00 pm. 3

24 NEXT NEW DEVELOPMENT & CONSTRUCTION CONTROLS COMMITTEE MEETING: Please Note -- the September 24, 2008 meeting is cancelled!! Therefore, the next meeting date is Wednesday, October 22 nd, :00 PM Conference Room A Contra Costa County Public Works Department 255 Glacier Drive Martinez, CA MM/TD:kh G:\NPDES\NDCCC\Minutes&Attend\08-09\NDCCC Min Jul 08.doc 4

25 CONTRA COSTA CLEAN WATER PROGRAM Administrative Committee September 2, 2008 Meeting Minutes Attendance: MUNICIPALITY ATTENDED ABSENT City of Concord Contra Costa County David Swartz City of El Cerrito Garth Schultz City of Orinda City of Richmond City of San Ramon (Chairperson) Steven Spedowfski City of Walnut Creek (Vice-chairperson) Rinta Perkins Non-Voting Members Town of Danville Chris McCann Flood Control District Greg Connaughton Jeff Roubal Cathy Terentieff Lynne Scarpa Program Staff Donald P. Freitas Tom Dalziel Elisa Wilfong Michelle McCauley I. Introductory Remarks: Steven Spedowfski began the meeting at 9:35 a.m. II. Stormwater C.3 Guidebook, 4 th Edition: Tom Dalziel indicated significant changes had been made to the Guidebook. It was reduced from approximately 200 to 150 pages by removing the CEQA section and alternative compliance contained in Chapter 7. Also, Chapter 5 was combined with Chapter 4. Chapter 4 is the heart of the Guidebook and now contains Design Sheets previously called Fact Sheets. These changes were recommended by the Design Charette. Dalziel stated the C.3 Implementation Work Group has recommended the Guidebook be put on the September 17, 2008 Management Committee Agenda for adoption.

26 Dalziel further explained the Work Group considered whether to release the 4 th Edition of the Guidebook as soon as possible since engineers are anxious to obtain the new information or hold it until the plant/soil study data from WRA, Inc. is available and Brown and Caldwell completes the modeling for two new IMPs and updates the sizing calculator. The C.3 Implementation Work Group decided to move ahead with promulgation of the 4 th Edition of the Guidebook; and, WRA and Brown and Caldwell s data would be added as an addendum in the future. Dalziel reminded co-permittees the printing cost for 300 color copies for the last C.3 workshop was over $20,000 and stressed the Guidebook was designed to be available on the web so only the most current information would be available. He also indicated there might be some small changes if the language needs to be adjusted to comply with MRP requirements. Discussion ensued over if and when to print copies of the 4 th Edition. It was decided the Program would print copies of Chapter 4 for use at the November 6, 2008 workshop. Following the completion of the soil/plant analysis project, the IMP modeling and IMP Sizing Calculator update, staff will bring a recommendation to the Management Committee regarding next steps and their associated costs. III. Municipal Regional Permit (MRP) Update: Promulgation of MRP Tentative Order Donald Freitas reported het met with Tom Mumley of the Regional Board, Adam Olivieri (representing San Clara s Program) and Geoff Brosseau (Executive Director of BASMAA) to discuss the status of the MRP. Prompted by BASMAA s comments in response to Streets and Road Redevelopment, Regional Board staff has been meeting with other parties to explore possible options and to clarify what redevelopment means in the Permit. Dale Bowyer, Shin Roei-Lee and Sue Ma held a meeting with MTC s Local Roads and Streets Committee which Tom Dalziel attended. Dalziel distributed copies of detailed minutes he took at the meeting. In the meeting, Regional Board staff distributed a Draft C.3.j proposal called Green Streets Pilot Projects designed to replace the Road Rehabilitation section contained in the draft MRP. The draft calls for permittees to complete ten (10) pilot green street projects incorporating LID techniques for site-design to be completed within four (4) years of the Permit s effective date. The general response from attendees was the Regional Board must provide funds in order for municipalities to implement these proposed requirements. Regional Board staff is sending conflicting messages about the release date of the revised MRP. Mumley indicated he wanted to release it after attempting to resolve issues from stakeholders. Bowyer indicated he expects it will be 2

27 released by mid-september. BASMAA previously asked to see the draft Tentative Order MRP prior to its release, but does not expect the request to be honored. IV. BASMAA Update: Freitas explained BASMAA is working on creating a 501 (C3) organization to manage the fiduciary responsibilities of BASMAA which would make BASMAA a legal entity capable of contracting and managing its own financial affairs. Freitas reported a teleconference meeting was held on August 19, 2008 regarding BASMAA s Jackass campaign where six (6) options ranging from clarification of the word Jackass to beginning a new campaign were discussed. Freitas indicated nothing had been decided yet and he would keep copermittees apprised of the situation. V. Annual Report Update: Michelle McCauley noted which cities were deficient in submittals; and, commented she was still waiting for HHW information from West County Resource Recovery. McCauley expects she will receive the data in time to update municipality s data in the Annual Report before its submittal. VI. VII. VIII. PEIO Consultant Services A. FY 2008/09 Freitas reported approximately sixty (60) firms had been solicited to determine if they were interested in responding to a Request for Proposal (RFP) to provide consultant services for outreach activities. Twenty-two (22) firms indicated an interest and were sent RFPs. Freitas indicated a less than expected number of firms submitted proposals to be considered for PEIO services. McCauley contacted firms to ascertain why they not responded to the RFP. Firms indicated they were experiencing cutbacks in response to the downturn of the economy and chose to focus primarily on their current clients. Approve Draft September 17, 2008 Management Committee Agenda: Freitas reviewed the Management Committee (MC) Agenda. No further changes were made. Old/New Business: Rinta Perkins urged staff to cancel WAM, NDCC and PEIO meetings scheduled during the CASQA conference dates in September. Dalziel and David Swartz spoke of a possible outreach effort to place public signs in areas utilizing C.3/LID practices. Swartz requested the opportunity to present the project to the Management Committee to determine if other municipalities would like to participate. Freitas added a Staff Report regarding C.3 Signage to the September 17 th MC agenda. 3

28 IX. Adjournment: Spedowfski adjourned the meeting at 10:45 a.m. Next Administrative Committee Meeting: Tuesday, October 7, :30 a.m. to Noon Conference Room A 255 Glacier Drive Martinez, CA G:\NPDES\Admin Committee\Minutes&Attend\08 09\AC Min Sep 08.doc MM/DPF:kh 4