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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-05-24 10-196 RESOLVECOUNCIL ACTION Item No. 10 196 Date: May 24, 2010 Item/Subject: Resolve, Adopting the Penjajawoc Watershed Management Plan Responsible Department: Legal Commentary: On August 29, 2008, the City submitted a draft Watershed Management Plan for the Penjajawoc Watershed to the Department of Environmental Protection. The Plan outlined actions to be taken by the City, its businesses, citizens, and others to help the Penjajawoc Stream reach Class B water quality status, thereby shedding its designation as an urban i paired stream. According to the terms of the Plan, once the Plan was accepted by DEP, it would go to the Bangor City Council for approval. After several months of correspondence between City staff and DEP a single issue remained. On January 2, 2009, Don Witherill of DEP sent a letter stating that the timeframe for implementation of the plan, 20 years, was an unacceptable goal. Witherill noted that other Maine watershed management plans are using a 10-year timeframe, and that "[w]hile Bangor may or may not be able to actually implement the Penjajawoc plan in a ten year period, an earnest effort should be made towards this goal." The City has continued to create and implement stormwater initiatives. Cooperation from City businesses and a large influx of stimulus funding has allowed the City to complete a number of projects in the Penjajawoc Watershed Management Plan. Business, onprofit, and environmental organization leaders have worked with the City through the Citizen Review Panel to address issues related to the Plan and the City in general. The Plan, howeve , has never been officially adopted. In accordance with the recommendation of the Infrastructure Committee, the proposed Resolve will adopt the plan with its original, 20-year timeframe, but will also include aspirational language indicating the City shall work towards completing the plan in ten years. Department Head Manager's Co ts e"&77; :/ �' 4, J � 6 z e;*A Interim City Manager Associated Information: Resolve Budget Approval: Finance Director Legal Approval: ity Solicitor Introduced for x Passage First Reading Page _ of _ Referral Assigned to Councilor - Haves CITY OF BAN (TITLE.) Resolve, Adopting the Penjajawoc Watershed M BY TH CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR: BE IT RESOLVED, That the City of Bangor hereby approves the Penjajawoc Watershed 1 2008 version, recognizing, however, that portions of the Watershed P from time to time in accordance with the principles of adaptive mana goals of the Watershed Management Plan in the most efficient and fii and further recognizing that, funding permitting, the City shall aspire Management Plan in a period of ten years. 10 196 May 24, 2010 •M Plan nagement Plan in its October 24, iagement Plan shall be modified -hent in order to pursue the icially prudent manner possible, complete the Watershed IN CITY COUNCIL May 24, 2010 RESOLVE (TITLE,) Adopting the Petij aj awoc Watershed Management Plan Assigned to Councilor V'r