Agenda Item Wording:
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Presentation on the Status of the Storm and Sewer Master Plan Updates and Introduction to the Nexus Study.
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Deadline for Action: None.
Submitting Department: Administration - CIP Engineering
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Katherine Woodhull-Fuget, Assistant Engineer, Katherine,Woodhull-Fuget@visalia.city, (559) 713-4447
Frank Senteno, City Engineer, Frank.Senteno@visalia.city, (559)-713-4331
Nick Mascia, Assistant City Manager, Nick.Mascia@visalia.city, (559) 713-4323
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends the City Council receive a presentation and status update on the Storm and Sewer Master Plans.
Background Discussion:
The City of Visalia entered a contract with Carollo Engineers, Inc to update the City's public facility master plans for storm sewer and sanitary sewer collection in September 2018. Please note throughout this report and the presentation 'storm sewer', 'storm water', or 'storm drain' are interchangeable. In an effort to not confuse sanitary sewer with these three, staff will reference the sanitary sewer as 'sewer' and storm sewer as 'storm water'. However, please note when speaking about the specific funds the nomenclature of 'storm sewer' will be used.
The main purpose of updating these master plans is to adequately size storm water and sewer system facilities for the future growth in accordance with the 2014 General Plan update. The 2014 General Plan update contains new policies and changes to land use types and land use densities that have a direct impact on the sizing of these facilities. The current master plans were updated in 1994 based on the 1990 General Plan. These master plan updates should track on the same cycle of updates that occur to the General Plan. These master plans provide necessary guidance to City staff for capital projects planning and to private developers for knowing the City's requirements for storm water and sewer system facilities. Additionally, these master plans will i...
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