8803-15 Create Clean Water Integrated Planning Task Force

Home Browse Search

REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 5 /4115. DEFERRED 5/18/15. RESOLUTION NO. 8803 -15 BY: Anderson, Juris, Madigan, Marx, Nowlin, O'Leary. A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the vote of at least five members of Council, or otherwise to take effect at the earliest period allowed by law, creat- ing the Clean Water Integrated Planning Task Force for the purpose of assisting in the devel- opment of solutions to address Lakewood's wet - weather management needs through communi- ty engagement and to advise municipal officials on transformational improvements that will maximize social, economic and environmental benefits to the city, its residents, businesses and institutions for development of the EPA Integrated Wet Weather Improvement Plan. WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood is required by the EPA to develop an Integrated Wet Weather Improvement Plan Phase I, for submission in 2016; and WHEREAS, a citizen advisory group is necessary to engage the community in discus- sion and development of solutions to address Lakewood's wet weather management needs; and WHEREAS, the task force will be asked to provide education to municipal officials and private citizens, to engage private citizens and stake holders as circumstances warrant on wet - weather management in Lakewood, and to provide recommendations to municipal officials for a short- and long -range planning in this area; and WHEREAS, this Council by a vote of at least five of its members determines that this resolution is an emergency measure and that it shall take effect at the earliest date possible as set forth in Article III, Sections 10 and 13 of the Second Amended Charter of the City of Lake- wood and that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public property, health, and safety and to provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments in that the City wishes to engage a task force immediately for the purposes stated above; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. The Clean Water Integrated Planning Task Force is hereby created for the purpose of assisting in the development of solutions to address Lakewood wet - weather man- agement needs through community engagement and to advise municipal officials on transfor- mational improvements that will maximize social, economic and environmental benefits to the city, its residents, businesses and institutions for development of the EPA Integrated Wet Weather Improvement Plan. Section 2. The Clean Water Integrated Planning Task Force shall be composed of elev- en members, seven of whom shall be appointed by Council and four of whom shall be appoint- ed by the Mayor. The appointees shall have no formal term and may select a chairperson from r