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409 <br />410 With no other individual GLWMO Board member comments to be discussed; Chair Eckman <br />411 thanked Ms. Correll for her work in reviewing comments and providing responses. <br />412 <br />413 Motion 11 -1OR- 05 <br />414 Member Miller moved, and Member Westerberg seconded approval of accepting FOR responses <br />415 on behalf of the GLWMO Board to comments as presented or as discussed, for the total of 383 <br />416 comments received. <br />417 <br />418 Ms. Correll noted that there were several not yet addressed: <br />419 <br />420 Comment #421.5 (page 76) <br />421 Ms. Correll confirmed that the Lady Slipper Park project to extend storm water retention ponds <br />422 had been completed. <br />423 <br />424 Comment #482 <br />425 With Board consensus, Ms. Correll suggested revising language to "...will spend taxpayer <br />426 dollars," to "public monies. <br />427 <br />428 Ayes: 5 Nays: 0 Motion carried. <br />429 <br />430 Further discussion included directing Mr. Petersen to add comments on a separate section of the <br />431 website, anticipating that they would be posted by Thursday, November 10, 2011. <br />432 <br />433 October 18, 2011 GLWMO BMP Cost -Share Incentives Program (version Oct. 18, 2011) <br />434 Mr. Petersen provided a bench handout entitled, " GLWMO BMP Cost -share Incentives Program (version <br />435 Oct. 18, 2011) for Board discussion of this first draft, and attached hereto and made a part hereof. <br />436 <br />437 Mr. Petersen summarized the draft document, noting it was initiated by GLWMO Board discussions at <br />438 their September 22, 2011 regular meeting; and discussions held earlier in tonight's meeting. Mr. <br />439 Petersen referenced the typical range for funding per year for BMP installation cost -share incentives, as <br />440 well as for technicaUsupport services; and suggested that funding be open to public and private property <br />441 owners, with the RCD used in a support capacity or another consultant in that capacity. <br />442 <br />443 Discussion included the significant increases for BMP incentives with this type of implementation <br />444 strategy; the significant financial commitment required; details of the program specifics for a two (2) hour <br />445 site visit to the property to evaluate the circumstances and situation; provision of detailed templates for <br />446 property owners on specific costs, obligations and maintenance for the homeowner; and design costs at <br />447 the discretion of the GLWMO Board for a percentage of actual BMP costs or at a flat fee. <br />448 <br />449 Further discussion included the fourteen (14) plans developed by the RCD in 2011 that are currently with <br />450 homeowners, but pending their decision whether to proceed; cost overruns as experienced in the third <br />451 quarter with RCD as acted upon earlier in this meeting; how to incent homeowners to proceed with <br />452 BMPs. <br />453 Additional discussion included how to determine a cap for public projects and whether the County or <br />454 member cities would even be interested in such a small contribution from the GLWMO for BMP projects <br />455 given the enormity of most of those public projects; whether the GLWMO should concentrate on <br />456 residential projects to be able to accommodate more projects that could have a bigger influence on the <br />457 objectives; and education/outreach opportunities that should be part of the program. <br />458 <br />