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City of Eugene & Lane County response to SSCO & RRCO October 2009 comments. Date: February 23, 2010 LANE To: Jerry Finigan (Chair), Santa Clara Community Organization Becky Riley & Jolene Siemsen (Co- Chair), River Road Community Organization From: Therese Walch, City of Eugene Public Works Dan Hurley, Lane County Public Works Thank you for the offering your comments and input on the draft River Road -Santa Clara (RR- SC) Stormwater Basin Plan. We sincerely appreciate the time and attention you have given to reviewing this document and the proposed stormwater management strategies. We have considered your comments carefully, consulted with other staff and managers in our respective organizations, and offer the following responses. We reiterate first the purpose of the stormwater basin planning, and what we understand to be the main themes of your comments. Following that, responses are provided by topic area, and include references to the community organization's comments (Attachments A and B We are looking forward to meeting with you to discuss these responses in more detail. Please see the last page of this letter for contact information if you need to reach us in the meantime. PURPOSE OF STORMWA TER BASIN PLANNING The purpose of the basin planning is to develop a stormwater management strategy that takes into consideration the unique stormwater- related characteristics of each basin, carries out established local policies, complies with federal and state regulations, and reflects input from stakeholders including residents of the basin. As with the City's six other basin plans, the RR- SC Plan describes a "multiple- objective" approach (i.e. incorporating water quality, stormwater- related natural resources and flood control) to stormwater management that reflects the problems and opportunities within the RR -SC basin. It is to be used by City and County staff for background /contextual information, for development of the City's (and County's, in this case) capital improvement programming, for contextual support for development standards, and for evaluating technical information about the stormwater system. It is intended to be complementary with the other activities conducted within the City and County's stormwater programs. The Basin Plans are not used by the City or County in a manner that regulates the conduct or activities of the public. 1 Attachment A: Santa Clara Community Organization comments (Letter to Therese Walch from Kate Perle, on behalf of Jerry Finnigan (Chair), Kate Perle, Kelly Burke, Rod Graves, Timothy Foelker, Cathy Lesiak, and Karen Lawrence, October 23, 2009), annotated to include comment numbers: "SC -XX." 2 Attachment B: River Road Community Organization comments (E -mail to Therese Walch from Becky Riley, on behalf of Becky Riley, Jolene Siemsen (Co- Chair), Marilyn Mohr, and Carleen Reilly (Co- Chair), October 26, 2009), annotated to including comment numbers: "RR -XX." RR -SC Stormwater Basin Plan Comments Pg. 1 of 17