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Acting City Engineer Dave Ross introduced this item to Council. He explained.that staff had received quotes from Bay Area Dealerships for the Ford Escape Hybrid. The quote summary was attached to the staff report before Council. Staff had also advertised the notice for bids in the newspaper. Ross explained, that at this time, staff recommended that Council consider moving forward with the purchase of the hybrid replacement car noting that the Town's existing staff car has extensive deferred maintenance. Mayor Pro.Tem Kerr commented that the purchase of the hybrid car was an important element to his Green Energy initiative he would like to engage during his term as Mayor. Kerr noted that due to the enormous popularity of the hybrid vehicles,.many dealers are adding.additional costs to the car but the replacement car.is being purchased for fair market value without any dealer mark-up. He encouraged Council to support the purchase. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Kerr, seconded by Warshawsky and passed unanimously to adopt Resolution No. 70-04 authorizing the purchase of a Ford Escape'Hybrid. 6. NEW BUSINESS 6.1 Presentation of Storm Drainage Master Plan—Nolte Associates Acting City Engineer Dave Ross introduced this item. He explained that this was the third document that had been presented to Council during the development of the Storm Drainage Master Plan report. The draft report before Council included all of the previously presented information. Ross introduced Tracie Sakakihara and George Otte, the management team from Nolte Associates to Council. Nolte Associates.were the consulting firm that had assisted the Town in the preparation of the Storm Drainage Master Plan. Ross presented a brief power point presentation that summarized the draft report. The project goals were twofold: 1) to investigate what it would require to repair and rehabilitate the. Town's storm water drainage system; and 2) to develop a long range strategic plan. The key elements in the preparation of the plan included: data collection, field investigations, problem prioritization, recommendations' for the Capital Improvement Program (CPI) budget and Stormwater.C.3 requirements. Ross reviewed each element with Council noting that the Town's Sanitary Sewer Master Plan had been prepared with the same mapping system so that the two can be layered together for a GIS database system.. He explained that the recommendations for the CPI included twenty-eight (28). drainage projects at an estimated cost of$1.925 million or $200,000 per year over ten (10) years. He added that the projection for repairs was substantially lower than many similar communities. Ross acknowledged that staff would return to Council for approval of all proj ects. Ross briefly described the Stormwater C.3 requirement. This is a regional requirement that had been implemented by the Town's Planning and Engineering staff as a requirement for property site development. The requirement calls for a retention system to retain/detain peak water flow on development that includes impervious coverage. 5 City Council Meeting Minutes October 21,2004