ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and the Director of Public Works with a Request to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending CHAPTER 9.5 of the CODE of the City of Peoria Concerning Erosion, Sediment and Stormwater Control and Approve a Review of the Changes Proposed to INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN STANDARDS.
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BACKGROUND:
Information in bold font, throughout, has been added in response to discussions during the First Reading consideration of this item at the September 27 City Council meeting.
Once infrastructure is in place, it rarely goes away. Infrastructure built now will likely be in place for our children and grandchildren. The City's current Infrastructure Design Standards or Subdivision Standards were adopted in 1972, and have not been significantly revised since that time. In 2013, Staff proposed a revised set of Infrastructure Design Standards (IDS), or Manual of Practice (MOP), to incorporate Action Items and Critical Success Factors from the City's Comprehensive Plan. The goal of the revised standards is to improve the design of our infrastructure (streets, sidewalks, storm water management, etc.) with regard to sustainability and livability, while positioning Peoria as a desirable place to live and a competitive city for development. Per City Council direction at the March 19, 2013 Policy Session, the comprehensive 2013 effort was realigned to pursue consensus on individual standards.
In 2014, a new Steering Committee was formed and met over the next 18 months. Additional Staff and the City's Urban Forestry Commission members were invited to attend meetings relevant to their areas of interest and expertise. Discussion at the meetings focused on the same seven topics discussed at the Policy Session, as summarized below (Refer to Items 13-121 and 13-158).
Based on the discussion and feedback from the Development Standards Stakeholder's Group meetings, Staff is requesting City Council concurrence to move forward on revisions to ...
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