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Study Session regarding City of South San Francisco's Draft Green Infrastructure Plan. (Matthew Ruble, Principal Engineer, and Andrew Wemmer, Environmental Compliance Supervisor).
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Review and provide comments on Draft Green Infrastructure (GI) Plan required by the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB). The Final GI Plan will be presented to City Council in August for approval as it is required to be submitted to the RWQCB in September.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
On February 27, 2019 staff provided City Council with a staff report and presentation outlining the City's progress towards meeting its September 2019 deadline for preparing a Green Infrastructure Plan required by the RWQCB. This staff report and presentation includes the completed Draft Green Infrastructure (GI) Plan and provides City Council the opportunity to comment in advance of City Council's vote on the Final GI Plan next month.
The Draft GI Plan outlines the roadmap for the City to improve the cleaniness of storm water runoff. It identifies targets for improvement in the 2020-2030 and 2030-2040 timeframes established by the RWQCB. It has been drafted by Schaff & Wheeler (consultant to the City) based on City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County (C/CAG) green infrastructure plan materials, including the green infrastructure targets, Green Infrastructure Design Guide, green infrastructure standard details and specifications, outreach materials, and funding study.
Key components of the GI Plan include:
* Mapping and prioritization mechanism to identify and prioritize both private and public green infrastructure project opportunities;
* Locations and timeframes for implementing green infrastructure, including numeric targets for retrofitting impervious areas to achieve mandated pollutant load reductions;
* Regionally consistent process for tracking and mapping completed projects to ensure progress towards meeting the pollutant...
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