Commission discusses stormwater, pond maintenance and financial reporting; city schedules dedicated stormwater workshop

Commissioners spent a major portion of Monday’s meeting on stormwater and pond maintenance, the city’s ongoing stormwater study, potential outside funding, and how the commission should receive regular financial information ahead of the budget cycle.

Commissioner Victoria Bruce raised the issue of privately owned neighborhood ponds and the city’s long-term role. She asked staff for a consolidated list that would show which ponds are private or city-maintained and what maintenance responsibilities exist for each. City Manager Kevin Sweet and staff said there is no single “master list” available to point to, and explained that the city has contracted Kimley-Horn to provide a stormwater study that includes an operations and maintenance (O&M) plan and a rate analysis (the rate work subcontracted to Raptellus).

Sweet said the…