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Council elevates stormwater and resilience work as near‑term priority
Summary
After sustained discussion, council signaled strong support for prioritizing stormwater infrastructure, operational readiness and post‑storm recovery in the strategic plan and for aligning KPIs and CIP funding to an island‑wide stormwater master plan.
Stormwater infrastructure and island resilience dominated a long block of the June 24 workshop. Several council members argued that stormwater failures undermine every other priority on the island and should be elevated in year‑one funding and action.
Council member (speaker 2) said: "If we don't plan for that stormwater and that infrastructure, none of the rest of it's going to fare very well." Staff (speaker 3) agreed that the resilience plan is broader than stormwater but recommended combining an island‑wide stormwater master plan, a comprehensive utility assessment, and post‑storm recovery planning (operations and debris/sand removal) into a coordinated program with KPIs tied to the CIP.
Council direction and next steps: staff was asked to prepare an island‑wide stormwater assessment and utility program review, identify year‑one capital priorities and operational readiness measures (including recovery capacity after a storm), and present KPIs and funding strategies for council consideration. Members discussed costs and potential engineering timelines and asked staff to return more precise estimates with the July staff report.
What to watch: an island‑wide stormwater master plan and a prioritized list of capital projects are slated for near‑term work; council members said they expect staff to align these projects with year‑1 CIP priorities.
