HomeMy Public PortalAboutR1854RESOLUTION NO. 1854
WHEREAS, the District during the past several months has had
many meetings with the public and public interest groups, and
WHEREAS, the principal reasons for those meetings were to
secure voter approval of sewer service charges necessary for the
continued operation and maintenance of existing facilities and to
decide upon a method for financing construction of capital
improvements necessary for the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer
District to comply with the Federal and State Clean Water Acts,
and
WHEREAS, at these meetings other concerns were expressed by
the public, and
WHEREAS, these additional concerns included, but were not
limited to the following:
1. Stormwater problems districtwide;
2. Needed repairs to the aging sewer infrastructure;
3. Sources of revenue available to finance these concerns,
such as: taxes levied by subdistrict, the entire fee
structure and the implementation of impervious charges;
4. Amendments to the MSD Plan that may be needed to
implement specific recommendations;
5. Sewerage and drainage capital improvements to enhance
the service the District provides to the community; and
6. A review of programs to assist residents on low or
fixed incomes who have difficulty paying their sewer
service charges.
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees feels that these concerns
must be addressed,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT:
Section One. It is the policy of the Board of Trustees,
the Executive Director and staff to take the necessary action to
resolve the various challenges facing the St. Louis community.
Section Two. To assure that the Board of Trustees has
citizens input with this effort, there is hereby created the "Ad
Hoc Citizens' Working Group" to study the challenges facing the
community and to recommend to this and future Board of Trustees
methods of addressing these concerns.
Section Three. The "Ad Hoc Citizens' Working Group" and its
chairperson shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees and be
composed of citizens with diverse backgrounds and experience and
it is the intention of the Board that all segments of the
community be represented as well as persons whose knowledge of
issues will help the group perform its work. The Board may
change the membership of the Group from time to time to best
address its purpose.
Section Four. The Board hereby requests the Group review
such issues as stormwater control, the aging infrastructure and
District fees and any Plan recommendations immediately so that a
package of proposals may be submitted to the voters by April,
1989. To do this the Group's work should be completed by October
31, 1988. The Board must complete its review and prepare the
appropriate ballot ordinance for adoption by January 20, 1989 in
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order for the issues to appear on the April, 1989 ballot.
Election laws require MSD to certify ballot propositions to local
Election Boards eight weeks prior to the Election Date.
Additionally, the MSD Charter requires 29 days for introduction
and adoption of ordinances and for the ordinances to become
affective.
Section Five. Although this "Ad Hoc Citizens' Working
Group" is initially being asked to review stormwater control, the
aging infrastructure, sources of financing available to the
District, such as fees and taxes to meet these challenges and any
Plan changes because these are the issues the citizens are most
concerned about, the Board's intent is that in the future this
Group will continue to function and give input and advice on the
District's future. To this end, we request the Group prioritize
the various issues and make their recommendations in time to
allow sufficient review of the proposals and enable it meet the
time schedule detail in Section Four of this Resolution.
Section Six. This Board of Trustees pledges full support
of the District to help the "Ad Hoc Citizens' Working Group" in
its efforts and to this extent the Trustees have appropriated
$25,000 in the 88-89 fiscal year budget which begins July 1,
1988 for the work of the Group. The Board requests that future
Boards continue to give complete support to the "Ad Hoc Citizens'
Working Group."
Section Seven. That the Board of Trustees hereby expresses
its thanks to the citizens who have agreed to serve on this "Ad
Hoc Citizens' Working Group" and we are confident the experience
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and dedication of these individuals will enable them to
accomplish their task.
The foregoing Resolution was adopted June 22, 1988 by the
following vote:
Ayes: Ms. Patterson, and Messrs. Borghi, Matheny, Slay, Jones and
Friedman.
Nays: None.
Secretary-Treasurer
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