MEMORANDUM

To: CEC/DE Executive Committee

From: Stephen Johns

Date: April 9, 2008

Re: NCC Partnering Meeting Minutes – April 8, 2008

At 3:00 PM on Monday, April 8, 2008, the NCC Partnering Committee met to review topics to include on the agenda for the next meeting with New Castle County’s Land Use Department. The following topics were discussed.

Topics for Discussion with Land Use include:

1. Water Management Code – We will check the status.

2. Two Step Process – We will check on the status.

3. Smart Code Ordinances - We will check on the status.

4. Bio-Retention Soil Mix – We will check on the status of any demonstration projects for mixes using native soils.

5. Plan Approval Terminology – We will review the County’s terminology for finding plans acceptable and unacceptable.

6. Shutting Down Inactive Sites – We will continue the discussion on providing guidelines for shutting down incomplete sites.

7. Pressurized Pipe Design – We will continue the discussion on limiting design of storm pipes under pressure.

8. Green Technology – We will ask about the status of Land Use’s new Green Technology guidance documents and the possibility of design workshops.

9. Next Meeting – The next scheduled meeting with Land Use will be held on May 5, 2008 at 2:00 PM, in the Land Use office.

Issues removed from the formal agenda, but kept on our list to remind us to keep track of progress:

1. Street Trees – We will take this issue off the agenda until the County has more manpower available to review the options.

2. Property Monumentation – We will take this item off the agenda until the next omnibus ordinance is being prepared.

Possible topics for future meetings:

1. Steep Slopes – At some point we will try to suggest a modified way of delineating steep slopes that will be easier than the current method. We will hold off this discussion until after the Water Management Code is done.

2. Workshops – We will discuss collaborating on workshops to review Green Technology design concepts after the Water Management Code is adopted.

Topics for discussion with Special Services include:

1. Sanitary Sewer Design Review Time Frames – Update of review time frames.

2. Northern and Southern Sewer – Update of improvements progress.

3. Next Meeting – Our next meeting is scheduled for April 21, 2008 at 2:00 PM. I will confirm with Special Services.

Issues being maintained for future discussion:

1. Specifications – The last update of the Standard Specifications is dated 1975. Special Services is currently working on updating these specifications.

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