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5-A-4 WATER BOARD RELEASES DRAFT OF PHASE II STORM WATER PERMITS STRATEGIC STATEWIDE SUMMIT APRIL 16 —17 IN MONTEREY The State Water Resources Control Board has just released the revised draft NPDES General Permit for Discharges from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems, also known as Phase II Storm Water permits. The revised draft permit and accompanying documents are available on the State Water Resources Control Board's www.swrcb.ca.gov /stormwtr under "Hot News ". The list of cities covered under the Phase II permit are included in Attachments 1 and 2 on the above site. According to information provided by the Board, comments on the draft permit will be accepted through 5:00 p.m. April 21. The Board is expected to adopt the permit at its meeting on April 30. City plans for comply- ing with the permit (known technically as "Notice of Intent ") will be due on July 29, 2003. The League is hoping to offer workshops for impacted cities in conjunc- tion with CSAC, the Special Districts Association, the State Office of Planning and Research and the Local Government Commission shortly after the permit is adopted by the Board. We will be working with Board staff to provide cities with information they need in order to prepare and submit the NOI. Questions should be directed to Jarma Bennett at (916)341 -5532 or by email at bennj @dwq.swrcb.ca.gov, the staff person most knowledgeable on this subject. You may also contact Pamela Barksdale, Chief of the Municipal Storm Water Unit at (916) 341 -5280 or Bruce Fujimoto, Chief of the Storm Water Section at (916) 341 -5523. SPECIAL MEETING from page 1 "This is a year without precedent," said Oak- land City Attorney John Russo, President of the League. "The magnitude of the state's fiscal crisis could well open the door to consideration of major structural reforms affecting the state -local fiscal relationship. In fact, there are so many critical state budget and fiscal reform issues that could be taken up by the legislature this year that we believe it is essential to involve our membership in shaping the League's positions in key areas." Cities will receive additional information from League about the Special Meeting in the near future, including the rules that will govern the meeting and a request that each city appoint a voting delegate to represent them. Elected local officials and community leaders concerned with military bases are encouraged by the California Technology Trade and Commerce Agency's Office of Military Support (OMS), to participate in OMS' second Strategic Statewide Summit, to be held April 16- 17 at the Doubletree Hotel in Monterey. Formerly known as the Office of Base Retention and Reuse (OMBRR), the OMS will hold the summit in conjunction with the federal Department of Defense' Office of Economic Adjustment. It will reconvene key stakeholders from all aspects of California's defense community. The agencies will report the findings of five state- wide workshops which considered four strategic issues related to military bases and their surrounding commu- nities: encroachment, economic impact, partnerships between bases and communities and legislative and policy issues facing the California military bases. For more information and to register contact Dr. Ron Willis at (707) 935 -9638 or email at rcwillis2001 @yahoo.com. Registration for the confer- ence is $100 plus lodging. REGISTER NOW! LEGISLATIVE ACTION DAYS MAY 14 &15 AT THE SHERATON GRAND HOTEL, SACRAMENTO • Join with hundreds of others concerned about protecting local services. Visit the LOCAL website to register (www.calocal.org). • Contact the League regional representative for your League division for more information and to schedule an appointment with your legislator. Don know how to contact your regional rep? Visit the Issues and Advocacy - Grassroots Advocacy Section of the League's website (www.cacities.org / grassrootsadvocacy). PAGE 4 /PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site -- www.cacities.org