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11th Town Board Meeting 06/03/2026 Page 6 New Business #9 Authorize the Supervisor to sign the memorandum of Agreement for the Western New York Storm Water Coalition and authorize the payment of the annual membership participation fee of $2000.00 for 2026. 11) THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED BY COUNCILMEMBER MARIANO, WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER BENNETT, TO WIT: WHEREAS, the Engineering Department has the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for continuing our membership with the Western New York Stormwater Coalition. The Town has been an active participant in the Coalition for over twenty years and has benefited from working with the Coalition and its accomplishments. The Town signed the original Memorandum of Agreement on December 21, 2005, October 20, 2010, November 4, 2015, and October 20, 2020; and WHEREAS, the Coalition has assisted the Town with the six management controls: 1. Public Education and Outreach; Stormwater brochures and pamphlets, posters, displays for public meetings, banners, web pages, web banners, billboards, training, and school programs. 2. Public Involvement/Participation; cleanup events, community meetings, & stakeholder meetings. 3. Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination; mapping of Town outfalls, training, provided template for local ordinance, secured grant money for training, testing equipment and mapping projects, & set up inspection guidelines. 4. Construction Site Stormwater Runoff Control; provided templates for local ordinance, stormwater pollution prevention plans, and review of stormwater plans, training of Town staff, local developers and contractors. 5. Post Construction Management; provided templates for inspection of post construction stormwater practices, & training. 6. Stormwater Management for Municipal Operations; assist the Town in listing municipal operations/facilities that contribute to MS4 stormwater systems, training Municipal staff on stormwater maintenance practices, perform assessment of Town stormwater facilities, & provided template for inspection of Town facilities. WHEREAS, in addition to the six minimum controls listed, the Coalition has been able to secure grants through the NYSDEC on behalf of the 41 members that make up the Coalition; and WHEREAS, the Town must continue to fully implement the Stormwater Phase II six management practices that are required by the New York State Department of Environment and Conservation (NYSDEC), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The Engineering Department has been working on the six management controls that are part of the Stormwater Phase II requirements with the Coalition; and WHEREAS, the MOA is the document that will continue work with the Coalition and establishes the rights and responsibilities of members, including final cost obligations. The By-Laws are the rules that will govern the conduct of the Coalition proceedings and other administrative matters. Key provisions of the MOA and By-Law section include Meeting By-Laws (Section 3.1, 3.2, 3.3) for the annual meeting and regular monthly meetings, Adoption of By-Laws (By-Law section 7.1, 3.8.4), Voting Procedures (MOA Sections 3.B, 3.C; By-Laws Section 3.8), Representation (MOA Section 3.A; By-Laws Section 2.1), and Financial Obligation of Members and Fiscal Policies of the Coalition (Sections 5.A, 5.B Appendix A; By-Law Section 4.5C, 6.1, 6.2). As a member of the Coalition, the Town has benefited greatly, and the continued participation within the Coalition will only aid the Town in achieving many of the required, or future mandated stormwater management practices required by NYSDEC & EPA. The proposed participation fee is $2,000 per Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4's) per year. NOW, THEREFORE be it