Speaker 2: Have two proclamations this evening, and we'll start with Proclamation 189, sponsored by Councilman Lopez. Councilman Lopez, will you please read Proclamation 189?
Speaker 5: Thank you, Mr. President. Council Proclamation 189 Series 2015 In support of supporting Colorado Senate Bill 15 dashed to 12 212 to protect public regional stormwater management activities, whereas management of stormwater from urban areas is essential to preserve lives, protect public public health and safety, avoid damage to downstream property and stream systems, as well as to comply with state and federal law. And. Whereas, regional stormwater detention facilities are vital to the city and county of Denver, stormwater management and water quality improvement strategy. And. Whereas, the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District, in partnership with the city and county of Denver and other local governments, has proposed legislation to clarify that regional stormwater management facilities do not cause injury to water rights and should therefore not be subject to water rights administration. And. Whereas, this legislation, if adopted, would allow the city and county of Denver and other local governments to continue to utilize, utilize regional, regional, storm water management approaches to protect the public and improve water quality without the time and expense to local communities of obtaining a water court decree. Now, therefore, be it proclaimed by the Council of the City and County of Denver, Section one, that the Council of the City and County of Denver firmly support. Senate Bill 15, Dash 212 concerning a determination that water detention facilities designed to mitigate the adverse effects of stormwater runoff do not materially injure water rights. Section two at the Cooking of the Week. I always mess up on this part. Section two that the clerk of the city and county of Denver shall attest and affixed the seal of the city and county of Denver to this proclamation, and that copies be transmitted to the urban drainage and flood control district. Governor John Hickenlooper. Speaker of the House of Speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives. Tequila Hollingsworth. President of the Colorado State Senate. Bill Cadman. And the Denver delegation to the Colorado General Assembly.
Speaker 2: Thank you. Councilman Lopez, your motion to adopt.
Speaker 5: I move that council proclamation 15 dash zero 189 be adopted.
Speaker 2: It has been moved in second comments. Councilman Lopez.
Speaker 5: Thank you, Mr. President. This proclamation is very straightforward. And what we want to be able to do as a city is join in with the other municipalities and regional governments around our governments, around the region, and really clarifying that just because we are detaining water either in a floodplain or a detention facility and holding it for no more than 72 hours does not. And it does not mean that we need to be able to take out water rights on those detention facilities. It's important that we mitigate water runoff and stormwater management. As we learned in September of 2000. How long was that, Paul? That's right. 13. It seems like it was yesterday, but it. We want to make sure that we have the facilities and the infrastructure, but also the legal backing to be able to take this water so we don't violate any anything else, but also so we protect lives and public property and private property to make sure that these flood waters don't cause the damage that they did in 2013. Imagine us being able to have that or having to take out water rights on these facilities. These are facilities that we don't intend to do anything without water except keep it away from from private property and potentially harming folks lives. And so, you know, it's kind of a bureaucratic mess. When we look at water rights, it's always a huge issue. Water politics are a huge issue. But at the end of the day, we don't want to trample over anybody's water rights or anybody's water. We just want to be able to preserve our property protected and protect lives and the metro area. So that's what this is all about. It is making sure that that statement's clear. You know, I have the honor to represent Denver, along with my colleagues, Mary Beth Susman and Peggy Layman on the urban drainage and flood control district and to also chair the district. And there is a lot of support for this for this Senate bill. And we want to make sure that the water rights administrators and the folks that are down south understand our position and that we don't get any legal trouble. So. Thank you, Mr. President.
Speaker 2: Thank you, Councilman Lopez. Councilwoman Sussman.
Speaker 1: Thank you, Mr. President. As as Councilman Lopez mentioned, I also sit on the urban drainage board, and this bill just seems like the only sensible thing to do. I've been so impressed what urban drainage has done with the cities, the participating cities, to protect the participating municipality municipalities from the floods, which was remarkably seen in my district in that 2013 flood that we had received probably the most rainfall in the whole Denver area. And we had Wonderful Lakes at Lowry and Crest, Moorpark, our retention areas, and I can't imagine if we had not had those retention areas, what might have happened in our district. I thank you so much. And I completely support this proclamation and the bill that's in the in the legislature.
Speaker 2: Thank you, Councilwoman Sussman. Any other comments? Proclamation 189. CNN. Madam Secretary, welcome.
Speaker 1: Lopez. Hi. Montero. NEVITT Hi. Ortega I'm Rob Shepherd. SUSSMAN But I can eat. LEHMAN Hi, Mr. President.
Speaker 2: Hi. Madam Secretary, please close the voting, announce the results tonight. Tonight's proclamation 189 has been adopted. Councilman Lopez. Is there someone you would like to invite to the podium to review the proclamation?
Speaker 5: I would like to introduce and bring up Mr. Paul Heineman from the WHO'S, the executive director of the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District to the podium. You have to sing like Eric Garcia. Okay. You don't want to hear me singing. Thank you very much. This is this is a very vital piece of legislation for all local governments, both municipalities and counties, because dry detention basins are the most critical tool in protecting the communities and the property downstream from both a quantity standpoint. In other words, the flood and then also from a standpoint of water quality, because these dry detention basins is they hold rainwater back and let some of the pollutants filter out. It brings cleaner water downstream. So I really appreciate city and county of Denver passing this. And our first committee meeting committee hearing up on the hill, across the street over there is on Thursday with the AG Committee. So we'll add this to the other municipalities and and counties which have also supported this legislation. Thank you.
Speaker 2: Thank you. Thank you, Councilman Lopez. We are off to our second proclamation and proclamation, two of one sponsored by Councilwoman Shepard. Will you please read Proclamation 201?
Proclamation No. 15-0189, Series of 2015

Supporting Colorado Senate Bill 15-212 
to Protect Public Regional Stormwater Management Activities
 (INFRASTRUCTURE & CULTURE) Supports SB 15-212 regarding storm water management.