Ione – The Ione City Council meets twice this week, including a regular session today and a special meeting Wednesday to consider approval of the Wastewater Master Plan. The council will conduct a public hearing at 6 p.m. Wednesday on the Draft Wastewater Master Plan and Environmental Impact Report. The special meeting will include a staff presentation, public comment and possible direction to staff. The Draft Wastewater Master Plan was produced by Lee & Ro and released July 29th, to the city. The plan states that the city “is currently near or at capacity for the treatment and disposal of wastewater. An expansion would be necessary to accommodate future planned growth and wastewater flows.” Lee & Ro wrote that the purpose of the “Wastewater Treatment Plant Master Plan is to provide the city with a document that addresses the city’s wastewater needs and identifies activities and guidelines necessary to meet future wastewater treatment and disposal requirements through (the year) 2030, the planning horizon of the city’s general plan.” The plan listed its primary objectives, to include the projection of future wastewater flows through 2030; and to summarize the existing wastewater treatment and disposal system and known deficiencies. The plan would also “establish wastewater treatment and disposal design criteria”; and “evaluate and propose improvements that will meet future wastewater flows, while increasing treatment and disposal system reliability.” The plan would also “provide a plan which accommodates the city’s future wastewater flows and meets the city’s goal of tertiary treatment of all municipal and Amador Regional Sanitation Authority effluent.” The Ione City Council regular meeting at 6 p.m. today includes consideration of agreements with Amador County and Jackson for Field Officer Training. Staff recommends the approval, and authorizing City Manager Kim Kerr to sign the final agreement, upon review by the city attorney. The council will also hold a public hearing on the Heather Broussard Tentative Parcel Map Amendment to Improvement Plans and Tentative Map Extension Recommendation. City Planner Christopher Jordan in a report to the council recommends denying an Amendment to Improvement Plans for the Broussard’s Tentative Parcel Map. He also recommends denying the applicant’s request to waive the costs of processing the request for the amendment to the improvement. The council will also discuss the city’s costs in carrying out its General Plan Update Costs, and will receive a staff report regarding approximate costs for the process. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.