LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Stormwater Stakeholder Advisory Committee is scheduled to meet June 5 to discuss initiatives aimed at improving water quality and addressing environmental challenges in Lexington-Fayette County, according to a meeting agenda released by LFUCG.

The Stormwater Stakeholder Advisory Committee is a group of residents representing a varied group of stakeholders in Lexington-Fayette County whose mission is to assist LFUCG with attaining the goals of its stormwater program. The committee meets quarterly on the first Friday of the month at 9 a.m.

Among the topics scheduled for discussion is the Complete Streets Manual, which is an official engineering manual that must be approved by the Urban County Council before taking effect. The Urban County Council adopted a Complete Streets policy in December 2022, with the goal of ensuring that every transportation project in Lexington considers all travelers and all ways of getting around (car, bike, scooter, etc.) The draft Complete Streets Design Manual sets standards for how the city and developers must design streets to accommodate pedestrians, cyclists, transit users and drivers.

The committee will also hear presentations on riparian and landscape restoration for stormwater management from the University of Kentucky, as well as a discussion of climate change impacts on precipitation and flooding in Kentucky. The Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) program is designed to maintain and improve the quality of waterways by reducing the pollutant discharges that flow into them from stormwater runoff.

The meeting takes place at the Phoenix Building, 3rd Floor Conference Room, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.