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City Cow eil 3pv�ial MMetirrg/Utility Advisory Committee
Jack Pittis Conference Room
Port Angeles, WA 98362
September 13, 2011
3:00 p.m.
I. Call To Order
Vice Chairman Dean Reed called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
II. Roll Call
Councilmembers Present: Cherie Kidd, Brooke Nelson, Max Mania
Councilmembers
Absent:
Utility Advisory
Committee Members
Present:
Utility Advisory
Committee Members
Absent:
Others Present:
IV. Late Items:
None.
V. Discussion Items:
Dan Di Guilio, Patrick Downie, Don Perry, Brad Collins
Dean Reed
Paul Elliott
Staff Present: Kent Myers, Glenn Cutler, Bill Bloor, Larry Dunbar, Randy Brackett,
Phil Lusk, Tom McCabe, Rick Hosteler, Nathan West, Sondya Wray.
Harold Norlund NPI USA
Gene Unger Gene Unger Engineering
Karl Vonrosenberg NPS
Gina McCurley Mueller Systetns
Brian Boyd Mueller Systems
Robert Elofson Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe (3:09)
III. Approval Of Minutes
Vice Chairman Dean Reed asked if there were any corrections to the minutes of August 9, 2011.
Committee Member Brooke Nelson moved to approve the minutes. Cherie Kidd seconded the
motion, which carried unanimously.
A. National Park Service Request for Off Reservation Sewer Connections
Glenn Cutler, Director of Public Works Utilities, introduced Karl Vonrosenberg with the National
Park Service, Gene Unger, with Gene Unger Engineering, and Robert Elofson with the Lower Elwha
Klallam Tribe. The National Park Services has determined that the removal of the Elwha Dams will
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impair 17 septic systems on privately owned parcels. The parcels, adjoining the Lower Elwha
Reservations, contain 46 Equivalent Water Meter connections. A lengthy discussion followed.
Max Mania moved to recommend City Council to (1) provide conceptual approval to permit
connection of 17 county parcels /46 EWM connections adjoining the LEKT Reservation and
outside the City limits, and (2) direct staff to negotiate a modification to the Wastewater
Agreement between the City and the LEKT and initiate other agreements, as necessary, to
facilitate the connections to the City sewer system subject to the following conditions. Brooke
Nelson seconded the motion, which carried unanimously.
B. Industrial Transmission Electric Rate Ordinance Amendments
Larry Dunbar, Deputy Director of Power Systems, introduced Terry Mundorf, of Marsh Mundorf
Pratt Sullivan via conference phone, and gave handouts of the PowerPoint Presentation. Larry
discussed the efforts to negotiate a power sales agreement with the City's Industrial Transmission
rate ordinance.
Brooke Nelson moved to recommend City Council to adopt the proposed Industrial
Transmission electric rate ordinance including minor modifications to Section C. Max Mania
seconded the motion, which carried unanimously.
VIII. Meeting continued until September 15, 2011 at 2:00 p.m.
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Adjournment:
5:30 p.m.
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