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Home My WebLink AboutUAC Packet 06/09/2020 UTILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE June09, 2020 46 AGENDA 1 . Call to Order and Roll Call 2. Approve Minutes 3. Public Comment 4. ` Hot' Items 5. Contracts and Budgets 6. Legislative Issu, s 7. Cale=Me of fictions & Meetings 8. Nexting 9 . Adjournment Utility Advisory Committee - June 09, 2020 pg. 1 � �� APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of Minutes : March 10 , 2020 Utility Advisory Committee - June 09, 2020 pg. 2 44 �� 1. A. Call to Order '` Mayor and Chair Kate Dexter called the meeting to order at 3:00 pm. B. Roll Call UAC Assigned Councilmembers Present: Mayor and Chair Kate Dexter, Councilmember Brendan Meyer, Councilmember Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin UAC Members Present: Vice Chair William Atkinson, Mattias Jarvegren, Raj Jethwa(3:06pm) UAC Members Absent: Paul Collins, Laura Dodd Staff Present: Gregg King, Thomas Hunter, Shailesh Shere, Marian Bodart, Michelle Hale, Yvette Nichols, Bill Bloor, MarySue French Others Present: 0 Citizen 11. Approval of Minutes � A Bill Atkinson moved to approve the February 11, 2020 minutes. Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin seconded the motion. Motion carried 5-0. /U. Public Comment: None IV. `Hot' Items: None V. Contracts and Budgets: A. Capital Facilities Plan 2019-2024 Director of Public Works, Thomas Hunter, provided an overview of the Public Works capital projects for the Capital Facilities Plan 2019-2024. Thomas reviewed upcoming changes and funding for the Electric, Water, Wastewater, Solid Waste, and Stormwater Division's projects-, q A. Electric Vehicle Charging Station Grant PO Power Resources Manager, Gregg King announced the City of Port Angeles has been awarded grant monies from the Department of Ecology to install electric vehicle charging stations in the City. Gregg talked about the grant proposal and award, providing the pros and cons of the electric vehicle infrastructure. Estimated cost to install three dual-headed charging stations located in the City Hall parking lot would be $48,000 with $28,000 from the grant and $19,200 from City matching funds. Discussion was held. Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin moved to forward a favorable recommendation to City Council to accept the Department of Ecology grant AQVWEVWP-1921-PoAnPW-00031, and to utilize electric reserves not to exceed $19,200. Seconded by Mattias Jarvegren. Motion carried 6-0 H. Legislative Issues: A. Clean Energy Transformation Act (CETA) Power Resources Manager, Gregg King presented an introductory review of the Clean Energy Transformation Act passed by the Washington State Legislature and signed by Governor Inslee in July 2019. CETA requires all electric utilities to phase out greenhouse gas emitting electric generation, both purchased and generated, used in Washington State. Gregg reviewed the yearly requirements for implementation of CETA and mentioned this is currently in the rule-making process to determine what CETA requires of electric utilities. III. Calendar of Actions & Meetings Director of Public Works, Thomas Hunter reviewed upcoming UAC meeting action items and dates. Thomas reminded committee members there will not be an April meeting, noting the next meeting is scheduled for May 12, 2020. Kate Dexter mentioned May 12t" is also the Jurassic Parliament training at 5:OOpm. Kate Dexter also brought up the possibility of having a June meeting for the COSA action item. IV. Next Meeting Date: May 12, 2020 V. Adjournment: 4:20pm `�, PUBLIC COMMENT Public Comment: 3 minutes Per Person Utility Advisory Committee - June 09, 2020 pg. 5 46 �� ` HOT ' ITEMS No Hot Items Utility Advisory Committee - June 09, 2020 pg. 6 � �� CONTRACTS AND BUDGETS • Capital Facilities Plan • Morse Creek Decommissioning • Light Ops Builldlhgupdate ^ Alt Utility Advisory Committee - June 09, 2020 pg. 7 46 �� + Capital Projects Overview 2020 — 2025 Capital Facilities Plan & Improvement Plan Presented by Fin c \` June 09, 2020 ,n, f f f d' T Morse Creek Decommissioning �f�woW June 09, 2020 k Morse Creek Decommissioning • On August 18, 2015 the City Council declared the Morse Creek Hydrogenation Project surplus due to the project requiring expensive repairs and being uneconomical to operate. • In 2016 the City started the process of decommissioning the project by removing the project from Bonneville Power Administration's (BPA's) list of resources. • In 2019 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission gave final approval for Port Angeles to surrender its hydrogeneration license. ,�m Morse Creek Decommissioning One year later, decommissioning Morse Creek continues to make sense: • When running, the project generated a very limited percentage of the City's load (between 0.5% - 1%) . • Morse Creek cannot compete cost-wise with either BPA or the open market power prices. • The City's power provider, BPA, is already 98% carbon free. • The Morse Creek project is almost 40 years old with increasing maintenance costs. • There are other `green' economic opportunities the City continues _ to explore including electric vehicle charging stations and community solar. ,�m Morse Creek Decommissioning The City is now ready to complete the decommissioning process, including removal and disposal of hydrogeneration equipment, abandon select Morse Creek easements, and potential sale of property. f f d' t Light Operations Building Informational Update June 09, 2020 ° k Light Onerations Building Desicir History of the Effort Overview of Current (Leased) Facility Design Status Comparative Facilities Layout & Design Q&A 14 History of the Effort - 1987 City Light facility at 240 W Front St. declared surplus to: • Consolidate all PWKS functions to the Corp Yard • Higher and better use ❖ Complementary to downtown corridor • Provide adequate facilities to Light Operations crew History of the Effort 2006 - 2007 2006 • Buyer for the Front St property identified • Need for temporary housing identified 2007 • Front Street property sold for $863,200 • Temp location at Airport Industrial Park • Initial lease for six-months • 3 successive five-year renewal option • Retrofit and relocation cost —$250,000 16 History of the Effort 2016 - 2018 2016 • City purchased land for a permanent Light Ops Facility o Adj acent to Corp Yard o Cost of $350,000 2017 • Port of Port Angeles notified the City to vacate the leased g Y site at the Airport industrial Park by spring of 2018 2018 • Light Operations relocated to 1734 W US Hwy 101 17 Overview of Current Facility • 5 acres of paved surface 16,000 sq. ft enclosed space —9,200 sq. ft covered space • DOE Conditional Use Permit in effect Uncovered space can only be used for vehicle parking • Inventory distributed in 4 locations o Warehouse at current facility ._ o Valley St Substation o Transformer Yard o Pole Yard ,�m Design Status • 100% design complete • Internal Review in progress • Anticipated construction start in Summer / Fall of 2020 • Estimated occupancy approximately a year after construction start • Located adjacent to Corp Yard 19,000 sq. ft of enclosed space 1 .9 acres of City-owned property 19 ,�m Comparative Facilities Clallam County PUD #1 o - 30,000 metered customers 0 41,240 sf, 14-acre campus (1 of 3 campuses) o $10.65M in 2014/2015 Mason County PUD #3 0 34,214 metered customers 0 1421000 sf, 22-acre campus (1 of 3 campuses) o —$35M in 2011/2012 City of Port Angeles, Light Operations 0 10,998 metered customers - 0 19,000 sf, 1.9-acre campus (sole operating facility) o -$6M(estimated) in 2020/2021 o Included in CFP no rate impact, no new debt Layout & Design �J,71A•t 14 AMA _ fr r 4 21 Layout & Design 22 Layout & Design i s 23 Layout & Design o� o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o a o 0 0 0 00 �r.. j .r y --wr y --wr y .. y .r K.: I I I I I II 4 1' q ._.._ c_4 Irl- II : . I I � I I 24 LEGISLATIVE ISSUES • Clean Energy Transformation Act - Rulemaking process continues. Utility Advisory Committee - June 09, 2020 pg. 25 46 �� CALENDAR OF ACTIONS & MEETINGS 7/14/20 - Power Resource Plan 7/14/20 - Water & Wastewater COSA 7/14/20 - Salish Sea Model 7/14/2020 - Power Resource Plan 9/08/20 - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PEAS) 9/08/20 - Future Industrial Water/Jacobs Contract 9/08/20 - Public Works Facilities - Corp Yard 11 /10/20 - King County Franchise Case - Precedent 11 /10/20 - Pavement Index Utility Advisory Committee - June 09, 2020 pg. 26 44 �� NEXT UAC MEETING Next UAC Meeting : July 14, 2020 3 : 00-5 : 00 PM City Council Chambers, City Hall Utility Advisory Committee - June 09, 2020 pg. 27 46 �� + UTILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE ADJOURNMENT 26L r June os, zozo P9. 28