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Home My WebLink AboutUAC Agenda and Presentation 03/08/2022UTILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE March 8, 2022 AGENDA Utility Advisory Committee –pg. 1 1.Call to Order and Roll Call 2.Approve Minutes 3.Public Comment 4.‘Hot’ Items 5.Contracts and Budgets -2028 BPA new contract discussions -Continue Utility Connections discussion 6.Legislative Issues 7.Calendar of Actions & Meetings 8.Next Meeting –May 10, 2022 9.Adjourn APPROVAL OF MINUTES Utility Advisory Committee –pg. 2 Approval of Minutes: February 8, 2022 UTILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING Virtual Meeting Port Angeles, WA 98362 February 8, 2022 3:00p.m I. 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 Lindsey Schromen- Wawrin, Councilmember Mike French UAC Members Present: Vice Chair William Atkinson, Mattias Järvegren, Raj Jethwa, and Robert Kajfasz UAC Members Absent: Laura Dodd Staff Present: Thomas Hunter, Gregg King, Jonathan Boehme, Mary Sue French, William Bloor, and Kari Martinez-Bailey Others Present: Richard French and two members of the public. II. Approval of Minutes Schromen-Wawrin moved to approve the January 11, 2022 minutes. Järvegren seconded the motion. Chair Kate Dexter asked if there was unanimous consent, hearing no opposition, the motion carried 7-0 III. Public Comment: None - The public is invited to provide written comments via e-mail prior to the meeting, call-in and via WebEx. 4 IV. ‘Hot’ Items: The UAC met to review candidates for the following positions: • Two Member-At-Large • One Industrial Representative Raj Jethwa has agreed to continue a second term as the Industrial Representative. A motion was made to forward Mr. Jethwa’s agreement to the City Council. Järvegren moved to approve the motion. Bill Atkinson seconded the motion. Chair Kate Dexter asked if there was unanimous consent, hearing no opposition, the motion carried 7-0 Three candidates had sent in applications for the two Member -at-Large positions. Current UAC members William Atkinson and Mattias Järvegren both wished to continue a second term. Richard French, father of Councilmember Mike French, had also sent in an application expressing his interest in one of the positions. The UAC asked City Attorney William Bloor if there are any legal ramifications concerning having a father and son involved in non-employee oversight roles. Attorney Bloor stated that there are no legal prohibitions for such an event and clarified that it would be different if both father and son were employees at the City. Chair Kate Dexter instructed the UAC on Rank Choice Voting. A vote was taken with Mattias Järvegren as the first choice and Bill Atkinson and Richard French tied for the second position. Councilmember Mike French made the motion to Move to forward the results of the vote to the City Council. Bill Atkinson seconded the motion. Chair Dexter asked if there was unanimous consent, hearing no opposition, the motion carried 7-0. 5 V. Contracts and Budgets: Director of Public Works and Utilities Thomas Hunter shared updates regarding the City’s solid waste and transfer station status . VI. Legislative Issues: None VII. Calendar of Actions & Meetings VIII. Next Meeting Date: March 8, 2022 IX. Adjournment: 4:24 p.m. ATTENDING VIRTUALLY & PUBLIC COMMENT Utility Advisory Committee –pg. 6 Due to COVID-19 precautions all UAC meetings will be moved to online viewing only. To learn how to submit a public comment or watch the meeting live, visit https://www.cityofpa.us/Live-Virtual-Meetings. Members of the public may address the Committee during the "Public Comment“ portion of the UAC meeting. •Live comments are limited to 3 minutes and restricted to agenda items. •Submit written comments to PublicWorks@cityofpa.us by 10:00am on the day of the meeting. Comments will not be read aloud but will be made part of the record. ATTENDING VIRTUALLY & PUBLIC COMMENT Utility Advisory Committee –pg. 7 To attend the meeting virtually, or make a live public comment: 1.Attend via call-in; use the conference line: 1-844-992-4726; Access Code: 2552 571 9412. This access code is good for the 03/08/2022 meeting only. -If you wish to make a comment, once connected, press *3 to notify the meeting coordinator. You will be notified when it is your turn to speak. 2.Attend via internet using WebEx: https://cityofpa.webex.com/cityofpa/onstage/g.php?MTID=e9cf5b9d1831574fae b6842b09a21171c 3.If you wish to make a comment, use the “raise your hand” feature in Webex. You will be notified when it is your turn to speak. ‘HOT’ ITEMS Utility Advisory Committee –pg. 8 Utility Advisory Committee –pg. 9 CONTRACTS AND BUDGETS •2028 BPA new contract discussions •Continue Utility Connections discussion LEGISLATIVE ISSUES Utility Advisory Committee –pg. 10 None CALENDAR OF ACTIONS & MEETINGS Utility Advisory Committee –pg. 11 •May –CFP 2023-2028 •May -PAMC update for water and wastewater capacity analysis •May –Stormwater Source Control Program •May -EV Charging update •July –CETA •July -Stormwater Management Action Plan (SMAP) •Jacobs Elwha Industrial Water Contract •Corp Yard Facility Assessment CALENDAR OF ACTIONS & MEETINGS Utility Advisory Committee –pg. 12 2022 Topics -continued •Utility rates –as needed •COSA –pass in 2022 for 2023-2024 or 2025: Medic 1, Water, Wastewater •Parking •New Large Single Loads (BPA) •Storm Water in large parking lots •Additional living units •Ground Water NEXT UAC MEETING Utility Advisory Committee –pg. 13 Next UAC Meeting: May 11, 2022 3:00-5:00 PM Committee meetings will be held virtually unless otherwise noted. 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