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UTILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
Virtual Meeting
Port Angeles, WA 98362
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I. A. Call to Order
Chair Mattias Järvegren called the meeting to order at 3:01 pm.
B. Roll Call
UAC Assigned
Councilmembers Present: Councilmember Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin and Councilmember
Mike French
UAC Members Present: Chair Mattias Järvegren, Richard French, and Robert Kajfasz
UAC Members Absent: Mayor Kate Dexter, Terry Nishimoto, and Laura Dodd
Staff Present: Thomas Hunter, Gregg King, Jonathan Boehme, Lucio Baack, Vince
McIntyre, William Bloor, Sarina Carrizosa, Trina McKee, and Kari
Martinez-Bailey
Others Present: Ann Bryant, Mackenzie Capaci, and Michael Lubovich.
II. Approval of Minutes
Schromen-Wawrin moved to approve the May 31, 2022, minutes. Mike French seconded
the motion.
Chair Järvegren asked if there was unanimous consent, hearing no opposition, the
motion carried 5-0
III. Public Comment: The public is invited to provide written comments via e-mail prior to
the meeting, call-in and via WebEx.
There was no public comment.
IV. ÒHotÓ Items:
None.
V. Contracts and Budgets
i.Wastewater Comprehensive Plan Î The City worked with consulting firm Kennedy
Jenks to develop: the WCP. The firm discussed: risks that the firm has identified,
repair and replacement strategies, capital improvement plan, and next steps.
Discussion followed concerning how the risk of system failure calculated, values
for repair and replacement/capital replacement calculated, funding levels, and
individual system components.
ii.Wastewater Capacity Model Î Code section for builders/developers to use CityÓs
model to figure capacity. There will be a cost to utilize the model.
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Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin moved for the UAC to provide a favorable
recommendation to City Council to adopt revisions to Code in support of
the goal of determining sewer availability for proposed development. Mike
French seconded the motion. Chair Järvegren requested a unanimous
consent. The motion passed 5-0.
iii.Stormwater Management Action Plan Î Vince McIntyre, Civil/Utility Engineer,
reported that the action plan is required by Department of Ecology (DOE).
Osborn Consulting presented the finding of their study. Required reports have
been submitted on time to the DOE. Valley Creek was found to be the main basin
within the City due to good opportunities for large scale retrofit projects.
Next steps include publishing the finding for public review and comment and
preparation of the Stormwater Management Action Plan for the Valley Creek
Basin.
Staff invited the UAC to review and provide comment as part of the public
process.
Jonathan Boehme, City Engineer, also reported that Port Angeles has also
received a $1 million grant from the DOE to replace the City Hall parking lot with
water-permeable pavement.
iv.EV Charging Station Update Î Gregg King
Gregg King, Power Resource Manager, gave an update on the status of the
three duel-headed Electrical Vehicle charging stations being installed in the City
Hall parking lot.
VI.Legislative Issues: None
VII.Calendar of Actions & Meetings
VIII.Next Meeting Date: September 13, 2022
IX.Adjournment: 4:55 p.m.
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Chair Mattias Järvegren Gregg King Power Resource Manager
Approved September 13, 2022