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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 04/10/1995UTILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE Port Angeles, Washington April 10, 1995 Call to Order: Chairman Myers called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. Roll Call: Members Present: Members Absent: Gary Braun, Joe Michalczik, and Bill Myers. Cathleen McKeown and Larry Schueler Staff Present: J. Pomeranz, C. Knutson, B. Titus, C. Hagar, K. Maike and B. Jones. Approval of Minutes of March 13, 1995 Meeting Joe Michalczik moved to approve the minutes of the March 13, 1995, meeting as written. The motion was seconded by Gary Braun. A vote was taken on the motion, which carried unanhnously. IV. Discussion Items: A. City Light Department Service Policy Update Light Director Titus distributed updated copies of Department Policy and Procedure which reflect the changes approved at the last meeting. He also distributed a copy of Policy and Procedure regarding Custom Orders (Policy No. S-1 iA). He stated that a local contractor had approached the Light Department regarding installation of temporary traffic signals for the Albertson's site. Staff felt uncomfortable being hired to perform the work, as an out-of-town contractor wouldn't know the City was in a position to do the job, thereby giving local contractors an unfair advantage. Also, staff did not feel the City wanted to be in the traffic signal business. Attorney Knutson suggested language be added to the existing policy stating such requests must be submitted by the property owner. A brief discussion followed, and it was the general consensus of the Committee that this language be added to Section 5.1.1 of the Custom Orders policy. Director Titus then stated that Light has another brief item if the Committee wished to take care of it before hearing the Solid Waste Disposal Program presentation. This was agreed to by the Committee. -1- Utility Advisory Committee April 10, 1995 B. City Light Compact Lamp Rebate Ken Maike, Conservation Manager, stated that currently there is a City funded rebate program for compact florescent lamps. The program offers a $7.00 rebate or the cost of the lamp, whichever is less, with a lifetime limit of five lamps per home. Because of the new BPA flex contract, some of the kilowatt savings can be counted towards the kwh target if the lamps meet the BPA specifications. Compact fluorescent lamps have improved since 1993 allowing for high quality electronic ballast lamps being available at a lower price. As a result of the Flexibility contract and better lamps being available, staff would like to change the rebate program by: a) including only the high quality electronic ballasted lamps, and (b) lower the rebate amount to $5.00 per lamp or the cost of the lamp, whichever is less. At the Committee's request, Mr. Maike explained the difference between the old and new compact lamps. Further discussion followed. Councilman Braun moved to recommend the City Light funded compact lamp rebate to include only lamps with electronic ballasts, and the rebate amount be lowered to $5.00 per lamp with a limit of five (5) lamps per home. Joe Michalczik seconded the motion, which carried unanimously. C. Continuing Discussions on Solid Waste Disposal Program Bob Jones, Supervisor of Solid Waste, stated that it was time to continue discussions of Solid Waste program, in order to find out what the UAC and the Council wish to have done regarding education of the City Council on the issues at hand, the directions needed to be taken in Solid Waste, and what steps to take next. He then introduced Butch Dunlap of Parametrix. Mr. Dunlap was present to give third party perspective of the situation, as well as outside expertise. Attorney Knutson stated that he had attended a meeting with the City Manager prior to the UAC meeting, and Manager Pomeranz supports the approach that Mr. Dunlap is suggesting. Mr. Dunlap reminded the Committee that this issue had not been addressed since March, 1994, and he updated the Committee on solid waste issues. In 1993, the FAA advised the City that the life of the landfill was in jeopardy, as it was located too close to the air field. The City negotiated with the FAA, and a closure date was established. While the landfill will no longer be able to accept mixed municipal waste, it can continue to operate as a yard debris composting facility, a construction/demolition landfill, or a transfer station. -2- Utility Advisory Committee April 10, 1995 Parametrix was asked to evaluate four different alternatives to the landfill: 1) site a new landfill; 2) build a waste energy plant; 3) ship refuse to a regional disposal site; or 4) separate the waste into recyclables and non-recyclables and sell the recyclable materials and ship the rest to a regional disposal site. The findings indicate that waste export is significantly more economical, and in March of 1994, this finding was presented to the Council, who agreed. Discussion followed regarding the bird problems in other areas of the City, such as the airport greenbelt and Lincoln Park, possible liability due to the birds, use of one of the alternative ways of refuse disposal, and closure expenses. Mr. Dunlap stated that Parametrix felt negotiations should be concluded with the FAA before moving on to refuse hauling in order to finalize a number of issues. Mr. Dunlap then reviewed the negotiation findings. Parametrix recommends that the City and County come to an agreement as to who will be responsible for implementation of a regional disposal program. Mr. Dunlap felt that the County is not anxious to move forward on this at this time, even though time is running out on the landfill. Several staff members at the County have indicated to Mr. Dunlap that the County should not have to participate in liabilities of the landfill closing; these are the responsibility of the City. Lengthy discussion followed regarding involving the County in the landfill closure and the operation of refuse hauling. Mr. Michalczik expressed great displeasure that the County receives the benefit of the landfill at virtually no cost. He felt that either the City should look into taking care of its own refuse only, or the County must enter into some type of agreement with the City regarding waste disposal. Mr. Dunlap then advised the Committee of Parametrix' recommendations and after further discussion, Councilman Braun moved to recommend City Council authorize the City Manager/Director of Public Works to enter into negotiations with CiaHmn County, which would provide for the anaend~nent of the 1993 Solid Waste Management Plan to include the recommendation as presented in the Solid Waste Disposal Feasibility Study approved by the City Counell in October, 1993; and that staff prepare to enter into negotiations with Ciallam County to develop an implementation scheme that will provide for a cost effective, politically acceptable hnplementation for the reconunendations embodied in the Disposal Feasibility Study. Joe Michalczik seconded the motion, which carried unanimously. Councilman Braun had to depart, and the meeting was adjourned for lack of a quorum. V. Late Items: None. -3- Utility Advisory Committee April 10, 1995 VI. Next Meeting: The next meeting of the Utility Advisory Committee will be held on Monday, May 8, 1995, at 4:30 p.m. VII. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 6:07 p.m. Ch~rman ? Deputy City Clerk -4-