HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 05/08/2000 UTILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Port Angeles, Washington
May 8, 2000
L Call to Order:
Chairman Campbell called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
IL Roll Call:
Members Present: Chairman Campbell, Mayor Doyle, Councilman Williams, and Dean Reed.
Members Absent: None.
Staff Present: C. Knutson, K. Ridout, G. Kenworthy, S. McLain, B. Upton, D. McGinley,
S. Sperr, and C. Rinehart.
Others Present: Pete Grigorieff and Rose Gosslin.
III. Approval of Minutes:
Chairman Campbell asked if there were any corrections to the meeting minutes of April 10, 2000.
Dean Reed offered a minor editing request on page one (last paragraph) removing the word
"assistant." Scott McLain, Deputy Director of Power Systems, cited one other minor change on page
two section C (change the work hoop to hook). Dean Reed moved to approve the minutes of the April
10, 2000, meeting as amended. Mayor Doyle seconded the motion, which carried unanimously.
IV. Discussion Items:
A. Northland Cable Television Report
Pete Grigorieff, Regional Manager for Northland Telecable in Port Angeles and Sequim, prepared an
overview of the yearly activities. Subjects covered included the system operational information, a summary
of the previous year's activities, planned construction, and future technology advances and services.
Customers have indicated that they would like more choices and, based upon that fact, they are going to
restructure options (the Economy Basic will be phased out and a digital package will be offered). He
explained how they will remodulate the band signals to accommodate these changes and indicated that this
will require dropping the three Canadian channels for approximately one year. Rates were briefly discussed
as well as fiber technology. Rose Gosslin, Office Manager, assisted by answering several of the questions
asked.
B. Public Works Trust Fund Loan Application For Phase III of Downtown Watermain/Sidewalk
Replacement Project
Gary Kenworthy, Deputy Director of Engineering and City Engineer, reviewed the third phase of the project
indicating that this will bring the entire downtown area to a service level that meets fire flow standards.
Construction for Phase II is scheduled to begin after Labor Day 2000. The total cost of Phase III is estimated
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Construction for Phase II is scheduled to begin after Labor Day 2000. The total cost of Phase III is estimated
to be $2,000,000. The interest rate over 20 years will be 1%. Mayor Doyle wondered if there would be a
problem in obtaining the funds. Mr. Kenworthy indicated that since the City has already done some work
downtown, the chances of receiving funds were good.
Dean Reed moved to recommend the City Council authorize the Mayor to sign the PWTF loan
application certification in the amount of $1,500,000 for Phase III. In addition, if the loan is
approved authorize the Mayor to execute the PWTF loan agreement provided that the loan amount
does not exceed $1,500,000. Mayor Doyle seconded the motion, which carried unanimously.
C. Parametrix Engineering Services Contract
Gary Kenworthy, Deputy Director of Engineering and City Engineer, stated that although Amendment No.
4 was to have been the last amendment under the original contract for landfill services, it occurred to him
that this engineering group was intimately familiar with the project and elected to bring this forward. This
amendment provides for assistance as noted in the scope of work, budget worksheet and schedule which
basically is (1) bidding and construction assistance, (2) onsite construction observation, and (3) a quality
control report. Fees are in line with the industry; however, when the City gets into the final closure and
transfer station design, requests for proposals will be solicited to make sure the costs are competitive.
Mayor Doyle moved to recommend that the City Council authorize the Mayor to sign Amendment
No. 5 in the amount of $97,625 to Parametrix's current agreement which brings the total agreement
amount to $844,309. The motion was seconded by Councilman Williams. The motion was carried
unanimously.
D. Water Quali~y Report
Doyle McGinley, Water/Wastewater Collection Superintendent, gave a brief overview of the report that will
be distributed to the public noting various areas of mandatory language. Due to the number of questions
received concerning fluoride a short paragraph was added addressing the issue. Additionally, people want
to know the degree of hardness the water has - this was also addressed. Chairman Campbell asked if there
were any other minerals involved in testing water hardness. A short discussion followed with clarifications
offered by members of staff. Dean Reed suggested a similar report be considered in the future discussing
various Elwha concerns.
Dean Reed moved to recommend to Council to approve the report. Councilman Williams seconded
the motion, which carried unanimously.
V. Information Only Items: None.
VI. Late Items: None
Scott McLain, Deputy Director of Power Systems, introduced Cate Rinehart as Carol Hagar's replacement
for UAC meetings and advised members to contact her for UAC items.
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VII. Next Meeting:
The next meeting will be held June 12, 2000, at 3:00 p.m. in the Public Works Conference Room.
VIII. Adjournment:
The meeting adjourned at 4:07 p.m.
~Ville Campbell, ~air~an Cate Rinehart