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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 11/12/2003 UTILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE Special Meeting Port Angeles, Washington November 12, 2003 I. Call to Order: Chairman Erickson called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. II. Roll Call: Members Present: Chairman Erickson, Councilman Campbell, Councilmember Rogers, Dean Reed (3:05), Allen Bentley Members Absent: None Staff Present: Craig Knutson, Glenn Cutler, Yvonne Ziornkowski, Scot.! McLain, Gary Kenworthy, Scott Johns, Larry Dunbar, Torn McCabe, Steve Sperr, Cate Rinehart Others Present: Brian Gawley - Peninsula Daily News Peter Battuello - Parametrix Clint Stanovsky - Parametrix Paul Lamoureux - Citizen III. Approval of Minutes: Chairman Erickson asked ifthere were any additions' or corrections to the meeting minutes of October 10, 2003. Allen Bentley moved to approve the minutes. Councilman Campbell seconded the motion. Councilmember Rogers abstained from voting due to absence at the meeting. The motion carried unanimously. Chairman Erickson asked ifthere were any additions or corrections to the meeting minutes of October 14, 2003. Councilman Campbell moved to approve the minutes. Councilmember Rogers seconded the motion, which carried unanimously. IV. Discussion Items A. Siting Of The Port Angeles Water Treatment Plant Glenn Cutler (Director of Public Works and Utilities), with the assistance of Peter Battuello (Parametrix) reviewed the two latest site plans identifying the differences. The preferred option is to 1 UTILITY ADVISORY COMNIU InE November 12, 2003 build in the right-of-way which requires addressing the issue of ownership of a triangular parcel adjacent to the southeast corner of the landfill. There was a brief discussion. Staff was directed to contact the Trails Coalition regarding the pathway and to start the Federal land process. Information only. No action taken. B. Waste Export Discussions Peter Battuello and Clint Stanovsky ofParametrix analyzed the various aspects of acquiring a solid waste export delivery system with an emphasis on the alternatives, decision criteria, and funding options. A discussion followed. Deliberation of the issue will continue at the next meeting. It was noted that an Industry Forum would be held November 21,2003 in the City Council Chambers from 9 a.m. to noon. Information only. No action taken. C. Storm water Utility Discussion Gary Kenworthy, Deputy Director of Public Works and Utilities/City Engineer, noted a revised budget which is more currently in tune and advised that minor modifications had been made to the ordinance which include "in writing by the Director"in several places. Yvonne Ziornkowski, Finance Director, pointed out the differences in having the City HTE Integrated Finance System bill utility customers and using the County system to bill property owners. Mrs. Ziornkowski recommended utilizing the County due to the lack of a data base with the City system and the difficulty in integrating a data base in a timely fashion. There was a short discussion. Information only. No action taken. D. Fluoridation System Update Glenn Cutler, Director of Public Works and Utilities, stated the SEPA check list had gone to Community Development for review. There was no discussion. Information only. No action taken. E. Western Public Agencies Group (WPAG) Agreements For 2004 And Amendment To 2003 Budget Scott McLain, Deputy Director of Power Systems, reviewed the agency group background noting the BPA settlement negotiations caused the 2003 budget to exceed the original estimate of$13,OOO. An additional increase of$5,000 is recommended in case the WPAG group expands the expected scope of work. A short discussion followed. Allen Bentley moved to recommend City Council authorize the Director of Public Works and Utilities to sign agreements with Marsh Mundorf Pratt and Sullivan, and EES Consulting for WPAG services during the year 2004 for an amount not to exceed $18,000 and amend the not to 2 UTILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE November 12,2003 exceed amount for the 2003 contracts to $18,000. Dean Reed seconded the motion, which carried unanimously. F. BPA Lawsuit Settlemellt Briefing Scott McLain, Deputy Director of Power Systems, disclosed that a settlement agreement had been reached between various public utilities, investor owned utilities (IOU's), and BPA over lawsuits filed in 2001 concerning the level ofthe IOU benefits in the2001 BPA rate case. This agreement must be signed by every party that is a litigant no later than January 21,2004. There was no discussion. Information only. No action taken. V. Late Items Peninsula Daily Newspaper article dated November 12, 2003 "Clallam PUD Snares Port Technology Deal". The article contained information regarding a Port of Port Angeles computer services contract bid that had been awarded to a government agency which bid higher than a private company. There was a question concerning how the PUD was able to furnish the services. There was a short discussion. Information only. No action taken. VI. Next Meeting: The next meeting will be December 9, 2003 . VII. Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 5:30 p.m. , 1/ ' / /;/ 1/ /'. / k!, II / I;l\ Councilmember Erickson, Chairman n \' L-O::\ <c. \21.~LL~ Cate Rinehart, Administrative Assistant 11114/03 N'IPWKSILlGHTlCONS\CA TE\nov12meet wpd 3