HomeMy WebLinkAboutUAC Minutes 03/09/2021 UTILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
Virtual) Meeting
Port Angeles,WA, 98362
March 9,2021
3:00,p.rm
i" A. Call to Order
Mayor and Chair Kate IDexter called the meeting to order at :02 pm,
B,. Roll Call
UAC Assigned
Couincilmiembers Present: Mayor and Chair bate Dexter„ Councilmember Brendan Meyer,
Councilmember Lindsey Schrornen-+ awrin
UAC Members Present: Vice Chair William Atkinson ( :1 p,m), Mattias J*vegren,
UAC Members Absent: Raj Jethwva and Laura Dodd'
Staff Present: Thomas Hunter, Gregg Ding, Jonathan Boehme„William Rloor, Chris
Cowvgill, Mari Martinez-Bailey, Marian Bodart„ Mary Sue French,
Diana Bagwell, Michelle Hale
Others Present: None
It. Approval of Minutes
Lindsey chromen- I'awrin moved to approve the January 12, 2021 minutes, Mattias
Jdrvegren seconded)the motion.
Chair Date Dexter asked if there was unanimous consent, hearing no opposition,
the motion carried 4-0
111. Public Comment: None -The public is iinvited to provide written comments via e-mail
prior to the meeting, call)-in and via Webex.
IV. `riot° Items:
A. Open Citizen-At-Large(Position
Gregg King, Powver Resources Manager, reported there is an open member at large
position in the Utillity Advisory Committee. Currently there are no applicants.The City will
continue to advertise the position until there are applicants to bring to the UAC. Mayor
Dexter requested UAC members spread the word to anyone who may be interested.
R. Infrastructure Resilience
Thomas Hunter, Director of Public Works & Utilities discussed infrastructure and
infrastructure resiliency. Director Hunter spoke of some of the water issues that occurred
in our industry especially in the southern United States following the recent extreme cold
weather. He discussed lessons to be learned from this event, the long term impacts, and
the recovery process. Director Hunter provided members a bdief overview of the City of
Port Angieles' status and methods of achieving resiliency through operations and capital
efforts and source driven planning doculments.
V. Contracts and Budgets: None
V7. Legislative Issues:
A. Per-and Polyfluioroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
Thomas Hunter, Director of Public Works & Utilities defined PFAS contaminants and how
they are relative to Washington! Department of Health (DOH), Department of Ecology
(DOE), and Environmental Protection Agency(EPA). He explained how PFAS is a group
of manmade chemicals that are showing up in drinking water,wastewater, and
stormwater. An example of PFAS contamination is firefighting foam. Director Hunter
stated there are very aggressive rule making mandates from EPA to get in front of PFAS.
He reviewed the Washington DOH objectives, draft State Action Levels, and the
rulemiaking timeline. Fall of 20,211 is the expected date for the final rule public hearing,
with Utilities to begin initial sampling in 2023.
B. Public Records,Open Public Meetings and Ethics Training
Chris Cowgill, Assistant City Attorney,, and Kari Martinez-Bailey, City Clerk provided
annual training to UAC members to cover Ethics,the Open Public Meetings Act, and the
Public Records Act. The use of City email instead of private email was addressed.
V71. Calendar of Actions &Meetings—Updated each meeting
W11. Next Meeting Date: May 11, 2021
Ix. Adjournment: 5:00 pm
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