Utility Advisory Committee

City Hall City of Olympia 601 4th Avenue E Olympia, WA 98501 Contact: Andy Haub Meeting Minutes 360.570.3795 Utility Advisory Committee Thursday, March 6, 2014 5:40 PM City Hall, Room 207 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Chair Thad Curtz. 2. Roll Call Present: 6 - Chair Thad Curtz, Committee Member David Dunn, Committee Member Steve Fossum, Committee Member Carol Law, Committee Member Jennifer Sievert, and Committee Member Carole Richmond Excused: 5 - Vice Chair Barbara Day, Committee Member Richard Doenges, Committee Member Margaret Drennan, Committee Member Loralei Walker, and Committee Member Chris Ward 3. Approval of Agenda The agenda was approved. 4. Approval of Minutes 14-0203 Approval of February 6, 2014 UAC Meeting Minutes The minutes were approved. 5. Public Comment - None 6. Announcements from UAC and Staff Chair Curtz discussed the LOTT Water Conservation Plan and the potential for more ambitious implementation of our conservation work. Recent rebate programs through Puget Sound Energy are more ambitions than LOTT’s. Potential future improvements to the conservation program were discussed. 6.A. Planning Commission Update Olympia Planning Commission (OPC) Liaison Carole Richmond updated the Committee on the OPC’s Comprehensive Plan activities. City of Olympia Page 1 Utility Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes March 6, 2014 7. Business of the Evening 14-0218 UAC Officer Elections The UAC re-elected Chair Curtz as Committee Chair. Election of a Co-Chair was placed on hold. The status of Barb Day, current Co-Chair, relative to participation on the Committee will be determined. Co-Chair election will be scheduled for a future meeting. The decision was approved. 14-0204 NPDES Annual Report Environmental Services Supervisor for the Storm and Surface Water Utility Joe Roush presented the 2014 Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP) to the Committee. Presentation of the annual SWMP at a public meeting is a requirement of the MS 4 Phase II National Pollution Discharge and Elimination System (NPDES) permit. In their role the UAC was asked to review the plan and make comments to staff regarding recommended changes. No changes were recommended by the UAC. The report was received. 14-0206 Utility Performance Management Waste ReSources Director Dan Daniels and Interim Water Resources Director Andy Haub provided an overview of current utility performance measures for the Wastewater, Drinking Water, Storm and Surface Water, and Waste ReSources Utilities. Upcoming master planning efforts by several of the utilities warrants understanding our use of performance measures. The general approach to performance measurement was discussed. Current measures provide a glimpse of readily quantifiable aspects of the utilities. However, we understand that customer service and other work not readily quantified is also key to our success. The UAC discussed the current measures and will be welcoming refinements through the planning processes. The information was provided. 8. Adjournment Chair Curtz adjourned the meeting at 7:35 p.m. City of Olympia Page 2