Utility Advisory Committee

City Hall Meeting Minutes 601 4th Avenue E Olympia, WA 98501 Utility Advisory Committee Contact: Eric Christensen 360.570.3741 Thursday, May 2, 2019 5:40 PM City Hall, Room 207 1. CALL TO ORDER Vice Chair Bowerman called the meeting to order. 1.A ROLL CALL Present: 6 - Committee member Dever Haffner-Ratliffe, Committee member Dennis Bloom, Vice Chair Luke Bowerman, Committee member Arland Schneider, Committee member Eleanor (Pat) Vernon and Committee member Roger Wilson Absent: 3 - Chair Mike Buffo, Committee member Steve Fossum and Committee member Cullen Stephenson 1.B. OTHERS PRESENT Water Resources Director Eric Christensen Waste ReSources Director Gary Franks 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda was approved. 3. PUBLIC COMMENT - None 4. ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM UAC AND STAFF Mr. Christensen provided the following announcements: · The Lifeline rate item before the Finance Committee was postponed from May 15 to October 16. The UAC Chair and willing members are requested to attend the October 16 meeting to check in with the Finance Committee since they are the liaison committee to the UAC. · The City's consultant hired to evaluate the wastewater conveyance system capacity for the update to the Wastewater utility plan. They determined through modeling that there are several sewer pipes that are under capacity. Staff is determining how this affects long-term capital planning and other financial impacts. Staff will continue to keep the UAC up-to-date on this item. · In June, the UAC is scheduled to receive a briefing from LOTT Clean Water City of Olympia Page 1 Utility Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes May 2, 2019 Alliance on their 2020 rates and capacity development charges. LOTT has a biennial budget that was approved in 2018 for the 2019-2020 budgets. No new information would be provided at the June UAC meeting. The UAC decided it is not necessary for LOTT staff to provide the same briefing from last year. Staff will provide the 2018 LOTT meeting materials for their information. 5. BUSINESS ITEMS 19-0405 Briefing on Utility Facilities UAC members visited the following utility sites: · Log Cabin Reservoir · Fones Road Water Booster Station · Taylor Wetlands Stormwater Facility · Fir Street Reservoirs The information was provided. 6. ADJOURNMENT Vice Chair Bowerman adjourned the meeting. City of Olympia Page 2