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Salt Lake City

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Public Utilities Advisory Board

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Advisory Board Meeting Minutes

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Water Quality

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Event Start Date & Time

May 23, 2019 07:30 AM

Event End Date & Time

May 23, 2019 08:30 AM

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Minutes DEPARTMENT of PUBLIC UTILITIES ADMINISTRATION Salt Lake City Public Utilities Advisory Committee Minutes May 23, 2019 The Public Utilities Advisory Committee meeting was held at 7:30 a.m. on May 23, 2019 at the Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities, 1530 South West Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84115. Committee members present were Ted Wilson, Ted Boyer, Tom Godfrey, Collen Kuhn, and Roger Player. Salt Lake City Public Utilities employees present were Laura Briefer, Jesse Stewart, Lisa Tarufelli, Jamey West, Jason Brown, Karryn Greenleaf, Marian Rice, Jason Draper, and Janine Calfo. Also in attendance were Rusty Vetter, Salt Lake City Attorney's Office; Sam Owen, Salt Lake City Council office; Tim Cosgrove, Salt Lake City Mayor's Office; Ryan O'Mahoney, HDR; Nathan Zaugg, Carollo, Mike Collins, Bowen Collins; Mike DeVries, MWDSLS; Cheri Jackson, City of Millcreek; and Trevor Lindley, Brown and Caldwell. 801-070 Welcome and Introductions Committee Chair Ted Wilson and Public Utilities Director Laura Briefer welcomed the attendees. Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting (April 25, 2019) Committee member Tom Godfrey moved, and Committee member Ted Boyer seconded the motion to approve the minutes of the April 25, 2019. All members present voted aye. Monthly Financial Report Lisa Tarufelli, Public Utilities Finance Administrator Lisa Tarufelli presented the Public Utilities financial report. A copy of the presentation is attached. Ms. Tarufelli reported that the water fund is tracking on budget. Chair Wilson asked when the effect of the wet weather will show on the financial dashboards. Ms. Tarufelli responded that the Department might see some of that during the next quarter. However, there may not be a big change because of indoor water use and the budget is very conservative. The sewer fund is ahead in revenues. Capital expenditures are higher due to increased project starts. The stormwater revenues are also ahead of budget. There is an increase in operating and capital expenses. The streetlighting fund has a small amount of bond funds remaining. Overall, revenues across the four utilities are slightly ahead. Operating and capital expenses are at about 70 percent. The accounts receivable overall is down about 10 percent. However, delinquent customer bills are down to 1.78 percent. A new bill format and new envelopes will be debuting in the summer. Additionally, the letter of interest for the WIFIA funding will be completed by the end of June. There are a lot of components May 23, 2019 PUAC MEETING MINUTES SALT LAKE CITY DEPARTMENT of PUBLIC UTILITIES 1530 SOUTH WEST TEMPLE STREET WWW.SLCGOV.COM SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84115 2 of 3 TEL 801-483-6770 Page2 that are required for the WIFIA submission. Mr. Boyer asked if the fact that our project is 'shovel ready' gives us help. Ms. Tarufelli responded that it does help and may score us higher. Ms. Briefer pointed out that last Tuesday, the City Council approved the Wastewater Reclamation Facility renovations. Ms. Tarufelli asked the Committee what kind of data is most useful for her presentations. Mr. Boyer mentioned that the Year-to-Year analysis is very helpful. Confirmation of Review and Approval of Municipal Wastewater Planning Report Last month, Jamey West, Water Reclamation Facility Manager, gave a presentation for the report required by the Department of Environmental Quality. Tom Godfrey asked whether the sewer revenues are enough to cover replacement costs, and the answer on the report was 'no'. That is because the replacement is covered under operations and maintenance. It was a matter of how the question was worded in the report. Ted. Boyer moved and Mr. Godfrey seconded that the motion be made to approve the report. Mr. Wilson signed the motion that the report has been approved by the PUAC. Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake and Sandy (MWDSLS) Proposed Budget Mike DeVries, General Manager of the MWDSLS Mike DeVries, General Manager of the MWDSLS, made a presentation of the MWDSLS proposed budget. Mr. Godfrey is the Chair of the MWDSLS. A copy of the presentation is attached There is a total of 105,100 acre feet of water that is typically supplied from four different water sources. There are two treatment plants that are connected by aqueducts. There will be an open house of the Terminal Reservoir that had been completed in 2018 on June 5th at 5:30 pm. Ted. Wilson asked if the new prison and the proposed inland port have been factored in for water deliveries. Mr. DeVries confirmed that they have. Mr. Wilson also asked if the water from the current prison site will be transferred to the new site. The water for the current prison is being supplied by a different entity. There are three primary sources of revenue that provide 98 percent of the MWDSLS budget. MWDSLS established fixed water rates in Fiscal Year 2017. The fixed rate is based on water usage between the Member Cities. The proposed budget will decrease the member city water rate charge by $149,000. Sandy City will still incur a 3 percent increase due to their charge allocation increase from 27 percent to 28 percent. Salt Lake City will incur a 2 percent rate decrease. A 3 percent increase is proposed for non-member entity water sales. There is no proposed increase to the certified tax rage or capital assessments. There is a 5.8 percent increase in operations and maintenance expenses due to chemical and power costs. The Central Utah Water Conservancy District (CUWCD) assesses costs May 23, 2019 PUAC MEETING MINUTES SALT LAKE CITY DEPARTMENT of PUBLIC UTILITIES 1530 SOUTH WEST TEMPLE STREET WWW.SLCGOV.COM SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84115 3 of 3 TEL 801-483-6770 Page3 to the MWDSLS and has increased these costs by 33 percent for fiscal year 2020. There are 20,000 acre feet of water provided by the CUWCD. The Provo River Water Users Association (PRWUA) also assesses costs to the MWDSLS. However, these increases have been relatively steady. There will be a 1.5 percent increase in capital expenses at MWDSLS. Total capital budget is $6.4 million. The final budget is anticipated to be adopted on June 17th. Overview of Public Utilities' Development Review Process Jason Draper, P.E., Development Review Manager and Floodplain Manager Jason Draper, Development Review and Services Manager, gave a presentation about the Department's development review process. A copy of that presentation is attached. Mr. Draper outlined the team that facilitates the process and gave an overview of the process. Pre-development services work closely with the RDA and Economic Development departments and review plans at the same time. This has helped to streamline the process. Once plans are approved, fees and agreements are generated for service applications. Once fees and agreements have been paid and finalized, Public Utilities issues permits for construction and inspections. Mr. Draper outlined the major projects that are being developed throughout the City. The number of permits that have been issued by Public Utilities has doubled from 2016 to 2018. Ted Wilson asked if there is a point in time when the City would cap new permits. Laura responded that the Department has recently completed a Supply and Demand Study. Laura pointed out that it's not just growth but changing demographics and increased density in population. Based on the current study, the outlook is good out to 2060. Laura added that when there is proposed development in watershed areas, there are additional regulations that need to be reviewed by Karryn Greenleaf and her team. Other Business Meeting adjourned at 8:57 a.m. Next meeting will be held on June 26th at 7:30 a.m.

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Salt Lake City, 84115
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Tamara Wambeam

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July 25, 2019 02:30 PM

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