10/12/2021 - Minutes City of Port Orchard
Utility Committee
Meeting Minutes
October 12, 2021 at 5:01 PM
Utility Committee Members; Chair Cindy Lucarelli, Jay Rosapepe and John Clausen met on October 12, 2021 via Zoom Meeting. Also present: Public Works Director/City Engineer Mark Dorsey,
Utility Manager Jacki Brown, Community Development Director Nick Bond, Finance Director Noah Crocker and Mayor Rob Putaansuu.
Water Credit Agreement for CFC’s – Presentation: CDD Bond discussed with Committee members the draft Credit Agreement for Water Capital Facility Charges (CFC’s) with McCormick Communities,
LLC (McCormick), whereby additional water system Capital Improvement Projects’ (CIP’s) serving McCormick properties constructed in a more timely manner than the City can provide, are
to be constructed by McCormick with the agreed upon expectation of receiving a credit against said CFC’s for each ERU developed. To be continued.
Storm Drainage Comprehensive Plan – Update: PWD Dorsey updated Committee members on the status of the City’s inaugural Storm Drainage Comprehensive Plan by sharing the currently proposed
list of Storm Drainage Capital Improvement Projects, to be incorporated by reference into the 2023 Comprehensive Plan Update. To be continued.
McCormick Sewer PS#1 Repairs – Update: PWD Dorsey updated Committee members on the current status of the ongoing ‘pre-acceptance’ repairs being performed by McCormick Communities, LLC,
being that the surge analysis is now complete and the agreed-upon solution of installing two (2) air/vac assemblies along the Tremont Street Corridor can now move forward, with the
air/vac locations not requiring damage to the Corridor’s travelled way. The ground water intrusion issue is still not resolved. To be continued.
Proposed PW FTE – Discussion: PWD Dorsey provided Committee members with a brief overview of a proposed PW FTE, being a 3-way split position to accommodate 1) storm drainage inspection
requirements, 2) water cross connection inspection requirements and 3) Fats/Oils/Grease (FOG) inspection requirements. This item was also discussed as a proposed Budget Amendment at
the recent Finance Committee. No further action required at U/C.
Pottery Sewerage LS Emergency Repair – Update: PWD reported to Committee members that this emergency repair project, funded by the $500K loan from the Public Works Board’s Emergency
Fund is now complete. No further action required.
390 – 580 Zone Old Clifton Road Intertie – Update: UM Brown updated Committee members on the current status of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funded 390-580 Zone Old Clifton Road
Intertie Project, being that the Advertisement for A&E Professional Services (Ad) has been issued and that the Statement of Qualifications are due on October 14, 2021. To be continued.
Public Works Board Awards – Update: PWD Dorsey updated Committee members the status of the three (3) 2021 Public Works Board (PWB) Traditional Funding Awards, being that all Contracts
have been received and executed via DocuSign, and that the City Council will be accepting and ratifying said executions on October 12, 2021. To be continued.
Foster Pilot Project – Update: UM Brown Committee members on the current status of the Foster Pilot Project, being the City’s Water Rights/Hydrogeological Team has now submitted the
Conceptual Mitigation Plan to Ecology. In addition, the Draft Request for Examination (ROE) is scheduled to be submitted in December 2021. To be continued.
Next Meeting(s): November 9, 2021 (via Zoom)
Next SAC Meeting(s): October 20, 2021 (via Zoom)
Meeting adjourned at 5:50 PM
Meeting was successfully recorded via Zoom
Cc: Council, City Attorney, Mayor and Department Heads