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Meeting Minutes
April 27, 2010 5:00 p.m. Conference Room #1
City of Tukwila
Utilities Committee
PRESENT
Councilmembers: Kathy Hougardy, Chair; Joe Duffle and Allan Ekberg
Staff: Bob Giberson, Frank Iriarte, Mike Cusick, Gail Labanara, Pat Brodin, Robin Tischmak and
Kimberly Matej
Guests: Chuck Parrish
CALL TO ORDER: Committee Chair Hougardy called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
I. PRESENTATIONS
No Presentations
II. BUSINESS AGENDA
A. MWPAAC Resolution Establishine an Aeencv Representative
Staff is seeking Council approval of a resolution designating City representatives to serve on the
Metropolitan Water Pollution Abatement Advisory Committee (MWPAAC).
As a formality, King County requires each participating city to approve a resolution naming its
representatives. The City's resolution names Bob Giberson as the representative and Pat Brodin as the
alternate. Pat mentioned that MWPAAC will be working on a Reclaimed Water Comprehensive Plan,
which the City of Tukwila may be able to provide instrumental input into. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL.
FORWARD TO MAY 10 COW FOR DISCUSSION.
B. Water and Sewer Comprehensive Plan 2010 Consultant and Aareement
Staff is seeking Council approval to enter into a consultant agreement with Carollo Engineers in the
amount of $291,000 for updates relative to the 2010 Water and Sewer Comprehensive Plans.
Carollo Engineers was chosen from four consultants interviewed from the MRSC roster. Although staff
has not worked with Carollo Engineers before, Carollo has worked with the City of Renton who has been
satisfied with their performance.
The Departments of Health and Ecology require the City to update these comprehensive plans every five
years. The process is usually lengthy as it takes a while for the documents to get through the regulatory
agencies sewer is reviewed by the Department of Ecology and the Department of Health reviews the
water plan. The last City update began in 2005. This year's updates will focus on two elements: financials
(i.e.: capital improvements) and reclaimed water.
A Committee Member inquired about the possibility of overages on this type of project. Staff relayed that
overages on these types of contracts are rarely unforeseen and would not happen unless additional work
was requested by the City, at which time a contract amendment would need to be approved by Council.
UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO MAY 10 COW FOR DISCUSSION.
III. MISCELLANEOUS
Meeting adjourned at 5:16 p.m.
Next meeting: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 5:00 p.m. Conf. Room No. 1.
Committee Chair Approval
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