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City of Tukwila
Utilities Committee
UTILITIES COMMITTEE
Meeting Minutes
March 3, 2014 5:15 p.m. Foster Conference Room, 6300 Building
PRESENT
Councilmembers: Kate Kruller, Chair; Kathy Hougardy, Allan Ekberg
Staff: Bob Giberson, Robin Tischmak, Frank Iriarte, Mike Cusick, Pat Brodin, and Laurel
Humphrey
CALL TO ORDER:
Committee Chair Kruller called the meeting to order at 5:15 p.m.
I. PRESENTATIONS
No presentations.
II. BUSINESS AGENDA
A.
Resolution: Setting Policy for the Storage of Domestic and Fire/Standby Water
Staff is seeking Council approval of a resolution that would establish a policy to not provide for the
storage of domestic and fire/standby water in certain areas of the City with limited water service
Reservoir is connected to all areas except for the Crystal Springs, Ryan Hill, and Duwamish
Oxbow neighborhoods, due to their geographic relationship to freeways. These areas are instead
directly connected to SPU service mains and have a limited number of connections. Maps of the
three affected areas were distributed to the Committee.
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has responded with comments on Tukwila
Supply Plan to disallow the use of three major SPU pipelines for storage of water for domestic and
fire/standby use. DOH recommended that Tukwila City Council establish policy setting the
minimum number of water service connections before a costly storage reservoir is required. The
proposed resolution states that any water system zones serving 200 connections or less will not
be provided storage capacity for domestic and fire/standby water as long as acceptable levels of
supply redundancies exist. Supply redundancies are a result of interties, or systems of pipes that
are served by other water purveyors that can be opened in the case of emergency. Staff
confirmed that the three areas affected by this policy benefit from a robust intertie system which
meets the condition stated in the proposal.
Councilmember Ekberg asked if the affected neighborhood locations could be named in the
resolution. Staff suggested that the appropriate place for this clarification is an appendix added to
UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO MARCH 17, 2014
the Comprehensive Plan.
REGULAR MEETING UNDER NEW BUSINESS.
III. MISCELLANEOUS
Meeting adjourned at 5:42 p.m.
Next meeting: Monday, March 17, 2014 5:15 p.m. Foster Conference Room
Committee Chair Approval
Minutes by LH. Reviewed by PB.