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City Council Utilities Committee
March 15, 2016, 2016 - 5:30 p.m. - Foster Conference Room, 6300 Building
Councilmembers: Kathy Hougardy, Chair; Kate Kruller, Thomas McLeod
Staff: Bob Giberson, Frank Iriarte, Robin Tischmak, Greg Villanueva, Mike Cusick, Ryan
Larson, Pat Brodin, Rebecca Fox, Russell Betteridge, Gail Labanara, Laurel
Humphrey
CALL TO ORDER: Committee Chair Hougardy called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
I. PRESENTATIONS
II. BUSINESSAGENDA
A. Resolution: Declaring an Emergency for Sanitary Sewer Repair at 1200 Andover Park East
Staff is seeking Council approval of a resolution that would declare an emergency for the repair
of the sanitary sewer at 1200 Andover Park East. A broken sewer pipe was discovered in
February that is preventing progress on the sliplining effort. The Mayor signed an emergency
declaration on February 23, 2016, and since then staff has received three quotes for the sewer
repair. The R.L. Alia Company submitted a cost of $114,219.46, including a 20% contingency,
which can be paid for from the 2015/2016 CBD Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project.
UNANIMOUS APPROVAL. FORWARD TO MARCH 21, 2016 REGULAR CONSENT AGENDA
B. NPDES Program 2015 Annual Report and 2016 Surface Water Management Program Plan
Staff provided an overview of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 2015
Annual Report and 2016 Surface Water Management Program (SWMP) Plan. The Annual Report
reflects activities completed by the City in 2015. The SWMP Plan is required by the NPDES
Program to showthatthe Citycomplies with requirements outlined in the NPDES Phase II permit,
effective August 1, 2013. The SWMP Plan contains required elements including public education
and outreach, public involvement and participation, illicit discharge detection and elimination,
runoff control, and pollution prevention and operation and maintenance. Committee members
and staff discussed the importance of public education and outreach. INFORMATION ONLY.
C. Coordinated Prevention Grant for Recycling Program
Staff is seeking Council approval to accept a Coordinated Prevention Grant from the
Washington State Department of Ecology in the amount of $14,070 to fund the Recycling
Assistance Program through June 30, 2017. Grant funding from King County is used for the
$4,690 required local match. Funds will be used for annual residential drop -off events as well
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as support for business and multi- family recycling support. UNANIMOUS APPROVAL.
FORWARD TO MARCH 21, 2016 REGULAR CONSENT AGENDA.
III. MISCELLANEOUS
The Utilities Committee Meeting adjourned at 6:13 p.m.
Next meeting: Tuesday, March 29, 2016
w Committee Chair Approval
Minutes by LH, reviewed by GL