HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-02-18 CC MinutesCITY OF UKIAH
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Special Meeting
Ukiah Valley Conference Center
200 S. School Street
Ukiah, CA 95482
February 18, 2016
5:30 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
Ukiah City Council met at a Special Meeting on February 18, 2016, having been legally noticed on
February 12, 2016. Mayor Scalmanini called the meeting to order at 5:32 p.m. Roll was taken with
the following Councilmembers Present: Douglas F. Crane, Maureen Mulheren, Kevin Doble, Jim
O. Brown, and Mayor Stephen G. Scalmanini.
Staff Present: Sage Sangiacomo, City Manager; David Rapport, City Attorney; Tim Eriksen,
Public Works Director /City Engineer; Sean White, Water and Sewer Director; Jarod Thiele, Public
Works Project Analyst; Andy Luke, Wastewater Treatment Plant Supervisor; Karen Scalabrini,
Finance Director; Mel Grandi, Electric Utility Director; Kerry Randall, Facilities Administrator;
Melody Harris, Human Resources Director; Charley Stump, Planning Director; and Ashley Cocco,
Deputy City Clerk.
2. CLOSED SESSION
No Closed Session was held.
3. STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOP (5:30 p.m.)
a. Overview and Discussion of the City of Ukiah's Waste Water
Presenters: Sean White, Water and Sewer Director; Tim Eriksen, Public Works Director /City
Engineer; and Andy Luke, Wastewater Treatment Plant Supervisor.
Water and Sewer Director, Sean White showed a PowerPoint presentation (attached), which gave
an overview of the Waste Water Treatment Plant and collection system, followed by system ratings
of the Waste Water Treatment Plant, budget, rates, needs of the Waste Water Treatment Plant and
the collection system, and opportunities like improving the relationship with Ukiah Valley Sanitation
District and the recycled water project. In conclusion, Director White emphasized the priorities are
to optimize strategies around discharge compliance, update the rate structure, improve
governance, and investigate opportunities for power generation.
A discussion ensued addressing management of the collection system inflow of laterals to mains,
lateral policy, to consider who is responsible for the connection, and where the boundary is in
regard to the city street and property line.
Director White offered to present Council with a water balance analysis, once completed, in
connection with the recycled water project. In response to questions posed regarding the
installation of the purple pipe; City Manager Sangiacomo suggested a cost benefit analysis of the
installation and the life of the city street.
The meeting concluded with Councilmember Doble expressing appreciation to the Public Works
Department for providing an effective conversational structure that began with identifying the City's
needs, addressing physical actions, then planning and making policy decisions to create stability.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
5. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:08 p.m.
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Ashley C o, Deputy City Clerk
February A, 2016
Strategic Planning:
Existing Conditions
The system is comprised of two
components:
W,t,ate Wi:lterTreatment Plant (WWTP)
• Orii,inal systern built m the elrly 1900'5
• Current 1I ,jlment Plant constructed in ig58
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• Staff of g FTEs
Collection System-
• go miles of pipe
• Cons -As o' Clay, Concrete, PI , ;tic, AC
• Appioxuiiately 7,000 connections
Staff of ° FTEs
Wastewater
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Needs (Collection System)
Collection System experiences
significant Inflow and
Infiltration (I &I)
• Summer flow of z n-igd
• Winter flow of 8 mgd
Laterals
• Systematic inspection to
prioritize defects in the system
• Consider modifying lateral policy
• Ineffecf.ive
• Discourages permitting
compliance
Opportunities
Recycled water
• The City has applied for and
received approximately $2.5M from
Prop 84 funds for the Recycled
Water System.
• Applied for an grants /loans to
cornplete Phases 1 -4 of the
Recycled Water Sy stem.
• City likely to receive ;6M in FY 16/17
for Ph;ise,, 1
• Continue tcc look for funding fo, the
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• Water Balance to analyze zero
discharge
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