HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin 06-01-05 (Special)MINUTES OF THE UKIAH CITY COUNCIL
Special Joint Meeting of the Ukiah City Council
And Ukiah Valley Sanitation District
Wednesday, June 1,2005
The Ukiah City Council met at a Special Joint Meeting with the Ukiah Valley
Sanitation District (UVSD) on June1, 2005, the notice for which had been legally
noticed and posted, at 4:30 p.m. in the Civic Center Council Chambers, 300
Seminary Avenue, Ukiah, California. Roll was taken and the following
Councilmembers were present: Crane, McCowen, Rodin, Baldwin, (arrived at
4:46 p.m.) and Mayor Ashiku. Staff present: Water-Utilities/Project Engineer
Burck, Wastewater Treatment Manager Gall, City Manager Horsley, City Attorney
Rapport, Public Utilities Director Ziemianek, and City Clerk Ulvila. Ukiah Valley
Sanitation District Board Members present: Wattenburger and Crane. District
Board Chairman Delbar was absent by prearrangement. Also present:
Mendocino County Chief Deputy Counsel Zotter, and Deputy Clerk of the
Board/District Secretaries Rau and Park.
2. WASTEWATER WORKSHOP
2a. Approve Rate Structure and Authorize City Manager to Arrange For
Mailinc~ of Proposition 218 Notices and Schedule Public Hearing on
Proposed Wastewater Utility Rate Changes
Finance Director McCann provided a brief synopsis of what to expect from the
presentation that represents a culmination of ideas derived from the presentation
by Bartle Wells Associates on May 18, 2005 at the Joint city Council/Ukiah Valley
Sanitation District (UVSD) meeting.
Doug Dove, Principal employed by Bartle Wells Associates, noted that the
purpose of the Joint Meeting is to obtain approval from the City Council and the
UVSD Board to move the process along by mailing notices to all affected parties
for a public hearing on the bond issues, sewer rate increases, and connection
fees, in accordance with Proposition 218, and to follow this step with the Joint
City Council/UVSD public hearing 45 days later, on July 20, 2005.
Discussion followed among City Council and UVSD Board members with regard
to the presentation. City Manager Horsley, Finance Director McCann, City
Attorney Rapport, with assistance from Timothy Banyai of Brown and
Caldwell, Doug Dove and Tatiana Olea of Battle Wells Associates, provided
clarification with regard to reserves, projected growth rate, rate increases
planned for other cities, future Wastewater Treatment Plant maintenance costs,
and capital improvement funding, including projects such as infiltration and inflow
(l&l). Also discussed were the differences between residential and commercial
rate calculations, and addressing matters raised by the UVSD at the prior joint
meeting with the City Council.
Joint Meeting of the City Council
And the Ukiah Valley Sanitation District
June 1,2005
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Councilmember Crane and Director Wattenburger expressed concern that the
proposed structure may not be sufficient to fund future Wastewater Treatment
Plant maintenance, including infiltration issues.
Recessed: 6:02 p.m.
Reconvened: 6:04 p.m.
M/S Rodin/McCowen to increase the proposed rates $2 each year for the years
20O5-2O09.
M/S Rodin/McCowen amending the motion to increase the proposed date range
for the $2 increase to 2010; carried by the following roll call vote: AYES:
Councilmembers Crane, McCowen, Rodin, and Mayor Ashiku. NOES:
Councilmember Baldwin. ABSTAIN: None. ABSENT: None.
M/S Rodin/McCowen approving proposed rate structures and authorizing the
City Manager to arrange for mailing of notices and schedule public hearings on
the proposed rate changes, carried by the following roll call vote: AYES:
Councilmembers Crane, McCowen, Rodin, Baldwin, and Mayor Ashiku. NOES:
None. ABSTAIN: None. ABSENT: None.
Ukiah Valley Sanitation District:
M/S Crane/Wattenberger approving proposed rate structures and authorizing
the City Manager to arrange for mailing of notices and schedule public hearings
on the proposed rate changes, carried by the following roll call vote: AYES:
UVSD Board members Wattenburger and Crane. NOES: None. ABSTAIN:
None. ABSENT: Chairman Delbar.
3. ADJOURNMENT OF JOINT MEETING
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:26 p.m.
Marie Ulvila, City Clerk
Joint Meeting of the City Council
And the Ukiah Valley Sanitation District
June 1,2005
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