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City Council Water Committee <br />Meeting Minutes <br />Thursday, January 31, 2012 <br />Page 2 of 2 <br /> <br />VIII. City Updates – Water Projects <br />i. Drought Management Plan – The Plan will be updated to present several <br />discretionary drought response tools and will be presented for Council’s <br />approval. Staff will continue working with surrounding municipalities to provide <br />a consistent drought response message to residents. <br /> <br />ii. Facility Plans – Build-out water treatment facility needs have been identified in <br />the Water System Facilities Plan. Staff is identifying timelines for the facility <br />projects that appear in the Plan. The wastewater treatment plant evaluation <br />indicated that improvements to that facility will need to be constructed in the <br />near future to comply with State regulations and replace aging infrastructure. <br /> <br />iii. Tap Fee Equivalents – Staff believes the existing multi-family tap fee <br />equivalents should remain. <br /> <br />iv. Long Term Utility Rate Setting – A utility rate study will commence this year. <br />There will be a stakeholder involvement process as part of the study. Possible <br />outcomes could include adjusting costs for water rate tiers and City <br />departments paying for potable and irrigation water use. <br /> <br />v. Windy Gap Firming Project – Not discussed. <br /> <br />vi. Other – None. <br /> <br />IX. Agenda Items and Date for Next Meeting. <br />The next meeting will be scheduled for March of 2013 to discuss drought response <br />and the utility rate study. <br /> <br />X. Adjourn: The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 am.