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City Council Utility Committee <br />Meeting Minutes <br />Friday, March 31, 2017 <br />Page2of3 <br />VII. Update — CIP Projects <br />Mr. Peterson presented an update on Wastewater Plant. The startup of the new <br />process is planned for April. The overall schedule is tracking longer than <br />anticipated but is not expected to have any adverse impacts. The project is <br />within budget with about $2 million of $3 million contingency spent. In addition, <br />nearly all the bond proceeds have been expended. A small portion of the project <br />and the entire contingency is cashed funded. Any unspent funds will return to <br />the wastewater fund. <br />Mr. Peterson highlighted that the SCWTP Pump Station has recently started the <br />Planning process and look to award the construction contract late summer. <br />Mr. Peterson gave an overview of the Howard Berry Improvement project that is <br />currently under design. Construction is anticipated later in the year around Sept <br />or Oct once demand conditions allow for the plant to go offline. <br />VIII. CIP Rollover and Budget Amendment <br />Mr. Peterson provided a presentation on the 2017 budget rollover and budget <br />amendment that is scheduled for Council on May 16th <br />Mr. Kowar outlined each project with focus on three new projects identified as the <br />Louisville Pipeline Controls, SCWTP Upgrades and HBWTP Upgrades. The <br />Utility Committee asked for additional detail and clarifications to be included <br />within the budget amendment council communication. <br />IX. 2017 Utility Rates <br />Mr. Peterson discussed the supplemental rate tables that compared the impacts <br />to the average residential customer between the smoothing and just -in -time rate <br />options. <br />X. Trash <br />Mr. Kowar summarized the Solid Waste presentation. The Solid Waste contract <br />is set to expire in 2019, RFP process scheduled for 2018. Mr. Kowar also <br />highlighted the fee increases for 2017. The selection criteria and bid alternates <br />will be included in the April Council presentation and refined through RFP <br />finalization process. <br />XI. Undergrounding of Utilities <br />Mrs. Kropf provided an overview of the utility undergrounding program. The <br />Committee expressed a priority for those areas that can address safety and <br />reliability while minimizes the impacts to the general fund and maximizing public <br />benefit. Staff will also explore the ability to include the undergrounding of <br />