Utility Committee Agenda and Packet 2020 06 23

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City Council Utility Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, May 12, 2020 Page 6 of 8 and Councilmember Lipton asked if we could add sub totals, grand totals and fund balances to the table. Then asked if they can provide description sheets for each of the projects. Mr. Kowar said we'll pull together a packet and send to the Committee. Councilmember Lipton said that would be his preference and Mayor Pro Tem Maloney and Councilmember Fahey agreed. Councilmember Fahey asked if we are going to have the staff to complete these projects that we have budgeted. Mr. Kowar said yes we are finally re -staffed and now we are going through this process of balancing the general fund and revenues that may impact utility and project management work load. Work load depends on how Council prioritizes in future. Councilmember Lipton asked if we can charge project management off to the project. Mr. Kowar said no he has to charge that Operational. Mayor Pro Tem Maloney explained that if we are looking at reducing operating budgets and if those engineers can be part of the calculation that we would be reducing by XX percentage then could lessen obligation of the General Fund. Mr. Watson stated a lot of these engineers not only do utility projects but they do General Fund and Capital Project projects. Mr. Kowar can change the allocation to move from the General Fund to the Utility Fund if that is appropriate to do so. The Committee continued discussing project management, General Fund and Capital Fund. Councilmember Lipton suggested to have this conversation again to make sure charges are allocated correctly. Mayor Stolzmann suggested during budget discussions that the Committee should approach it cautiously and be careful/thoughtful while evaluating if we have to make reductions in staff and it just can't be blanket across the board because there are projects we expect to continue to be done. As the Committee continued discussing the different funds Councilmember Lipton stated that this may be something we turn over to the Finance Committee when it is appropriate because it is a broader conversation than just a utility aspect. Mr. Kowar said as far as any Engineer or Project Manager goes he's open to whatever the City Manager and City Council wants to do. Councilmember Lipton asked if he will get more descriptive information on the Utility CIP Request. Mr. Kowar said yes he'll bundle it and send out. XI. Update — Water Resources Page 23 & 24 - Mr. Peterson stated that water supplies are looking good and drought restrictions are not being considered. Staff will continue to monitor supplies for changes. The next chart shows the snow water equivalent for mountain snow pact as being average. XII. COVID — 19 Page 25-30 — Mr. Kowar explained that the City has engaged with a company called Biobot that provides a service sampling wastewater to determine the presence of the COVID virus in the waste stream. Biobot is able to figure how many particles of the COVID virus is in the wastewater and they extrapolate that to a number of potential infections. Mr. Kowar said that by March 24t" we were at 8,400 copies and 2 weeks later we jumped to 9,700 and the latest one was