Utility Committee Agenda and Packet 2020 09 08

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City Council Utility Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, July 28, 2020 Page 2 of 6 developer or will the tax payers be financing those purchases? Committee will address later in the meeting. VI. Dashboard Water Utility — Page 11, Mr. Peterson stated that there is nothing abnormal to point out and everything is tracking correct and normal. Councilmember Lipton asked about the consumption and Mr. Peterson said we are trending higher but it's due to the weather being hot and dry. Nat added that we looked at some averages and compared to past years and this trend is normal. Councilmember Lipton then asked about the chart on Page 11 where the difference has trended up. Mr. Peterson explained the summer months is where we have higher usage and is a challenge trying to balance the data. Councilmember Lipton asked if this is an accrual issue. Mr. Peterson said it's a timing issue where we have billing cycles that are different from production so what you are seeing is the data as real time. Committee continued discussing and decided to continue with including this information to keep abreast of the water usage/loss etc. Wastewater Utility — Page 12, Councilmember Lipton asked if the operating expenses is fully accrued or are there gaps in the operating expense for the month of June. Nat said it should be accurate and the only major change on this is the budget numbers which was approved on 7/14/20. Storm Water — Page 13, Councilmember Lipton discussed the profits and how the numbers go into the capital budget and Mr. Peterson confirmed. VII. CIP Update Mr. Peterson gave an overview of the table on Page 17 Water Tank Interior Structure - Mr. Peterson explained the complexity of the project and stated the direction was to go out to design, bid and bring back the numbers. He reminded the committee that none of these projects have been bid yet and these numbers may change. Councilmember Lipton asked how concerning are these deficiencies that are identified. Mr. Peterson stated we are trying to be proactive and that we are moving from preventative to an immediate need so we can stay in front of things before they become an emergency. Mr. Kowar included that he pushed this so we can be proactive. SWSP — Mr. Peterson said we started design in 2018 which are old prices and current prices have increased and another factor is that we are looking at an 18" line instead of a 12" line. Councilmember Lipton noted that this budget has doubled and asked how urgent is this to be done this year? Mr. Peterson explained that there is a portion of the CBT water rights that can't be utilized with the existing SWSP line but the majority of this is tied to the Windy Gap Firming project. • PRV Replacement — Mr. Peterson explained this is a pressure reducing valve that will allow us to download water from one zone to the next. This is the one for the high zone as we replaced the mid to low zone last year. He 51