Chair Tustison called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.

PRESENT:

Winston Tustison, Chair Robert Milkey, Vice Chair Javier Arriaga, Commissioner Anne Campbell, Commissioner Shanna Weagle, Commissioner Thomas Kibler, Commissioner

STAFF PRESENT:
Philip Saletta, P.E., Water Utility Director
Shirley Kiel, Water Utility Administrator
Peter Abraham, P.E., Water Resources and Planning Manager
Robert Jacklitch, Water Engineering Project Manager
Karn Boyce, Water Conservation Specialist

ALSO PRESENT:
Joe Hornat, Town Councilmember

Click here for Item 1: Land Subsidence and Aquifer Storage (Added 03/15/16)

Mr. Carruth presented on groundwater storage, land subsidence and the aquafer-storage monitoring in the Tucson Active Management Area (TAMA).

(Materials attached in Granicus.)

Click here Item 2: January 11, 2016 minutes

MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Weagle and seconded by Vice Chair Milkey to approve the minutes as amended.

MOTION carried, 5-0.

(Chair Tustison abstained.)

(Materials attached in Granicus.)

Click here for Item 3: February 8, 2016 minutes

MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Weagle and seconded by Commissioner Campbell to approve the minutes as amended.

MOTION carried, 4-1 with Commissioner Arriaga opposed.

(Arriaga Opposed, Tustison Abstained)

(Materials attached in Granicus.)

Click here for Item 4: Conservation Update (Added 03/14/16, updated 1:53 p.m.)

Ms. Boyce presented an overview of the Town's water conservation program.  The presentation included information on AquaHawk and public education for customers to use this water conservation and water usage monitoring tool.
(Materials attached in Granicus.)

Click here for Item 5: Your Voice, Our Future

Mr. Saletta presented the Your Voice, Our Future project update.

(Materials attached in Granicus.)

Councilmember Hornat reported on the following:
Cancelled March 16 Town Council meeting; liquor licenses; Stormwater fee increase; district concept/Your Voice, Our Future comparison; mid-year financials; new STEM school; Community & Recreation Center funding; sale of Town assets (future agenda item); neighborhood meetings; La Canada traffic study

No report.

Commissioner Campbell reported on the last Conservation Subcommittee meeting which included:
- Aquahawk and other conservation tools; penalties for water wasting; drought preparedness plan; landscape code and conservation and water efficiency

No report.

Mr. Jacklitch reviewed the following capital projects:
- 24 inch and reclaim main; Tangerine Road; Lambert Lane and La Canada; La Cholla widening; hydro-pneumatic tank for Well 7; water quality control program (mixers in reservoirs)

Click here for Item 9a: Snowpack Reports (Updated 03/14/16)

Mr. Saletta reviewed the snowpack reports for the Colorado River Basin and water levels for storage in Lake Mead and Lake Powell.
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Mr. Saletta announced the following:
- March 16 Town Council meeting is cancelled; April 6 is next Town Council meeting; April 11 is next Water Utility Commission Meeting; March 21 is Water Resources Research Center Annual Conference

No items.

MOTION: A motion was made by Vice Chair Milkey and seconded by Commissioner Campbell to adjourn the meeting at 7:31 p.m.

MOTION carried, 6-0.

Prepared by:



Danielle Tanner
Senior Office Specialist

I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the regular session of the Water Utility Commission of Oro Valley, Arizona held on the 14th day of March, 2016. I further certify that the meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum was present.