MINUTES
ORO VALLEY WATER UTILITY COMMISSION
REGULAR SESSION
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
HOPI CONFERENCE ROOM
11000 N. LA CAÑADA DRIVE
 
 
 
CALL TO ORDER – AT OR AFTER 6:00 P.M.

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

ROLL CALL

PRESENT:
Anne Campbell, Chair
Chuck Hollingsworth, Commissioner
Robert Milkey, Commissioner
Winston Tustison, Commissioner

EXCUSED: Byron McMillan, Vice Chair

STAFF PRESENT:
Shirley Kiel, Utility Administrator
Lee Jacobs, P.E., C.P.M., Engineering Division Manager
 
ALSO PRESENT:  Councilmember Piña

CALL TO AUDIENCE

1.

APPROVAL OF OCTOBER 15, 2018 MINUTES


Click here for Item 1 - Draft Minutes

MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Tustison and seconded by Commissioner Milkey to approve the October 15, 2018 minutes as written.

MOTION carried, 4-0.

6.

TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS/COMMUNICATIONS                      (Councilmember Piña)


Chair Campbell moved agenda item 6 after approval of the minutes.

Councilmember Piña reported on the following:
Town Manager's Executive Report on Town's website; newly elected Mayor and Councilmembers; Traffic Safety Committee recommends roundabout at Moore Rd. and La Cañada; La Cholla Widening project communication plan will be available to citizens; next Town Council meeting scheduled for December 5th; State Land focus group meetings on November 27th and December 11th; Economic Development Strategy Report in progress; draft amendment to the International Building Codes; Household Hazardous Waste Event on November 17th

2.

DISCUSSION ON WATER RATES ANALYSIS                            (S. Kiel)


Click here for Item 2 - Water Rates Analysis

Ms. Kiel reported on the following:
- Assumptions used in developing financial scenarios
- Baseline pro forma scenario is the "do nothing" scenario
- Scenario A and Scenario B elements
- Third scenario is in development
- Goals for a preferred financial scenario
- Schedule

3.

DISCUSSION ON THE INDEPENDENT PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST RECHARGE, RECOVERY AND DELIVERY SYSTEM                                      (L. Jacobs)


Click here for Item 3 - NWRRDS

Mr. Jacobs provided an update on the following:
- Preferred alignment was determined
- Route analysis and preliminary hydraulics design
- Property acquisition as soon as possible
- Design to begin in FY 19/20 and be completed FY 20/21
- Commissioning of project is scheduled for 2023
- Lower Santa Cruz River Basin
- Alignment from Lower Santa Cruz to Booster Station
- Independent portion of the project
- Pima County major streets and routes

4.

DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING CANCELLATION OF THE DECEMBER WATER UTILITY COMMISSION MEETING


MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Hollingsworth and seconded by Commissioner Tustison to cancel the December 10, 2018 Water Utility Commission meeting.

MOTION carried, 4-0.

5.

DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE 2019 WATER UTILITY COMMISSION WORK PLAN CALENDAR                                                        (S. Kiel)


Click here for Item 5 - Work Plan

Ms. Kiel reviewed the 2019 Draft Work Plan.

Chair Campbell discussed the following:
- Timing of the election of officers referencing Town Code 15-4-4 (add)
- Frequency of Financial Report reduced from quarterly to twice a year
- Summer break rescheduled from August to July
- Monitoring of drawdown of shared aquifer with the 250 private and exempt wells in Oro Valley and Metro Water (add)
- Request for Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan guest speaker in September (update)
- Annual update on State and Federal legislation advisories relating to water (add)

7.

SUBCOMMITTEE/COMMISSIONER REPORTS


a.

Finance Subcommittee


No report.

b.

Water Resources & Conservation Subcommittee


Chair Campbell reported possible code changes on water wasting is scheduled to be on the March 11, 2019 Water Utility Commission meeting agenda. The Subcommittee will meet prior to that date.

8.

DIRECTOR’S REPORT                                      (L. Jacobs)


Click here for Item 8 - Director’s Report

a.

Upcoming Meetings


Mr. Jacobs reviewed the upcoming meeting dates.

b.

Water News


Mr. Jacobs reviewed the upper Colorado basin current snow water equivalent and upper Colorado basin snowpack for current year and last three water years and averages.

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

No items discussed.

NEXT MEETING:  DECEMBER 10, 2018  LOCATION: HOPI CONFERENCE ROOM

The December meeting was cancelled and the next meeting will be held on Monday, January 14, 2019 at 6 p.m.

ADJOURNMENT

MOTION: A motion was made by Commissioner Hollingsworth and seconded by Commissioner Tustison to adjourn the meeting at 6:42 p.m.

MOTION carried, 4-0.

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 13th day of November, 2018. I further certify that the meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum was present.