Sept 13, 2016 W&S Agenda and Minutes
City of Oronoco
Water & Sewer Committee Meeting
September 13, 2016 at 6:30PM
Unapproved Meeting Agenda / Notes
Members present: Ryland Eichhorst, Larry Stolp, Joe Palen, Sheila Craig, Brian Breider, Trish Shields, Ross Parker, Laurie Long
Others:Jeff Hovel
I.Agenda
II.Approval of July 12, 2016 minutes
a.Motion approved byTrish Shields. Seconded byLaurie Long. Approved.
III.Items for the 2017 Budget – follow-up with committee requests below to city council in August meeting
a.Postage and Advertising - $600.00
b.Engineering costs – possible topographical engineering for areas of B, C and F and engineering support for regionalization meetings with Pine Island and/or Rochester - $15,000.00
c.Lobbyist for 2017 legislative session - $20,000.00
d.Travel expenses to 2017 legislative session - $900.00
e.Total $36,500.00 for Water and Sewer budget items. Motion made by Larry Stolp and Seconded by Ross Parker. Approved.
f.Update – City Council said that these expenses would have to come out of the WAC and SAC funds or reimbursed from the bonding bill funding when needed and not the General Fund with the city councils approval.
IV.Update on bonding bill– Ryland
a.If a 2017 bonding bill is brought to the legislators, the $18.9 million dollar figure that we submitted for the 2016 legislative session bonding bill into the Capital Budget System (CBS) will be used.
b.The committee will need to watch closely the deadlines for the 2018 legislative bonding bill project dollars into the Capital Budget System. See attached copy from Minnesota Management and Budget web site regarding 2017 time line dates for 2018 legislative session.
- Ryland to follow-up with the Governor’s office to learn more about the Governor’s Clean Water initiative and how the Oronoco WWTP project could be considered.
V.Follow-up on recent studies from Rochester Public Works regarding their plans for the NW area from 65th street to 90th street for sewer infrastructure - Joe
a.Joe shared comments regarding the Executive Summary of the report.
b.Connecting SAC (Sewer Availability Connection) fees proposed were in the $15,249 per acre.
c.Development of the NW area is several years away.
VI.Schedulea meeting with the MPCA and Olmsted County regarding our MOU
a.Will schedule the meeting later when we have an agenda to discuss with the MPCA and Olmsted County.
VII.Schedule a joint meeting with Pine Island
a.Agenda – review the option to have a shared WWTP location with Pine Island. Initially, Oronoco will use initially and Pine Island would connect in the future – are they agreeable to a plan? Sheila to contact Pine Island
VIII.Other
a.River Park well update – An agreement has been signed and reached with Journey Development for purchase of the well, pending the completion of the final asphalt layer being completed by Sept 30.
b..Backup generator or hookup for portable generator for River Park well. It was discussed that the city should consider having a backup generator or capability to hookup a portable generator at the smaller of the two wells, that being the River Park. Ryland to request this on the Sept agenda to begin discussions.
c.PPL- Areas G, J, K, L and M for the Project Priority List (PPL) – These districts will not be considered for the PPL for Oronoco.
IX.Adjournment – 7:32PM.
X.Next meeting, Oct 11, 6:30PM
Respectively submitted by
Ryland Eichhorst
Sheila Craig
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