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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSigned Minutes 05-27-25-20 Council Chambers 110 East 3rd Street Monday, May 27, 2025 Minutes of the Arlington City Council Workshop Councilmembers Present: Heather Logan, Rob Toyer, Debora Nelson, Michele Blythe, Yvonne Gallardo-Van Ornam, Leisha Nobach, and Jan Schuette. Council Members Absent: none. Staff Present: Mayor Don Vanney, Paul Ellis, Kristin Garcia, Jim Kelly, Kris Wallace, Marc Hayes, Jonathan Ventura, Seth Kinney, Thad Newport, Chelsea Brewer, and Wendy Van Der Meersche. Also Known to be Present: Kathy Vanney, Tim Abrahamson, Drew Bono, and Russell Joe. Mayor Don Vanney called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm, and the Pledge of Allegiance and roll call followed. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Mayor Pro Tern Michele Blythe moved to approve the agenda as presented. Councilmember Rob Toyer seconded the motion, which passed with a unanimous vote. INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS AND PRESENTATIONS None. WORKSHOP ITEMS - NO ACTION WAS TAKEN Ordinance Amending Arlington Municipal Code 13.08 re Side Sewers Public Works Director Jim Kelly reviewed the Ordinance Amending Arlington Municipal Code (AMC) 13.08(050,140, 230). City staff is proposing amendments to the municipal code to provide clarification on maintenance and repair/replacement requirements for side sewers. Side sewers are the sewer service line between the sewer main and the served property buildings. Changes clarify that the served property owner is responsible for maintenance of the side sewer from the point of service to the city sewer main. Changes also clarify that the city is responsible for repair and replacement for the side sewer between the sewer main and the right-of-way, and that the property owner is responsible for repair and replacement of the side sewer from the right-of-way to the point of service. Discussion followed with Mr. Kelly answering Council questions. Page 1 of 3 Minutes of the City of Arlington City Council Workshop Mav 27. 2025 Ordinance Amending Arlington Municipal Code 13.12 re Meter Fees Public Works Director Jim Kelly reviewed the Ordinance amending AMC Chapter 13.12.240 relating to meter fees. A connection charge is for a share of the city's potable water system that a customer requesting service connection must pay as a condition of being allowed to connect to the city's potable water system. In addition to the connection fee, the customer also pays for a meter. The water meter size will vary depending on the fixture count and use of the building connecting to the system. In recent months, the cost of water meters that the city must purchase when customers connect to the water system has increased significantly. Staff is requesting the fees for meters be raised accordingly to maintain pace with the cost of inflation. Discussion followed with Mr. Kelly answering Council questions. Low Bid Award for 2025 Utility and Pavement Preservation (UPP) Project Public Works Director Jim Kelly distributed and reviewed a preliminary bid tabulation for the 2025 Utility Improvement and Pavement Preservation Project. City staff has planned and budgeted a capital improvement project for 2025 for the replacement of aged and failing water infrastructure and to resurface roads in the same streets where utility improvements occur. The roads that are resurfaced are the ones listed in the Transportation Benefit District (TBD) Pavement Preservation Plan. Due to staffing shortages, the budgeted UPP projects for year 2024 were put on hold until 2025. Should a budget amendment be needed, unused funds from 2024 are available. The utility capital improvements and pavement preservation for year 2025 were advertised for bid in early May and bids will be opened on May 22. A qualified approved bid will be presented at the June 2, 2025 Council meeting. Discussion followed with Mr. Kelly answering Council questions. Ordinance Amending Title 15 of the Arlington Municipal Code Community and Economic Development Director Marc Hayes reviewed revisions to update language in existing Title 15 to match language in the International Fire Code designating the Building Official as the Fire Code Official and exchanging the title of Fire Chief to Fire Code Official throughout the document. City staff is proposing amending sections of the International Fire Code (IFC) to more accurately clarify and address some areas that have been problematic due to interpretation. Adding new Sections to Title 15, i.e. 15.12.040-Fire or Explosion Damaged Buildings, 15.12.050-Mobile Food Preparation Vehicles, 15.24.40-Fire Sprinkler Systems,15.24.50- Restricted Access Building. Title 15 language has not been updated since 2004. These updated language revisions align with the most current edition of the International Fire Code (IFC). The proposed amendments to the IFC will add clarity to the code requirements and help eliminate discrepancies caused by code interpretation from developers/designers. Discussion followed with Mr. Hayes answering Council questions. Page 2 of 3 Minutes of the City of Arlington City Council Workshop May 27, 2025 April Financial Report Finance Director Kristin Garcia presented the April 2025 financial report. Community and Economic Development Quarterly Report Community and Economic Development Director Marc Hayes presented the Community and Economic Development second quarter report. Discussion followed with Mr. Hayes answering Council questions. Utilities and Transportation Quarterly Report Public Works Director Jim Kelly presented the Utilities and Transportation second quarter report. Discussion followed with Mr. Kelly answering Council questions. ADMINISTRATOR AND STAFF REPORTS City Administrator Paul Ellis announced the 122nd anniversary of the first ordinance approval. MAYOR'S REPORT Mayor Don Vanney provided updates from his attendance at the EASC State of the County meeting and PSRC general meeting. COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS Councilmember Debora Nelson thanked City staff for the time they spend applying for grants. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS Councilmembers had nothing to report this evening. PUBLIC COMMENT Russell Joe provided comments. REVIEW OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING After review and discussion, Councilmembers decided to put all items moving to the June 2, 2025 Council meeting on New Business. EXECUTIVE SESSION None. ADJOURNMENT With no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 7:38 p.m. Don E. �ayor Page 3 of 3