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Home My WebLink About09-27-10 Council Workshop SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS: The City of Arlington strives to provide accessible meetings for people with disabilities. Please contact the ADA coordinator at (360) 403-3441 or 1-800-833-8388 (TDD only) prior to the meeting date if special accommodations are required. CALL TO ORDER / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE/ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA WORKSHOP ITEMS ~ NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN 1. (15 min)Water Comprehensive Plan ATTACHMENT A 2. (15 min) Stormwater Comprehensive Plan ATTACHMENT B 3. (10 min) Stormwater Rate Increase ATTACHMENT C 4. (5 min) Purchase of a Chlorine Generator ATTACHMENT D 5. (10 min)TDR Grant Acceptance ATTACHMENT E 6. (10 min) Economic Development projects map & list Discussion 7. Miscellaneous Council items ADJOURNMENT To download all attachments, click here Arlington City Council Workshop September 27, 2010 – 7 PM City Council Chambers ~ 110 E. Third City of Arlington Council Agenda Bill AGENDA ITEM: ATTACHMENT A COUNCIL WORKSHOP DATE: September 27, 2010 SUBJECT: Water Comprehensive Plan Presentation DEPARTMENT OF ORIGIN: PW-Utilities ATTACHMENTS: N/A – Presentation Only EXPENDITURES REQUESTED: None BUDGET CATEGORY: N/A LEGAL REVIEW: Pending DESCRIPTION: As required by WAC 246-290-100, the City of Arlington has updated its Water Comprehensive Plan (Plan). The Plan details how the City will safely and efficiently operate and maintain the water system for the next six years (2010-2016). The Plan also includes a six year financial analysis of the Water Utility that examines the projected revenues and expenses required for the implementation of the Plan. A copy of the draft plan will be provided to Marysville and the Snohomish County PUD for a concurrency review; a copy will also be provided to the Department of Health for their review and approval. A copy of the draft plan will also be in Arlington City Hall for internal review. HISTORY: The City of Arlington’s last Water Comprehensive Plan was adopted in August 2004. The City contracted with RH2 to perform an update to the Water Comprehensive Plan. The primary purpose of the plan is to identify and schedule water system improvements that correct existing system deficiencies and ensure a safe and reliable supply of water to current and future customers. ALTERNATIVES: N/A RECOMMENDED ACTION: N/A City of Arlington Council Agenda Bill AGENDA ITEM: ATTACHMENT B COUNCIL WORKSHOP DATE: September 27, 2010 SUBJECT: Stormwater Comprehensive Plan – Presentation DEPARTMENT OF ORIGIN: PW-Utilities ATTACHMENTS: None – Presentation Only EXPENDITURES REQUESTED: None BUDGET CATEGORY: N/A LEGAL REVIEW: Pending DESCRIPTION: Stormwater Comprehensive Plan detailing how the City will safely, efficiently, and financially operate and maintain the storm system and the Stormwater Utility for the next six years (2010-2016). HISTORY: In July of 2006 the City of Arlington established the Stormwater Utility with Ordinance No. 1395. The City later contracted with URS and worked jointly to complete this Stormwater Comprehensive Plan. The Plan identifies the City’s storm system, the City’s legal requirements under NPDES - Phase II, and the financial needs to meet those requirements. Katy Isaksen & Associates analyzed the six-year financial requirements of the Stormwater Utility for operational activities and capital improvements. The financial analysis compared the financial needs against the future revenue stream generated by the original 2006 Stormwater Utility rate of $3.45/ESU/month. Based on this analysis – it has been determined that a rate increase is required to meet the requirements of the Stormwater Comprehensive Plan. ALTERNATIVES: N/A RECOMMENDED ACTION: N/A City of Arlington Council Agenda Bill AGENDA ITEM: ATTACHMENT C COUNCIL WORKSHOP DATE: September 27, 2010 SUBJECT: Stormwater Rate Increase DEPARTMENT OF ORIGIN: PW-Utilities ATTACHMENTS: None – Discussion and handout EXPENDITURES REQUESTED: None BUDGET CATEGORY: N/A LEGAL REVIEW: Pending DESCRIPTION: The City is proposing a rate increase to meet the future financial requirements of the Stormwater Utility. HISTORY: The City prepared a Stormwater Comprehensive Plan that identifies the City’s storm system, the City’s legal maintenance and reporting requirements under NPDES - Phase II, and the financial needs to meet those requirements. Katy Isaksen & Associates analyzed the six-year financial requirements of the Stormwater Utility for operational activities and capital improvements. The financial analysis compared the financial needs against the future revenue stream generated by the original 2006 Stormwater Utility rate of $3.45/ESU/month. Based on this analysis – it has been determined that a rate increase is required to meet the requirements of the Stormwater Comprehensive Plan. ALTERNATIVES: N/A RECOMMENDED ACTION: N/A City of Arlington Council Agenda Bill AGENDA ITEM: ATTACHMENT D COUNCIL WORKSHOP DATE: September 27 , 2010 SUBJECT: Purchase of Chlorine Generator for Water Treatment Plant DEPARTMENT OF ORIGIN: Public Works – Utilities Division James Kelly ATTACHMENTS: • Capital Outlay Form • Life Cycle Cost Comparison • Purchase Order and Comparable Quotes for EXPENDITURES REQUESTED: $50,000 (approximate) BUDGET CATEGORY: Water Capital Fund LEGAL REVIEW: N/A DESCRIPTION – Chlorine Generator for the Water Treatment Plant needs to be replaced. The current unit is over ten years old and new power supply units for the system are no longer available. HISTORY: – The existing chlorine generator in the Water Treatment Plant is failing; the current system is a ClorTec model that has been in service for over ten years. This system seems to have a weakness with its power supply units. Over the past ten years, the Water Utility has replaced the power supply units 16 times (please note, the system has a total of four individual power supply units – two operating and two spare). Some of the power supply units were repaired under warranty and those that couldn’t be repaired were replaced with new or rebuilt units. Lately, we have only been able to acquire rebuilt power supply units because new units for our system are no longer available. It is time to replace the unit. ALTERNATIVES: Alt – Bulk Chlorine Purchase with Direct Injection - Bulk purchase of 12.5% sodium hypochlorite (chlorine), dilute to the 0.8%, and use direct injection. This alternative was analyzed by Brown & Caldwell and the chlorine generation process has the lowest cost. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discussion only – no action will be taken. City of Arlington Council Agenda Bill AGENDA ITEM: ATTACHMENT E COUNCIL MEETING DATE: September 27, 2010 Work Session SUBJECT: Approval to sign the TDR Grant contract with Washington State Department of Commerce DEPARTMENT OF ORIGIN: Community Development ATTACHMENTS: 1. Notice of grant award EXPENDITURES REQUESTED: None BUDGET CATEGORY: N/A LEGAL REVIEW: Once the draft contract is received from Commerce DESCRIPTION: Once received the City will have a 30-day deadline to return a signed contract to the Dept. of Commerce. This request is to authorize the Mayor to sign the contract as approved by legal. HISTORY: The Community Development department successfully received the $130,000 TDR grant as applied to the Washington State Department of Commerce. In order to begin the project the City has to sign a contract for those funds. ALTERNATIVES: None recommended RECOMMENDED ACTION: No action required, this item will be on a future agenda STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 128 – 10th Avenue SW  PO Box 42525  Olympia, Washington 98504-2525  (360) 725-4000 www.commerce.wa.gov September 1, 2010 The Honorable Margaret Larson City of Arlington 238 N. Olympic Avenue Arlington, Washington 98223 Dear Mayor Larson, I am pleased to info rm you that the City of Arlington was selected by the Washington State Department of Commerce and the Puget Sound Regional Council to receive a transfer of development rights (TDR) project grant. The grant is awarded through Growth Management Services, Department of C ommerce, to the City of Arlington. The amount of the grant is $130,000. The grant amount is contingent upon a negotiated scope of work. The funding comes from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Therefore the recipient will be required to follow EPA pro curement procedures. The funding is being awarded for an “inter-jurisdictional” TDR program, and for working with the counties to accept growth from non-urban land that is important for conservation. The City of Arlington will have until December 31, 2012 to expend this amount. Heather Ballash, TDR Program Manager, will work with you on this grant. She will be contacting you within the next few weeks to discuss the contract and scope of work, and arrangements to monitor the grant. An adopted resolution of support will be required before the contract can be signed, unless you have already submitted an adopted resolution with your application. You can contact Ms. Ballash at (360) 725-3044 or heather.ballash@commerce.wa.gov. Congratulations on your successful proposal. We think your project will become a good example of TDR that other Washington jurisdictions may use or emulate. Sincerely, Leonard Bauer, Acting Assistant Director Local Government and Infrastructure Division Cc: Senator Val Stevens Representative Dan Kristiansen Representative Kirk Pearson Bill Blake, Assistant Director Community Development , City of Arlington Ivan Miller, Principal Planner, Puget Sound Regional Council Heather Ballash, TDR Program Manager, Department of Commerce