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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 11/27/1995Monday, November 27,1995 Vol. 29, Page 265 ~ ~ I ~.' ~ MINUTES b z I OF A REGULAR MEETIN 3 PE'I'AI.UMA CITY CO~JNCII, a MONDA~', NOV~MBER 27, 1995 5 ROLL CALL 7:00 p.m. 6 Present: Hamilton, Stompe, Maguire, Read, Vice Mayor Shea, Mayor Hilligoss ~ Absent: Barlas s PI,EDGE OF' ALY,EGIANCE 9 The Pledge, of Allegiance to the flag was led by Vice Mayor Lori Shea. io . P~.TBLIC C'OMMENT i i John Fitzgerald, 114 Suncrest Hill , Petaluma - there is a problem with speeding on Sunny ~z slope Avenue with speeds up to 50 miles per hour. He requested that the police patrol the is area for on~e-half hour before high school starts and for one-half hour after the close of ia high schooll. It would be a good revenue generator. is Regarding the new fire truck, he is wondering if the street grade design criteria can be ~6 changed from 10% - 18% grade to 27% grade which is equivalent to the street on which i~ he lives. With the new fire truck, this grade should be no problem. is ~ COUNCIL COMMENT r9 Nancy Read - as we approach mid-year she wants a`hud-year look at the goals" on an 2o agenda soon. Regarding the question about federal funding for the Army Corps of 2i Engineering Payran Reach flood work, she contacted Congresswoman Woolsey. za Regarding KPIX, she would like an agenda to include a discussion item about inviting 23 KPIX television to broadcast from a site in Petaluma. They seem to be visiting locations 2a in the Bay Area. zs Lori Shea ~ also talked to Congresswoman Woolsey about the Army Corps of Engineers. z6 The Congresswoman advised the City should also be in communication wrth the California 2~ Senators Feinstein and Boxer. She also read a letter from a lady who complimented the 2s Paramedics~ who took her to the hospital when she had a stroke. z9 Mayor Hilligoss noted that she had been advised by a resident that the telephone company 3o has changed their mind and is not going to reduce the toll call cost to Santa Rosa. 3~ 012ID. 1999 NCS 32 PiJRCHASE McNEAR PENINSULA i 33 Adopt Ordinance 1999 NCS authorizing purchase of approximately 10 acres on the 34 McNear Peninsula from Mitch and Barbara Lind and authorizing the City Manager to 3s execute all Ithe required documents in connection with the purchase. The ordinance was 3G introduced by Mary Stompe and seconded by Nancy Read on November 20. 3~ Ayes: Hamilton, Stompe, Read, Vice Mayor Shea, Mayor Hilligoss 3s Noes: None 39 ~ Absent: Barlas Abstain: Maguire Page 26G, Vol. 29 ~ STUDY SESSION Monday,lVovember 27, 1995 2 The Council sat iri a study session to hear a review of the planning to this date for the s wastewater plant. ~ The e~sting wastewater plant is 58 years old. The City has been a working towards designing and building a new plant since 1989. The speakers included s City Engineer Tom Hargis, Assistant City Manager Warren Salmons, Planner Jenn'ifer ~ Barrett, Harlan Glines frorn the firm of Jones and Stokes who wrote the Environmental ~ Impact Report, Finance Director David Spilman, Pat Gallagher from the firm of Camp, a Dresser and McKee and Karen Hedlund from the law firm of Nossaman, Guthner, Knox 9 and Elliott. ~ io The Environmental Impact Report (EIR) work was begun ir- 1992. There have been two ~i drafts of the documents. It is anticipated the City Council will have the Final EIR next i2 month for public liearing sometime in February of 1996. There is a portion of the EIR is which is short terrri (through the construction phase ofthis project) and another portion of ~a the EIR that is long term and will last the life of the facility. ~s Among the factors that will affect the size and features of th~e final facility are the disposal ~~ of liquids and the disposal of solids, tlie storage of treated e~luent and the disposal of 1~ ef~luent, the degree of treatment of that ef~luent to either ~~econdary" (current level of is treatment which is ~oxidation of the wastewater): or "tertiary" (now referred to as advanced i9 treatment which is;the result of ef~luent that has been more refined, so to speak, than is the ~o case with `~econdary" treatment), an increase of the already aggressive city-wide 2i conservation of water use, and Regional Water Quality Control regulations and 22 requirements. Wastewater that has . received secondary treatment can be used only for 23 fodder crops, while the opportunities for use of wastewater. that has received tertiary or 2a advanced treatment are much greater. as Components of the project include the new treatment facility, storage of treated 2~ wastewater, pipelines for distribution of treated wastewater, modification of headworks 2~ and pumping station, and decommissioning the e~cisting plant. Future portions of 2s wastewater treatment by-product will include reuse of bio-solids, expanded ircigation 29 program. Improvements to the inflow and infiltration (usually referred to as `i & I'~ of so the existing sewer p~pes is also plarined. The result of adva»ced treatment processes may s i include having the ability to utilize , expanded opportunities for 3a reuse, and unrestricted irngation. 33 Secondary treatment refers to a process of wastewater treatment used to convert 34 dissolved or suspended materials into a form more readily separated from the water being 3s treated. Usually tlie process follows primary treatment 6y `~edimentation." The process 36 commonly is a type of biological treatment process followed by secondary clarifiers that s~ allow the solids to settle out from the water being treated. Tertiary treatment is any 3s process of water 'renovation that upgrades treated wastewater to meet specific reuse 39 requirements. It may include general clean-up of water or removal of specific parts of ao wastes insufficiently removed by conventional treatment processes. Typical processes ai include chemical tr'eatment and pressure filtration. This is also called "Advanced Waste az Treatment:" Monday, November 27,1995 Vol. 29, Page 26~ i The four types of Advanced Treatment that are recommended include: Filtration to 2 remove to~c elements, nitrification to convert ammonia to a non-to~cic form, chemical 3 addition to~ meet health standards for unrestricted irrigation, and denitrification ~etrg~ a only for a demonstration marsh. . For storage of treated wastewater s the recommendation at this time is a reservoir on Higgins Creek. The other site that was 6 considered ;for treated ef~luent storage, is Wheat Creek. Land for this storage will need to ~ be acquired when reservoir size has been determined. Wetlands is an alternative to s utilization of additional agricultural irrigation. 9 The City of Santa Rosa is also in the process of developing a new sewer plant, and in that io connection they have been discussing utilization of treated wastewater storage in the ii South County. The possibility of joint use of storage facilities with Santa Rosa has been . i2 discussed. ~ is If the river ~discharge were terminated, 2,000 acres of additional irrigation areas would be ia required. If, however, wet weather river discharge with advanced treatment was the is chosen option, approximately 1,000 acres of additional irrigation lands would be needed i~ at General Plan buildout. i~ The single family sewer connection fee is currently $2,550; the sewer connection fee with is phase out of river discharge is estimated to be between $5,200 and $6,500 per residential i9 unit. A portion of the costs of new improvement is to be paid by new development's zo connection fees. 2i The current sewer rate is $15.00 per month (residential). The estimated sewer rate for the 22 recommended project (maintain river discharge in wet weather) is $31 to $35 per month. 23 The estimated sewer rate if river discharge were discontinued completely is $33 to $41 per ~ 2a month. , ~ zs z~t ~was noted that treated wastewater will be a valuable commodity in the future. 2~ A water conservation program could reduce the amount of water that would need to be za treated at the wastewater facility. It could also reduce storage requirements for treated 29 wastewateri and reduce the amount of acreage needed for agricultural irrigation. 3o The contract for wastewater treatment will be for a 30 year period with the possibility of 3i ~ 10 year extensions. Other documents to be included with the final contract are the 3z usual insurance and bonds for the construction period, a service bond that would be equal 33 to the cost~ of one year operation of the new wastewater facility, a ground lease, and a 34 public works services agreement. ss Staff was asked to: ~ s~ • ICheck on the degree of water conservation that could be achieved from s~ the installation of instant water heaters. ~ 3s e Determine the degree of effect that has been experienced at the sites 39 which are working with the type of wastewater treatment referred to as ao a "demonstration marsh." ~ a~ • Report what was the overall effect of the recent Santa Rosa retrofit az program. 43 o~"~j "~ Report on rates for Il'rlgClZlOYI Of Q'g)'IC2lZl2[YB and golf course 44 lands. . . . . / ~; x ,,. ~ Page 268, Vol. 29 I Monday, November 27, 1995 i • Make availablei copies of some of the overhead projector slides shown 2 at the Council, i s e Advise the Council where there are `~iemonstration marshes" that could a be observed by~ Council members. s ADJOURN i , ~ At 9:30 p.m. the m~eeting was adjoumed. ~ s ~ 9 ~ 10 ' 11 12 ~iTTE' ST: I 13 ~ 14 ~ .~-, I 15 I i~ Patricia E. Bernard, City Gerk ~ ,