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STORM WATER UTILITY COMMITTEE Minutes
November 17, 2016
Present: John Kiefer, Kyle Clark, Paul Janty, and Maureen Muldoon
Absent: Sean Butler
Also Present: John Ferris, Civil Engineering Supervisor - Storm Water Utility; Steve Gohde,
Assistant Director of Public Works (arrived 7:37); Jim Bachhuber, Brown and
Caldwell
I.Call to Order.
A. Mr. Kiefer called the meeting to order at 7:31 am.
II. Discussion of Future Meeting Dates and Times.
A. Future meeting dates were scheduled for December 15, 2016; January 19, and February 9,
2017 at 7:30 am in room 404 of City Hall.,
III. Approval of October 20, 2016 Meeting Minutes.
A. Motion by Mr. Clark, seconded by Mr. Janty, for approval of the October 20, 2016 meeting
minutes. Approved (4-0)
IV. Review and Comment on Proposed 2017 Storm Water Utility Rate.
A. Before discussion of the topic, Mr. Ferris announced the following:
1. North Main Street Detention Basin is substantially complete and on-line.
2. Rotary Club contracted the City and they are interested in becoming involved in a
stormwater public outreach activity (such as rain barrel construction or inlet stenciling).
Mr. Ferris will follow up with the club and will coordinate potential activities with
existing organizations (NEWSC and Fox/Wolf Watershed Alliance).
3. Wisconsin Association for Floodplain, Stormwater, and Coastal Management
(WAFSCM) awarded the 2016 Excellence in Project Design and Implementation Award
to the City of Oshkosh for the Armory Detention Basin project. The award was received
on behalf of the City by James Rabe at the annual WAFSCM meeting in La Crosse on
November 10, 2016.
B. Mr. Ferris the October 28, 2016
Ehlers report . This table
summarized the predicted ERU rate changes needed between 2016 and 2026.
C.
revenue bonds, debt, and cash flow.
D.
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Ferris replied that $150,000 of this is from the 9 and Washburn WDNR grant.
E. Mr. Janty asked about why the operating revenue in the report is based on a 6-month period,
and the City uses a 3-month period for purp
look into this.
F. to revenue ratio
compares to other cities. Mr. Ferris replied that this analysis in ongoing. Mr. Janty asked
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that the analysis look at level of debt / capita or level of debt per account and compare to
other communities.
G. Mr. Kiefer clarified that total debt (as of today) should include: General Obligation debt,
principal only (GO. P&I Page 4; also found on line 42 of Page 6) plus Storm Water Revenue
Debt (Col. 1; page 3).
H. Mr. Janty suggested that we should base the future expense growth rates (lines 1 -6 on page
6) based on actual past changes (from 2012 2015).
I. Mr. Kiefer asked if there have been any significant changes in the previously proposed
capital projects. Mr. Gohde replied that the current budget, under consideration by the
Council, does not include any significant capital changes for the stormwater projects.
V. DNR Audit of MS4 Programs.
A. Mr. Bachhuber summarized an announcement made by DNR at the last NEWSC meeting.
The DNR intends to implement a more formal program audit process for the MS4 permitted
communities. As described, an audit would be conducted for about 20% of the communities
in each DNR Region, each year. The audits will begin in 2017, and it is not known which
communities will be audited in the first year. The program audit will cover a review of file
data, and field inspections of construction sites and municipal facilities. Corrective actions
will be required by the cities if deficiencies are identified.
VI. Discussion of Future Meeting Agenda Items.
A. Mr. Janty requested that future meetings have a running list of topics.
B. The identified topics for future agendas are:
i. A general topic of Program Updates will be added to future meeting agendas.
ii. Discussion on resiliency and progress of flood reduction
improvements over the last 15 years.
iii. Sawyer Creek update.
iv. Include how ratio of Oshkoshcompares to other SW Utilities
in Wisconsin.
v. A discussion of how TMDLs have impacted stormwater rates in other cities.
vi. Illicit Discharges. Mr. Janty asked to make this a standing agenda item.
vii. Maintenance plan for existing BMPs.
VII. Adjournment.
There being no other business before the committee, and upon being duly moved and seconded
(Mr. Janty/ Clark), the meeting was adjourned at 8:28 am.
Respectfully Submitted
John Ferris, PE, PH
Civil Engineer Supervisor Storm Water Utility
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