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ASHLAND WATER ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MINUTES
NOVEMBER 16, 2011
CALL TO ORDER
Mike Faught called the meeting to order at 4:32 p.m. in the Siskiyou Room, 51 Winburn Way.
Committee Members Present:
Pat Ackl i n
Lesley Adams
Alex Amarotico
Darrell Boldt
Donna Mickley
Don Morris
Amy Patton
Donna Rhee
Councilor Carol Voisin
John Williams
Absent Members:
Kate Jackson
Rich Whitley (Chair)
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
N/A
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA
None
DISCUSSIONS AND DECISIONS
Carollo Consultants: (via teleconference)
Rachel Lanigan
David Kraska
Staff Present:
Mike Faught, Public Works Director
Mike Morrison, Public Works Superintendent
Robbin Pearce, Conservation
Pieter Smeenk, Public Works Associate Engineer
Lee Tuneberg, Administrative Services Director
Jodi Vizzini, Public Works Office Assistant
Steve Walker, Water Quality Supervisor
Public:
Doug Gentry
Joseph Graf
Update on Chamber Board Presentation:
Mr. Faught gave an update on his meeting with the Chamber of Commerce Board and followed up with the PowerPoint and
photos he presented to the Chamber the previous week. The key theme of the presentation was redundancy, conservation
and peak demand. He shared that the Chamber's reaction was positive and supportive.
Public Outreach Plan:
The Committee discussed their plan for a simplified format as their public outreach project. They discussed ways to present
how they arrived at their decision and how this can be best explained and represented to the public. The Committee viewed a
video of past floods and agreed it was a good visual tool to stress the vulnerability of the existing Water Treatment Plant
(WTP).
The Committee discussed which members will be joining Mayor Stromberg for the December television presentation on RVTV.
Pat Acklin suggested an outline of the process from the beginning, working as the Mayor's committee, to the final decision.
Don Morris stated the Committee represents diversity with certain backgrounds which speaks to these issues intelligently.
Pieter Smeenk volunteered to be in attendance to help with the technical part of the presentation.
The discussion shifted to the financial piece of the project and how this should be addressed when talking to the public. Lee
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Tuneberg shared different scenarios and added the primary source of revenue will be through rate increases, but other
options will be explored. He stated the message should be to use the water wisely, and household rates will reflect it. John
Williams stressed it would be premature to talk about the financial plan in the Town Hall meetings, and thinks the focus should
remain on convincing the public of the need for the second WTP and Partial Talent Ashland Pipeline (TAP). Rachel Lanigan
suggested to emphasize in the public outreach process that the overall price tag can be broken down into different parts, and
to remember this will improve the ability to fight fires, afford depreciation costs, and replace aging components.
Mr. Faught stated the public outreach information will be fine-tuned and sent out to the Committee for review and comment.
He added that he will make an appointment with the Mayor to get a clear picture of his idea for the process. The Committee
agreed it will be important to have talking/bullet points, and further meetings will be necessary to refine the presentation.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 5:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Jodi Vizzini, Office Assistant II
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