Water Subcommittee Meeting Minutes
July 27, 2022
Via Zoom
Mayor Robertson - Meeting to order: 10:12 am
Subcommittee Members / City Staff:
Mayor Deborah Robertson
Mayor Pro Tem Ed Scott
Marcus Fuller, City Manager
Robert Messinger, Assistant City Attorney
Tom Crowley, Utility Manager
Nicole Hemmans, Senior Administrative Analyst
Angela Perry, Council & City Manager’s Executive Assistant Other Attendees
Steve Dopudja, Consultant
Peter Lucetti, Table Rock
Rolf Ohlemutz, Rialto Water Services
Absent
Sonia Axter, Ullico
Megan Matson,Table Rock
June Hayes, Commissioner
Public Comments: None
Minutes: May 25, 2022– Accepted for the Record
UPDATES
1 WS-22-681 Update on the City of Rialto’s Grant Assistance Program - Soto Resources.
Presented by Jody Soto
Committee Comments/Recommendations
Recommendation - Tom
Soto Resources should be kept separate from other proposals.
Q. Mayor Robertson would like to know how much the state agency keeps from the funds granted.
Mayor – Areas should be lined up to the proper zip code, and perhaps look into expanding opportunity zone. 2 WS-22-682 Update on the Inland Empire Utility Authority Effluent Agreement and Lake Rialto Design - Dopudja & Wells Consulting.
Presented by Steve Dopudja
Committee Comments/Recommendations
Lake Rialto
Status of the civil site plan – minor modifications were done Lake bottom needs to be lowered by 20ft or so
Added a bunk station to the 60% plans
Provide a drain, water to go into the late
Discussion meeting of modifications will take place in a few weeks Q. Mayor – regarding the lake, will we need to do a ground fill? The group provided no answer to the Mayor’s question.
Mayor was notified about the Brownfield Assessment Grant.
Grant would allow for training opportunities on hazardous.
Currently 25% placement.
Application for the grant is due August 2, 2022
IEUA Project – Steve
Meeting with IEUA is still ongoing.
IEUA is currently evaluating three pipeline alignments
Alignment analysis should be complete by August and over to our team for review Q. Mayor – Is this a line item?
Per Steve - yes.
Q. Mayor – When would we break ground?
Per Steve – A couple of years
3 WS-22-683 Update to Payment Plan and Tax Roll Collection Topic Presented/Update by Rolf
Committee Comments/Recommendations
Payments plans are getting ready to launch, and have them added to the bills Separate letter will be sent out to everybody who is on the plan explaining what the change in the bill is.
Letter will be sent to Mayor for review
Sewer will not get a payment plan
Q. Peter – What happens after you send the letter?
Peter is suggesting the City of Rialto send letters shut down of resources should two or more payments be missed.
Q. Mayor Robertson – What are we doing with those that are not paying? What kind of payment plan would help our residents pay.
Q. Peter – I would like to consider shutting residents’ water off after three months of delinquency after offering the payment plan.
MPT Scott– Agrees with this suggestion; should residents not consider the payment plan, then follow with tagging their home.
Mayor Robertson – This topic needs to be moved to Council for review.
Notification Process Discussion
Notification will be sent depending on the billing cycle Residents who have not paid in two months will have 60 days to rectify their bill before water shuts off MPT – Look into slumlord algorithms to ensure this is not happening from an individual who may own multiple properties Marcus suggests formalizing or creating a procedure for this process MPT – Policy should include an effective date and be on channel 3, water bill, etc.
Marcus – Add to the August 9th agenda
MPT – Would like to meet with Council to go over the details of this process.
Peter will provide Marcus with an overview of the policy/details.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
1 WS-22-684 2019-2021 Triennial Review - ARUP Agreement.
Presented by Peter
Committee Comments/Recommendations
Q. Mayor Robertson – Question to Marcus – How are you keeping dealing with other eyes that monitor the report? A. Marcus – Can they be truly independent? The evaluation wasn’t done because of their expertise and familiarity with this process.
Q. Mayor Robertson is asking for transparency. Why isn’t this available for everybody? Peter supports discussing this topic.
Having others overview this process allows for more solutions Per Mayor – She is not worried about the cost; she’s more worried about the process.
Mayor is asking for justification on soul sourcing
2 WS-22-709 Information Regarding Mandatory AB1668 and SB606 Compliance and Consent to Contract Eagle Aerial Solutions to Provide Sole Source Software Specifically Developed to Comply with the State of California Water Conservation Legislation.
Presented by Nicole Hemmans
Committee Comments/Recommendations
Q. Mayor – Who will access this software?
Tom – Will help develop a budget for the RWS service area.
Q. Mayor - What can we do to help the residents that have to maintain the right away area in front of a residential area? If residents look at the plan it may help them assess what areas need more conservation.
Mayor talks about creating a presentation to present to the Council so they can see what the program will be able to do. 3 Final Construction Work Authorization to Rialto Water Services in the amount of $2,982,691 for the Construction of Riverside Avenue Central Water Improvements Project.
Committee Comments/Recommendations
Q. MPT – Do all of these bidders do water lines?
Tom – Yes, they do water and sewer.
Tom - Total cost for the project would be over 2M.
Marcus – Street plans are finished and will be out by mid-August.
Q. Mayor Robertson – How will this project impact existing sites and projects in that area? Tom – Recommendations would be to work within to avoid being in the way of the street.
Tom will coordinate that.
Committee recommends this topic move to Council
Other topics
Q. Mayor Robertson - Would you like to know the bigger plan for the sewer facility? Concrete is old.
Would like to know the age of the building.
Proposing solar panels.
Time frame and plan would be ideal.
Marcus – Discussion is all part of a master plan.
Mayors Suggestions –
Surveillance should be available.
Conserving water by using street water.
Speed up process.
MPT – Where is the security system?
Working on improving the system, and how does someone take a porter potty? Next Water Subcommittee Meetings
Angie - September 28th
Adjournment: 12:35 pm.