1 CITY OF RIALTO
REGULAR MEETING OF THE WATER SUBCOMMITTEE
March 27, 2024 - 10:00 A.M.
MINUTES
The Regular meeting of the Water Subcommittee of the City of Rialto was held in the Civic Center Council Chambers located at 150 S. Palm Avenue, Rialto, California 92376, on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.
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CALL TO ORDER Call to order at 10:11 A.M.
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ROLL CALL The roll call was taken by Senior Administrative Analyst, Nicole Hemmans.
Subcommittee Members / City Staff:
Mayor Deborah Robertson
Council Member Ed Scott
David Carmany, City Manager
Tanya Williams, Assistant City Manager
Robert Messinger, Deputy City Attorney
Steve Dopudja, Interim Utility Manager/DWC Consultant
Timothy Sullivan, Maintenance & Facilities Director
Art Cervantes, Engineering Manger
Toyasha Sebbag, Assistant to the City Manager
Nicole Hemmans, Senior Administrative Analyst
Additional Attendees:
Peter Luchetti, RWS/Table Rock - virtual
Rolf Ohlemutz, RWS/Veolia
Laine Carlson
Art Griffith, FG Solutions
Dr. June Hayes, Resident
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PUBLIC COMMENTS Public comment received on March 27, 2024:
i None
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES-
Minutes Prepared By: Nicole Hemmans, Sr. Administrative Analyst
2 Regular Meeting of March 27,2024
Meeting Date: March 27, 2024 - Minutes Approved.
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NEW BUSINESS ITEMS
WS-24-1248 – Presentation of the
Drought Contingency Plan.
(RECEIVE AND FILE)
Presentation of the City of Rialto Drought Contingency Plan. (RECEIVE AND FILE)
Questions & Comments
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Mayor Robertson mentioned that for future water collaborations similar to the Drought Contingency Plan, it would be helpful to include the Rialto Unified School District as a partner voice in water conservation.
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WS-24-1258 –Water and Wastewater
Rate Study. (ACTION)
Request that the Water Subcommitte e provide feedback on Water and Wastewater Rate Model. (ACTION)
Questions & Comments –
i Art Griffith presented a revised water and wastewater rate model that accounted for changes in conditions since the last model to the Water Subcommittee. The feedback from the
Water Subcommittee was to move the item to the Utilities Commission for their recommendation.
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WS-24-1246 – Southern California
Association of Governments
(SCAG) Regional Early Action
Planning (REAP) 2.0.
(ACTION)
Request that the Water Subcommittee provide feedback to the City Council sending a letter of advocacy for state budget reconsideration of REAP 2.0 program funding. (ACTION)
Questions & Comments
i The Water Subcommittee agreed to sending a letter of
advocacy for State budget reconsideration of REAP 2.0
program funding.
WS-24-1237 – Extraterritorial
Wastewater Service Agreement.
(ACTION)
Request that the water subcommittee provide feedback on a proposed Extraterritorial Wastewater Agreement with Avila Collection, LLC for the property located at 10719 Linden Avenue and 10598 Orchard Street, 3 Bloomington, CA, Assessor’s Parcel Number 0257-021-28 and 0257- 031-35. (ACTION)
Questions & Comments
i The feedback from the Water Subcommittee was to move the item to the Utilities Commission for their recommendation.
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WS-24-1245 – Professional Services
Agreement No. 3 with Soto
Resources. (ACTION)
Request that the water subcommittee provide feedback on a Professional Services Agreement Amendment No. 3 with Soto Resources on the amount of $100,000 to provide additional as- needed grant writing assistance. (ACTION)
Questions & Comments
i Feedback was to move the item before the City Council for approval.
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WS-24-1251 – Street Segments for the
Various Streets Phase II Project.
(ACTION)
Staff requests the Water Subcommittee provide feedback on the street segments for Various Streets Phase II, City Project No. 240802. (ACTION)
Questions & Comments
i An update was proved regarding the ongoing coordination between the Utilities and Facilities and Maintenance
Department. Received feedback from Water Subcommittee to return item to City Council for consideration of a contract award.
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WS-24-1256 – Utilities Manager
Update
Utilities Manager update provided by Stephen Dopudja.
Questions & Comments
i None
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UPCOMING MEETINGS/OTHER
DISCUSSION ITEMS
i None
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ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 12:21 a.m.
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