Executive/Finance
Lance Newkirk, Public Works Director
Phone: (206) 780-8604
Purpose:
The primary duty of the committee is to advise the council on issues related to the city's storm, water, sewer and other utilities. The committee shall not supplant administrative advice on policy issues to the city council but shall be in addition to staff advice. The committee shall not interfere with the administrative staff functions involving day to day operation of the city utilities.
The committee, to include 7-9 members, is appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council. Two council members serves as ex-officio members of the commitee.
| Members: |
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| Bob Bosserman (term ends 5/31/2014) |
Andy Maron, (term ends 5/31/2014) |
| Arlene Buetow, Chair (term ends 6/30/2012) |
Randal Samstag (term ends 6/30/2013) |
| Doug Dow (term ends 6/30/2013) |
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| Jeff Kanter (term ends 6/30/2012) |
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Meetings:
The Utility Advisory Committee regularly meets on the
first and
third Thursday of each month in the Council Conference Room at 5:30 p.m. Browse the
calendar to find agendas and minutes.
KPUD Offer to Acquire COBI Water Utility
The Council has not rejected the KPUD offer to acquire the COBI-Winslow water utility, contrary to circulating petitions and letters. KPUD provided the City with a preliminary offer to acquire COBI's water utility (not the sewer utility, as noted in some materials). With the advice of the volunteer citizens on the Utility Advisory Committee, Council decided to obtain a professional review of the offer and other issues. Council directed that the City hire a professional firm to do a detailed analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the KPUD offer, and the prospects for the City's operations and financing of its utilities, with and without a water utility spinoff. That analysis is now underway. Council will make a decision about transfer of the utility following receipt of the consultant’s advice. Below is the recommendation from the UAC and a copy of the contract with consultant GHD, Inc.
