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Tuesday,September 17,2024 6:00 PM City Council Chambers
A. Call to Order
Chairperson Wilson called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm.
B. Roll Call
Present 7- Chairperson Wilson,Vice Chair Schroeder, Boardmember Cross, Boardmember
Heck, Boardmember Johnson, Boardmember Nasser,and Boardmember Soller
Staff in attendance:
Bryant Powell, District Manager
Matt Busby,Assistant District Manager
Jennifer Pena, District Clerk
Joel Stern, District Legal Counsel
Yvette McKinney, Deputy District Clerk
Mike Loggins, District Director
Charles Briggs, Water District Project Manager
Rita Vineyard, Senior Administrative Assistant
Angelie Hawley, District Treasurer
Robert Wsler, Management Analyst
C. Agenda Items
1. 24-733 Approval of minutes of the meeting of August 20, 2024,
Boardmember Heck made a motion to approve the meeting minutes of the August 20,2024,
meeting.Boardmember Cross seconded the motion.
Yes: 7- Chairperson Wilson,Vice Chair Schroeder, Boardmember Cross, Boardmember
Heck, Boardmember Johnson, Boardmember Nesser and Boardmember Softer
No: 0
2. 24-758 Intergovernmental Agreement between Apache Junction Sewer District and
Apache Junction Water Utilities Community Facilities District for the sale of
long-term storage credits,
Boardmember Soller made a motion that the Intergovernmental Agreement between Apache
Junction Sewer District and Apache Junction Water Utilities Community Facilities District for the
sale of long-term storage credits be approved.Boardmember Johnson seconded the motion.
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Yes: 7- Chairperson Wilson,Vice Chair Schroeder, Boardmember Cross,Boardmember
Fleck, Boardmember Johnson, Boardmember Nesser and Boardmember Seller
No: 0
District Director Mike Loggins presented an overview of an Intergovernmental Agreement(IGA)
between Apache Junction Sewer District(AJSD)and Apache Junction dater Utilities
Community Facilities District(District)for the sale of long-term storage credits. The AJSD
collects the sewer water from Arizona Water Company and the District's customers at their
plant where it is treated.The effluent water in put into recharge basins,where it is filtered back
into the ground. The amount of water is tracked and reported to the Arizona Department of
Water Resources(ADWR)and this water is turned into credits.The AJSD receives
approximately 1,000-acre feet a year in credits for water they store underground. The AJSD
approached the District and expressed they would like to sell the credits to the District.The
District is buying the credit at a cost which is approximately what the District is paying for
Central Arizona Project(CAP)water, The water can be pumped out of the ground as effluent
water and not CAP water,The water can be continually used,or it can be kept in the ground for
later use:The District would use its current wells as recovery wells to pump the effluent credits
received from AJSD out of the ground. The water could also go to a groundwater savings
facility,The District also allows Roosevelt Irrigation District or New Magma Irrigation District to
use its CAP water in exchange for their credits.
The ICA with AJSD Is for ten years for first right of refusal for all their effluent credits,with
two-five-year renewable agreements,The District is currently working on its water designation
with the ADWR which is good for 10 years.The water designation period is from 2025- 035.
ADWR needs to see that the District has the ability to purchase credits or have them available
to purchase.These additional water supplies would be put into the District's waster portfolio
showing the District has the ability to buy 1,000-acre feet a year for the next 10 years.The
additional two-five-year renewable agreements would give the District an additional 10 yearn of
water supply. This is the third time the ICA is being renewed with AJSD and it has been in place
for 20 years,
D. District Manager Repeat
o report.
E. District Director Report
Mr; Loggins provided an update to the board on the District's recent change in outsourcing the
mailing of customer bills to InfoSend, a company in California. InfoSend is now printing,folding
and mailing the District's utility bills to customers. Customers are no longer receiving a return
envelope with their bill,which is in line with the practices of other utility companies,This change,
in addition to saving the District money,is freeing up staff time to work on other projects.
F. District Treasurer Report
No report:
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G. Adjournment
Chairperson Wilson adjourned the meeting at 6:09 p.m,
ACCEPTED THIS 'D DAY OF 2024, BY THE CHAIR
PERSON AND DISTRICT BOARD OF THE WATER UTILITIES COMMUNITY FACILITIES
DISTRICT, (CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA).
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SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS DAY OF 2024:
WALTER"CHIP"WILSON
Chairperson
ATTEST:
jE`NNIFER PENA
District Clerk
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