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Tuesday,October 15,2024 6:30 PM City Council Chambers
A. Call to Order
Chairperson Wilson called the special meeting to order at 6:38 pm.
B. Roll Call
Present 7- Chairperson Wilson,Vice Chair Schroeder, Boardmember Cross, Boardmember
Heck, Boardmember Johnson, Boardmember Nesser,and Boardmember Soller
Staff in attendance:
Bryant Powell, District Manager
Yvette McKinney, Deputy District Clerk
Joel Stern, District Legal Counsel
Mike Loggins, District Director
Charles Briggs, Water District Project Manager
Rita Vineyard, Senior Administrative Assistant
Angelie Hawley, District Treasurer
Connie Chow, District Controller
Kayla Fulmer, Director of Marketing and Communications
Eli Richardson, Management Analyst
Robert Wisler, Management Analyst
C. Agenda Items
1. 24-863 Approval of minutes of the meeting of September 17,2024.
Boardmember Soller made a motion to approve the meeting minutes of the September 17,2024,
meeting.Boardmember Messer seconded the motion.
Yes: 7- Chairperson Wilson,Vice Chair Schroeder, Boardmember Cross, Boardmember
Heck, Boardmember Johnson, Boardmember Nesser and Boardmember Soller
No: 0
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2. 24-864 Presentation, discussion, and consideration of Resolution No. 2024-011,
requesting the public utility easements located between parcel numbers
100-25-015B and 100-25-016B,Apache Junction,Arizona, be extinguished
and are no longer necessary for public use as a public utility easement.
Boardmember Johnson made a motion that Resolution No.2024-011,a resolution of the Board of
Directors of the Water Utilities Community Facilities District(City of Apache Junction,Arizona)
declaring portions of the public utility easements located between parcel numbers 100-25-015B
and 100-25-016B,Apache Junction,Arizona are no longer necessary for public use as a utility
easement and are hereby extinguished be approved.Boardmember Soller seconded the motion.
Yes: 7- Chairperson Wilson,Vice Chair Schroeder, Boardmember Cross, Boardmember
Heck, Boardmember Johnson, Boardmember Nesser and Boardmernber Soller
No: 0
District Director Mike Loggins presented an overview of Resolution No,2024-010, a request to
extinguish the water utility easement and declaring a portion of the public utility easement
located between parcel numbers 100-25-015B and 100-25-016B,Apache Junction,Arizona, are
no longer necessary for public use as public utility easements. Mr. Loggins advised the city has
already abandoned the easements and the District recommends abandoning the easements.
D. District Manager Report
No report.
E. District Director Report
Mr. Loggins provided an update on the Verde River Sediment Mitigation Study.The initial
allocation presented to the board about six months ago was 7,942 acre-feet, Since that time
additional partners would like to join the 22 cities currently participating in the study,The Town of
Cave Creek recently ended an agreement with the City of Scottsdale for water and requested to
join the study. They requested 1,000 acre-feet from the Bureau of Reclamation and this water
would be used to serve their existing customers,All the members voted to allow them to be part
of the study,
Salt River Project(SRP)found some old maps that showed an additional 4,423 acre-feet in
Horseshoe Lake in the original structure that they believe they need to restore,This means the
Apache Junction Water District(AJWD)will lose approximately 1,200 acre-feet from the current
allocation,
The Bureau of Reclamation must secure water supplies to back up Central Arizona Project
(CAP)water supplies if there are shortages, The CAP water supplies are for the Indian
reservations and backups for the Federal Government.After this is done,AJWD's water
allocation might be cut in half, Each of the cities in the study are taking cuts in their allocations
and negotiations are still going on to determine what percentage will be cut. Results from the
Bureau of Reclamation were anticipated to be around the end of 2024, but now it looks like
possibly February 2025.The sub-committee will need to vote again to determine how to divide
the new allocations.The plan into secure existing demands first and then committed future
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demands.
Boardmember Heck asked if the District would be obligated to pay the same amount. Mr:
Loggins stated that the District would only pay for the allocation it receives. District Manager
Powell asked what would happen if any of the other cities decide to drop out or are not prepared
to pay for their allocations. Mr. Loggins responded that if this were to happen the District would
request to receive its original allocation.
Mr: Loggins provided an update on the Radiance and Blossom Rock subdivisions.The
construction is continuing and there has been an approximate 40% increase in service
connections: Mr. Loggins is anticipating doubling the service connections by the end of 2025 if
construction continues.
F. District Treasurer Report
No report.
G. Adjournment
Chairperson Wilson adjourned the special meeting at 6:50 p.m.
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