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Home My WebLink About2007-10-01 WUCFD MINUTESWATER UTILITIES COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT (APACHE JUNCTION WATER COMPANY) CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 1, 2007 The regular meeting of the District Board of the Water Utilities Community Facilities District (Apache Junction Water Company), City of Apache Junction, Arizona, was held on October 1, 2007, at the Apache Junction City Council Chambers pursuant to the notice required by law. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Insalaco called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. ROLL CALL Board Members Present:Chairperson John Insalaco Vice Chairperson R.E. Eck, Jr. Mrs. Robin Barker Mr. Rick Dietz Mr. Jeff Serdy Mr. Joseph Severs Mr. Chip Wilson Staff Present:George Hoffman, District Manager Kathleen Connelly, District Clerk John White, District Finance Manager Frank Blanco, Water District Director Kay Bigelow, District Counsel Giao Pham, District Engineer Others Present:Glenn Roth, Damon S. Williams Hazel Randall, District Admin. Asst. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JUNE 25, 2007; AUGUST 20, 2007; SEPTEMBER 4, 2007 AND SEPTEMBER 18, 2007 )Mr. Dietz MOVED THAT THE MINUTES OF JUNE 25, 2007; AUGUST 20, 2007; SEPTEMBER 4, 2007 AND SEPTEMBER 18, 2007 BE APPROVED. Water Utilities Community Facilities District Meeting Minutes of October 1, 2007 Page 1 of 5 Vice Chairperson Eck SECONDED THE MOTION. VOTE:Unanimous. The motion carried. REQUEST FROM QUIKTRIP CORPORATION TO RELINQUISH A WATER UTILITY EASEMENT )District Counsel Kay Bigelow briefed the board on the item.She stated QuikTrip is building a new facility and is not giving up the dedicated water line that is on their property that was originally dedicated to Consolidated Water.This is part of the patented utility easement that is unused.They will still leave an extra 50' X 50' piece for the district for future utilities.This relinquishes the rest of the easement that was there.The city has relinquished their portion. Chairperson Insalaco opened the item to board discussion.There being no discussion, he called for a motion. Vice Chairperson Eck MOVED THAT THE REQUEST FROM QUIKTRIP CORPORATION TO RELINQUISH A WATER UTILITY EASEMENT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF IDAHO ROAD AND OLD WEST HIGHWAY BE APPROVED. Mr. Dietz SECONDED THE MOTION. VOTE:Unanimous. The motion carried. TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM 1 - TRANSMISSION LINE/DISTRIBUTION SERVICE LINE EVALUATION )Water District Director Frank Blanco briefed the board on the item.He stated this study was compiled and completed in May 2007 by Damon S. Williams and Associates.They are here to present their Water Utilities Community Facilities District Meeting Minutes of October 1, 2007 Page 2 of 5 recommendations and make the board aware of the challenges and benefits of doing either the transmission line or the distribution line.The development is proposed at the northeast corner of Baseline and Idaho.This memorandum evaluates the condition of the conversion of the 12" transmission line into a 12" distribution line and looks at an alternative of extending the existing transmission line north to 16th Avenue.The line is located at Winchester and 34th Avenue.The driving force is to serve the commercial development at Baseline and Idaho. Transmission lines are designed to move major flows to storage facilities for distribution.They provide the ability to blend water and are the main arteries.They are typically larger in diameter and lower in pressure.Distribution lines are designed to deliver water to service connections and provide water service to fire hydrants.They provide sample points.They are smaller in diameter and higher in pressure.He showed a schematic of the water system and commented on how the water flowed through the system from the wells to the customers.The components of the water system are supply, transmission and distribution.He commented they should have handouts labeled Figure 3.1 and Figure 4.1.Figure 3.1 shows the existing system with the dashed blue line being the transmission line.Figure 4.1 shows the alternatives.The green line in the middle shows the conversion and the red or pink line going north/south to the south shows the extension of the transmission line.The benefits of the conversion will be an initial cost savings and it saves time.The challenge is the loss of operational flexibility to provide a consistent and dependable supply of water to the entire service area.It compromises the blending plan and water quality.It also requires the construction of a future transmission line with future dollars.The benefits of maintaining the transmission line are water quality, the ability to blend the water for consistent quality, providing a future back up to the wells, providing the ability to move the future Central Arizona Project water north, and providing the ability to move the Mesa treated Central Arizona Project water north. It will save the district some money to have the water delivered directly to AJ Water versus wheeling it through Arizona Water. The challenge of maintaining a transmission line is the single point of failure.Arsenic treatment must continue to operate for blending.The benefits of extending the line are water quality and a long-term financial benefit.The challenges are system pressure variations. Water Utilities Community Facilities District Meeting Minutes of October 1, 2007 Page 3 of 5 Mr. Glenn Roth, Damon S. Williams, Phoenix, addressed the board.They have two recommendations.The first one is to do a hydraulic model of the city water system.They would be setting up the backbone of the water system on a computer model and then model the different flows to make sure you are maintaining pressures and flows in all areas in all situations.The second recommendation is to extend the distribution line north and bore under the Superstition Freeway and connect it back up into the system further north on 16th Avenue.They would keep the distribution system as a distribution system and keep the transmission lines as transmission mains. There was general discussion between Mr. Dietz and Water District Director Frank Blanco about what the transmission lines and distribution lines do. Vice Chairperson Eck asked if they were increasing the size or are they going to just south of Winchester to just north of 16th Avenue to reach the main. Water District Director Frank Blanco stated they are just extending it, not increasing its size.In the graphic, the existing transmission should really be reading existing distribution.The line is a transmission line further west, but at that point where it connects it is a distribution line. WATER DISTRICT DIRECTOR REPORT None. DISTRICT MANAGER REPORT None. DISTRICT TREASURERREPORT None. DISTRICT COUNSEL REPORT None. Water Utilities- Community Facilities District Meeting Minutes of October 1, 2007 Page :4 of 5 ADJOURNMENT ) City Clerk Kathleen Connelly advised they have a heavy agenda and the need for an executive session at the next meeting.They will need to start at 5:00 p.m. on October 16, 2007. Chairperson Insalaco adjourned the meeting at 6:23 p.m. ACCEPTED THIS 15TH DAY OF JANUARY , )0(ORINX.2008 BY THE CHAIRPERSON AND DISTRICT BOARD OF THE WATER UTILITIES COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT (APACHE JUNCTION WATER COMPANY), CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA. SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS 15TH XaGUINX 2008. jJAA S. Insalaco rperson DAY OF ATTEST: Kathleen Connelly District Clerk JANUARY WATER UTILITIES COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT MINUTES CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the regular meeting of the Water Utilities Community Facilities District of the City of Apache Junction, Arizona, held on the 1st day of October, 2007.I further certify that the meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum was present. Dated this 12th day of October, 2007. Kathleen Connelly District Clerk Water Utilities Community Facilities District Meeting Minutes Of October 1,.2007: Page 5 of 5