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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - City Council - Meeting Date: 11/26/2012 MINUTES CITY OF GLENDALE AD HOC CITIZEN TASK FORCE ON WATER AND SEWER PALO VERDE ROOM ADULT CENTER 5970 W. BROWN STREET GLENDALE, ARIZONA 85301 MONDAY,NOVEMBER 26, 2012 6:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 6 p.m. by Michael Ashcraft, facilitator. He congratulated the members since this was the last working meeting for the Task Force and summarized the evening's schedule. He asked members to think about selecting a representative to attend the Workshop presentation on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 when the recommendations will be presented to the Council. Comm. Livingston suggested that the presentation be made to the new Council that would be seated in January 2013. Craig Johnson, Executive Director, Water Services Department, explained that this Task Force was formed in response to the Item of Special Interest request of Mayor Scruggs and the current Council. He further stated that due to the importance of this subject, it is very likely that another presentation will be made to the new mayor and council also. Comm. Zomok feels that the current council has placed a high importance on the results of this Task Force and it is unknown how highly the new council will place it. Several commissioners concurred. Comm. Aldama feels that both the current and new Council are aware of the studies and findings of this Task Force. Comm. Garland believes that the schedule should be followed as adopted which means reporting the recommendations to the current Council. Comm. Steiger also believes that the privilege of having the findings reported to them belongs to the Council that formed the commission. Michael Ashcraft briefly explained the round table exercise that will be done to formulate the final report of recommendations. He explained the rule that everyone has the right to speak once before anyone has the right to speak twice. ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 30, 2012 MEETING Sally Melling, Sr. Secretary for Water Services, discussed corrections to the minutes. A motion to approve the minutes with corrections was made by Comm. Loya, seconded by Comm. Zomok. The minutes were approved with corrections. The areas of recommendations were addressed beginning with item III. Regional Collaboration and Water Resources Sustainability. Discussions were held on each area and consensus was reached by the group. November 26, 2012 Ad Hoc Citizen Task Force on Water and Sewer Minutes Page 2 The second area discussed was V. Employee Development, Retention, Safety, and Productivity. Discussions were held on each area and consensus was reached by the group. The group then discussed area II. Public Involvement and Community Education. Consensus was reached by the group after discussion. The group then studied and discussed area IV. Operations and Infrastructure. Consensus was reached on all items except Urban Irrigation. Because no consensus could be achieved on this item, it will not be included in the final report. The last area to be determined was I. Financial Planning, Billing, and Customer Service. Consensus was reached on all items for recommendation including the exclusion of item F. Misappropriation of Funds. The complete final report format was reached by group consensus. Members were reminded to sign the final report signature sheet as they left. The signature sheet will also be available at the Tuesday, December 4, 2012 meeting. Volunteers were requested for one representative and one alternate to attend the December 18, 2012 Council workshop when this item is presented to Council. Craig explained the afternoon start time and the responsibilities. Member nominations were made by anonymous paper slip as members adjourned for the evening. The member with the most support will be the representative and the member with the second most support will be named alternate. Staff will tabulate the numbers and inform the members. Comm. Short requested an addition to the Council cover page letter from the Task Force members include a note of appreciation for the efforts of the facilitator Michael Ashcraft and Water Services staff. Voice approval supported this request. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:55 p.m. Respectfully submitted, i Sally ling, Recordin cretary