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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Workshop Minutes 10.27.2009MINUTES COUNCIL WORKSHOP OCTOBER 27, 2009 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS A Council Workshop was held in the Council Chambers and called to order by Mayor Ken Olson at 6:30 p.m. on October 27, 2009. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: x Emelie Eaton _x Kate Hart _x Chuck Rodgers x Alex Wilkins _ Doug Poehls Mark Mace _x Chuck Dickerson _x Norm Stamper OTHERS PRESENT: Sam Painter Mary Embleton Bill Sheridan Kurt Markegard James Caniglia Derek Yeager Matt Wheeler Fred Bicha, DNRC Scott Harvey, Johnson Controls Public Input (three-minute limit): Citizens may address the Council regarding any item of City business not on the agenda. The duration for an individual speaking under Public Input is limited to three minutes. While all comments are welcome, the Council will not take action on any item not on the agenda. There was no public input. General items: • Recognition of First Title Montana James Caniglia stated the need to do deed searches to document the city's buildings in order to get a historic district. A lot of the buildings have had very little deed search work done over the last hundred years. Daniel Klein, a local realtor, contacted First Title Montana, who volunteered to do the work for the City of Laurel. First Title Montana produced three boxes of all the deed work they provided and spent a lot of hours on it. James introduced Quinn and Kelly Donovan, First Title Montana, to the council. Mayor Olson stated that the council should recognize that projects require time and money. Staff can provide the time, but the money is harder to find and sometimes it is necessary to involve the expertise of people in other corporations. From what James told him, without the help of First Title Montana, Laurel would not have the recognition for historic preservation. Mayor Olson thanked Quinn and Kelly Donovan for volunteering their time and expertise for the City of Laurel. • Fred Bicha: Presentation regarding Laurel Tree Board and its recent hosting of the Eastern Montana Forestry Conference and DNRC Grants Council Workshop Minutes of October 27, 2009 Fred Bicha, who is with the Montana DNRC, thanked the City of Laurel for putting on a great Tree Conference recently. He spoke regarding the Tree Conference, some things in the urban forestry world, and the future for the Tree Board. Fred distributed a summary of the tree conference and a brochure about Mountain Pine Beetles. The conference was a big success, with a total of 64 people attending, including ten speakers and seven Tree Board members. He commended the Tree Board and the city for helping make it a success. Some people got certified to do their jobs as utility specialists, tree workers, and certified arborists. The Tree Conference did not make any money but did not lose too badly. Fred asked Mary to bill him whatever is needed plus an extra $1,000 for the conference speaker fee. The Tree Board will at least make $1,000 off this venture to go towards the next project. Regarding future things for the Laurel Tree Board, Fred spoke regarding a grant that is due on Friday. Emelie has already mailed the grant application, which is for partnering with the Lions Club to plant trees at South Pond Lions Park, plant trees in Riverside Park, and remove some hazard trees. Fred suggested that the City of Laurel should take an inventory of all trees in the city. Gay Easton started an inventory, but it needs to be worked on harder in the future. Grants can be obtained for college interns to do this work in the summer. The intern would look at each tree on city property to see what needs to be done with the tree. Fred would like to get management plans going with the Tree Board, a plan to look at the current conditions of that tree inventory, and then lay out a 10-year work plan so in each year the city is going to strive to prune a certain number of trees around town. Fred spoke regarding some bug updates. The Mountain Pine Beetle has arrived in Billings. It is usually transported in firewood. In Great Falls last year, 800 pine trees had to be removed. The City of Laurel might want to think about a plan to deal with it as nothing can be done to save the trees once they have it. His recommendation is to remove the trees as soon as possible and burn them so other pine trees are not infected. There are thousands of acres of dead trees near Missoula and Butte Pass. Another bug affects ash trees. He estimates that Laurel has at least 60 percent green ash trees. The bug is not in the State of Montana yet, but it is in the Midwest. There is no cure for the bug yet, but it is necessary to cut around where infestation occurs. Fred spoke regarding two rumors he heard recently. Someone had asked why Laurel dial not receive the Excellence in Urban Forestry Award at the League of Cities and Towns. He stated that Laurel is the leading candidate for next year, but the work has to be done first. Secondly, he heard someone say that Laurel was no longer a Tree City USA. Fred stated that Laurel is definitely a Tree City USA and is doing a great job keeping trees pruned in the parks. He requested that paperwork gets turned in promptly, especially for the Tree City USA award each year, and that the city clearly shows that it met its $2 per capita requirement. Fred recommended getting more people involved in the Tree Board, as a lot more could be done with more people. He would like to see the city shift more from dealing with trees in parks to dealing with boulevard trees. The ash trees could use some pruning. A recent survey of the Tree Board members showed that one member wants to hold another conference next year. Another person wants a five-year plan for the trees and another person suggested dealing with the trees that are already planted before planting more. Mayor Olson thanked Fred for his presentation. He stated that Laurel made a choice to become a Tree City, which he thinks distinguishes a community apart from the rest. 2 Council Workshop Minutes of October 27, 2009 Johnson Controls • Annual Report of Energy Saving Improvements for the City of Laurel Mary Embleton stated that, at the end of 2006, Laurel entered into a contract with Johnson Controls for performance contracting and energy savings. In 2007, the massive project of replacing the water meters to new radio-read type water meters was completed. Energy saving projects were also done in various city buildings. As part of the contract, Johnson Controls was to report to the city periodically for three years in order to see how the performance contracting measured up. Mary introduced Scott Harvey, of Johnson Controls, to give his presentation. Scott Harvey distributed copies of tonight's PowerPoint presentation and the Measurement & Verification, Year 2 Annual Performance of Energy Saving Improvements for the City of Laurel, Montana. A copy of the presentation is attached to these original council minutes. Scott, who is a Performance Assurance Engineer with Johnson Controls, has been with the company for fourteen years in different positions and regions of the west. He has worked as a technician, as a technician and engineer for controls, as a Building Environment Specialist, and as a Performance Assurance Engineer, which gets him into doing measuring and verification of accounts. Scott stated that the total guarantee or project benefit is spread out over twelve years. The M&V portion is for three years, so they are finishing up the final third year. He reported on the first quarter, which is July through September 2009. The biggest savings impact is with the automated meter reading. Johnson Controls replaced 2,700 meters ranging in size from 3/-inch to the 6-inch meters at the refinery. The meters are more accurate so the city can bill more accurately. There was also savings in the utility cost avoidance for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. They did efficient heating and cooling controllability by installing programmable thermostats to handle scheduling and occupied/unoccupied set points. There was an energy efficiency upgrade, which can be likened to the new hot water system in the building. Lighting and weatherproofing issues were also addressed. The biggest benefit is realized with the new meters. Scott stated that a walkthrough is done each year to make sure everything they installed is still operational. He explained the significant findings from the last walkthrough, and a check-off sheet is included in the back of the report. The thermostat at the top of the stairwell in the public works department controls the offices, but it should be moved into the offices. Currently, it is dictated by whatever air is moving up and down the stairwell. In the motor vehicle office, the power wire leg was pulled off; so it is not controlling. In the court room and offices, there are thermostats that fight each other for heating and cooling. The comfort and efficiency issues there should be dealt with in the near future. The controller in the boiler room has plenty of capability to tie in the existing systems into a central controller, which could be programmed to run more harmoniously. Scott showed a slide that showed a new development regarding the residential usage of water from July to September 2009. In the base year for this period, the average meter through the whole system consumed about 47,000+ gallons. This year, it is up to 72,641 gallons for meters that are two inches or smaller. There seems to be a lot of residents that are using more than normal. For the residential 3/ inch meter, it is up about 54 percent from base year in consumption. With the commercial 1'/2 inch meters, there has been an increase as well, but that does not make up a lot of the meters throughout the city. 3 Council Workshop Minutes of October 27, 2009 Scott showed some weather data from the National Weather Service site for the quarter. For July 2009, the observed high was 84.8 and the normal high is 85.8. The observed high for August 2009 was 83.8 and the normal high is 84.5. The observed high for September 2009 was 82.1 and the normal high is 71.8. Although there is not a good answer for the higher use of water, residents are using more water, and it does not seem to be weather related. Scott stated that the next report is due the end of November, and the next presentation will scheduled for the end of January. Johnson Controls is contracted for three years, and this is the first quarter of the third year. Mayor Olson thanked Scott for his presentation. Fire / Ambulance: • Resolution - Declaring Engine 3 as surplus for sale to the Molt Fire Department Chief Yeager stated that the resolution would declare Engine 3, a 1976 Superior Fire Apparatus type 1 structural fire engine, as surplus and available for sale to the Molt Fire Department. The engine in question failed a pump test in June. It would be a detriment if Laurel were to be evaluated by the Insurance Services Organization again with an engine that has failed that test. Even though there is limited use from the apparatus with it onboard in the fleet, it would actually count as a detriment. The Molt Fire Department has declared its interest in it for their uses, which would not necessarily mirror the use that Laurel would put the apparatus through. Derek asked for the council's permission to declare Engine 3 as surplus. Public Works Department: 0 Resolution - NorthWestern Energy Customer Agreement for Elm Street Lift Station Kurt Markegard stated that the resolution and agreement is for NorthWestern Energy to provide some power changes to the Elm Lift Station. As part of the upgrade, the Elm Street lift station will change from 220 power to 3 phase, which requires more transformers and moving a pole to accommodate the new pumps. This could not be added to the project because the city has to negotiate with the utility companies directly instead of going through a third party subcontractor. If the work is done prior to January 1, 2010, there would be a 15 percent savings. After January I", there will be a 15 percent increase, which amounts to about $3,000. Kurt is working with Stephanie Seymanski, Morrison- Maierle, to see if this can be done this fall, but she has not responded to his calls the last two days. Kurt stated that the resolution and agreement would be removed from the agenda if it cannot go forward yet this year. The contact information on the agreement will be updated. This project will be included in the city's loan application for the entire project. • Resolution - Change Order No. 2 for the 2009 Water System Improvements - Phase 2 project Kurt stated that the resolution is for a change order for phase 2 of the water system improvements project. Stabilization fabric was needed on East Eighth Street from Pennsylvania to Wyoming Avenues. It was his recommendation to repair the street, and he brought it up under unscheduled matters a few weeks ago. As soon as the contractor started ripping up the asphalt and the gravel base underneath the street, they encountered substantially more saturated soils than were previously assumed. The contractor requested installation of the fabric, as they did not want their name on a project that would not be adequately designed. Great West Engineering recommended that the fabric be installed before placing the gravel. Kurt asked for the council's authorization to award the change order in order for that street to be repaired. 4 Council Workshop Minutes of October 27, 2009 After a question regarding funding, Kurt stated that the city is awaiting a final determination if the costs can be included in the SRF loan as part of the water system improvements. Kurt stated that this was incidental to the project, as the city is replacing waterlines and the streets are not adequate for the equipment to work adjacent to it. Kurt stated that a waterline break up the street saturated this open trench. The city's water main burst on Pennsylvania Avenue on a Sunday morning at 1:00 a.m. and it ran until about 3:00 a.m., filled the trench, and saturated the soils. The street is located directly north of the new stadium and is a section of 8th Street. The school district agreed to a cooperative effort for the waterline, but this change order is not for the water line. It is outside the waterline and is only 12 feet wide and 500 feet long. Kurt has reviewed pictures taken before construction of the stadium and has reviewed video of COP Construction going in there prior to their work. Both showed that the street was not in the greatest condition, but it was not destroyed like it was after the trench was full of water and it was substantially destroyed. The option was to close the street for the rest of the winter until something different could be done. This was like the perfect storm where a trench was open and a water break occurred. Emelie asked regarding a prior discussion about the amount of the first change order not hitting a plateau and if this additional cost would take it over that plateau. Kurt asked if she was referring to state law regarding $50,000 bids. Kurt stated that this is incidental to the project, as the city needs to do this because of the replacement of the waterline, and the change orders are accurate. • Resolution -- Accept bid for garbage truck Kurt stated the recommendation to purchase the truck from Jack's Truck & Equipment in Gillette, Wyoming. The purchase of a new garbage truck has been going on for about three years, and it was one of Matt Wheeler's first jobs to get the refuse truck out to bid. With Mary's help, they succeeded in doing that and the city received good bids. The money has been budgeted for at least three years, and the bid falls well below the budgeted of $260,000. The bid for $230,630.000 is for the Autocar with a Curb Tender body on it. This is a change from the current fleet, but the staff thinks it best suits the needs of Laurel at this time. Matt Wheeler and Dave Saylor were instrumental in putting the specs together and were available to answer questions. Matt spoke regarding the bids that came in. There was good participation with the bidding process. He stated that the recommended bid was not the absolute lowest bid, but there are reasons for that. The biggest reason is that the low bid vehicle is out an estimate of about six to seven months. The new vehicle should arrive in March. The garbage truck will be white, which would make it more saleable to private refuse companies in the area in the future. Kurt stated that references were checked for this truck, and Matt has had nothing but favorable responses. Matt stated that the communities that switched from the brand Laurel used for quite some time to this particular brand have indicated that their maintenance costs are significantly less. Clerk/Treasurer: a Resolutions - Budget amendments and budget transfers Mary explained the housekeeping resolutions, which should have come forward three months ago because they involved the 2009 fiscal year. The first resolution is a budget amendment to actually amend the budgets for the fiscal year 2009. Employer contributions for the Group Health Plan needed 5 Council Workshop Minutes of October 27, 2009 to increase by about $500 and was offset by an increase in the entitlement money that was not anticipated. Since the Transit Grant was not even known at the time the budget was adopted in September 2008, a budget was built for the Transit Grant. The same is true for the Historical Preservation Grant. The Yellowstone County Veterans' Cemetery was also done after the 2009 budget was adopted. The Yellowstone County Veterans' Cemetery Fund is an agency fund. The city charges a price set by the County for vaults and the out-of-county resident fee, puts the money in the fund, and then writes a check to the County for the money. The Airport Authority was off by about $500, as more revenues were collected than anticipated, and that was offset by extra monies in the local option vehicle tax. Mary explained the resolution for budget transfers. Instead of fixing the budget to exactly match the expenditures as was done in past years, she just transferred fund budget monies for significant things that occurred throughout the year. This does not make the budget look pretty at the end of the year, but it provides the flexibility to transfer the budget to the item needed more than what had originally been planned. The list of budget transfers was for significant items throughout the budget. Mary explained the list of transfers, which is attached to the draft resolution. • Resolution - Refinance of the 1997 Water Revenue Bond Mary stated that the refinance of the 1997 Water Revenue Bond will come forward in the near future. This resolution is for the new revenue bonds for the waterline project. The funding is usually in place prior to the start of construction, but this project has been different. The council approved a bond resolution earlier this year for the water plant improvements. The bonds issued were broken out into an A and B series because the city qualifies for a low interest rate for the first $500,000 borrowed from SRF. The remainder of $290,000 was at a higher interest rate. The city qualifies again, and the bonds will be the 2009 C and D Series for the water system. The first $500,000 qualifies for the low interest rate and the remaining portion of $320,000 will be at the higher rate. The draft resolution needs some fine-tuning, and a few things need to be coordinated with the state agencies and the engineers. The description of the project will be corrected in the resolution. As soon as the resolution is approved, the city can start drawing down on the loan funds. Originally, the city planned to borrow $1.2 million. Since the bids came in at $400,000 less than anticipated, it is better to just borrow $820,000, which should be adequate for this project. Mary stated that, because the city did not need to borrow as much, it is not mandated to increase the water rates to meet bond coverage. The current rates and charges are enough to borrow the money without the state dictating that the rates need to be raised to meet the 125 percent bond coverage requirement. She stated that the water rates need to be reviewed, as the last increase was approved in 2005. Chief Administrative Officer: • Resolution - Lease agreement with Laurel Jaycees Bill Sheridan has been discussing the lease agreement with the Laurel Jaycees and negotiations are almost complete. The last item is the use of water. They would like assurance that adequate potable water would be available to the Jaycees building at Riverside Park. Bill stated that the Public Works Department is working on this and should be resolved soon. He hopes to have a lease agreement available by next week. If the signed agreement is not available prior to distribution of the council agenda, the resolution and agreement will be delayed until the next council workshop. • Resolution - Non-union pay raises 6 Council Workshop Minutes of October 27, 2009 Bill stated that the resolution is for a 4 percent increase in wages for non-union personnel. The resolution will be on the November Yd council agenda. Executive Review: • Board Training - Wednesday, October 28th, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Council Chambers Mayor Olson stated that Paul Lachapelle will provide training regarding the roles and responsibilities of members of the city's boards and commissions. Other items • Resolution - Dorsey & Whitney Engagement Letter Mary stated that Dorsey & Whitney has done considerable bond counsel work for the City of Laurel. The city has five outstanding bonds in water and one in sewer. Mary had asked Dan Semmens to send an Engagement Letter, which was received today. Mayor Olson allowed her to bring it forward tonight. The last contract with Dorsey & Whitney was for $7,000, and the cost has increased to $8,000 for this contract. The resolution will be on the November Yd council agenda. • City of Laurel's website Mayor Olson stated that Nancy Schmidt, the library director, has done some work on the city's website. She has requested that council members review their bios and let her know of needed changes or additions. She has also asked for ideas for links or structure for the website. The city's website address is: www.laurel.mt.gov. Nancy will be meeting with department heads regarding each department's page on the site. 9 Update on projects Kurt stated that the Public Works Department has been very busy this year. About $.5 million was spent patching potholes, and doing chip sealing and crack sealing on the streets. The water improvement project is going ahead with Great West Engineering and COP Construction. The city will proceed with sewer improvements later this fall and into next spring, along with construction of 8th Avenue next spring. Waterlines are being replaced on the east side of Laurel, and constituents should be pleased that the old cast iron lines that keep breaking are being replaced. The contractor has been asked to save the city's repair clamps as they dig up the lines. During the project, new valves and fire hydrants are being installed, as the DEQ requires new fire hydrants at every intersection. With that, the valves outside of the intersections have been isolated so that a fire hydrant can be repaired without shutting down the water to the main line. COP Construction did a big cleanup last Friday. Traffic has been congested with the State's project and the city's project going on at the same time. Complaints have been addressed as appropriate. East 8th was being used for a detour route, but the city had to take it back so the waterline could be installed. Mogan Subdivision, which was only supplied with one water supply line, will have a second supply line. This will provide additional capacity in that neighborhood, and it puts the city in a better situation system-wise to provide the water supply as the city grows to the east. Kurt suggested that council members go to Wyoming Avenue between 5th and 6th to see that Laurel streets were paved on dirt. The dirt is dry and holds up the loads because it is dry. Proper maintenance of the streets will continue to make that soil dry. With the waterline replacements, the city will look at replacing some of the streets, doing some surface work, and some gravel base. If the soil stays dry, it is not necessary to fabric everything in town. Street repairs are the big challenge that the city is going to have to face in the future. It is a challenge that he is up to and he thinks the council is also up to the challenge in order to serve the citizens better and do a better job on street maintenance and pavement preservation. 7 Council Workshop Minutes of October 27, 2009 The 8`h Avenue project will start in the spring. The lift stations will be replaced. On November 9`h, the contractor on the wastewater upgrade will start replacing the waterline going from the water plant to the sewer plant. It is currently a 10-inch line that was installed in 1927 by Northern Pacific Railroad. In 1980, the city received the line from Northern Pacific when Burlington Northern went on a water supply from East Railroad Street. At that point, the railroad gave the line and the easements to the City of Laurel. CHS gave the city an easement to move the line closer to the road. The city will install fire hydrants that will provide a fire supply for the water plant, the sewer plant, and surrounding areas. The requirement of 3,500 gallons per minute for the use of that building will be met with this waterline replacement. Kurt stated that there have been a few complaints. Some constituents are not too happy and the rest of them are appreciative that something is being done about the failing water system in the neighborhood. Norm commented that he has heard more good comments than bad. People are excited to see things happening and getting fixed. Regarding the East Main project, Kurt stated that the paving should start soon. As of Monday, the gravel by Town & Country was sprayed with tack oil to get ready to lay asphalt. Some concrete work, curb and gutter, needs to be finished to tie into the storm drains prior to paving. A new pole needs to be reset for the stoplight. There were some concerns about the wall. The State of Montana actually required a 24-hour shutdown for the lights being shut off and reinstalled. The contractor said that was impossible and Kurt said it was impossible. It was agreed that it was impossible, which is why the four-way stop is there. The State will continue to provide traffic control during rush hour traffic. There should be a big improvement and traffic will be flowing again in a few weeks. The irrigation pipe was completed through there last week, and some millings were laid over the top of it. The contractor has addressed issues with the wire mesh in the underpass. The masonry contractor will install the masonry wall in Murray Park. A fence company will build the gate on the premises once the masonry is finished. The generator, which was ordered through ACE Electric, should arrive in the next couple weeks. The gate will be wide enough so the emergency generator can go right in there. • Cleanup event Kurt stated that the annual fall cleanup is scheduled for November 9, 10, 12, and 13. There will be an ad in the Outlook tomorrow and Kurt will try to get the information on the website. • Windmills James Caniglia stated that the owner of Big Dawg Daddy's is considering starting a windmill business. City code has no zoning regulations regarding windmills. James stated that the city would need to put a moratorium on such a business or allow it. The owner plans to put one 30-foot tall windmill up, which would be shorter than the maximum sign allowed (40 feet). The 30-foot windmills would be for farms and ranches and he would have a couple smaller windmills roof- mounted on top of the building. According to the owner, the Billings' Planning Department is currently developing windmill regulations. James contacted the Billings' planner and is waiting to get a response. James stated that it would be good to adopt regulations very similar to Billings to alleviate issues because people might buy a windmill here and take it there or vice versa. The owner plans to start a business in Laurel and in Billings, and he says that the drafted Billings code will allow 8 Council Workshop Minutes of October 27, 2009 him to do this. James stated that the man talked to Dean Rankin about this. Dean told him that some ACE Hardware stores are selling windmills, but he has no interest in it now because of space. He said that it was fine with the covenants and Dean had no issues with it. Review of draft council agenda for November 3 2009 The resolution and agreement with the Laurel Jaycees will be added to the agenda if the proper documents are signed on time. Attendance at the November 3 2009 council meeting All council members present will attend. Announcements Emelie invited everyone to the Halloween activities at Riverside Park on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Mayor Olson mentioned that Laurel and Havre will meet for a football game on Saturday. The council workshop adjourned at 8:19 p.m. Respectfully submitted, (?? dll? Cindy Allen Council Secretary NOTE: This meeting is open to the public. This meeting is for information and discussion of the Council for the listed workshop agenda items. 9 Eastern Montana Forestry Conference 2009 Conference Critique Summary 64 participants attended the conference 10 speakers 7 laurel tree board ISA Testing (I have heard back from 3 so far that they passed) 1- Utility specialist 3- Tree Workers 5- Certified Arborist Overall how would you rate the conference: Great - 17 Fair - 4 Neutral - 0 Poor - 0 Very Poor - 0 Best thing about the conference: - James Urban -3 - Bob Underwood - Location - 2 - Well organized -touched on many subjects - Up by Roots - Getting Down to Basic Talk - Honesty from Speakers - Well organized but informal- 2 - Tree Board chat - Urban Soils - Very informative and close to home - Speakers-3 Good humor from speakers - Indoors - New information-good information Worst thing about the conference: - Fred (LOL) - Seating - Lighting & Background Screen - Could be more on the practical side - More audience participation /variety from speakers - Not enough networking/discussion - The food James Urban Some topics just dragged on Too politically in depth - took too much attention away from the real education I would like to see a conference like this every other year: Yes - 17 No - 0 If so, would you attend: Yes - 17 No - 0 Was the conference worth the price: Yes - 17 No - 0 I liked the half day/ half day schedule: - Strongly Agree - 8 - Agree - 8 - Neutral - 5 - Disagree - 0 - Strongly disagree - 0 1 liked the conference on a Thursday/Friday: - Strongly Agree - 10 - Agree - 10 - Neutral - 2 - Disagree - 0 - Strongly Disagree - 0 There were plenty of breaks: - Strongly Agree - 10 - Agree - 10 - Neutral - 1 - Disagree - 1 - Strongly Disagree - 0 1 would attend a State level Tree Climbing Workshop and Competition: - Strongly Agree - 2 - Agree - 4 - Neutral - 9 - Disagree - 1 - Strongly Disagree - 2 What topics would you like to see in a future training opportunity: - Appraisal Techniques Photo class on taking and formatting digital photos- have cannon rep teach Computer class related to Arboriculture Native plant specialist or training for Montana More landscaping-tree species ideas More logging or taking down of tree stuff- more practical bucket work Q?) More city involvement - mayor, city council, city workers, water dept. students r Being a good sales person -- improve company perception More basic talks aimed at tree board, city council members - Tree planting, pruning and removal Radial trenching, stem girdling roots and how to examine / fix hands on Pest management - 2 More about trees and the different types Detailed disease info Suggestions or recommendations: - Didn't do the CPR course to listen to other speakers 40 - Tree planting section was great - keep Mike Garvey coming to speak - Bring in bucket truck fellas - bring in logging fellas - Keep it up! Going the right direction Power tables or discussion breakout groups to encourage networking and problem solving - Good job - see ya next time Look at separate tracks (i.e. tree boards - private/practical) None that I can think of right at the moment Not really. I got a lot from this conference City Of Laurel Performance Contract Results Overview October 27, 2009 Scott Harvey Performance Assurance Engineer Spokane, Washington Johnson 00k Controls Performance Contract Overview Project Commencement; January 29, 2007 Completion: June 16, 2007 $916,425 in Guaranteed Project Benefits over 12 years. ¦ Utility Cost Avoidance from: ¦ Heating Ventilating & Air Conditioning (HVAC) Optimization ¦ Efficient heating/cooling controllability ¦ Energy Efficient Equipment Upgrades ¦ Lighting & Lighting Control Upgrades ¦ Building Envelope Leakage Reductions ¦ Operations & Maintenance (O&M) and Capital Cost Avoidance ¦ New Water Meters & Automated Meter Reading (AMR): ¦ 2/3 of overall project benefits ¦ Utility Cost Avoidance ¦- O&M/Capital Avoidance ¦ AMR Johnson 0611 Controls Recommendations for HVAC Improvements Cit Hall Move thermostat from stairwell to office area to provide better energy efficiency and comfort Citv Hall/ DMV Rewire thermostats that have been tampered with Citv Hall/ Downstairs Offices, Courtroom etc Provide better control of HVAC systems. HVAC systems are fighting each other by using there own thermostats. Recommend wiring HVAC systems back to existing JCl DX-9'100 controller in order to improve efficiency and comfort Johnson 00, Controls Performance Year 2 (2009) vs. Base Year (2005): Comparison of City-Wide Billed Consumption - OVERALL July 2009-Sept 2009 Overall Average Meter Consumption vs. July-Sept of the Base Year (Meters 2" & Smaller) 80000 Johnson 0' Controls Performance Year 2 (2009) vs. Base Year (2005): METER SIZE/RATE CODE SPECIFIC Contribution to OVERALL Consumption July 2009- Sept 2009 Average Meter Consumption by Rate Code vs. July-Sept of the Base Year (Meters 2" & Smaller) 800000 700000 90.0% 7.5.0% 600000 4 60.0% > 500000 ° 45.0% o _ 0 400000 30.0% o cc 300000 15.0% 200000 0.0% c 0 -15.0% V 100000 11310 -30.0% 0 COM- 0.75 COM- 1.00 COM- 1.50 COM- 2.00 RES-0.75 RES-1.00 -45'0°/n Wuly-Sept 09 47982 135955 431720 735091 62691 51747 Wuly-Sept Base Year 41241 82612 158896 725373 40764 83589 v Contribution by Meter Type 1.2% 5.3% 8.9% 84.5% -0.3% Rate Code Johnson 410 . Controls Weather Data (National Weather Service) 18t Quarter, 2009 (July) 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 9-Jul Observed High Normal High Average 84. 85. ¦ Observed High {F} ¦ Normal High (F) Johnson 001 Controls 1 2 3 4 5 6 -7 8 9 10111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 Weather Data (National Weather Service) 1$# Quarter, 2009 (August) 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 9-Aug Observed High Norma! High Average 83. 84. ¦ Observed High (F) ¦ Normal High (F) Johnson 40- Controls 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011 1213141516171819202122232425262728293031 Weather Data (National Weather Service) 1St Quarter, 2009 (September) 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 9-Sep V Observed High Normal High era a 82. 71. ¦ Observed High (F) ¦ Normal High (F) Johnson 00. Controls 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30