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HomeMy WebLinkAbout8.c. Action Items & Issues List EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Utility Commission Meeting: March 28, 2022 AGENDA SECTION: AGENDA ITEM: Action Items / Issues List Executive Director’s Report PREPARED BY: Nick Egger, P.E., Public Works Director AGENDA NO. 8.c. ATTACHMENTS: Water Efficiency Grant Participation APPROVED BY: NE Summary RECOMMENDED ACTION: None, informational only BACKGROUND Staff has the following items for which it would like to update the Commission. A verbal recap of each will be provided during the meeting.  Meter Reading System – Staff has worked with the City’s water meter vendor, Core & Main, to develop a scope of work for implementing a fixed base meter reading system. This system will include installation of an antenna at the top of the Bacardi water tower capable of obtaining meter data from across the City. Ultimately the system will automatically download all meter reading data for input to the City’s utility billing system, thereby eliminating the need for staff to travel through sections of the City each month to take quarterly reading data with a handheld receiver. Physical work on installing the antenna is expected to take place over the summer, with software integration for the utility billing side occurring thereafter. It would be staff’s goal to have the system fully online for the beginning of 2023. The system will also ultimately allow for a customer dashboard/billing portal similar to what private utility companies have featured. This feature would be added at a later date.  Meter Supply Shortage – Over the past several months deliveries of new water meters have been sparse due to supply chain shortages. The City has been able to acquire a few boxes of meters from neighboring cities who use the same make/model as Rosemount, but the City will soon run out of residential size meters for installation in new homes. We are told by Core & Main that the supply chain shortage may not be cleared up until fall of this year. Consequently, with the number of new residences continuing to come online, there will be a number of properties which will end up being inhabited without a water meter. To contend with this issue, the City is having home builders connect water supply lines inside of homes with straight piping, and structuring billing for these properties at a flat rate for the time being, based on the maximum consumption within the first tier of the City’s water rates. When we come into summertime and irrigation season, we anticipate making an upward shift for the flat billing on these properties to the second tier in order to continue with a practical approach that also maintains reasonably appropriate revenues from the users impacted by this issue. All new homeowners who will have this scenario in place will receive communications from the City about the temporary arrangements and we will install water meters at the affected properties as soon as they are available, then returning to utility billing based on actual water consumption data. C:\\Users\\jab\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\8.c. Action Items & Issues List_721251\\8.c. Action Items & Issues List.docx  Stormwater Pond Sediment Removal Projects – Basin 1565, generally located northeast of the intersection of Danube Lane and Daffodil Path, was selected for maintenance excavation over this past winter. Work on this $100,000 project began in January and was completed in February. Approximately 2,500 cubic yards of sediment were removed, with 1,000 cubic yards needing special disposal. The average depth of the pond increased from less than half a foot to 3½ feet, and the modeled performance improvements are a 33% gain in total phosphorus removal efficiency and a 49% increase in total suspended solids removal. The project also included cleanout of a sump structure that had not been previously mapped in our inventory. Restoration work will occur in spring as growing season picks up.  Water Treatment Plant Feasibility Study – The City’s consulting expert for our water supply system, Short Elliot Hendrikson, has worked through preliminary draft of a treated water source analysis report that evaluates alternatives in treating source water before distribution. At the same point, the City has been receiving many inquiries from representatives of several possible mega-projects (discussed briefly in next item), each of which could have profound impacts on water supply needs, which would in turn present significant changes to the inputs being used for this study. Therefore, staff and SEH are holding off with moving the study further at this time to offer a chance for more certainty to develop with regard to the prospective mega-projects.  Large Project Inquires – staff have been receiving many inquiries from consultants and project representatives for companies taking serious interest in several of the largest available tracts of land available in the City as they consider purchasing for immense industrial facilities. Due to NDAs with these companies, staff are not at liberty to discuss many details, however in general these types of projects would present heavy demand on water and wastewater systems, requiring timely expansions and upgrades to be made in order to provide adequate service. Essentially, if any one of these projects chooses to locate in Rosemount, it would trigger the acceleration of implementing the City’s comprehensive system plans for these utilities compared to previously envisioned timelines.  Application for Water Efficiency Grant – the end of the month is the deadline for the MetCouncil’s Water Efficiency Grant program application submittals. The program offers partial rebates to property owners for a variety of water conservation-minded measures, including plumbing fixture retrofits, irrigation system audits, and irrigation system modifications. Staff have been assembling an application and will be submitting it by the deadline. If the City is awarded this grant, we will coordinate our communication campaign to promote it through a multitude of platforms, including direct mailings to homeowners’ associations stressing the benefits of having irrigation system audits performed. Attached is a running summary of participation in the program for the most current cycle, which goes back to 2020.  Water/Stormwater Rebate Update (quarterly) – Next update will be at the April or May Meeting. 2 Reporting Period Property Street Address and Zip CodeWater Device ReplacedCost per Device ($)# of DevicesRebate per Device ($)Est. Annual Water (Gallons) Saved per DeviceTotal Rebate or GrantMunicipality ContributionEligible Grant AmountEstimated Annual Water Saved (Gallons)2020 Q13933 154th Street West, 55068Clothes Washer $699.99 1 $150.003,000                     $150.00$37.50$112.503,000                           2020 Q115201 Claret Avenue West, 55068Clothes Washer $649.99 1 $150.003,000                     $150.00$37.50$112.503,000                           2020 Q1 14210 Davenport Path, 55068Irrigation Controller $199.99 1 $100.008,800                     $100.00$25.00$75.008,800                           2020 Q23933 154th Street West, 55068Clothes Washer $699.99 1 $150.003,000                     $150.00$37.50$112.503,000                           2020 Q215201 Claret Avenue West, 55068Clothes Washer $649.99 1 $150.003,000                     $150.00$37.50$112.503,000                           2020 Q214210 Davenport Path, 55068Irrigation Controller $199.99 1 $100.008,800                     $100.00$25.00$75.008,800                           2020 Q214257 Bayberry Trail, 55068Toilet $99.001 $49.508,000                     $49.50$12.38 $37.13 8,000                           2020 Q215116 Cimarron Way, 55068Clothes Washer $1,549.99 1 $150.003,000                     $150.00$37.50$112.503,000                           2020 Q214340 Dekalb Avenue, 55068Irrigation Controller $90.641 $45.32 8,800                     $45.32 $11.33 $33.99 8,800                           2020 Q21079 Adair Avenue, 55068Irrigation Controller $229.001 $114.508,800                     $114.50$28.63 $85.88 8,800                           2020 Q23899 154th Street W, 55068Irrigation Controller $244.661 $122.33 8,800                     $122.33 $30.58 $91.75 8,800                           2020 Q213800 Adan Avenue, 55068Irrigation Controller $68.07 1 $34.03 8,800                     $34.03 $8.51 $25.52 8,800                           2020 Q21375 138th Street E, 55068Irrigation Controller $199.99 1 $99.508,800                     $99.50$24.88 $74.63 8,800                           2020 Q214240 Bayberry Trail, 55068Toilet $154.001 $50.008,000                     $50.00$12.50$37.508,000                           2020 Q23625 152nd Street W, 55068Clothes Washer $579.99 1 $150.003,000                     $150.00$37.50$112.503,000                           2020 Q21119 140th Street E, 55068Irrigation Controller $325.001 $150.008,800                     $150.00$37.50$112.508,800                           2020 Q214660 Blanca Avenue, 55068Irrigation Controller $189.001 $94.508,800                     $94.50$23.63 $70.88 8,800                           2020 Q213800 Adan Avenue, 55068Irrigation Controller $178.501 $55.22 8,800                     $55.22 $13.81 $41.42 8,800                           2020 Q214240 Bayberry Trail, 55068Irrigation Controller $180.361 $90.18 8,800                     $90.18 $22.55 $67.648,800                           2020 Q215732 Cicerone Path, 55068Irrigation Controller $224.901 $112.45 8,800                     $112.45 $28.11 $84.348,800                           2020 Q213463 Carlingford Lane, 55068Irrigation Controller $219.99 1 $109.99 8,800                     $109.99 $27.50$82.49 8,800                           2020 Q22167 140th Street W, 55068Irrigation Controller $155.23 1 $77.61 8,800                     $77.61 $19.40$58.21 8,800                           2020 Q213466 Danube Lane, 55058Clothes Washer $594.981 $150.003,000                     $150.00$37.50$112.503,000                           2020 Q214708 Blanca Avenue, 55068Irrigation Controller $90.11 1 $45.05 8,800                     $45.05 $11.26 $33.79 8,800                           2020 Q213896 Belmont Trail, 55068Irrigation Controller $219.99 1 $109.99 8,800                     $109.99 $27.50$82.49 8,800                           2020 Q214355 Cimarron Avenue W, 55068Toilet $178.001 $50.008,000                     $50.00$12.50$37.508,000                           2020 Q33933 154th Street West, 55068Clothes Washer $699.99 1 $150.003,000                     $150.00$37.50$112.503,000                           2020 Q315201 Claret Avenue West, 55068Clothes Washer $649.99 1 $150.003,000                     $150.00$37.50$112.503,000                           2020 Q314210 Davenport Path, 55068Irrigation Controller $199.99 1 $100.008,800                     $100.00$25.00$75.008,800                           2020 Q314257 Bayberry Trail, 55068Toilet $99.001 $49.508,000                     $49.50$12.38 $37.13 8,000                           2020 Q315116 Cimarron Way, 55068Clothes Washer $1,549.99 1 $150.003,000                     $150.00$37.50$112.503,000                           2020 Q314340 Dekalb Avenue, 55068Irrigation Controller $90.641 $45.32 8,800                     $45.32 $11.33 $33.99 8,800                           2020 Q31079 Adair Avenue, 55068Irrigation Controller $229.001 $114.508,800                     $114.50$28.63 $85.88 8,800                           2020 Q33899 154th Street W, 55068Irrigation Controller $244.661 $122.33 8,800                     $122.33 $30.58 $91.75 8,800                           2020 Q313800 Adan Avenue, 55068Irrigation Controller $68.07 1 $34.03 8,800                     $34.03 $8.51 $25.52 8,800                           2020 Q31375 138th Street E, 55068Irrigation Controller $199.99 1 $99.508,800                     $99.50$24.88 $74.63 8,800                           2020 Q314240 Bayberry Trail, 55068Toilet $154.001 $50.008,000                     $50.00$12.50$37.508,000                           2020 Q33625 152nd Street W, 55068Clothes Washer $579.99 1 $150.003,000                     $150.00$37.50$112.503,000                           2020 Q31119 140th Street E, 55068Irrigation Controller $325.001 $150.008,800                     $150.00$37.50$112.508,800                           2020 Q314660 Blanca Avenue, 55068Irrigation Controller $189.001 $94.508,800                     $94.50$23.63 $70.88 8,800                           2020 Q313800 Adan Avenue, 55068Irrigation Controller $178.501 $55.22 8,800                     $55.22 $13.81 $41.42 8,800                           2020 Q314240 Bayberry Trail, 55068Irrigation Controller $180.361 $90.18 8,800                     $90.18 $22.55 $67.648,800                           2020 Q315732 Cicerone Path, 55068Irrigation Controller $224.901 $112.45 8,800                     $112.45 $28.11 $84.348,800                           2020 Q313463 Carlingford Lane, 55068Irrigation Controller $219.99 1 $109.99 8,800                     $109.99 $27.50$82.49 8,800                           2020 Q32167 140th Street W, 55068Irrigation Controller $155.23 1 $77.61 8,800                     $77.61 $19.40$58.21 8,800                           2020 Q313466 Danube Lane, 55058Clothes Washer $594.981 $150.003,000                     $150.00$37.50$112.503,000                           2020 Q314708 Blanca Avenue, 55068Irrigation Controller $90.11 1 $45.05 8,800                     $45.05 $11.26 $33.79 8,800                           2020 Q313896 Belmont Trail, 55068Irrigation Controller $219.99 1 $109.99 8,800                     $109.99 $27.50$82.49 8,800                           2020 Q314355 Cimarron Avenue W, 55068Toilet $178.001 $50.008,000                     $50.00$12.50$37.508,000                           2020 Q31663 142nd Court, 55068Irrigation Controller $209.51 1 $104.75 8,800                     $104.75 $26.19 $78.56 8,800                            2020 Q313709 Danube Lane, 55068Irrigation Controller $179.99 1 $89.99 8,800                     $89.99 $22.50$67.49 8,800                           2020 Q314396 Atwater Way, 55068Irrigation Controller $229.001 $114.508,800                     $114.50$28.63 $85.88 8,800                           2020 Q314059 Addison Court, 55068Irrigation Controller $219.99 1 $109.99 8,800                     $109.99 $27.50$82.49 8,800                           2020 Q32206 140th Street W, 55068Clothes Washer $521.101 $150.003,000                     $150.00$37.50$112.503,000                           2020 Q313239 Danner Path, 55068Irrigation Controller $105.961 $52.98 8,800                     $52.98 $13.25 $39.748,800                           2020 Q313784 Danbury Path, 55068Irrigation Controller $425.001 $150.008,800                     $150.00$37.50$112.508,800                           2020 Q314353 Atwater Way, 55068Irrigation Controller $185.67 1 $92.83 8,800                     $92.83 $23.21 $69.62 8,800                           2020 Q313939 Davy Court, 55068Irrigation Controller $199.99 1 $99.99 8,800                     $99.99 $25.00$74.99 8,800                           2020 Q314803 Blanca Avenue, 55068Irrigation Controller $3,200.001 $150.008,800                     $150.00$37.50$112.508,800                           2020 Q313893 Belmont Trail, 55068Clothes Washer $648.001 $150.003,000                     $150.00$37.50$112.503,000                           2020 Q315175 Claret Circle, 55068Irrigation Controller $99.002 $50.008,800                     $100.00$25.00$75.0017,600                         2020 Q314191 Ailesbury Avenue, 55068Irrigation Controller $219.99 1 $109.99 8,800                     $109.99 $27.50$82.49 8,800                           2020 Q314385 Atwater Way, 55068Irrigation Controller $219.99 1 $109.99 8,800                     $109.99 $27.50$82.49 8,800                           2020 Q313518 Crompton Ct, 55068Toilet $149.003 $50.008,800                     $150.00$37.50$112.5026,400                         2020 Q314090 Dane Ave, 55068Irrigation Controller $200.001 $100.008,800                     $100.00$25.00$75.008,800                           2020 Q314705 Boysenberry Ct, 55068Irrigation Controller $179.99 1 $89.99 8,800                     $89.99 $22.50$67.49 8,800                           2020 Q314119 Abercorn Ave, 55068Irrigation Controller $179.99 1 $89.99 8,800                     $89.99 $22.50$67.49 8,800                           2020 Q314049 Addison Ct, 55068Irrigation Controller $219.99 1 $219.99 8,800                     $219.99 $55.00$164.99 8,800                           2020 Q413406 Coachford Ave, 55068Irrigation Audit $197.99 1 $98.99 4,400                     $98.99 $24.75 $74.244,400                           2020 Q413518 Cromption Ct, 55068Irrigation Controller $79.99 1 $39.99 8,800                     $39.99 $10.00$29.99 8,800                           2020 Q413935 Autumn Ct, 55068Clothes Washer $728.99 1 $150.003,000                     $150.00$37.50$112.503,000                           2020 Q414785 Blanca Ave, 55068Irrigation Controller $241.41 1 $120.708,800                     $120.70$30.18 $90.53 8,800                           2020 Q413848 Belmont Trl, 55068Irrigation Controller $133.681 $66.848,800                     $66.84$16.71 $50.13 8,800                           2021 Q114932 Crestview Ave W, 55068Toilet $149.001 $50.008,000                     $50.00$12.50$37.508,000                           2021 Q113238 Crushseen Ct, 55068Clothes Washer $974.99 1 $150.003,000                     $150.00$37.50$112.503,000                           2021 Q113155 Drumcliffe Way, 55068Clothes Washer $799.99 1 $150.003,000                     $150.00$37.50$112.503,000                           2021 Q114789 Colorado Ave, 55068Clothes Washer $764.99 1 $150.003,000                     $150.00$37.50$112.503,000                           2021 Q113362 Couchtown Ct, 55068Clothes Washer $1,999.961 $150.003,000                     $150.00$37.50$112.503,000                           2021 Q22056 138th Street West, 55068Irrigation Controller $178.22 1 $89.11 8,800                     $89.11 $22.28 $66.83 8,800                           2021 Q23864 Upper 149th Street West, 55068Clothes Washer $2,099.99 1 $150.003,000                     $150.00$37.50$112.503,000                           2021 Q213158 Danube Lane, 55068Irrigation Controller $290.001 $145.008,800                     $145.00$36.25 $108.75 8,800                           2021 Q213393 Carlingford Lane, 55068Irrigation Controller $169.99 1 $85.008,800                     $85.00$21.25 $63.75 8,800                           2021 Q213809 Autumnwood Avenue, 55068Irrigation Controller $173.99 1 $86.99 8,800                     $86.99 $21.75 $65.248,800                           2021 Q214725 Delmar Court, 55068Irrigation Controller $109.241 $54.62 8,800                     $54.62 $13.66 $40.97 8,800                           2021 Q21099 140th Street East, 55068Irrigation Controller $300.001 $150.008,800                     $150.00$37.50$112.508,800                           2021 Q23655 Clare Downs Path, 55068Irrigation Controller $89.99 1 $44.99 8,800                     $44.99 $11.25 $33.748,800                           2021 Q214160 Atwood Court, 55068Irrigation Controller $99.001 $49.508,800                     $49.50$12.38 $37.13 8,800                           2021 Q213800 Clare Downs Way, 55068Irrigation Controller $250.001 $125.008,800                     $125.00$31.25 $93.75 8,800                           2021 Q214372 Davenport Avenue, 55068Clothes Washer $799.901 $150.008,800                     $150.00$37.50$112.508,800                           2021 Q315461 Darling Path, 55068Toilet $179.001 $50.008,000                     $50.00$12.50$37.508,000                           2021 Q315461 Darling Path, 55068Clothes Washer $799.99 1 $150.003,000                     $150.00$37.50$112.503,000                           2021 Q313359 Bronze Parkway, 55068Clothes Washer $899.99 1 $150.003,000                     $150.00$37.50$112.503,000                           2021 Q33822 143rd Street W, 55068Toilet $99.001 $49.508,000                     $49.50$12.38 $37.13 8,000                           2021 Q33822 143rd Street W, 55068Clothes Washer $748.981 $150.003,000                     $150.00$37.50$112.503,000                           2021 Q314019 Addison Court, 55068Irrigation Controller $219.99 1 $109.99 8,800                     $109.99 $27.50$82.49 8,800                           2021 Q33409 Couchtown Path, 55068Clothes Washer $799.99 1 $150.003,000                     $150.00$37.50$112.503,000                           2021 Q313218 Crusheen Court, 55068Clothes Washer $799.95 1 $150.003,000                     $150.00$37.50$112.503,000                           2021 Q313318 Danube Lane, 55068Clothes Washer $899.981 $150.003,000                     $150.00$37.50$112.503,000                           2021 Q314305 Azalea Court, 55068Toilet $178.001 $50.008,000                     $50.00$12.50$37.508,000                           2021 Q314235 Azalea Path, 55068Irrigation Controller $201.141 $100.57 8,800                     $100.57 $25.14$75.43 8,800                           2021 Q313900 Apollo Court, 55068Irrigation Controller $179.99 1 $89.99 8,800                     $89.99 $22.50$67.49 8,800                           2021 Q413554 Crompton Court, 55068Clothes Washer $989.961 $150.003,000                     $150.00$37.50$112.503,000                           2021 Q413331 Coachford Avenue, 55068Irrigation Controller $120.001 $60.008,800                     $60.00$15.00$45.008,800                            2021 Q414645 Chippendale Avenue, 55068Clothes Washer $622.701 $150.003,000                     $150.00$37.50$112.503,000                           2021 Q414282 Belle Court, 55068Clothes Washer $1,599.99 1 $150.003,000                     $150.00$37.50$112.503,000                           2021 Q43641 Clare Downs Path, 55068Clothes Washer $749.99 1 $150.003,000                     $150.00$37.50$112.503,000                           2022 Q1Crosscroft HOA ‐ 3791 Crossridge Way, 55068Irrigation Audit $8,300.001 $8,300.00625,000                $8,300.00$7,112.00$1,188.00625,000                      2022 Q1Bloomfield Single Family HOA ‐ 14447 Bentley Way, 55068Irrigaton Audit $2,150.00 1 $2,150.00 283,000                $2,150.00 $1,075.00 $1,075.00 283,000                      2022 Q1Harmony East HOA ‐ 13644 Brick Path, 55068Irrigation Audit $875.001 $875.00209,000                $875.00$438.00$437.00209,000                      Totals: $55,829.82112 $22,597.101863400 Gallons$22,747.10$11,480.53$11,266.581889800 Gallons Estimated annual water saved in gallons per device for irrigation audits for HOAs is 20% based on 2019‐2020 Lakeville data.  Rosemount will study this issue further as its program matures.