HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-19-2000CITY OF AUBURN PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MINUTES JUNE 19, 2000
"SPECIAL MEETING"
I. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m. Those in attendance were Mayor Booth,
Committee Chairman Rich Wagner, Council/Committee member Fred Poe, and
Council/Committee member Pete Lewis. Staff in attendance were Public Works Director
Christine Engler, City Engineer Dennis Dowdy, Contract Engineer Don Wright, Finance
Director Diane Supler, and Administrative Services Supervisor Pam Miller.
Guests in attendance were Water Rights Attorney Tom Mortimer; Mark Utting, Pacific
Groundwater Group; Larry Bradbury, Water District No. 111; Dwight Holobaugh, Consulting
Engineer, Les Hoffer, Raul Ramos, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe.
II. CONSENT
NONE
III. ISSUES
NONE
Iv. INFORMATION OR DISCUSSION
LAKE TAPPS TASK FORCE
Discussion in regard to the Lake Tapps Task Force was continued from the Committee's
meeting on June 12. Water Rights Attorney Tom Mortimer gave background information on
a proposal that was developed in the Lake Tapps Task Force (LTTF), and is being strongly
advanced by Puget Sound Energy (PSE). The proposal calls for a new, consumptive water
right amounting to 150cfs, with the water being sold at a price to offset revenues lost to
PSE with imposition of a new flow regime on the White River.
Lengthy discussion was held on the ramifications of the PSE proposal on Auburn's future
water supply, cost, and rights, and how PSE's proposed application might affect the
timeline for other water right applications currently on file with the Department of Ecology.
V. EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Committee went into executive session at 5:50 p.m. to discuss potential litigation. The
meeting was reconvened at 6:10 p.m.
VI. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the Public Works Committee, the meeting
was adjourned at 6:10 p.m.
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