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City Council Workshop
East Wenatchee City Hall
271 9th St. NE
East Wenatchee, WA 98802
AGENDA
Thursday, May 13, 2021, 5:30 PM
The meeting will be in person or via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86225704554
The dial-in number is 253 215 8782 and the meeting ID is 862 2570 4554.
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1.Douglas County PUD Presentation by Gary Ivory, General Manager
2.Overview of the Stormwater Utility Program by Garren Melton,
Natural Resource Specialist.
3.Shoreline Masterplan Update by Lori Barnett, Community
Development Director.
Review proposed amendments to the Shoreline Master Program (SMP) initiated
as part of the state required SMP Periodic Update & Review process.
Amendments are proposed to address updates to the Shoreline Management Act
since 2009; minor consistency issues identified by City staff; amendments to be
consistent with the Douglas County SMP; and other limited amendments. The
amendments are intended to improve the efficiency of SMP enforcement and
implementation while maintaining shoreline functions and values.
4.Local Homeless Housing and Assistance program Update by Lori
Barnett, Community Development Director.
HB 1406 funding, and HB 1590 sales & use tax funding – coordination with the
City of Wenatchee.
5.I-pad hand out to Councilmembers by Ike Lasswell, Information
Systems Director.
6.Misc. Councilmembers.
7.Adjournment.
CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE
271 9TH STREET NE • EAST WENATCHEE, WA 98802
PHONE (509) 884-9515 • FAX (509) 884-6233
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During the 1960’s Wells Dam was constructed on
bedrock in the middle of the Columbia River. Large
rocks and other materials were strategically placed
into the river to create earthen embankments on
the East and West sides of the dam. Since the dam
was built, the East Embankment on the Douglas
County side of the river has required extra attention.
In 1990 a concrete diaphragm wall was installed to
help prevent movement and erosion. The District is
concerned that a seismic event (earthquake) could
further weaken the East Embankment, so we are
closely monitoring it for any signs of weakness. The
District has engaged engineering firms and a special
Board of Consultants to help evaluate embankment
failure and to help with preventative activities.
Keeping people safe is our main priority. We
regularly practice and update our Emergency Action
Plan, which would detail a multi-agency response
to problems at the dam. Please be aware of your
surroundings while recreating on the Wells Reservoir
and directly downstream of the Dam. Follow all
warning signs and recreate responsibly.
Wells Dam East Embankment
Wells Dam
River channel being filled in to
form East Embankment
This graph shows Douglas PUD’s average residential cost per kilowatt hour from 1990 to
2020. When adjusted for the consumer price index (inflation), today’s rates are basically the
same as they were thirty years ago!
1990 Power Rates? Yes Please!
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Schedule 3, Street Lighting And Area Lighting Service
Non-Metered District Maintained Street Light Monthly Rate:
Lamp Rating 200 watt or less $10.23
400 watt or more $17.79
LED $5.55
Non-Metered Customer Owned and Maintained Street Light
Monthly Rate:
Lamp Rating 200 watt or less $2.42
400 watt or more $3.84
LED $1.71
Customer Choice Options:
Schedule 4, Power Delivery Service
(This schedule is for larger customers that will be using
District power lines for delivery of purchased power.)
Delivery Variable Charge: $0.006 per kWh
Delivery Fixed Charge: $7.11 per kW of demand
Integration Charge: $8.50 per kW x 3% avg. load
$8.50 per kW x difference between avg. load and peak load
Schedule 5, Alternate Renewable Resource Service
(To encourage new renewable resources, available to general
service customers)
Charge: $7.50 per 100 kWh increment
Schedule 6, Wholesale Communication Service
Please see our website for more details:
www.douglaspud.org, Services, Customer Service Policies
Schedule 1, General ServiceA) Residential and Commercial Services:Basic charge: $13.39 per month Energy charge: $0.0233 - first 25,000 KWH $0.0247 -25,001 to 49,999 KWH $0.0251 -50,000 KWH and over Demand charge: $2.06 per kilowatt of demand in excess of 50 kilowatts.
B) Wind Machine Services: Between the months of April and July the following rates will apply.Basic charge: $13.39 per month Energy charge: $0.0233 per KWH Demand charge: $3.91 per kilowatt of demand in excess of 30 kilowatts.
C) Domestic Pump Services: Between the months of May and October the following rates will apply.Basic charge: $13.39 per month Energy charge: $0.0233 per KWH
Schedule 1 D&E effective date July 1, 2021 D) Blockchain & Low Tier Data Services:Basic charge: $17.30 per month Energy charge: $0.0310 - first 25,000 KWH $0.0319 -25,001 to 49,999 KWH $0.0325 -50,000 KWH and over Demand charge: $2.66 per kilowatt of demand in excess of 50 kilowatts.
E) Data Center Services:Basic charge: $15.05 per month Energy charge: $0.0270 - first 25,000 KWH $0.0278 -25,001 to 49,999 KWH $0.0282 -50,000 KWH and over Demand charge: $2.32 per kilowatt of demand in excess of 50 kilowatts. Schedule 2, Irrigation ServiceA) Seasonal Rate: Between the months of March and October the following rates will apply.Basic charge: $8.24 per month Energy charge: $0.0129 per KW Demand charge $22.15 per kW per season
Let’s talk Power Rates
Douglas PUD Watt’s News - May 2021
Public Power benefits the communities they serve. Not only do we provide utility service on a not-for-profit
basis, customers elect local commissioners who set rates and hire a manager to direct the operations of the
utility. This provides local control over the utility and responsiveness to community needs.
Collecting fair and reasonable rates allows the District to reinvest in a reliable and safe power system. For
decades, PUD customers have invested in the power lines, switchyards and substations that serve our local
residents and small businesses. That’s right! The rates you pay build and maintain the infrastructure necessary to
make the whole system work.
Thank you for partnering with us to help our communities grow and prosper.
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CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
271 9th Street NE * East Wenatchee, WA 98802
Phone 509.884.1824 * Fax 509.884.6233
gmelton@eastwenatcheewa.gov
MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor Crawford and City Council
From: Garren Melton, Natural Resource Specialist
Date: May 13, 2021
Subject: Overview of the Stormwater Utility Program
Introduction
In 1998 the City of East Wenatchee (City) and Douglas County (County) entered into an interlocal
agreement to operate a joint stormwater utility (utility). The purpose of the utility was to provide
flow control to alleviate flooding within the utility’s boundaries. The initial rate was set at $35 per
2,750 square feet of impervious area, or approximately one residential parcel. Following the
introduction of the Municipal Stormwater Permit (permit) in 2007, the rate was increased to $40
per unit in 2010, and then to $45 in 2011. This increase was to mitigate the additional requirements
imposed by the permit. Since this increase, the permit has undergone four update cycles, with
increased requirements each cycle, while the fee has remained at $45. The current revenue of the
utility is around $520,000.
At its inception the utility’s purpose was to complete small works and capital projects to provide
flood mitigation for its service area. With the introduction of the permit, the revenues have shifted
from funding projects, to meeting permit requirements. In addition, the SWU fund has, and is,
being utilized for matching funds for transportations grants.
Program Elements
Permit Requirements:
The City has several expenditures that it is obligated to make to meet permit requirements, totaling
around $397,000 annually. This total is about $140,000 higher than previous years because of the
City’s newly established ER&R Fund, potentially needing to utilize the City of Wenatchee’s
decant facility, and B&O taxes. The following chart shows the breakdown of these expenditures:
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Figure 1: Total Permit related expenditures for the Utility.
Capital and Small Improvement Projects
Capital Improvement Projects (CIPs) are large projects that typically need to be engineered and
provide a regional benefit. The last stormwater specific CIP was the Canyon A Channelization,
which fit a 54” concrete pipe through the Central Business District around 2010. This project is
still being paid for via the $76,000 debt service payments. Historically this fund has also been the
funding source for large equipment purchases. More recently, stormwater funding has been used to
fund a portion of the City’s match on large grants, such as on the 2017 N Baker Ave
Reconstruction, the City’s current project on 10th St NE, and the Safe Routes to School projects on
5th St NE.
Small Improvement Projects are best characterized as the answer to “What is my $45 paying for?”
These are typically small to medium sized projects ($5,000-$50,000) that are designed to fix
localized flooding issues. These projects are usually performed by City maintenance staff and
provide low-cost options to help provide relief to taxpayer’s properties that experience flooding.
Examples from the past year includes installing R-Tanks along S Iowa Ave, adding a catch basin
on N Dolfay Ave, and adding a catch basin and conveyance line on N Fairview Ave.
Unfortunately, Small Improvement Projects are also the only portion of the budget where staff can
easily make cuts to stay under budget.
Annual project and large equipment related expenses are broken down by year in Figure 2.
ER&R Payments
$57,000
Rental Equipment
$25,000
Decant Facility Fees
$75,000
B&O Tax $8,000
Utilities, Fees,
Insurance $32,000
Small Tools &
Supplies $20,000
Sweeping $50,000
Vactoring $10,000
NRS
Salary+Benefits
$70,000
Education &
Outreach $10,000
Spill Cleanup
$10,000
Misc $30,000
Breakdown of Essential Annual Expenditures
(Total: $397,000)
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Figure 2
Breakdown of Total Annual Expenses
Due to permit requirements increasing, and the City’s success in securing large grants in the past
decade, the SWU fund has been outspending its revenue on a consistent basis since 2013. The
Utility is committed to $728,000 for 10th St NE, and another $342,000 for 5th St NE. In 2020 and
2021 revenue was reduced due to the City using stormwater utility dollars to pay its own utility
fee.
Figure 3: Annual expenditures vs Revenue. 2021 and 2022 were
extrapolated based on current budget information.
$0
$200,000
$400,000
$600,000
$800,000
$1,000,000
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021*2022*
Capital and Small Improvement
Project Annual Expenditures
Annual Project Expenditures Average Expenditure ($410,000)
$0
$200,000
$400,000
$600,000
$800,000
$1,000,000
$1,200,000
$1,400,000
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021*2022*
SWU Expenditures Versus Revenue
Total SWU Expenditures SWU Revenue
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5 Year SWU Fund Projection
The City cannot continue utilizing its SWU as it has in the past. Based on current budgeting
information, the only way for the fund to stay sustainable is to completely cut both small and
capital improvement projects. Even with this measure the utility will be operating at a deficit. If
the City continues operating the utility based on the recommendations made in the 2015 Draft
Comprehensive Plan, the utility fund will be negative by 2025. It should also be considered that
the Draft Plans suggested spending on projects is significantly lower than the average amount the
City has spent between 2011 and 2022 ($300,000 vs $410,000).
At this time the City has RH2 Engineering under contract to update the Stormwater
Comprehensive Plan to evaluate the City’s stormwater project needs, and will be conducting a
financial analysis to determine a number of rate options based on what level of service the City
aims to offer. Until funding is addressed services can be cut to ensure the funds sustainability but
is not recommended as a long-term solution.
Essential Expenditures Only
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Revenue $ 520,000 $ 520,000 $ 520,000 $ 520,000 $ 520,000
Essential
Expenditures $ (495,000) $ (514,800) $ (535,392) $ (556,808) $ (579,080)
5th Street Match $ (342,000)
10th Street Match $ (728,000)
Net $ (703,000) $ (336,800) $ (15,392) $ (36,808) $ (59,080)
SWU Fund Balance $ 1,341,890 $ 1,005,090 $ 989,698 $ 952,890 $ 893,810
Essential Expenditures, Small Works and Capital Improvement Projects
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Revenue $ 520,000 $ 520,000 $ 520,000 $ 520,000 $ 520,000
Essential
Expenditures $ (495,000) $ (514,800) $ (535,392) $ (556,808) $ (579,080)
5th Street Match $ (342,000)
10th Street Match $ (728,000)
Small Works
Projects $ (100,000) $ (100,000) $ (100,000) $ (100,000) $ (100,000)
Capital
Improvement $ (200,000) $ (200,000) $ (200,000)
Net $ (803,000) $ (436,800) $ (315,392) $ (336,808) $ (359,080)
SWU Fund Balance $ 1,241,890 $ 805,090 $ 489,698 $ 152,890 $ (206,190)
Table 1
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Potential Additional Revenue:
The proposed annexation that is still under discussion between the City and Douglas County would
bring in an additional $45,040.50 of Stormwater Utility Revenues. This amount will allow the City to
meet permit and debt service obligations through 2024 without operating at a deficit but does not allow
for any small or capital improvement projects. To continue using the Stormwater Utility Fund to meet
Grant matches, relieve localized flooding for taxpayers, and construct projects off the stormwater CIP
list, a rate increase will likely be needed.
If the initial $35 dollar fee in 1998 had an annual inflation factor attached to it, the City’s current SWU
rate would be $57 per year, or $4.75 per month, per unit.
Here is how the City to compares to other municipalities regarding SWU rates by month:
Figure 4
$8.02
$10.77
$0 $2 $4 $6 $8 $10 $12 $14
Yakima County
East Wenatchee
Douglas County
Richland
Colville
Spokane
Leavenworth
Kennewick
Chelan County
Moses Lake
Pasco
City of Yakima
Wenatchee (2020 Existing)
Wenatchee (2021)
Ellensburg
Walla Walla
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