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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE -Minutes 121421CITY OF MUSKEGO APPROVED COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MINUTES December 14, 2021 5:30 PM Muskego City Hall, W182 S8200 Racine Avenue CALL TO ORDER Mayor Petfalski called the meeting to order at 5:35 pm. ROLL CALL Present: Alderpersons Madden, Kubacki, Engelhardt, Kapusta, Terrence, and Hammel. Absent: Alderperson Wolfe. Also present: City Attorney Warchol, Public Works & Development Director Kroeger, Utilities Superintendent Kloskowski, and Administrative Assistant Crisp. STATEMENT OF PUBLIC NOTICE Ms. Crisp stated the meeting was noticed in accordance with the open meeting law. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Moved by Alderperson Kubacki; seconded by Alderperson Madden to Approve. Motion Passed Unanimously. APPROVAL OF MINUTES November 23, 2021 Moved by Alderperson Engelhardt; seconded by Alderperson Madden to Approve. Motion Passed Unanimously. NEW BUSINESS Water Utility Discussion Mr. Kroeger stated the purpose of the discussion tonight is to introduce drafts of three policies concerning the Water Utility. Policy #1: Private Water Trust Connection Policy. The two main points are 1) the water trust may Voluntarily request and apply for connection to the Utility and 2) if full water main replacements are required within 5 years of the agreement, the cost will be assessed to the residents. This is a way to protect the City. Also, the City staff will reach out to the remaining private trusts and have them come in and get their feedback. Alderperson Terrence mentioned that he likes the idea that there is coverage for an incident. Maybe a sliding scale would be a consideration. Alderperson Engelhardt is in favor of this idea. Alderperson Kubacki asked about the age of the water trusts. Mr. Kloskowski replied that the four remaining are around the same age - built in the late 70's/early 80's. Iron pipes are starting to degrade. Alderperson Engelhardt asked about the cost to abandon a well. Mr. Kloskowski responded approximately $10,000-12,000. All four of the well trusts have some issues. Committee of the Whole Minutes December 14, 2021 P. 2 Policy #2: Service Connection Policy. Mr. Kroeker discussed two scenarios, 1) Water Main Extension and 2) Existing Water Main is Available, but Resident is Currently Not Connected. Current policy and two options were discussed for each scenario. Policy #3: Water Main Relay Assessment Policy. Mr. Kroeger mentioned three options as to how or if residents will be assessed for re-laying water main pipes. Mr. Kloskowski stated that these pipes are starting to fail and we want to be able to plan for when those roads need to be repaired and replaced, we do the water main at that time. Mr. Kroeger concluded saying that these are draft policies. We are looking for comments/suggestions from Council Members within the next two months. Discuss ARPA Funds Ms. Mueller handed out a listing of eligible uses of the ARPA Funds (COVID money that was funneled down from the State to the municipalities) and stated that so far, we received about $1.3 million which is 50% of the funds so there is a total of $2.6 million that we should receive by next June. We have until December 31 to incur the expenses. We have to start reporting in 2022. Mayor Petfalski stated that we will bring this back to a future COW for more discussion as we have until 2024 to spend the money. COMMUNICATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS AS AUTHORIZED BY LAW None ADJOURNMENT Moved by Alderperson Madden; seconded by Alderperson Engelhardt to Adjourn at 6:06 pm. Motion Passed Unanimously. Minutes taken and transcribed by Christine Crisp.