HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - December 21, 2016 Public Commentof MV's service, drivers, and dispatchers and that, while not perfect, he strives to continually
make the systems better. The drivers enjoy working in this community and interacting with
passengers. He stated MV`s books are open for review and he is available to answer questions
and respond to comments and concerns if any specifics are brought up. Council Member Mounce
clarified that a specific allegation was brought up that handicapped individuals are not taking
priority, to which Mr. Kohlhepp stated he will gladly assist with looking into the complaint.
In response to Mayor Pro Tempore Nakanishi, Mr. Kohlhepp stated there is an issue with the
subscription calls because there could be 120 reservations made and a third are cancelled. He
stated it is best to schedule resources with the amount of reservations received, but in reality
employees call in sick or leave employment, and MV does its best to provide service while
working around disruptions. He stated that, if a transit system does not meet its assessments, it
can be fined, but MV meets those requirements very well. He repeated that he is happy to work
with the City on researching changes to improve the system.
There being no further public comments, Mayor Kuehne closed the public hearing.
There was no action necessary on this item.
D. Comments by the Public on Non-Agenda Items
THE TIME ALLOWED PER NON-AGENDA ITEM FOR COMMENTS MADE BY THE
PUBLIC IS LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES.
Public comment may only be made on matters within the Lodi City Council's jurisdiction
[Government Code Section 54954.3, Lodi City Council Protocol Manual Section 6.31). The
Council cannot take action or deliberate on items that are not on this agenda unless there
is an emergency and the need to take action on that emergency arose after this agenda
was posted (Government Code Section 54954.2(b)(2)I. All other items may only be
referred for review to staff or placement on a future Council agenda.
Don Cooper stated he wished to speak on the proposed water rate increase that was mentioned
in the Lodi News-Sentinel. Mayor Kuehne informed him that he would have an opportunity to do
so under Public Hearing Item G-2.
Janice Wiederrich recounted an issue with the new utility billing system, stating she paid her bill
online but received a late notice two weeks later. The Finance Department would not accept the
online confirmation number as proof of payment, and she was told to obtain proof from her bank
that the payment cleared. Ms. Wiederrich stated that the Finance employee indicated the office
receives over 100 similar calls a day and he suggested she speak at a meeting to alert Council to
the problem.
City Manager Schwabauer stated that staff is aware of the problem and is working on a
resolution. He did, however, assure the public that the City will not shut off utilities without first
working through the issue.
Kimberly Froberg stated she had a similar situation and was told by Finance staff that the City
was working on the issue.
Mike Lusk presented a handout (filed) regarding the Impact Mitigation Fee schedule and his
request to add another category for future recycled water capital improvements. He stated he
believed Council could add this independently as a single item or address it when the five-year
update comes up in 2017. Mr. Lusk questioned if recycled water would be an independent
enterprise under the regulations or if it would be part of an existing system, such as the water or
wastewater enterprise systems.
Mr. Schwabauer stated that, if recycled water is delivered through "purple pipe" for landscaping
purposes, it would be a part of the water service; however, a system has not yet been created for
recycled water, which would likely be metered separately. He stated, since there is no way of
using recycled water yet, there is no system in place to bill for it, and any decision will be made at
that time.
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Lodi City Council December 21, 2016
Lodi City Manager
Re: Add new item to the Impact Mitigation Fee Schedule
Since the City of Lodi never has enough money to go around and there seems
to be an inevitable need for Capital infrastructure funding this prompts the
following request.
This is a formal request that the Lodi City Council holds formal hearings and
considers passing a resolution creating an additional category to the Impact
Mitigation Fee Schedule for future recycled water capital improvements. These
improvements are to connect the White Slough Facility/Pumping system and pipe
lines to connect White Slough with the recycled water piping installed in current
and future developments for non -potable usage.
The State of Calif. has put in place the Sustainable Ground Water Management
act (SGMA) and newly published water use requirements.
With the possible effects of climate change on the availability of potable water
resources, such as salt water intrusion into our underground water source, the
effects of lower snow pack run off limiting the amount of Mokelumne River -
Woodbridge Irrigation (WID) water source, the expanding City population and the
demand on these sources make recycled water more important.
The City of Lodi has studied and evaluated infrastructure costs in the past, so
this is not asking the City to reinvent the wheel, but to put in place the
appropriate funding source under State and City code regulations.
I would hope the City Council will proceed with this request and implement this
item to the IMF schedule.
I respectfully thank you for your time.
Mike Lusk, Lodi