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WATER COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
September 19, 2024 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Online via Teams or in person at 222 Laporte Ave, Colorado River Community Room
09/19/2024 Agenda Page 1
The Water Commission advises City Council regarding water, wastewater, and stormwater
policy issues such as water rights, planning, acquisition and management, conservation and
public education, floodplain regulations, storm drainage, and development criteria. Read more
at https://www.fcgov.com/cityclerk/boards/water.
This hybrid Water Commission meeting is available online via Teams or in person in the
Colorado River Community Room of 222 LaPorte Ave. You may join the meeting beginning at
5 p.m. Participants should join at least 15 minutes prior to 5:30 p.m. start time.
ONLINE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
You will need an internet connection on a laptop, computer, or smartphone, and may join the
meeting through Teams at https://teams.microsoft.com and entering:
Meeting ID: 213 162 835 324
Passcode: 23EW6u
(Using earphones with microphone will improve the audio). Keep yourself on muted status.
For public comments, the Chairperson will ask participants if anyone would like to come off
mute if you would like to speak at that time. Staff will moderate the Teams session to ensure all
participants have an opportunity to comment.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN PERSON:
To participate in person, individuals should come to the Colorado River Community Room of
222 LaPorte Ave. There may be needs to limit the number of individuals in the meeting room,
and thus staging for individuals to speak may need to occur in the lobby or outside (weather
permitting).
Individuals who wish to speak will line up along the northern wall. The chairperson will call
upon each participant to speak.
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WATER COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
September 19, 2024, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Online via Teams or in person at 222 Laporte Ave, Colorado River Community Room
09/19/2024 Agenda Page 2
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. AGENDA REVIEW
4. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION (3 minutes per individual)
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: August 15
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None
7. NEW BUSINESS
a. Staff Reports
i. Financial Monthly Report (meeting packet only/no presentation)
b. Regular Items
i. 2025 Utility Rates and Fees
(Discussion and Action: 30 minutes)
Randy Reuscher, Lead Analyst, Utility Rate
Staff will present on the 2025 utility rates and fees and ask the Commission
to move to recommend the changes to City Council.
Documents to Share: Any document or presentation a member of the public wishes to
provide to the Water Commission for its consideration must be emailed to jsong@fcgov.com
at least 24 hours before the meeting.
Provide Comments via Email: Individuals who are uncomfortable or unable to access the
Zoom platform or participate by phone are encouraged to participate by emailing comments
to the above email address at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.
If your comments are specific to any of the discussion items on the agenda, please indicate
that in the subject line of your email. Staff will ensure your comments are provided to the
Water Commission.
WATER COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
September 19, 2024, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Online via Teams or in person at 222 Laporte Ave, Colorado River Community Room
09/19/2024 Agenda Page 3
ii. City Regulated 100-Yr Flood Risk Mapping for the West Vine Basin
(Discussion and Action: 20 minutes)
Theodore Bender, PE, CFM Stormwater Engineering Manager
Kenneth Sampley, PE Director, Stormwater Water Wastewater Engineering
Michael Pierce, PE Civil Engineer III
Staff would like to formally request the updated flood risk mapping for the
West Vine basin be adopted to become the effective mapping for the City
floodplain management program. Staff goal is to have the mapping adopted
by the end of the 2024 calendar year. Updating the West Vine basin flood risk
mapping was funded and managed by the City Stormwater Master Planning
program. The Selected Plan of Improvements project was placed on pause
during COVID and due to staff turnover. The project is active again and
moving towards completion.
8. COMMISSIONER REPORTS
(Committees, Event attendance, etc.)
9. OTHER BUSINESS
(Commissioner concerns, Announcements)
a. Draft Letter for Water Commission Support of One Water Efforts
10. ADJOURNMENT