CCMtg07-06-81SPtar>gwood Ciry Crnmission
.luly 6, 1981
The i<ngwood City Cwmmiss.i.on held a Special Meeting ae 3:00 p.m.
Present: Mayor Hepp
Cmmissioner Gran[
Cammissiaer O'Leary
Cmmdssioner Uskert
David Chacey, City Adndnisaaeor
Marvixi Rooks, Ciry Attorney
World Terry, City Clerk
1. Mayor Hepp called the meexing Co order. Mr. Chacey stated trtaT the Special
Meeting had bea called m consider the enactlrent o£ a Emargmcy Ordinance booing
the use of water Eor outside purposes during certain hours and inposinR a one hundred
percmt penalty £or the mtixe bill for tMse users who exceeded 20,000 gallons per
month. C4. Cnacey stated that The response co The City's message co high water users
had been positive and chat i ssary ac this t c the mnrgmcy
ordinan tk. Ghacey stated thatnhe waked co have 'a ordinate the Comnissim~ers
apprwedexeady in Ue evaC rx beca,re necessary Co pass it m short notice.
2. Gmnissimer UskerC suggested that a percentage reduceia £or each cusearer would
be a fair sysT CCammiiss r Lormacm suggested thae each cu r be pexrtueeed
30,000 gallons per moth and[Mre Cnacey said chat if all custarers~ed chat avrnme
it mould exceed the rapacity of Ure City. Mr. Chacey stated ehae studies indicate The ~
notrag~fa ~=doh14p ~ ire 250 to 300 gallons per day ad that 20,000 gallons should
mow y rnac~aer.
1. Mrs. Ethyl Goldberg questioned how the 20,000 maximm use was determined and
Mr. Chacey explained chat is was a reasonable figure chat Two ehirds of ehe city
weer cuscarers did rot exceed.
4. I4. Rooks advised the Cmmission tlue they could not pass a mergmcy ordinace
finless a arergmcy actually exiseed. He suggested that the Cmmissimers approve the
wording of the proposed ardixwmce and keep in readiness in The event Ue ordinance
ors ran :wed in the fvTVre.
5. The Cmmissioners imanvmusly agreed with the proposed carding o£ ilia ordina
which bamwd ehe use of water during the hours 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. N day Through
[Yiday and ehe moire wekend for Che purpose of wcering laws, washing cars and Eilling
pools ad ivywsic+g a one hmdred percmt penalty on the entire amomt of bills here
weer usage exceeds 20,000 gallons per nemitm.
fi. The Special Meeting closed a[ 3:45 p.m, ad Mr. Rooks departed.
]. Tne Gmnission continued in a worksiwp se and M1k. Richard Colcsnari of the Boyle
Engineering Cq. briefed ehe (:aemissim m thesresul[s of [he seedy crnpLeted ~on innymd's
r syscm. Mr. Oolmven suggested [ha[ t}~e follawir~g actions be taken by the
City within one year:
Install new well a[ Site nummBer 2
Insxail new high speed pummp at Site nivher 2 .,~
InsCa11 new high speed ponmp, ac Sice nwher 1 -increasing pirzmping capacity m
1,200 gallons per minuee
Ccmrcnce design of major plant expansion for plat nw~ber 2
ME. Cnlen'm re anrended [ha[ the Cixy au[M1Orize Che design of immdidate a
plant inPrwemencs; that Che City prepare a finar;cial analysis Co handle finding of
inq~rwarenes and that the City authorize design of i~rovemmcs co piping system.
Mr. Colmvm stated that Songwood's w r .rysean was presmtly "borderline ar;d
inmrwanents shwld be undertaken immdiately.
8. Rm;dssimer O'Leary queseioned Mr. Cola;un m the fitancial advisability of
Paving redwdmc wells. Mr. Colmnm seated ehae ehis wa a decision the City
must vake but Chat he personally recamianded that the addieional wells be installed.
9. Cwmdssioner Grae suggested ehae if larger props will eventually be reyuired
ehae they be installed nw and he stated elat previous engineering studies had reported
ehae Chere should be a minimm distance of 200 feet bettaem wells. Mr. Co1a~ scared
chat pwg;s aze designed today to penv.t in rasing the pining capacity by chaging
ehe sr e of the i~ellers and they can be operated ;rare ef£icimtly with the co
psping capacity. Mr. CAlaran advtsed the City xo ix;vestigate Che proper locationcfor
a new well with an expert on well loracims, sta ing that he was qualified in ebae area.
10. Mr. CRacey stated that he wanted approval xo wrk on obtaining a new
we11 at .siee rnm~ber 2 and adding a high speed purtp for site x¢mber L. Mr. Chacey
aced that the City had alternate we11 sites available in Shades Hill and Skylark. Mr.
Grant suggested Chac new well be built ae Skylark.
11. Ttayor Hepp asked chat discussion and rmamendacions fox nra wells az;d pis
be placed m the agenda for Monday night.
12. Mr. Chacey scared that preliminary finding was available for consauction of a
orage tank and ehae he was proposing a change in wager races ere could pay the
costsof the proposed sysean inprouerencs.
13. Cammissimer llskert suggested that Iung,~md's water si;pply be limited to
Longwod ci Mr. Qvacey advised that only a very limited mmber of persons
other than residents presmtly receive water.
14. The corksMp on tt:e annual budget was scheduled Eor 2:00 p.m. Friday, Suly L0, 1981
15. The meeting adjwsned at 4:30 p.m.
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