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" " C I T Y C O U N C I L W O R K M E E T I N G A P R I L 1 9 , 2 0 1 6 6 : 0 0 P . M . I O N A C O M M U N I T Y C E N T E R P R E S E N T : M a y o r B r a d A n d e r s e n , C o u n c i l M e m b e r R o b G e r a y , C o u n c i l P r e s i d e n t D a n G u b l e r , C o u n c i l M e m b e r K a t h y M c N a m a r a , C o u n c i l M e m b e r D a n G a r r e n , P u b l i c W o r k s D i r e c t o r Z e c h P r o u s e , B u i l d i n g I n s p e c t o r A l l e n E l d r i d g e , C h i e f o f P o l i c e K a r l B o w c u t t , a n d C i t y C l e r k S h a r a R o b e r t s . A B S E N T : N o n e . V I S I T O R S : T i m S o l o m o n , C i t y E n g i n e e r P a u l S c o r e s b y , G r e g H a n s e n , K u r t R o l a n d , J e r r y H a n s e n , R o d G a r d n e r , a n d K e n R o s e . R o c k y M o u n t a i n P o w e r G e n e r a l U p d a t e : R e g i o n a l B u s i n e s s M a n a g e r T i m S o l o m o n w i t h R o c k y M o u n t a i n P o w e r , p r e s e n t e d a g e n e r a l u p d a t e f o r t h e C i t y C o u n c i l . H e p r o v i d e d a c o p y o f t h e I d a h o S t a t e R e p o r t f o r 2 0 1 5 , a n d e x p l a i n e d r e s i d e n t i a l i s t h e h i g h e s t u s a g e . M r . S o l o m o n d i s c u s s e d d i f f e r e n t e n e r g y s o u r c e s a n d t h e i r c o s t s . H e e x p l a i n e d a s t h e y m o v e a w a y f r o m m o r e t r a d i t i o n a l s o u r c e s s u c h a s c o a l a n d h y d r o , a n d t h e y m o v e t o w a r d s m o r e r e n e w a b l e s o u r c e s a n d e n v i r o n m e n t a l i m p a c t s t h e r e w i l l b e a p r i c i n g c h a n g e . M r . 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R o c k w e l l D e v e l o p m e n t G e n e r a l W a t e r D i s c u s s i o n : G r e g H a n s e n w i t h R o c k w e l l D e v e l o p m e n t e x p l a i n e d h e w o u l d l i k e t o d i s c u s s s o u r c e s o f w a t e r f o r t h e p r o p o s e d n e w d e v e l o p m e n t j u s t n o r t h o f R u s h t o n C i r c l e . M r . H a n s e n p r o v i d e d c o p i e s o f t h e p r o p o s e d m a p a n d e x p l a i n e d t h e y a r e p l a n n i n g f o r % 2 a c r e l o t s o r b i g g e r . M a y o r A n d e r s e n e x p l a i n e d t h r e e p o t e n t i a l o p t i o n s f o r s u p p l y i n g w a t e r t o t h e n e w d e v e l o p m e n t c o u l d b e h o o k i n g u p t o t h e C i t y ' s w a t e r s y s t e m , a s e c o n d a r y p r e s s u r e i r r i g a t i o n s y s t e m , o r h a v i n g F a l l s W a t e r C o m p a n y c o m e i n t o p r o v i d e t h e s e r v i c e . C i t y E n g i n e e r P a u l S c o r e s b y e x p r e s s e d h e d i d n ' t t h i n k i t w a s i n t h e C i t y ' s b e s t i n t e r e s t s t o l e t F a l l s W a t e r C o m p a n y c o m e i n a n d s e r v i c e t h e w a t e r b e c a u s e o f i s s u e s w i t h d i f f e r e n t w a t e r s y s t e m s . M r . S c o r e s b y r e c o m m e n d e d t h e C i t y f i g u r e o u t a w a y t o s u p p l y t h e w a t e r t o t h e n e w d e v e l o p m e n t , e s s e n t i a l l y l e a v i n g t w o o p t i o n s f o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n . T h e f i r s t o p t i o n w o u l d b e a c o m b i n e d s y s t e m w h i c h w o u l d i n c l u d e a d r i n k i n g w a t e r s y s t e m a n d d e v e l o p i n g t h e l a n d f o r p r o g r e s s i v e i r r i g a t i o n d i s t r i c t t o d o s e c o n d a r y w a t e r t h r o u g h a p r e s s u r e i r r i g a t i o n s y s t e m . H e e x p l a i n e d i t w o u l d e n t a i l a d u a l p i p e s y s t e m w h i c h w o u l d c o n s i s t o f 2 l i n e s , 1 " ( " 1 a s o p p o s e d t o 1 l i n e , b e i n g l a i d d o w n o n e v e r y s t r e e t . I t w o u l d r e q u i r e a p u m p a n d s c r e e n i n t h e d i t c h a c c o m p a n y i n g e a c h p r o p e r t y . T h e s e c o n d o p t i o n p r e s e n t e d b y G r e g H a n s e n w o u l d b e t o h a v e R o c k w e l l p a y a l l t h e w a t e r h o o k u p c o n n e c t i o n f e e s u p f r o n t t o t a l i n g a p p r o x i m a t e l y $ 3 3 0 , 0 0 0 t o a s s i s t t h e C i t y w i t h b e i n g a b l e t o f u n d a n o t h e r w e l l . P u b l i c W o r k s D i r e c t o r Z e c h P r o u s e e x p r e s s e d c o n c e r n a b o u t n o t h a v i n g a d d i t i o n a l w a t e r r i g h t s t o a c c o m p a n y t h e 4 t w e l l . C i t y E n g i n e e r P a u l S c o r e s b y c o m m e n t e d t h e p u r p o s e o f t h e a d d i t i o n a l w e l l w o u l d n ' t b e t o p r o v i d e m o r e s u p p l y , b u t t o b e a r e d u n d a n t w e l l t o w h a t t h e C i t y a l r e a d y h a s . A n a d d i t i o n a l w e l l w o u l d g i v e y o u t h e r e d u n d a n c y a n d b e t t e r p r e s s u r e a n d i t b e c o m e s a r e l i a b l e r e s o u r c e t o a l w a y s m a x o u t y o u r w a t e r r i g h t s . C o u n c i l P r e s i d e n t G u b l e r i n q u i r e d w h a t t h e e s t i m a t e d c o s t w o u l d b e f o r t h e n e w w e l l M r . S c o r e s b y e x p l a i n e d t o a c c o m p l i s h t h e r e d u n d a n c y y o u w o u l d w a n t t o m a t c h i t t o y o u r c u r r e n t b i g g e s t w e l l , a n d w o u l d c o s t a p p r o x i m a t e l y $ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 . C o u n c i l P r e s i d e n t G u b l e r i n q u i r e d h o w m a n y s u r f a c e w a t e r r i g h t s c a m e w i t h t h e l a n d t h e y a r e p l a n n i n g t o d e v e l o p . M r . H a n s e n r e p l i e d h e w a s u n s u r e a n d w o u l d n e e d t o f i n d o u t t h e a n s w e r . A d d i t i o n a l l y , t h o s e p r e s e n t d i s c u s s e d p o t e n t i a l i s s u e s w i t h t h e w a y t h e a c c e s s r o a d s w e r e o u t l i n e d o n t h e d r a f t m a p p r o v i d e d . I t w a s s u g g e s t e d m o r e o f t h e a c c e s s r o a d s b e m o v e d t o w a r d s T e l f o r d R o a d . I n c o n c l u s i o n , G r e g H a n s e n w i t h R o c k w e l l H o m e s i n d i c a t e d t h e y w o u l d b e m o v i n g f o r w a r d w i t h p r o v i d i n g a p r e l i m i n a r y p l a t t o b e r e v i e w e d b y I o n a ' s P l a n n i n g a n d Z o n i n g C o m m i s s i o n . D u e t o t i m e c o n s t r a i n t s , t h e r e m a i n i n g a g e n d a i t e m s w e r e c o v e r e d d u r i n g t h e C i t y C o u n c i l m e e t i n g . M e e t i n g a d j o u r n e d 7 : 0 0 p . m . C O U N C I L A P P R O V E D : M a y 1 8 , 2 0 1 6 A T T E S T : a ' o b e r t s , i t y C l e r k B r a d A n d e r s e n , M a y o r 2 Idaho State Report For more than a century, employees of Rocky Mountain Power have focused their energy on providing an essential public service: reliable, efficient electricity at a fair price. With firm commitments to safety and wise stewardship of our natural resources, we produce the electricity that powers so much of our lives at prices among the lowest in the nation. We're grateful for the opportunity to serve you. ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER Let's turn the answers on. Service area: Idaho customer mix by percentage: • Number of customers in the state: 73,871 Rocky Mountain Power service area It Hydro systems o Principal communities served Company -owned transmission lines Transmission access • • • Other transmission ASHTON PLANT ItEXBURG1 RIGBY0 BEAR RIVER PROJECTS HALAD CIT PRE ON 81% II% min �8% �19% wommi13% 68% ■ Residential ■ Commercial/Irrigation ■ Industrial Line miles: • Transmission, all states: 16,300 • Distribution, all states: 63,003 • Transmission, in state: 2,213 • Distribution line miles in state: 5,782 Number of employees • 160 Idaho employees with payroll of $15.5 million Grants and charitable donations in 2014: • Corporate: $63,226 • Rocky Mountain Power Foundation: $49,333 Property taxes paid in 2014: • Idaho 2014 property taxes: $4.2 million Capital investments in 2014: • Capital investment in state: $700 million' *as of12/31/2014 Exhibit "A" Our commitment to customers: Rocky Mountain Power's comprehensive customer guarantee program includes seven guarantees that relate to issues customers have said are most important to them and they are backed by a promise to pay. The guarantees apply to: • restoring power after outages • keeping appointments • switching on power • estimates for new power supply • billing questions • meter problems • planned interruptions Some guarantees require a claim to be filed and there are certain circumstances in which the guarantees do not apply. Planning for the future: We understand how electric prices affect our customers. Large increases were necessary for several years as we responded to the costs of new environmental rules and kept up with pre -recession growth. We know these increases have been challenging for our customers to absorb. In response we have: • determined some new generation and transmission projects can wait • combined departments and eliminated some positions to better focus on essential operations • streamlined the way we read electric meters • made it easier for customers to pay bills online, ***The contribution of energy efficiency represents incremental acquisition of saving significant paper and postage costs Demand -Side Management resources. We're operating more efficiently now than ever before, making sure every dollar we spend aligns with what our customers need. We expect future price increase requests will be smaller and more predictable. Minimizing price impacts is an important goal of each business decision we make. Energy sources by generation: 2015 ■ Coal - 61.1 % ■ Gas- 14.1 % ■ Renewable' - 9.2% ❑ Existing Purchases - 6.2% ■ Energy Efficiency"" - 1.6% 0 Hydroelectric" - 6.4% ❑ Front Office Transactions - 1.4% ❑ CHP & Other - 0.0% ■ Class 1 Demand -Side Management + Interruptibles - 0.0% Price comparison: < 9.0 9.01 to 10.0 10.01 to 11.0 11.01 to 12.0 12.01 to 13.0 >13.1 © 2015 Rocky Moutain Power Total retail average rates by state (cents per kilowatt-hour) 2025 ■ Coal - 49.4% ■ Gas - 21.8% ■ Renewable - 11.5% ❑ Existing Purchases - 0.3% ■ Energy Efficiency"' - 10.4% E3 Hydroelectric** - 5.2% ❑ Front OfficeTransactions - 1.4% ❑ CHP & Other - 0.0% ■ Class 1 Demand -Side Management + Interruptibles - 0.0% * Renewable resources include wind, solar and geothermal. ** Hydroelectric resouces include owned, qualifying facilities and contract purchases. NH vT 15.30 14.16 MA 15.82 RI 14.79 CT NJ 15.48 15.20 DE 11.87 MD 12.68 Reflects total retail average utility rates for 12 months ending in June 2014. Source: Typical Bills and Average Rates Report, June 2014, Edison Electric Institute. _ ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER Let's turn the answers on. " a l n l n s u l D I . g a a 1 3 u o s 1 P 3 ' s I O Z J a w w n s ' l a o d a a s a l e s a S e a a n y p u e s i n 1 E 7 1 d , ( 1 : a a . r n o s ' s I O Z a u n ( u l S u l p u a s y l u o w Z I J o ; s a l e ) a 8 e a a n e l l e l a a 1 e 1 0 1 m a p ) / 6 Z " Z I 4 W ( a m o l l o n o c l o p o u 3 4 S 9 1 , 1 0 1 ' 6 1 ( N I D Z 8 ' 9 1 l a 8 6 ' 8 1 V W b 6 ' � I L 6 ' 9 1 I n H N O s ' 6 V D 8 s ' 6 D S � � ' 6 0 8 ' 6 1 V S W I 1 ' 6 6 9 . 0 1 N I 1 1 ( J n o y - i 4 e n n o p i . g a d q u a D ) a m s A q a R e J a n e i r e l a J 8 1 < 0 8 1 0 1 1 0 1 7 1 0 7 1 0 1 1 0 I I 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 6 0 ' 6 > Q 0 300 250% 200 % 150% 100% 5 0 % 0% -50% Price Changes 1986-2014 Rocky Mountain Power (Idaho) Average Rates and Inflation % change since 1986 RMP Total Retail CPI - All Items --r— CPI - Food & Beverages —«-- CPI - Housing CPI - Medical Care -lb- CPI - Transportation �rO O; cb� (8:5 00 01\ 0)1' 00 Otx 0� 0�° 0� 00 cP 00 ON 01' Orb Off` OG) OHO O� 00 O°" �O '�� <1, NO Ntt Ncb \0 N0 N0 N°) N°5 \0 N0 �°� Ncb �°� N0 N0 N0 15) ,10 0,0 ,-15) 10 1,0 ,10 ti0 Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Indices; Change in Rocky Mountain Power Average Rates San Diego G&E Southern Cal. Edison Pacific G&E City of Los Angeles City of Anaheim Sacramento Municipal J El Paso Electric Co Bridger Valley Elec Assn Arizona Public Service Co Nevada Power Co Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power Puget Sound Portland General Bountiful City Garkane Energy Coop Black Hills (WY) Avista (WA) Montana -Dakota (WY) City of Logan Snohomish County PUD City of Murray Provo City Corporation Clark County PUD Avista (ID) J Idaho Power (ID) ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER (ID) City of Seattle Flowell Electric Assn Moon Lake Electric Assn City of Tacoma Mt. Wheeler Power Dixie Escalante REA (UT) Competitive Rates Rocky Mountain Power Total Average Rate in Idaho Compared to Western Utilities' Average Rates for 2014 9.61 9.51 9.17 9.14 8.97 8.94 8.92 8.54 8.44 8.41 8.35 8.08 8.06 7.96 7.87 .I V 7.53 6.98 6.67 6.64 6.02 12.25 11.70 11.64 11.60 10.98 10.37 13.71 15.54 14.79 14.66 18.89 Source: Edison Electric Institute Winter 2015 Typical Bills & Average Rates report and Energy Information Administration Form 861 2014 rioNN The smart way to be a wattsmart Business Several options exist for upgrading lighting at your facility. For lighting retrofit projects, here is the smoothest path to participate: 1. FIND A VENDOR: After you identify a project (or projects) the first step is to find a wattsmart® Business vendor who can perform a no -cost assessment and guide you through the steps for participation to receive an incentive. If you don't have a preferred vendor, you can use the Find a Vendor tool on our website to select a wattsmart Business vendor for your project(s). 2. SUBMIT AN APPLICATION: To be considered for incentives, you (or your wattsmart Business vendor) must submit a completed General Application and wattsmart Business lighting workbook detailing your proposed lighting retrofit project. 3. WE PROVIDE A PRE -INSPECTION: Before you remove existing equipment, an inspection is required to establish an energy baseline. It is very important that we do this before you purchase anything new. Our inspection will verify the equipment options that will improve performance while saving energy and potentially qualifying you for incentives. 4. RESERVE YOUR INCENTIVE: To be eligible for incentive reservation you will have to sign an incentive offer prior to beginning project implementation. If you don't have an incentive reservation, you will not be able to receive an incentive. 5. IMPLEMENT YOUR PROJECT: After signing an incentive offer, you may purchase and install qualifying equipment at an eligible location. 6. WE PROVIDE A POST -INSPECTION: We also may need to see that the new equipment is installed and functioning correctly. It can be a simple inspection of installed lighting or it may require more formal savings verification. 7. RECEIVE YOUR CASH INCENTIVE: Congratulations! Within 45 days of final inspection, savings verification and/or the receipt of all necessary cost documentation you will receive your incentive. wattsmart Business LED instant incentives are available for screw -in LED lighting when purchased at a participating lighting distributor. Learn more at wattsmart.com. Visit wattsmart.com or call 1-800-222-4335 with questions. wattsmart Business vendors wattsmart Business vendors are part of the local community and are companies you may already know. wattsmart Business vendors understand our requirements and processes. They have the tools to show you the potential paybacks and incentives for your project. wattsmart BUSINESS VENDOR _ ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER wattsmart.com wattsmart energy efficiency programs for Idaho customers We offer several programs to help you be wattsmart® and save energy and money. You can earn cash back on high -efficiency products and home improvements that will make your home more comfortable and energy efficient. For more details about cash incentives and wattsmart ways to save, visit wattsmart.com. Home Energy Savings: This program offers cash incentives to customers who buy energy -efficient appliances, lighting, heating and cooling equipment, windows, insulation or other products and services for their home. Look for program details at rockymountainpower.net/incentives. wattsmart Starter Kits: Get on the path to home energy savings by ordering a free wattsmart Starter Kit. You'll save money with ENERGY STAR' compact fluorescent light bulbs and WaterSense® products. Visit rockymountainpower.net/get-started to order today. You'll need your Rocky Mountain Power account number to order. Limit one kit per residential account. Please allow approximately 8-10 weeks for kit delivery. Refrigerator recycling: Customers can recycle their old refrigerator or freezer through our See ya later, refrigerator® program. Call toll free 1-866-899-5539 to schedule a pick-up and collect $50. Some restrictions apply. Low-income weatherization services: Rocky Mountain Power partners with local nonprofit agencies to provide energy efficiency services at no cost to income -eligible households. Qualifying customers may receive help with insulation, water heating measures, refrigerators and lighting. Learn more at rockymountainpower.net/assistance, Time of Day: With this option, when you use energy matters. The program rewards customers with discounted pricing for shifting a significant amount of energy use away from on -peak hours. For details and tips on how to shift your usage time, log on to rockymountainpower.net/idtod. wattsmart APPR®VED _ ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER Let's turn the answers on. 1ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER Let's turn the answers on. Ten things you can do this summer to be wattsmart I. Set your air conditioner thermostat as high as comfortable — we recommend 78'F or higher when you're at home, and 85°F when you're gone. Keep inside air vents clear from furniture and other objects. 2. Have your central air conditioner tuned up and clean or replace filters` monthly for more efficient operation. Keep your home more comfortable and reduce your cooling needs by weatherizing, weather- stripping, caulking and sealing around windows and doors to keep out the hot outdoor air. "Some filters are washable. 3. Minimize indoor heat: run the dryer and dishwasher at night on hot days and let your dishes air dry. Avoid heat -generating incandescent lighting and use a microwave, toaster oven or outdoor grill instead of the oven. 4. Set your water heater to 120°F. 5. Keep the blinds and windows closed during the day and open at night. This is a no -cost way to help keep your home cooler. 6. Window, ceiling and whole -house fans are also low-cost ways to keep your home a little cooler. 7. Wash clothes in cold water and clean the lint filter in the dryer after every use. If your neighborhood allows, use the warm air outside to dry your clothes. 8. Eliminate, or deactivate, extra freezers or refrigerators if you can, especially if they spend the summer outdoors or in a garage. Better yet, have your old refrigerator or freezer picked up for proper recycling and earn $50. 9. Unplug appliances and electronics when not in use. Plug home electronics such as TVs, DVD players and computers into power strips and turn off the power strips when the equipment is not in use. 10. If you have a pool, consider slowly reducing pool filtration time by 30-minute increments daily. Keep reducing the time as long as the water appears clean. You may find you need to run your pool filter only six hours a day. Install a timer to control the length of time that the pool pump cycles on. Activating the pump for many short time periods throughout the day is less costly than running the pump for one longer period of time. And be sure to keep intake grates clear of debris. Clogged drains require the pump to work harder. Visit wattsmart.com for more tips and information on cash incentives to trim your energy bill and make your home more energy efficient. 0 2015 Rocky Mountain Power wattsmart is registered in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.