Environmental Quality and Public Works Committee

Summary

Meeting Overview

The Environmental Quality & Public Works Committee convened on April 18, 2023, at 1:00 PM with L. Sheehan presiding as the committee chair. The committee addressed four agenda items during the session, focusing on administrative approvals and key infrastructure planning initiatives. All four items brought before the committee were approved, including the approval of the February 7, 2023 committee summary, a Capacity Assurance Program (CAP) ordinance change, the FY24 Pavement Management Plan, and items referred to the committee. The committee conducted four votes during the meeting and heard no public comments on the matters under consideration.

Attendance

All members were present for the meeting on April 18, 2023.

Present: • L. Sheehan • H. LeGris • D. Wu • T. Fogle • S. Lynch • B. Monarrez • D. Gray • P. Worley • F. Brown • D. Sevigny

Absent: None

Late: None

Votes and Decisions

The meeting included four unanimous votes, with all 10 members present voting in favor of each item.

Approval of Minutes 0:30 D. Gray motioned to approve the minutes, seconded by D. Wu. The motion passed unanimously by voice vote (10-0). All members voted in favor: L. Sheehan, H. LeGris, D. Wu, T. Fogle, S. Lynch, B. Monarrez, D. Gray, P. Worley, F. Brown, and D. Sevigny.

Ordinance 0130-26 2:00 D. Sevigny motioned to approve an amendment to change the audit frequency of the Capacity Assurance Program, seconded by D. Gray. The ordinance passed unanimously by voice vote (10-0). All members voted in favor: L. Sheehan, H. LeGris, D. Wu, T. Fogle, S. Lynch, B. Monarrez, D. Gray, P. Worley, F. Brown, and D. Sevigny.

Budget Resolution for Pavement Management 45:00 F. Brown motioned to approve a resolution to include $15 million in the budget for the pavement management plan annually, seconded by D. Gray. The resolution passed unanimously by voice vote (10-0). All members voted in favor: L. Sheehan, H. LeGris, D. Wu, T. Fogle, S. Lynch, B. Monarrez, D. Gray, P. Worley, F. Brown, and D. Sevigny.

Acceptance of Pavement Management Plan 47:00 F. Brown motioned to accept the Pavement Management Plan, seconded by S. Lynch. The motion passed unanimously by voice vote (10-0). All members voted in favor: L. Sheehan, H. LeGris, D. Wu, T. Fogle, S. Lynch, B. Monarrez, D. Gray, P. Worley, F. Brown, and D. Sevigny.

All votes were conducted by voice vote with no recorded opposition or abstentions from any members.

Approval of the February 7, 2023 Committee Summary

0:30

The committee reviewed the minutes from their February 7, 2023 meeting for approval. L. Sheehan led the discussion of this agenda item.

The committee examined the summary of their previous meeting proceedings without any recorded concerns or amendments being raised during the review process.

Following the review, the committee voted to approve the February 7, 2023 Committee Summary as presented.

Capacity Assurance Program (CAP) Ordinance Change

2:00

The committee considered an ordinance amendment to modify the audit frequency requirements for the Capacity Assurance Program (CAP). The proposed change would extend the mandatory audit interval from every two years to every five years.

Graying Luback served as the key speaker presenting this agenda item to the committee. The discussion focused on adjusting the regulatory oversight schedule for the program while maintaining appropriate monitoring standards.

The committee approved the ordinance change, formally adopting the new five-year audit cycle for the Capacity Assurance Program. This modification represents a significant shift in the program's oversight structure, reducing the frequency of required audits by more than half compared to the previous two-year requirement.

The approved ordinance will implement this new audit schedule going forward, affecting how the Capacity Assurance Program operates and is monitored by regulatory authorities.

FY24 Pavement Management Plan

10:00

The committee reviewed the updated Pavement Management Plan for fiscal year 2024 during agenda item III. F. Brown presented the plan, which incorporated changes recommended by the subcommittee.

The presentation outlined the plan's budget allocations and project selection processes for the upcoming fiscal year. Brown detailed how the subcommittee's recommendations had been integrated into the updated version of the pavement management strategy.

Commissioner Albright participated in the discussion following the presentation. The agenda item was structured as a presentation to inform committee members about the revised plan and its key components.

The committee approved the FY24 Pavement Management Plan following the presentation and discussion. The approval allows the plan to move forward with its proposed budget allocations and project selection methodology for the next fiscal year.

Items Referred to Committee

50:00

The committee reviewed the list of items that had been referred to various committees for further consideration. F. Brown led the discussion on this agenda item.

During the review process, the committee made several modifications to the existing list of committee referral items. Most notably, they removed the Paving Management Plan Subcommittee from the list of active committee referrals.

The committee also removed several other unspecified items from the committee referral list, though the specific details of these additional removals were not elaborated upon during the discussion.

The committee approved the updated list of items referred to committee following these modifications.