UTILITIES COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING BANDON CITY HALL February 10, 2016

COMMISSION:Matt Winkel, Chair Daniel Graham Sheryl Bremmer Mary O’Dea Linda Olsen Bob Berry Patricia Soltys Madeline Seymour, Council Liaison Brian Vick, Council Liaison

STAFF: Christopher Good, City Manager Richard Anderson, Public Works Denise Russell, Minutes Clerk OTHER: Gregory Wacker, District 19 Water Master Barbara Negherbon, Dyer Partnership

1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 3:00 p.m. The members of the Commission are represented as above.

2. Approval of the January 13, 2016 minutes Removed you were right. Change they to the information. Bremmer (Olsen 2nd) made a motion to approve the January 13, 2016 minutes with the aforementioned corrections. The motion passed unanimously. Chair Winkel invited Frank Burris from OSU Extension for Watershed Management Educator to inform the Commission on what he does and what he would be willing to help with.

3. Discussion A. Frank Burris, OSU Extension Agent/Watershed Educator Mr. Burris has worked for the past fifteen years as the Watershed Management Educator for OSU Extension. He is stationed in Gold Beach but does work in both Coos and Curry counties. Mr. Burris’ interest is water quality; he does a lot of work in wetland and riparian restoration work and estuary education and restoration work. He also has done low impact development work, teaching people how to develop rain gardens and distributed infiltration, which are ways to get water into the ground through other systems than sewer and utilities.

OSU Extension is recognizing the new need for a lot of the coastal communities to build reservoirs and wants to take an active role, which has yet to be determined. Mr. Burris would like to know what the needs are and how Extension can help with those needs. Commissioner O’Dea has been very helpful in providing background on the reservoir project. Mr. Burris is trying to get through the information provide to ascertain what the real issues are. Mr. Burris would like to hear from the Commission about what the needs are, what Extension can provide, and how he can participate.

Mr. Burris explained that the OSU Extension Office is the outreach and engagement branch for the University. Extension takes information that researchers are developing at the university level and puts the information into a form that the public can use, through seminars and workshops. There are all kinds of agents – from agriculture, forestry to ocean environments; they have a really broad reach. Mr. Burris’ responsibility is solving issues for coastal communities. The advantage of Extension is, if it is not his expertise or background, there is

Utilities Commission Minutes – February 10, 2016 Page 1 of 10 someone that does. Mr. Burris can get them involved to help develop and disseminate the information that will move the project forward. Mr. Burris recognizes two needs: one is to increase capacity or ability to have water for the water district, and two is to work on conservation. To increase the capacity, a reservoir or well is in the offing for Bandon; although, the reservoir seems to be the preferred choice, and Mr. Burris questions, “why not a well?”

Mr. Winkel explained the reason for a reservoir is because extensive surveys and testing have been done, which indicated that there is no ground water in sufficient quantity to enable the City to drill a well. The domestic wells in the area occasionally have trouble with low ground water levels. There is a shallow ground water level that seems to go up and down significantly.

The City of Bandon has always been on surface water since the creation of the water system, and because the City has water rights. Up to this point, there has been adequate water coming out of the two surface streams that the City draws from. In this climate, weather changes and the droughts, one of the City’s big concerns is storing the water when there is plenty of water flow and holding the water over for summer use. In working with the engineers and the data that has been gathered, the reservoir is the option that solves at least part of the problem. The reservoir size being discussed is between 50 acre-feet and 100 acre-feet. Mr. Winkel believes it would be great if anyone has information on a source of ground water with sufficient quantity.

Commissioner Graham noted that Water Master Wacker’s indicated that the ground in this area does not hold water but runs directly into the ocean.

Mr. Burris’ looked at the Water Resources website for test and monitoring wells in the Bandon area. Water Resources shows that there are well producing 160 gallons per minute. Most of the wells are in the forty to eighty-foot water range. There are some wells, especially those closure to the hills south of Bandon, when pumping starts go way down and fluctuate a lot. There are other wells that maintain a smooth, even volume when pumping. The average volume pumped is between twenty-five and forty gallons per minute. Mr. Burris’ stated that there is some ground water available, but that he is not a ground water expert; however, it is information he looked at in preparation for this meeting.

Mr. Winkel noted that it would be great information to get because the Water Master, Department of Water Resources and the engineers have said that there is none. The study that the Bandon Cranberry Water Control District pretty much said that there was no ground water.

Mr. Burris concern and the reason that he started thinking about a well is because Ferry and Geiger Creeks have over-allocated water rights during the summer. It means, there is a potential for not getting any water in the summer but as long as the storage is large enough then it is not a worry. The water can be stored during the time of year when there is adequate water and not have to worry about the limitations of allocations in the summer time.

That is what Mr. Burris understands about the input. The other side is conservation. In the 1992 study, about fifty percent of the City’s water is being used by about twenty percent of the water users. Mr. Burris is not familiar with how the City structures payments for water; a lot of small communities are reversing their payment structure. Instead of providing discounts for higher usage, they are charging more for higher volume usage, which is historically opposite. What this

Utilities Commission Minutes – February 10, 2016 Page 2 of 10 approach does, is encourage conservation rather than structuring for use. Mr. Burris offered to look at the numbers and help with a new pricing structure by charging more for those who use more, and therefore, cause people to conserve more.

Another thing is conservation education, which is something that Extension does very well. There are tools that have been very effective. If the research is considered and where conservation has been tried, the one thing that works very well is xeriscaping, which is landscaping that does not require water in the summertime. Individuals convert their yards to native plants, which can be very beautiful. Mr. Burris provide the example of San Diego. They have a big process to get ten thousand houses in the area to convert to xeriscaping, and a website with a lot of before and after pictures. Most of the water used in the summertime is for irrigation not for human consumption.

Another opportunity is to do education with kids because they take the information home and teach the parents. The best way to get the information out is to teach the kids. The only problem with water conservation education is that it is very temporary.

Mr. Burris concluded that he is interested in how Extension might work with the City of Bandon on this project.

Ms. O’Dea commented that the City of Portland has adopted a xeriscaping native plant program that would provide more relevant landscaping ideas for what can be used here.

Ms. O’Dea had proposed a student contest dealing with conservation. Darcy Grahek who operates the Go Native program for the High School, is really excited about the contest and the Library Director, Rosalyn McGarva wants to be involved. Mr. Burris stated that he is willing to help with this project.

Mr. Winkel thanked Mr. Burris for presenting to the Commission. Conservation is something that the City will be getting into particularly when Bandon starts running out of water. The Commission is concerned about what will happen if droughts continue.

Ms. O’Dea requested Mr. Burris think about strategies or tools to present this project effectively to the citizens of Bandon in a format that is not scary and provides for an exchange of ideas. Mr. Burris noted that is what Extension does and is very happy to help.

Mr. Winkel informed Mr. Burris that the utilities are the economic base for the City, in terms of the municipal government. The property tax rate is forty-six cents a thousand. The amount of utilities used directly impacts City revenue, which is an issue when discussing conservation. The other problem is the 1996 Amendment to the City Charter that requires a vote of the citizens for any kind of rate increases. The costs keep going up, but the only mechanism for rate increases is to go to the voters to raise the rates or change the structure. The graduated rate plan would be a way to accomplish both.

Mr. Berry noted that Mr. Burris mentioned the over allocation of Ferry and Geiger Creeks during the summer, and wondered if legal water rights for a well are easier to obtain than for stream rights. Mr. Burris indicated that was correct. The one limitation with that is sometimes the Water Resources Department classifies ground water as the same as surface water. That is

Utilities Commission Minutes – February 10, 2016 Page 3 of 10 determined by pumping out of a test well near a stream and monitor the level of water in the stream to determine whether or not they are connected, and if they are connected the ground water right will be connected to the surface water right.

B. Electric Utility Service Policies Review Mr. Winkel thanked the staff for providing a copy of the Electric Services Policy to the Commission. The Policy has been going through an evolutionary process over several years. It is very difficult to read because of the different change versions that have been made over the last couple of years unless it is a color copy. The Electric Utility Service Policies are very complicated, the electric system is the biggest city utility with customers inside and outside the city limits and the billing is more complicated. The idea was to get the electric policies figured out and use it as a template for the other utilities.

Mr. Winkel thanked City Manager Good for having staff represented at the meeting from electric, public works, finance and water and sewer because the Commission may have questions when reading the draft policy. It may require a special meeting to address just this issue. Perhaps today, the biggest changes can be addressed and at another time move into some of the finer changes.

Mr. Good presented the survey of other municipal utilities about the percentage of bad debt write-offs in comparison to Bandon. The City of Bandon writes off a far smaller amount of bad debt than other municipalities.

Mr. Good did ask through the Oregon City County Managers Association’s Listserv about which other utilities hold the landlord responsible for tenant unpaid utility bills, and who puts liens on the property. Mr. Good noted that the City of Bandon does not hold the landlord responsible and does not place property liens. There were mixed responses from the cities that responded on landlord responsibility and property liens.

Mr. Winkel noted that may be a larger change to the policies that the City might consider. Both to see what other cities do and how big of a problem the write-offs are for the utility. Mr. Winkel wondered what percent of the write-offs are from renters.

Mr. Winkel credited the Finance Department for how low the write-offs are. Ms. Eickhoff is here to answer any billing questions.

The City Council authorized the delinquent accounts could be turned over to the collection agency much sooner than it had been. Historically, the account had to go through the quarterly write-off process prior to being turned over to collections. In addition, the collection agency no longer takes a percentage of what is collected but rather tacks on a fee to the amount owed, which increases the City’s recovery of bad debts.

One of the biggest policy changes could be the requirement for the Landlord to be responsible for tenant’s unpaid balance. Mr. Winkel opened up the floor for discussion.

Commissioner Olsen as a landlord looked at the policies carefully. She works with a property management company, and as a landlord does take a deposit that does cover unpaid utility bills. There is some protection for a landlord if it is a large enough deposit to cover damages, etc. As a

Utilities Commission Minutes – February 10, 2016 Page 4 of 10 landlord, how do I know that the tenant is not paying the utility bill; there has not been a way for the landlord to be informed of the issue. Page 17, item 6: The City shall provide information to the owner or owner’s agent regarding the delinquent account upon request within a reasonable amount of time. Ms. Olsen noted that the landlord would not know to request the information unless they know the tenant is delinquent. Is there a way to notify the owner or owner’s agent when the account is delinquent? Mr. Good suggested that a notice to the owner could be provided as part of the policy, and the timeframe suggested was two months. Ms. Olsen noted that if a landlord has to wait two months to find out that they tenant has not paid their utility bill and then start a formal eviction, the tenant can run up quite a utility bill especially if they are aware that the landlord will be responsible. Ms. Olsen clarified for Mr. Good that as a landlord notice at the first late payment, which is considered fifteen days late. Mr. Good explained that when the next bills go out, it will have a late payment notice. If the customer continues to be recalcitrant, the actual shut off would be toward the end of the second month.

Mr. Winkel wondered what other cities do regarding information disclosure. There must be ways that you can disclose this information. The City of Bandon does not currently disclose peoples account information. Can the City notify property owners if in fact we cannot disclose people’s information?

Mr. Carleton believes you cannot do this; however, we can look at what other cities do and what the federal law is. Mr. Winkel is right that the City’s practice has been not to disclose any information to anybody. Mr. Carleton is not sure without researching, but believes that the property owner would be within their rights, in negotiating the terms of a rental agreement with a tenant, to require the tenant to show proof of payment of the utilities.

The Oregon Legislature is meeting right now, and they will be substantially changing Landlord/Tenant law. The meter will be even more in favor of the tenant. This issue may be covered under new legislation if it is not already address by current legislation. Mr. Carleton is not sure, but perhaps the landlord could require proof of payment of the utility on some frequency.

Mr. Winkel wondered if the City could put a statement in the Application for Service so tenants recognize that landlords have a right to the information. Mr. Carleton noted that the City cannot change that inside the policy if it is against the law.

Ms. Olsen noted there is a statement about landlords signing up as being responsible, which is not something that is currently being done. She knows that she has an uninterrupted service agreement with the City, but does not believe she signed anything that stated she was ultimately responsible or the customer of record.

Mr. Good stated that this policy would address that issue, and the landlord would need to sign acknowledging that when the tenant moves out the landlord becomes responsible for the utility usage. Mr. Good wondered if that is something that the City has landlord’s sign now. Ms. Eickhoff responded that the landlord signs the uninterrupted service agreement that when the tenant moves out the bill automatically goes back into the landlord’s name.

The landlord and the tenant can sign a payment agreement for a delinquent account. However, the City does not do that now. If the account is in the tenant’s name, then they can make

Utilities Commission Minutes – February 10, 2016 Page 5 of 10 payment arrangements with the City. The City cannot go after the landlord for the delinquency. Ms. Eickhoff clarified that she believes it is tied to instances where the landlord is responsible for the bill in addition to the tenant is where the payment agreement for both to sign takes effect. Mr. Carleton noted that there would be pinches where the landlord would lean on the City, there will have to be proof that the City is dealing with the right person.

Ms. Olsen wondered what happens if the power is turned off because of lack of payment on the part of the tenant, is it turned on again under the landlord’s uninterrupted service agreement. Commissioner Soltys wondered if it is possible to notify the property owner that the power has been shut off without giving a reason in case the property owner has a need to keep power on for the property.

Ms. Olsen noted that if the landlord has an uninterrupted service agreement, a shut off certainly interrupts the service. Mr. Good responded that currently the City pursues the tenant to get the bill paid, and shutting off the power is the action that gets the bill paid. If the tenant were to leave, the City would reconnect the power under the landlord’s name, but the tenant would remain liable for their unpaid bill.

Ms. Eickhoff noted that the City wants to make sure that the tenant is out of the property before changing the name on the account to the landlord’s name. There is communication between the landlord and the City when the status of a property is in question regarding whether or not the electricity should be put back into the landlord’s name.

Ms. Olsen noted that she does not have any problems with the proposed changes if that is what the City needs to do to cover the City. She would like to see an example of how the new policy would work in a logical and hypothetical manner. Mr. Good clarified that it he can do a narrative of how the policy will work in different instances with tenants that have not paid their utility bills and their power is shutoff.

Mr. Carleton suggested asking other cities for samples. With the payment agreements where there may be a large arrearage, the landlord may want to say no because of the arrearage and whatever might be in the current billing cycle, which becomes pretty hefty.

Ms. Bremmer wondered what the length of time, when a bill has not been paid and the utility is shutoff, before there is contact with the landlord to inform them of the impending problem, and how soon can the City have contact? It seems this is a lapse in communication with landlords about errant tenants. It would be more expeditious for the City, landlord and tenant to get the billing issues resolve quicker than not. Mr. Carleton noted as long as the tenant is receiving power, the City is not likely communicating with the landlord. Bremmer clarified that the landlord does not know the tenant is not paying their bills until they receive communication from the City about putting the electricity in the landlord’s name.

Ms. O’Dea wondered if the City, at the point of cutting off services, provide notice to all parties responsible for the bill, which includes the landlord and tenant that the utility has been shutoff. Mr. Carleton noted that if the policy is changed and it makes the landlords responsible, then, yes.

Utilities Commission Minutes – February 10, 2016 Page 6 of 10 Mr. Carleton noted that the best system would be what the Europeans do; the utilities are prepaid for and a card is put into the meter. When the balance on the card is used, the service is shutoff until they receive additional payments.

Mr. Good reiterated the earlier statement that perhaps the landlord could be notified that the power is going to be turned off without stating a reason why, which would not be disclosing private information the tenants.

Mr. Graham suggested that one way the issue could be address from the landlord side is the make the rent payment based on rent plus the utilities, and the utilities would be paid to the landlord who would pay the City, which would alleviate the need to notice the landlord because they would know that the utilities are paid. The landlord would be the account holder and not that tenant. The landlord would be responsible for either starting eviction proceedings or ask the City to shutoff the utility, if they do not receive utility payments.

Mr. Vick shared that as a property manager, the Stephen’s Nest current rental agreement states: tenant/landlord (check the box) is responsible for the electric, water, sewer and garbage. There is a contractual agreement between the landlord/property manager and the tenant. As a property manager, Mr. Vick does not want a landowner going after him because a tenant did not pay the electric bill. Does the rental agreement keep the City from going after a non-responsible party? Mr. Carleton stated that the City has an account holder, which may not be the same as responsible party on the rental agreement.

Ms. Eickhoff explained that the City reads the meter on the 25th of the month. She provided the example that the bill due January 15th is actually November’s usage. If the account holder does not pay before the end of January, there is past due notice on February’s bill. If the bill is not paid by the 10th of February or if no payment arrangements have been made, they get a shutoff notice in the mail, which costs $10.00. If the account remains delinquent the account is shutoff between the 18th and 23rd of the month.

Commissioner Berry wondered once the account is shutoff is there are fees to reconnect. Ms. Eickhoff responded, to reconnect there is a $10.00 fee, the account has to be brought current, and pay deposits if the City does not already have a deposit.

Mr. Winkel asked for clarification on how abandoned services work. Mr. Shaffer responded that the City may have several thousand dollars of equipment hanging out on poles with no usage. The equipment may be deteriorating, and since there is no one onsite, for example, it may cause other users issues when something happens. The City started charging the base rate; however, the base charge does not cover the cost of the equipment. It has been tightened up, and the equipment is brought back to the shop to either reuse or minimize the deterioration of the equipment that is not being used.

Mr. Vick noted that the real estate community should be aware of this portion of the policy, should it be enacted because it can affect the transaction.

Mr. Winkel noted that some of the policy changes are to bring the policy into line with what is currently being done. An example is yard lights. The City will continue to maintain the yard lights that have been installed until the property owner asks for them to be removed.

Utilities Commission Minutes – February 10, 2016 Page 7 of 10 The yard light bulbs are now replaced with LEDS as the old lights burn out. They use less power but do cost more to buy. Mr. Vick noted that LED lights are coming down in price. Mr. Shaffer noted that the City now feels it is better to let the property owner put up their own light, and the City will supply the street lights on the corners and half way down the block.

Mr. Berry asked if the City has a dark sky policy. Mr. Carleton responded that the policy was voted down. Mr. Winkel noted that it passed the Council, but the Initiative was voted down by the voters. More complaints are received about too much light rather than to dark.

Mr. Shaffer reported that the City only puts lights at the intersections. If the customer want to put in mid-block lighting, there must be one hundred percent agreement from the other residents that will affected by the light. The customer will pay to have the light installed, and the City will provide maintenance for the mid-block light.

Mr. Vick noted that when the light was changed mid-block next to his house, that the light seems to be directional. Mr. Shaffer rejoined that when the dark skies policy looked like it was going to in effect, the electric utility started buying full cutoff fixtures, which diffuses the light downward. The lighting poles have been lowered down from thirty feet to approximately fifteen feet.

Mr. Carleton suggest that under 13.24.380 to add City Manager to the list in case the City does not have a Chief of Police.

Mr. Youravish reported that when overhead powerlines are put underground the tops of the poles are taken down. Typically, the utility does not put up a mid-block light unless it is an intersection because it costs a couple thousand dollars for the poles and foundations. Another reason for removing the poles is for aesthetic purposes. If it is determined there is a valid reason for keeping a mid-block light, the utility will invest the two thousand dollars to keep it operational and replace the pole.

Mr. Winkel asked the Commission if they would like to set a special meeting to discuss the policies. Mr. Graham believes that it is a good idea. The Commission will be emailed regarding the date for the special meeting.

C. Utility Rates Mr. Winkel reported that issue came up because of the excellent presentation that the City Finance Director gave to the City Council. The trouble the utilities are getting into because the expenditures exceed the receivables. It has been a problem for a while, and it is accelerating. Since the schedule for the reservoir has been determine, it may be time to address how to approach the utility rates.

The fear is that the water system is not being maintenance timely because the monies to maintain it are not being received.

Mr. Berry wondered if an initiative is being considered for this November on the rates. Mr. Berry indicated that if it is not on the ballot this year, it will be three years without a rate increase. The public needs to be informed and educated now. There is a lot of work to do to educate them on rates and the need for a rate increase.

Utilities Commission Minutes – February 10, 2016 Page 8 of 10 Mr. Vick wondered if he is correct, if the public does not see the rate increases as essential that the State can step in if the City cannot provide the services. Ms. Seymour would like to know what the results of that scenario would be. Mr. Vick rejoined that currently the City of Coos Bay’s argument with their sewer plant is that the State can come in. The citizens would have to pay more regardless. Mr. Winkel believes that tends to happen more when the municipality is under a mandate from DEQ or from the health people to make a repair at the plant, and is not sure if there is a mechanism for maintenance not being done. Ms. Seymour would like to find out if there is a mechanism for the State to step in if the system is not being maintenance.

Mr. Vick reported that Arago cannot drink their water because it is full of E.coli unless they have a water filtration system. They have to drink bottled water. Mr. Good will look into State involvement.

Mr. Berry suggested raising the basic rates and start educating the public. Mr. Good indicated that he had received information form Commissioner Berry.

Ms. O’Dea suggested putting on the rate sheet information on what needs to be paid to meet the obligations of the utilities rather than just what the actual rates are currently. Mr. Vick noted that the last ballot measure was asking for rate setting authority. The voters did not want to give the Council that, but suggested that they might be willing to give a specific amount.

Ms. Seymour asked the Finance Director how much rate increase is needed to over five years to get back to a point of maintaining the utilities. Mr. Good indicated that he and the Finance Director have been talking about ways to get there. One way, which might be a less painful option, is to increase the base fee.

Mr. Good indicated that it can be included as part of the budget proposal, in order to continue to provide quality services and stop operating at a deficit to provide a figure that satisfies the needs. Mr. Winkel suggested looking at building reserves because if you go out for a rate increase now to balance next year’s budget, what happens in the future.

Ms. Seymour note that the Newsletter included a blurb from the Finance Director, which was three or four spots down in the letter. Seymour suggested putting in the first paragraph of the Newsletter the information about the utilities having no money and deferred maintenance for the rest of the year.

Ms. Bremmer indicated that the information provided on the bill should be run by the City Attorney prior to sending it out because of the political nature of the issue and having it on the utility bill. The information could be placed in the Newsletter and would be better received. Ms. Seymour agreed with the clarification, that the information should be in the Newsletter.

Mr. Good will work with the City Attorney to make sure that the information is within the restrictions of the law.

Ms. Seymour noted that everyone agrees that the public needs to know the facts. Ms. Bremmer stated that there are two areas of fact that are separate; 1) is rate setting authority for the City Council, and 2) the need to support the infrastructure of the utilities. As Mr. Staven’s report to the City Council stated, we are going the wrong way with no reserves. The infrastructure is getting older and requiring more support. The initiative needs to be carefully crafted with why we need to do it, and people need to know how much of a rate increase to expect.

D. Reservoir Update Mr. Good reported that the brushing is complete. Matching funds for the grant were used to pay for it.

Mr. Good, Ms. Negherbon, and Mr. Carleton will go to Salem on February 24, 2016, to meet with the water rights attorney, Martha Pagell prior to meeting with the OWRD Department regarding the best approach to extend the City’s water right permits. Mr. Good will provide the Commission with a report at the March meeting.

Utilities Commission Minutes – February 10, 2016 Page 9 of 10 Ms. Negherbon reported that the Geotechnical Engineer will be out to do test pits, and the biological assessment has been completed except for the lily that will be done in June/July. The feasibility study is moving along fairly quickly.

E. Student Contest Ms. O’Dea would like to work with Mr. Burris first. The Library Director, Rosalyn McGarva and the GoNative students would like to be involved.

F. Other Ms. Seymour noted that the ballot did not go down by much. So there are votes in favor of the increase; it may not be as hard a climb as we are thinking.

Mr. Good Reported that the bids are out for the new City Shop. There is a preconstruction meeting tomorrow. Hopefully the winning bid can be presented to the City Council at the March meeting. The schedule will be out to October, but Mr. Good is going to look for every way to expedite the project.

Citizen Bob suggested as part of the education piece would be to let the public know what is not going to happen as a result of the deficit using graphic and specific illustrations in the monthly newsletter might be appropriate. Are we at our capacity now; are we going to be able to issue building permits in the future; or if there is a power outage are we going to be able to address it immediately.

Ms. Seymour requested the current percentage capacity that the utility systems are working at. This is something that will be helpful to the Commission.

4. Commissioners’ Comments Ms. Bremmer noted that March 22, 2016, is International Water Day. The United Nations chooses a theme, which is water and jobs this year to link up the sorts of jobs that are related to water. They are looking at how manufacturing and transportation uses water. Part of the study involves socioeconomic issues in economically depressed regions like Africa, and the problems associated with delivering clean water to people. In the United States, Flint, Michigan is an example of waters systems that are having lead leaching problems. Flint is not the only city that has such issues.

International Water Day may be a way to get information with serious facts back out in front of people; like Citizen Bob said, what won’t we have. There are some general studies that have been done that people can relate to.

5. ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned at 5:18 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted by: Denise Russell, Minutes Clerk

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