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Utility Advisory Committee — Meeting Minutes (February 5, 2026)

OlympiaFeb 5, 20262 min read

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The Utility Advisory Committee met February 5, 2026 (City Hall, Room 207). The committee approved the agenda and the November 6, 2025 minutes as amended, heard no public comment, reviewed administrative updates (staff liaison, advisory recruitment, email change, meeting date/location changes, stipend deadline), and discussed the draft 2026–2027 UAC Work Plan with proposed additions including climate/sea level rise, a wet-utilities financial rate study, flood lessons learned, PFAS and other contaminants of emerging concern, and utility tours. The committee will finalize the work plan at its March 5, 2026 meeting.

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Approved the meeting agenda.
Approved the November 6, 2025 UAC meeting minutes as amended.
No public comment was received.
Director Mike Vessey served as UAC Staff Liaison for the meeting.
Staff and members to finalize the 2026–2027 UAC Work Plan at the March 5, 2026 UAC meeting.
Community Livability and Public Safety (CLPS) will interview four applicants the first week of March for one UAC vacancy; new member to be appointed by the April UAC meeting.
UAC members no longer have City email addresses; advisory committee members converted to personal email addresses as of January 1, 2026.
April UAC meeting moved to Thursday, April 2, 2026 (first Thursday) to avoid local school spring break.
Several 2026 UAC meetings (May, September, October and November) will be held at the City’s Maintenance Center due to room scheduling conflicts; staff will notice locations to the public.
Committee member stipend forms are due March 31, 2026.

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