Town Commissioners Minutes — 2021-06-30
Minutes June 30, 2021 · 2 page(s)
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These minutes record a June 30, 2021 public hearing and special meeting of the Queenstown Commissioners. The public hearing covered Ordinance 21-03 to adopt the Town general budget for FY 2021–2022, set a constant yield tax rate of 0.2026 per $100 of assessed real property and a tax rate of 0.51 per $100 on commercial/business personal property and public utilities, and adopt an enterprise budget for water and sewer that includes the third of three 5% annual increases to monthly water and sewer usage rates. The proposed totals shown are General Fund operating expenses of $652,128 and Water/Sewer Fund operating expenses of $831,142; no public comments were received and motions recorded in the minutes show votes of 3 aye – 0 nay. At a special meeting with Town Engineer Robert Rauch, the commissioners discussed the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) capacity (200,000 GPD, able to handle peak flows and both planned developments), EDU needs for Harbor Golf Course (currently 14 EDUs = 3,500 GPD, likely needing 14 more to total 28 = 7,000 GPD) and Wheatlands (likely 264 EDUs = 66,000 GPD), boat ramp and dredging bid advertising, options for the Wall Street water tower including replacement with an antenna tower (estimated $150,000–$260,000) or keeping it functional or non-functional, and a proposed interception and stormwater management solution for Urquhart/Old Wharf Lane drainage.
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COMMISSIONERS
QUEENSTOWN
June 30,2021
PRESENT: President Tom Willis, Commissioner Al Hardee, Commissioner Bryon Callatran,
Town Manager Amy Moore, Town Clerk Aaron Horney, Town Attorney Lyndsey Ryan
PUBLIC I{EARING CALLED TO ORDER AT 6PM
ORDINANCE 21-03: AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF QUEENSTOWN ADOPTING
A GENERAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2O21AND ENDING
JI-INE 30, 2022 AND ESTABLISHING A CONSTANT YIELD TAX RATE OF .2026 PER
$1OO OF ASSESSED REAL PROPERTY VALUE AND A TAX RATE OF .5I PER $1OO ON
ALL COMMERCIAL OR BUSINESS PERSONAL PROPERTY AND PUBLIC UTILITIES;
AND ALSO ADOPTING AN ENTERPzuSE BUDGET FOR THE TOWN'S WATER AND
SEWER OPERATIONS, WHICH INCLUDES THE THIRD OF THREE YEARS' INCREASE
TO MONTHLY WATER AND SEWER USAGE RATES BY FIVE PERCENT, AS WAS
ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE 19-03 ON JI-INE 19,2019. (eligiblefor adoption)
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General Fund proposed budget- Total Operating Expenses of ($652,128)
o Water/Sewer Fund proposed budget- Total Operating Expenses of ($83I,142)
PUBLIC COMMENTS
o As no members of the were in attendance, and no written public comments had
been received. tand
Callahan second. VOTE: 3 at)e - 0 nav.
Hardee second. VOTE: 3 aye - 0 nay.
SPECIAL MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 6:1OPM
GUEST: Robert Rauch, Town Engineer
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Sewer treatment plant capacity
o WWTP has capacity of 200,000 GPD, should also be able to handle peak flow events
without need t-o bypass treafinent system. Has enough capacity to take on both major
development projects at QHGC and Wheatlands.
o Additional rupu"lty may also be achieved without need for physical upgrades to plant
to handle future capacity needs.
o Harbor Golf Course- currently has 14 EDUs (3,500 GPD), 4 in use/10
Queenstown
reserved. Planned development projects will likely require 14 additional EDUs for a
total of 28 (7,000 GPD)
o Wheatlands- Planned development project will likely require 264EDUs (66'000GPD)
o
Boat ramp and Dredging projects
o Will be working *i*t fUr. Ryan on bid advertising for ramp work. Getting
competitive prices on materials.
o Dredging work ready to be advertised for bids.
o
Water tower maintenance (Wall Street tower)
o Suggests option of replacement of water tower with antenna tower. Cost would be
approx. $1-SO,OOO - ZbO,OOO to erect tower. Less maintenance costs long term for
antenna tower vs. water tower. Water tower not needed for capacity purposes once
new water tower is completed. Would need to investigate if enough area for supports
and also need to discuss with AT&T about potential for relocation to antenna tower or
new water tower.
o
Other option would be keeping as functional water tower- increased maintenance
costs.
o
Other option would be keeping as non-functional water tower- less mainte,nance
required, less costs.
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Urquhart Drainage
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Potential solution would be to intercept water on right side of Old Wharf Lane prior
to property, direct to left side of road and direct into series of stormwater
management systems before running into creek.