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UTILITIES ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING
DRAFT ACTION MINUTES OF MARCH 4, 2026 REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Scharff called the meeting of the Utilities Advisory Commission (UAC) to order at 6:00 p.m.
Present: Chair Scharff, Vice Chair Mauter, Commissioners Croft, Gupta, Metz, Phillips, and
Tucher
Absent:
AGENDA REVIEW AND REVISIONS
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
ITEM 1: ACTION: Re-Approval of the Minutes of the Utilities Advisory Commission Meeting Held
on December 3, 2025
ITEM 2: ACTION: Approval of the Minutes of the Utilities Advisory Commission Meeting Held on
February 4, 2026
MOTION: Commissioner Croft moved, seconded by Commissioner Phillips, to approve the
minutes of the December 3, 2025 meeting and February 4, 2026 meeting.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
UTILITIES DIRECTOR REPORT
Alan Kurotori, Utilities Director
NEW BUSINESS
ITEM 3: ACTION: The Utilities Advisory Commission Recommend that the City Council Adopt a
Resolution Approving the Fiscal Year 2027 Water Utility Financial Forecast and Reserve Transfers,
and Amending Rate Schedules W-1 (General Residential Water Service), W-2 (Water Service From
Fire Hydrants), W-3 (Fire Service Connections), W-4 (Residential Master-Metered and General
Non-Residential Water Service), and W-7 (Non-Residential Irrigation Water Service). CEQA
Status: Not a project.
MOTION: Chair Scharff moved, seconded by Commissioner Gupta, to recommend that the City
Council
1. Not Approve the Fiscal Year 2027 Water Utility Five-Year Financial Forecast shown in
this staff report and attachments.
MOTION PASSED: 7-0
MOTION: Vice Chair Mauter moved, seconded by Commissioner Phillips, to recommend that
the City Council
2. Approve a reserve transfer of up to $5,500,000 from the Operations Reserve to the CIP
Reserve in FY 2026.
MOTION PASSED: 5-2 Tucher, Gupta no
MOTION: Commissioner Phillips moved, seconded by Vice Chair Mauter, to recommend that
the City Council adopt a resolution to
3. Increase Water Utility Rates for FY 2027 by 8 percent to reflect increases effective July
1, 2026 (FY 2027): by reducing the amount going to the operation reserves by 1.2
million from the proposed amount
a. W-1 (General Residential Water service)
b. W-2 (Water Service from Fire Hydrants)
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c. W-3 (Fire Service Connections)
d. W-4 (Residential Master-Metered and General Non-Residential Water Service), and
e. W-7 (Non-Residential Irrigation Water Service)
MOTION PASSED: 5-2 Tucher, Gupta no
ITEM 4: ACTION: The Utilities Advisory Commission Recommend that the City Council Adopt a
Resolution Approving the Fiscal Year 2027 Wastewater Collection Utility Financial Forecast, and
Amending Rate Schedules S-1 (Residential Wastewater Collection and Disposal), S-2 (Commercial
Wastewater Collection and Disposal), S-6 (Restaurant Wastewater Collection and Disposal), and
S-7 (Commercial Wastewater Collection and Disposal – Industrial Discharger); CEQA Status: Not
a project under CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5)
MOTION: Vice Chair Mauter moved, seconded by Commissioner Croft, to recommend that the
City Council adopt a resolution (Attachment A):
1. Approving the Fiscal Year 2027 Wastewater Collection Utility Financial Forecast shown
in this staff report and attachments; and
2. Amending Rate Schedules (Attachment A, Exhibit 1) effective July 1, 2026 (FY 2027):
a. S-1 (Residential Wastewater Collection and Disposal)
b. S-2 (Commercial Wastewater Collection and Disposal)
c. S-6 (Restaurant Wastewater Collection and Disposal); and
d. S-7 (Commercial Wastewater Collection and Disposal – Industrial Discharger)
MOTION PASSED: 6-1 Gupta no
FUTURE TOPICS FOR UPCOMING MEETINGS
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS AND REPORTS FROM MEETINGS/EVENTS
ADJOURNMENT
Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 10:05 p.m.