CC - Minutes - City Council - 9/19/2006

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Prescott City Council Study Session—September 19,2006 Page 19 Councilman Luzius said the City was their own worst enemy;they allowed kir water to be used for dust abatement on construction projects and used 71 million gallons this year, just to put on the ground for compaction; safe yield would never happen if they continued to allow water to be used and first they had to look at their own practices. Councilwoman Suttles asked Jim Holt, Water Ranch Project Manager, who previously worked for ADWR, what he thought about the resolution and whether it would be beneficial to the City. Mr. Holt,after giving a brief history of the situation in the Prescott AMA, indicated that although he didn't know what impact it would have, he believed that sharing their concerns and frustration would be extremely valuable. Councilman Roecker commended Councilman Lamerson for bringing the issue up and if arsenic was a problem it should apply at the exempt well level also and he supported both issues. Dar Risoto commented the Resolution should clarify the subject was new or future exempt wells. L. Adoption of Resolution No. 3779 - A resolution of the Mayor and Council of the City of Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, in support of the application of revised criteria pertaining to exempt wells in the Prescott AMA and regulating the proliferation of exempt wells in the AMA area. M. Adoption of Resolution No. 3780 - A resolution of the Mayor and Council of the City of Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona authorizing the City of Prescott to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the State of Arizona, Division of Emergency Management(ADEM)and Pima County in order for the City of Prescott to be eligible to receive pass- through grant funds from the United State Department of Homeland Security. Police Chief Randy Oaks explained Council approved on September 12 the completion of the application process to the Arizona Office of Homeland Security to propose funding for three project—1)$94,500 for a multi-agency tactical radio system;2) $7,323 for emergency management satellite telephones; and, 3)$42,143 for radio frequency consolidation; an Intergovernmental Agreement with the State of Arizona, Division of Emergency Management and Pima County was required as part of the process; Pima County was designated as the recipient of grant funds within the State of Arizona and would be a pass-through agency;the grant was in the amount of$143,966; and the City would agree to comply with all the 2006 Homeland Security Grant Program guidelines.