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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01052022 PACAB PacketPort & Commerce Advisory Board Meeting Packet Wednesday, January S, 2022 12: 00 p. m. City Council Chambers The City of Seward, Alaska SEWARD PORT AND COMMERCE ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING AGENDA January 5. 2022 12:00 gLA5Y'p Council Chambers Bruce Jaffa 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Term Expires July, 2024 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Lynda Paquette 3. ROLL CALL Vice Chair Term Expires July, 2024 4. CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT THOSE Carl Hughes ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING [Those who have Board Member signed in will be given the first opportunity to speak. Time is limited to 3 minutes per Term Expires July, 2023 speaker and 36 minutes total speaking time for this agenda item.] Colby Lawrence 5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA [Approval of Board Member Consent Agenda passes all routine items indicated by asterisk (*). Consent Agenda Term Expires July, 2022 items are not considered separately unless a council member so requests. In the event of such a request, the item is returned to the Regular Agenda] Benjamin Smith Board Member 6. SPECIAL ORDERS, PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS Term Expires July, 2022 A. Proclamations and Awards — None Brandii Holmdahl Board Member B. Administration Report Term Expires July, 2023 Vacant C. Other Reports and Announcements [Reports must be submitted to the city Board Member clerk no later than noon on the Tuesday preceding the Monday meeting for Term Expires July, 2024 inclusion in the packet. Five (5) minutes speaking time will be allowed for each report.] 1. Alaska Railroad Report ........................................ Pg. 4 2. Chamber of Commerce Report ............................... Pg. 8 3. Harbormaster Report Stephen Sowell Assistant City Manager D. Presentations — None Norm Regis Harbormaster Brenda Ballou City Clerk FA 7. NEW BUSINESS A. Resolutions 1. Resolution 2022-001, Of The Seward Port And Commerce Advisory Board Of The City Of Seward, Alaska, Approving The 2022 Port And Commerce Advisory Board Priorities AndGoals.................................................................................... Pg. 10 2. Resolution 2022-002, Of The Port And Commerce Advisory Board Of The City Of Seward, Alaska, Adopting The Seward Marine Industrial Center Development Plan As Updated Through 2021.................................................................................... Pg. 13 B. Other New Business Items * 1. Approve the October 6, 2021 Regular Meeting Minutes ................................... Pg. 42 2.Elect Chair and Vice Chair...................................................................... Pg. 48 3.Discuss having a Renewable Energy Fair ..................................................... Pg. 49 4. Review the Lowell Point Sewage Lagoon (Waste Water Treatment Facility) report from CRW Engineering (through R&M Consultants)..................................................... Pg. 57 5.Review Phil Kaluza letter regarding heat pumps ............................................ Pg. 81 8. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS [No Action Required] 9. CITIZEN COMMENTS [There is no sign in for this comment period Time is limited to five (5) minutes per speaker.] 10. BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION COMMENTS & RESPONSE TO CITIZEN COMMENTS It. ADJOURNMENT ALAEF2KA RAILROAD January 5, 2022 Port and Commerce Advisory Board Port of Seward City of Seward TEL 907.265.2209 Alaska Railroad Mission Through excellent customer service and sound business management practices, provide safe, efficient and economical transportation and real estate services that support and grow economic development opportunities for the State of Alaska. Report to the Port and Commerce Advisory Board Vessel and Passenger Traffic- 0 December - 14 large vessels: normal freight trade, long term barge and vessel storage, docking prior to going to SMIC/JAG and fuel deliveries. Vessel traffic concentrated on winter freight service and vessel maintenance and repairs. • 2021- no cruise ships again in 2021. A total of 203 vessel dockings (normal freight trade, long term barge storage, maintenance and repairs, fishing vessels, day cruises, fuel vessels, Pipe Ships, gravel barges, ferries, USCG, etc.) with various time durations from a few hours to multiple months. This is only one indicator for the Port, but this is an increase of 33 dockings over 2020, an increase of 17 over 2019 and an increase of 37 over 2018. Having additional apron brought more vessels to the Port as vessels needed berths docking for maintenance and repairs here and at other locations. • 2021 Coastal Classic passenger counts — 57,859 passengers (SB — 30,610 & NB 27,249) Other Items- 0 Port follows all State, CDC and US Coast Guard Port continuity protocols in regards to COVID-19. • Terminal continues to allow limited public use items with COVID mitigation such as weekly Senior Walking, December Holiday Fair, City of Seward Archery and looking at more as we move into 2022. • Alaska Railroad Offices were closed December 24 and December 31 in honor of the Holidays. • Monitoring Cruise Ship Schedule in 2022 and COVID Mitigation Planning at the Port. • ARRC is now the developer operator following the cancellation of Invitation for Proposals (IFP) forthe Seward Passenger Terminal Development Project. Total project —$65 million - construction 2023. • $5 million in State bond package for match with the Federal PIDP Grant to lengthen, widen the Freight Dock and extend Port Ave. Total project —$25 million- construction 2023. ChristyTerry, Accredited Marine Port Executive Seward Port Manager In IME U W rML Feb. 19 2021 = R? 411 IL R Q A Seward Freight Dock Expansion and Corridor Improvements The Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC) Seward Marine Terminal assets include three docks — the Loading Facility, Passenger (west), and Freight (east) docks. Project Scope Freight Dock Expansion ARRC is expanding its Seward Freight Dock by lengthening the existing structure from 620 feet to 1,000 feet into deeper water, and include a mooring dolphin and catwalk 100 feet beyond the deck area. The structure will also be widened from 200 feet to 320 feet along its entire length. Occurring entirely within ARRC's land reserves, expansion will improve freight intermodal operations (ship -to -train, ship -to - truck or ship -to -barge). Expansion design will accommodate larger vessels and more vessel types (freight, cruise, research, military, fishing and barge). Design will in- crease terminal capacity, improve loading and unloading efficiency, and enhance safety by providing additional: • short- and long-term berthing space • capacity for simultaneous berthing • capacity to service larger ships • roll-on/roll-off compatibility Roadway Connection ARRC's three docks are accessed along Port Avenue. The project's corridor improvement compo- nent will extend Port Avenue through railroad prop- erty to connect to Airport Avenue. This roadway link will improve traffic circulation in the Seward Port area, resolving user conflicts and safety haz- ards. The connection will also enhance access to ~"- The Freight Dock accommodates vessels in winter (January 2020). 5 PROJECT FACTS AL,ACKA RAILROAD Dock Expansion Concept NEW & SALVAGED WIDENED EXISTING SALVAGEIDEMO ARMOR ROCK, TYP DOCK (NEW FILL), EXISTING GROIN UNDER TYP DOCK EXTENSION f EXISTING RAIL EXISTING OCSP o FREIGHT DOCK N I ORCA CLASS 11 r n� VESSEL EXISTING J LOADING FENDER,TYP RAMP, TYP NEW FENDER, J TYP 630'1 EXISTING Alaska's highway system, allowing heavy commercial traffic to more directly intercept the Seward Highway. Project Purpose Project goals include: • Expand terminal and vessel service to accommodate growing freight cargo • Increase opportunities for freight rail business • Promote the region's key industries • Provide essential transportation services to Alaska's rural communities. • Promote port roadway safety and efficiency, allow- ing greater separation and safety margins between onshore freight movements and cruise passenger j pedestrian movements Project Background Constructed between 2000 and 2002, the Freight Dock was originally 200 feet wide by 620 feet long. It is supported by a sheet pile bulkhead on the west side, a riprap and armor rock fill slope on the east side, and a combination of the two on the south side. The existing dock is outfitted with a series of fenders on the west side. A catwalk and mooring dolphin were in- stalled at the end of the dock to aid in berthing vessels. The west basin adjacent to the dock was dredged. Dock expansion began in 2007 when ARRC wid- ened a section of the dock from 200 feet to 320 feet. NEW TRAIN RAIL I .- EXTENSION I.BY dTHERS)�_— G REMOVABLf L NEW 375'±OPEN CELL SHEET PILETM DOCK EXTENSICN 375'± 100.+ NEW NEW EXISTING GROIN. TO REMAIN M J / l NEW MOORING - - DOLPHIN & CATWALK - NEW SHORESIDE / FUEL EXTENSION In 2017, APPC completed an extensive Seward Marine Terminal Master Plan, supported by three studies, including Passenger Traffic, Freight Traffic and Tranportation Connec- tivity. The Master Plan provides a comprehensive analysis of the port facilities, customer base, and services offered within APPC's Seward Marine Terminal. The plan also iden- tifies opportunities for economic development from dock upgrades and greater uplands connectivity. Status of Projects • Environmental work and preliminary engineering for the dock extension occurred in 2013 and 2014, laying the groundwork for federal funding requests. EPOT RD Terminal Guard r Shack LP � F The Alaska Railroad's Seward Reserve and Marine Terminal include the Loading Facility, Passenger (west) and Freight (east) docks. Seward Freight Dock Expansion and Corridor Improvements • Page 2 6 PROJECT FACTS ALA�KA RAILROAD ARRC RESERVE Connect existing Port Ave with ,w Dredged Barge Basin BOUNDARY AIRPORT AVENUE PORTq�� A`IrpOrt AVe i��. Bar e F+r Oppera I s Crack w I tispy Upllands Extended d � I i •.- Extende i — d I , ,,F W 1derre �-" intermo .. dal 0 k f Aerating Area —5 '✓ , , , r . Additional Track � ':�� - 00 IN m 1 Marine terminal and upland development plans call for a widened and lengthened freight dock and port -to -airport roadway connection. • In 2020, APPC initiated the Seward Freight Dock and Corridor Improvements Project and federal funding was secured. Given COVID-19 financial impacts (including money available for the grant's matching contribution), the project timeline is tentative. A preliminary schedule below assumes use of the construction manager / general contractor (CM/GC) procurement method. Project Cost and Funding • Partial dock widening and fill (two-thirds of an acre) in 2007 cost $248,000, funded by ARRC. • 2013-2014 dock lengthening environmental and prelimi- nary engineering budget of $1.7 million funded by ARRC. • In October 2020, ARRC received a $19.8 million Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Admin- istration (MARAD). The grant will underwrite nearly 80% of the $25.3 million Seward Freight Dock and Corridor Improvements Project. The $5.5 million match will be funded by ARRC and/or other non-federal sources. 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It was a big hit at the Pacific Marine Expo and has already been a useful tool when explaining all the Maritime opportunity in Seward. - Working with city of Seward to provide branding and photography for legislative priorities document. Will help liven up the city of Seward brand when approaching legislatures and create a cohesive and fresh image of Seward. - Working with PACAB to discuss barriers to entry on businesses and to understand the importance of workers on visas (H2B and J1). - Kelly Anne Cavaretta hired and to start in the SBDC position based out of the Seward office. She will be available for meetings with small businesses, potential small businesses, and will foster and grow relationships with small businesses. Through UAA and SBDC we can expect further job creation as new and existing businesses use the assistance to grow and expand, keeping work and dollars in the community that is currently going elsewhere. Another outcome would be increased sales tax revenues for the city of Seward, therefore benefiting the entire community. - Working with the Seward Polar Bear Jump to market and promote the beloved and well - attended event. - Sponsoring and assisting the Tsunami Bowl for 2022 and providing information for visitors to town. - Working on creating a February weekend to attract visitors and excited locals! - Fireworks on New Years Eve! Marketed to people across the state, and promoted events throughout town. We also co -supported free taxi rides with Seward Prevention Coalition to insure a safe and happy New Year. - Assist with and attend the annual Industry Outlook Forum in Kenai with updates on tourism, real estate, Alaska Marine Highway, medical services, gas & oil, and more. - Building maintenance — painting, updating technology, keeping it seasonally decorated and fun. - Shop Small Weekend (Nov. 26 to 28) brought over 40 businesses and artists, makers, food & beverage and lodging providers together. We were able to partner with businesses and connect many to facilitate pop-up vendors, special events, and promotions including a Shop Samll Raffle. We saw over 250 unique shoppers. - Working with Datafy to better understand visitor trends to Seward. Using proprietary and public sources of opt -in data (think your cell phone), Datafy is able to derive data about seasonality, visitor demographics, event and campaign success, and more. The data is backlogged for three years at the start so we're already able to see some exciting preliminary data. See the attached comparing repeat vs. one time visitors to Seward over a three year period. P w Daily Visitors N N j. N A in w A O O A P � Z C w P 00 A N O N _ N O P v � v N J M N N `O N �O � N UI P O —— 07 v A � � N N r N Op O0 N N � K o V �o w o P v M O A O o V V � v 3 d N O � M O 7 N O T E Sponsored by: Chair Jaffa CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA PORT AND COMMERCE ADVISORY BOARD RESOLUTION 2022-001 A RESOLUTION OF THE SEWARD PORT AND COMMERCE ADVISORY BOARD OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, APPROVING THE 2022 PORT AND COMMERCE ADVISORY BOARD PRIORITIES AND GOALS WHEREAS, the Port and Commerce Advisory Board's responsibilities are listed in SCC 2.30.325 Powers and Duties; and WHEREAS, on December 15, 2021, PACAB held a work session to review and update their priorities and goals for 2022. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PORT AND COMMERCE ADVISORY BOARD OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA that: Section 1. The Port and Commerce Advisory Board hereby approves their 2022 Priorities and Goals as follows: PRIORITIES • Support harbor operations and harbor users • Help lead Seward Marine Industrial Center (SMIC) development • Advise and support the Seward Chamber of Commerce in their marketing role for the city • Explore and promote energy alternatives and community sustainability practices • Support actions and legislation that promote the viability of all businesses • Promote quality of life for Seward residents • Monitor and provide recommendations to Council regarding all fisheries issues impacting our community SHORT TERM GOALS • Prioritize the City's legislative priorities for port and commerce initiatives • Conduct an annual review of vessel property tax and provide recommendation to Council; consider flat rates • Review the Harbor Tariff • Promote energy education and communication between the City and its residents • Track and evaluate the progress of the Interconnect Policy, Heat Pump Rebate and other energy -related issues • Hold a joint work session with the Planning & Zoning Commission about a SMIC overlay 10 • Review the SMIC Development Plan • Track progress and make recommendations related to ongoing development at SMIC • Update Seward Boat Harbor Plan • Provide input on the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) • Submit a Climate Action Plan to Council for adoption • Monitor and provide recommendations to Council regarding all fisheries issues impacting our community • Send a board member to the Alaska Municipal League Conference • Discuss water and wastewater infrastructure and its ability to support economic growth, and evaluate environmental impacts • Participate in a joint work session with Historic Preservation Commission on Downtown Historic Overlay District LONG TERM GOALS • Update SMIC Development Plan • Support renewable and alternative energy sources; identify barriers to adoption and provide solutions • Promote open air and other meeting venues for public gatherings Section 2. The PACAB 2022 Priorities and Goals shall be brought to City Council for approval. Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. PASSED AND APPROVED by the Port and Commerce Advisory Board of the City of Seward, Alaska, this 5t' day of January, 2022. THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA Bruce Jaffa, Chair AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: 11 ATTEST: Brenda J. Ballou, MMC City Clerk (City Seal) 12 Sponsored by: Administration CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA PORT AND COMMERCE ADVISORY BOARD RESOLUTION 2022-002 A RESOLUTION OF THE PORT AND COMMERCE ADVISORY BOARD OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, ADOPTING THE SEWARD MARINE INDUSTRIAL CENTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN AS UPDATED THROUGH 2O21 WHEREAS, initial construction of the Seward Marine Industrial Center (SMIC) began in 1980, with the Shiplift becoming operational in 1985; and WHEREAS, the City based the construction and development on a 1980 project description prepared by its consulting engineers; and WHEREAS, the Seward Port and Commerce Advisory Board (PACAB) initiated a plan to guide city management and private enterprise in the continued development and management of the Seward Marine Industrial Center; and WHEREAS, through Resolution 2006-131, the City Council assigned PACAB to review and update the Seward Marine Industrial Development Plan; and WHEREAS, the City Council passed and approved the SMIC Development Plan on February 26, 2018 by Resolution 2018-015; and WHEREAS, the plan was updated in 2008, reviewed again in 2011, and updated again in 2018; and WHEREAS, in 2021, PACAB held multiple work sessions and meetings to solicit public comments and to discuss updates to the SMIC Development Plan; and WHEREAS, the SMIC Development Plan was updated based on draft reviews and comments of PACAB, the public, Community Development, the Building and Fire Departments and City Administration. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PORT AND COMMERCE ADVISORY BOARD OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA that: Section 1. The Port and Commerce Advisory Board supports the adoption of the updated Seward Marine Industrial Center Development Plan as attached herein. Section 2. The appendices will be updated administratively as needed. Section 3. The Seward Marine Industrial Center Development Plan for the City of Seward, 13 Alaska, will be reviewed by PACAB in 2023 and brought forward to council for approval. Section 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. PASSED AND APPROVED by the Port and Commerce Advisory Board of the City of Seward, Alaska, this 5th day of January, 2022. THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA Bruce Jaffa, Chair AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTEST: Brenda J. Ballou, MMC City Clerk (City Seal) 14 SEWARD MARINE INDUSTRIAL CENTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN Prepared by Seward Harbormaster and Community Development Department in Cooperation with the Port and Commerce Advisory Board Adopted by Resolution 2018-015 on February 26, 2018 Revised following September 15, October 20, and November 17, 2021 PACAB work sessions. 15 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION................................................................................................. Pg. 1 THEPLAN............................................................................................................. Pg. 2 BASIC MARINE INFRASTRUCTURE............................................................. Pg. 4 Basin Docks Shiplift Operations Uplands MANAGEMENT................................................................................................... Pg. 6 LANDUSE............................................................................................................. Pg. 7 Platting Land Values Land Uses Parks and Recreation MARKETING....................................................................................................... Pg. 9 TRANSPORTATION.......................................................................................... Pg. 10 Roads Parking Airport PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES......................................................... Pg. 11 Public Facilities Public Safety Public Utilities 16 ENVIRONMENT AND WASTE MANAGEMENT ................................................ Pg. 12 Environmental Concerns Waste Management APPEARANCE........................................................................................................... Pg. 13 Landscaping and Beautification SIGNS, ZONING, BUILDINGS............................................................................... Pg. 14 Signs Zoning Buildings PLAN IMPLEMENTATION................................................................................... Pg. 15 Plan Adoption Plan Use APPENDICES Exhibit A - Site Map: Fourth of July Creek Valley .................................. Pg. 17 Exhibit B - Preliminary Subdivision Layout ............................................. Pg. 18 Exhibit C - Project Overview: 1980 Project Description ......................... Pg. 19 Exhibit D - ARCADIS 2016 Site Plan ........................................................ Pg. 20 Exhibit E - Lease Sites................................................................................ Pg. 21 Exhibit F — Utility Layout F1— Power Utilities.......................................................................... Pg. 22 F2 — Sewer Utilities.......................................................................... Pg. 23 F3 — Water Utilities......................................................................... Pg. 24 17 INTRODUCTION During the mid-1970s, the City of Seward began developing a plan to create an industrial complex at the Fourth of July Creek area to service the maritime industry. The City annexed the valley in 1977, acquired lands through the Alaska Statehood Act Municipal Entitlement, and completed the 1979 Fourth of July Creek Industrial Development Feasibility Study. That study identified four examples of industries that would be more likely than others to locate in the Fourth of July Creek area: fisheries, shipyard, petrochemical processing, and heavy industry, such as ore refining and bulk freight handling. The foundation for the project was a shipbuilding facility proposed by the Danish firm Burmeister - Wain to meet the high demand for new vessels in the king crab fisheries. With the crash of the fish stock in 1980, the project evolved into a mix of ship repair facilities, general cargo, fisheries processing, and other industrial uses. The project today is essentially as described in the 1980 Century-Quadra report entitled "Fourth of July Creek Industrial Marine Park Project Description" and shown on Figure 2 - Project Overview and Figure 3 - Site Plan (Appendix Exhibits C & D). Upon completion of a comprehensive 1981 Environmental Impact Assessment, the City embarked on a multi -year construction project that ultimately invested the majority of the City's share of the port bonds and state oil revenues into: an access road, the relocation of Fourth of July Creek, a retaining dike, basin, breakwater, and shiplift. With a state grant, new investment work was done to the North Dock and a new floating dock for a total investment of approximately $65 million. Access, utilities, and land availability helped spawn development of the sawmill and the prison within the boundaries of the Fourth of July Creek valley complex. The shiplift has been operational since 1985, and a building was erected to cover large barges and vessels, new break room, and machine shop buildings. Development activity continues to occur in the area known as the Seward Marine Industrial Center (SMIC). In 1988, the Spring Creek Correctional Center was completed and was designated as a Level III (Maximum Security) Facility. Originally designed to house 412 long-term inmates, growth in prisoner population has dictated adding more bunks which gives a current population of over 500 prisoners. The facility is staffed with a team of more than 200 experienced correctional, administrative and management personnel and is a decentralized campus design, currently with three separate houses that are separated from the major administration/support complex by a large recreation/exercise field. Spring Creek Correctional Center is situated on a 328-acre site was made available by the Kenai Peninsula Borough and the City of Seward. 18 THE PLAN GOAL: An action -oriented document to guide the City and private enterprise in completing the development of a vibrant and successful marine industrial center. The Seward Marine Industrial Center (SMIC) Development Plan is a direct outgrowth of the community's desire to enhance, encourage, and promote an atmosphere favorable for additional private sector economic development at SMIC. For the purpose of this plan, SMIC is considered to include the 128.5 acres immediately adjacent to the harbor basin, south of Spring Creek and west of the prison property (Tract A and Tract B, Johnson —Swift Subdivision, USS No. 1651, Parcel ID 14533004 [Appendix Exhibits A and B]). The SMIC Development Plan becomes a component of the City of Seward's Comprehensive Plan. Whereas the Comprehensive Plan contains both advisory and binding elements, the SMIC Development Plan contains only advisory elements comprised of goals, issues, and actions. The binding element of the Comprehensive Plan is the Land Use Plan which is a legal document that must be adhered to and can be revised only by ordinance. As part of the process of finalizing the SMIC Development Plan, the City solicited suggestions from various public boards and commissions and interested groups, such as the Seward Chamber of Commerce. The draft plan was presented to the public at advertised public hearings and through review by the aforementioned groups. The issues raised and recommendations made by those individuals and organizations are reflected in this document. The original plan was approved by the Seward City Council in 1995; it was updated in 2008, reviewed in 2011, and the most recent update was completed in 2018. An effective plan is one which is implemented. The City of Seward has a track record of accomplishing actions outlined in its plans. Recommendations from previous plans that have been accomplished within the SMIC area include: • Syncrolift with upland rail system • 315 ton Travelift • Bulk fuel facility • 430' North Dock • Fisheries dock and plant improvements Moving towards new ownership (Polar to Bornstein) • New DEC approved outfall • Electrical substation • Primary electrical service • 34 individual power stalls, water and sewer systems • Secondary sewer treatment plant • Preliminary real estate subdivision plat • Some fill and cargo laydown area • Some utility improvements, including area lighting LED High Mast lights 19 • Campground improvements • Some real estate development (sales and leases) • 400 and 800 amp service at North Dock • Rubble mound breakwater • Wash down pad • 10 Ton crane • 315' floating dock (Fisherman's Float) • Building for wash down pad • Fenders on North Dock • Widen the 315 Ton Travelift and Travelift Pit Future plans to be considered and funded include: • Finish the heating system for the Wash Down Pad • New US Coast Guard facility 20 BASIC MARINE INFRASTRUCTURE GOAL: Continue Upland development. BASIN The basin that was envisioned by the 1980 Century-Quadra concept was enclosed, protected and dredged to -21 feet mean lower low water (MLLW) to accommodate medium -draft vessels for ship repair, cargo off loading, and general moorage. The basin has been dredged to design with - 25 foot berths adjacent to the Shiplift Dock and the North Dock. The basin is protected by a rip - rap breakwater along the east shoreline, by a filled sheet pile cell breakwater along the south and southwest, and by sheet piling along a section of the North Dock. It is still open to Resurrection Bay along the west and northwest sides. Unlike a rock rip -rap breakwater, the gravel -filled interconnecting sheet pile cellular cofferdams making up the south breakwater require regular maintenance to prevent failure. • Monitor and repair South Breakwater anodes, as needed. DOCKS Docks described in the 1980 Century-Quadra concept included an inner dock along the north basin shoreline, deep -water sheet pile cell breakwater and dock enclosing the basin, a ship repair dock, a boat ramp, and other miscellaneous docks. A ship repair dock, small fish processing dock, barge ramp, and medium draft cargo dock have been constructed and are in operation. There is a growing demand for additional general purpose moorage dock space. (,rode,- „sift etie,, 4 t4is times Completed .. Vr .• 7 Completed • Surface the North Dock and staging areas with concrete, asphalt, crushed rock, or Roto- Mill (crushed asphalt) including the installation of drainage pipes. Part of the North Dock is paved. • The Barge ramp has been repaired and is being utilized. 21 • Maintain the Fisheries Dock per lease agreement. Will be under new ownership soon. Completed The Shiplift Dock is maintained per a Maintenance and Operating (M&O) agreement with the Syncrolift lessee. • Repair or replace Syncrolift dock ladders, bumpering system and corrosion control of the pipe piling in the splash zone by application of a protective coating. • Monitor maintenance of the Shiplift Dock per M&O agreement for the useful life of the facility. SHIPLIFT OPERATIONS Shiplift Operations are divided between the mobile 315 ton Travelift and the 5000 long ton Syncrolift platform. The Syncrolift was an integral part of the original SMIC concept plan. The Travelift was purchased and put into operation by the City in 1990 and upgraded to a 315 ton Travelift in 2015 to fill the demand for lifting vessels too small to economically use the Syncrolift platform but too large for the City's 50 ton Travelift. A number of improvements relative to the 315 ton Travelift operation have been identified. Expand existing water and electrical systems in the boat storage area. Encourage the development of full -service work stations for major maintenance/ construction projects on vessels in order to limit the degree of maintenance allowed in the storage area. Provide additional restrooms, as needed. The Syncrolift, although owned by the City, is operated by a contractor through a Maintenance and Operating Agreement. UPLANDS The Uplands forming SMIC were for the most part created from the material dredged during the formation of the basin. The original design called for a grade of 18 feet above MLLW. The roads are to grade, but some of the land is below desired grade. Drainage ditches were placed along Delphin and Olga Streets and the north property line to divert water runoff in the summer. During winter, ditches and culverts freeze causing runoff to pool in the lower areas behind roads. Provide engineer -designed drainage. Fill and grade the storage area to the correct elevation for the continued improvement of drainage. Continuing the process. Add to Article 18 of all new leases, under Maintenance, "Do not push snow into ditches." 22 MANAGEMENT GOAL: A management level that is responsive to the needs of its customers and users, adequately serves the public's needs, protects the City's investment, and ensures public safety. Security and concerns related to potential environmental pollution grow as the number of boats, cargo, and equipment on -site increases. Sufficient revenues are necessary for effective on -site management and security of this public facility. • Seek a rate of return from the use of public facilities, land assets, and equipment that will adequately cover deferred maintenance and replacement costs. - Examine electric rate method of calculating charges to users. - Examine credit card rate method of calculating charges to users. • Continue to review the Upland Boat Work Policy and Best Management Practices to ensure compliance with the Clean Water Act and Local, State, and Federal laws and regulations where they apply. • Ensure that the facility and uses are consistent with the requirements of the Maritime Security Act of 2002 33.CFR 104.105 and maintain the Facility Use Plan. 23 LAND USE GOAL: Sound, maximized, and coordinated development of private and public uplands and facilities in support of the needs of the users and visitors. PLATTING The City has formulated a subdivision of SMIC and the Fourth of July Creek Valley. The subdivision plat dedicates roads and provides as -built utility and access easements. It creates legal lots for existing leases and leaves the majority of the SMIC area in blocks. • Maintain an accurate map through survey and plat amendments for all current and future leases. LAND VALUES In order to provide adequate public services and maintenance at SMIC, it is important that the City receive a fair market value —the current rate is 8% annually of the appraised value —for the use of its limited land assets. Adjust the annual rental payment every five years. The adjusted annual rental payment shall be the appraised fair market rental value of the leased land at the highest and best use of the leased land. Lands were appraised in 2020; next appraisal due in 2025. Increase the annual rental payment every year in an amount that reflects the increase, if any, in the cost of living for the previous year as stated in the Consumer Price Index, All Urban Consumers, Anchorage, Alaska Area, All Items 1967100 ("CPI'), as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. LAND USES SMIC is zoned Industrial. The Seward Zoning Code, Table 15.10.225 Land Uses Allowed, establishes what uses are allowed within that district. Uses allowed within the SMIC should focus on strengthening and enhancing the area as a center for marine and other compatible industries. • Review Table 15.10.225 to ensure the uses listed are compatible with the overall intent of the SMIC area. PARKS AND RECREATION Under State statutes, the City is required to provide public access along Spring Creek, Fourth of July Creek, and Resurrection Bay. Although the area is principally industrial, limited recreation opportunities can be made available without interfering with surrounding industrial uses. • Maintain access from Nash Road to the mouth of Spring Creek and provide a camping area, and include signage of the access route. 24 Completed 25 MARKETING GOAL: A comprehensive marketing program primarily targeting fisheries, ship repair, and marine transportation industries along with a healthy and complementary mix of commercial support businesses. Current City marketing efforts include: attendance at trade shows, overseas trade missions, brochures, and advertising. • Maintain a sign along Nash Road and central to the SMIC area showing what lands are available for lease (Appendix Exhibit E). • Maintain a fair market value base line from which leases will be negotiated. • Continue to encourage multiple users. • Evaluate utility rates to encourage more usage while ensuring a fair return to the public utility system. • Continue to support the Seward Chamber of Commerce as the marketing arm of the City of Seward. KPI TRANSPORTATION GOAL: An adequate transportation infrastructure that will serve the needs of the industrial complex, allow for growth, and attract new business to the community. ROADS Nash Road provides the only ground access to SMIC and the Fourth of July Creek area. To adequately serve SMIC and attract new industries, it is of the utmost importance to maintain and improve the public road system to the highest standard economically possible. • Postpone paving interior SMIC streets until site and utility developments are completed. PARKING Although parking has not been a problem in the past, as more activity develops it will become imperative that vehicles park in designated areas off public roads and away from equipment activity. • Ensure that all lease sites include adequate area to comply with parking requirements set forth in the zoning code, and that lessees provide on -site parking for employees and customers. • Maintain signage in parking areas in support of the public docks. AIRPORT Although not directly associated with SMIC, having a well -maintained airport is an important transportation link for the delivery of parts, goods, and services to the industrial center businesses. • Continue to work with the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities to improve airport facilities and protect it from river flooding and erosion. 27 PUBLIC FACILITIES & SERVICES GOAL: A full range of public facilities and services adequate to provide a safe and comfortable work environment for users and visitors. PUBLIC FACILITIES Public Facilities are currently limited from available to non -available. • Include construction of an additional public restroom/shower facility in the City's Capital Project Plan. • Improve paving, fill, fencing, and storm water drainage collection and treatment infrastructure as development occurs. PUBLIC SAFETY The distance from town limits police coverage to an occasional patrol and also increases fire response time. Although a pumper/ladder truck is located in the harbor storage building, there are no scheduled trained fire department personnel on -site to operate them. The fire truck is staged on - site and ready for volunteer personnel. • Evaluate each new development as to its impact on fire and police services. • Complete water system to loop all lines or upsize all cross -feeder lines and provide additional fire hydrants as needed. • Identify and reserve a site for a fire station to serve the Fourth of July Valley area. • Include a separate fire station in Capital Project Plan, to accommodate more and/or larger equipment and supplies to support increased industrial development. Possibly include a joint small office for Seward Police. • Explore possible cooperative arrangements with Spring Creek Correctional Facility staff to provide initial fire or other public safety needs. PUBLIC UTILITIES Public Utilities such as primary water, sewer, and electrical service systems have not been extended throughout the undeveloped SMIC areas (Appendix Exhibits F1-F3). The cost of extending these utilities creates a disincentive to the establishment of smaller businesses. • Improve the water and electrical systems in areas associated with the 315 ton Travelift to accommodate increased public use. • Include in City capital planning the extension of electrical, sewer, and water throughout the industrial area. • Support updating Seward City Code to facilitate utility extension development. • Continue to place all electric utilities below ground. 28 ENVIRONMENT & WASTE MANAGEMENT GOAL: A high level of environmental regulatory compliance and a clean work environment. ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS The objective of the City is to maintain a clean work environment and to protect the land, water, and air to the highest degree possible without making the area prohibitive for the type of activities associated with industrial areas. • Require compliance with all rules and regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. • Maintain policies and procedures for monitoring and ensuring vessel storage/ repair site clean-up. • Maintain and distribute use guidelines to lessees, operators, and users of the area for ship repair —including minor repairs, sand blasting, and painting. WASTE MANAGEMENT Waste Management is integral to managing a successful industrial area where large amounts of waste are generated. Separation of steel, wood, and general garbage is required at the Kenai Peninsula Borough (KPB) solid waste facility. It is illegal to dump used oil in solid waste containers. • Continue implementation and improvements of a program to control the separation, collection, recycling, and disposal of waste generated at the industrial center in accordance with established environmental policies and regulations/ requirements of the KPB solid waste facility. • Continue to improve used oil collection procedures and disposal facilities to meet the demands of user groups and to ensure a clean environment. • Improve methods to monitor waste material disposal to control and reduce the costs associated with the collection of solid and liquid waste materials. • Maintain a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP). 29 APPEARANCE GOAL: A high standard of aesthetic appearance and cleanliness through landscaping, litter control efforts, and development of public amenities that are in keeping with the industrial maritime theme of the area. LANDSCAPING & BEAUTIFICATION Industrial areas do not have to be barren and devoid of natural aesthetics. An atmosphere that is pleasant and attractive to users and visitors alike can be cultivated through thoughtful planning and landscaping efforts. • Where possible, reduce scrap metal storage, trash, and other materials that may be considered offensive to the casual observer. • Ensure that all businesses comply with City codes regarding the collection and disposal of trash. 30 SIGNS, ZONING, BUILDINGS GOAL: A high level of public and private compliance with Seward City Code. SIGNS Adequate public signing is important to provide directions, identify streets, point out public facilities, and post rules and regulations for visitors. Private signing identifies places of business. • Review public signing to ensure that it is adequate to the needs of the public and the City. • Ensure private signing meets Seward City Code. • Maintain a sign along Nash Road identifying and welcoming visitors to the Seward Marine Industrial Center. • Maintain a sign denoting lands for lease with contact information. • Support north and southbound directional signage to SMIC at the corner of the Seward Highway and Nash Road. Chamber of Commerce reported the state would not allow a sign for SMIC on the Seward Highway. ZONING Zoning code development requirements regulate open space for fire prevention/fighting, air and light. Recognize that current zoning codes could limit necessary and appropriate development, as proposed in Joint Overlays. Support variance requests for height and set -back requirements as approved by the Planning & Zoning Commission. BUILDINGS Buildings constructed to code are important to ensure safe working conditions and to add to the community tax base. The City has adopted building, fire, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing codes. • Ensure that all structures, permanent or temporary, are constructed to adopted building and fire code standards. 31 PLAN IMPLEMENTATION GOAL: Adoption of the plan by resolution of the City Council and implementation by all identified participants. For the City of Seward to realize the benefits of the SMIC Development Plan and thereby ensure sound growth and development, actions must be taken not only by the City of Seward but by many other players within the community and the Borough, State, and Federal Governments. Following are specific actions which are necessary to ensure the successful implementation of this Plan: Adopting a Plan shows commitment and establishes policy. Council should, by resolution, adopt the Plan based upon recommendations of the Port & Commerce Advisory Board and the Planning & Zoning Commission. Use the Plan to guide the City of Seward in the appropriate quality growth and development of the SMIC. Consistent with its original intent, the Plan will remain flexible. While it is intended that all actions presented in this Plan will be implemented, it is recognized that changing conditions in the future may necessitate modifications of planned actions or the introduction of additional actions to satisfy local needs. The City recognizes the critical role of plans as key program documents to guide the community's capital budgeting process. It is recommended that the SMIC Development Plan be reviewed annually and updated within five years, or more often as needed. An annual review will help track accomplishments, changes, and inadvertent omissions. 32 APPENDICES Exhibit A - Site Map: Fourth of July Creek Valley Exhibit B - Preliminary Subdivision Layout Exhibit C - Project Overview: 1980 Project Description Exhibit D - ARCADIS 2016 Site Plan Exhibit E - Lease Sites Exhibit F - Utility Layout 1. Power Utilities 2. Sewer Utilities 3. 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OPENING CEREMONY Board Member Benjamin Smith led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. ROLL CALL There were present: Bruce Jaffa, presiding; and Lynda Paquette Carl Hughes (telephonic) comprising a quorum of the Board; and Norm Regis, Harbormaster Brenda Ballou, City Clerk Excused — None Absent — None Vacant — Two Colby Lawrence Benjamin Smith CITIZEN COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT THOSE ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING — None APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA Motion (Paquette/Lawrence) Approval of Agenda and Consent Agenda Motion Passed Unanimous The clerk read the following approved consent agenda items: Approve the September 1, 2021 Regular Meeting Minutes. SPECIAL ORDERS, PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS Proclamations & Awards — None Alaska Railroad Report. Christy Terry corrected the two bridge replacement items she noted in her report in the packet; the bridges being replaced were at Miles 24.4 and 25.7 over the winter. In addition, the railroad would be improving three communications sites between Seward 42 and Portage. She would be attending the Pacific Marine Expo in Seattle. She was still waiting for the developer/operator to be announced. The cruise ship schedule for 2022 had not changed and listed 99 cruise ships for Seward. Smith asked if the bridge replacements would be supported out of Seward or Anchorage. Terry said the crews would be stationed in Seward, so it would be a boost to Seward's economy. Jaffa wondered if there was an update on passenger trains. Terry stated there had been 57,859 passengers, which was not terribly far off from 2019. The expectation for next year, particularly if the cruise ships came, was to be high. In response to Paquette, Terry said a lot of train passengers could be correlated to an increase in day cruises in the bay; there was a strong partnership between the railroad and the water tour companies. Paquette asked about the status of the cruise ships that went to the southeast this year. Terry said the contingency plans for COVID mitigation were activated promptly and proactively, when necessary. Jaffa stated Chugach Electric released an announcement that their revenues were dramatically down due to COVID, and wondered if the railroad had similar concerns. In response, Terry said the railroad had received support from federal funds; the Coastal Classic passenger trains had not suffered. Terry added that another pipe ship was expected to arrive next month, and both freight and passenger activity was expected to be high next year. Jaffa commented that a local artist had been selected for the railroad's poster. Terry said there had been an in-house vote by railroad employees, and local Seward artist Kwangsook Schaefermeyer had been selected; there would be an artist signing at the Christmas Craft Fair this year. Chamber of Commerce Report. Jason Bickling said the new Small Business Development Center (SBDC) position for Seward should be posted this week and the posting would be wide -spread for at least two weeks. The chamber was in the midst of designing the layout for the new marine guide, and ad sales were underway for the visitors guide as well. In response to Paquette, Bickling confirmed that the chamber was fully staffed. Paquette asked for an update on the chamber lunches, and Bickling said there would be a virtual chamber lunch held on October 14, 2021. After that, lunches would resume in person, and sometimes there would be "After 5" events. Each lunch or event would include presentations followed by mix and mingle opportunities. Harbormaster Report. Harbormaster Norm Regis said one harbor admin staff member had resigned to take a dream job, and the position was currently being advertised. The bid deadline for the northeast launch ramp was extended to October 14, 2021. In response to Paquette, Regis said the contract for the cathodic anode replacement would go to council for approval on Monday. In response to Jaffa, Regis said the yard at SMIC was 43 getting full. Jag was currently working on the USCG Mustang, and had received the contract to work on a navy vessel. Other Reports and Announcements — None Presentations US Economic Development Administration (EDA) American Rescue Plan Programs presentation by Brandii Holmdahl. NEW BUSINESS Other New Business Items Review the schedule for the Alaska Municipal League (AML) Conference in November, determine attendees, and consider the potential impact on the November 17, 2021 PACAB work session. City Clerk Brenda Ballou explained that AML conducted a Local Government Conference every year in Anchorage, and she wanted to make all the boards and commissions aware that they could participate in the conference to receive training is they wished. In addition to the in person conference, AML would be holding a Newly Elected Officials virtual training. Regis pointed out that the conference dates coincided with PACAB's November 17, 2021 work session, and that he would be in Seattle that week for the Pacific Marine Expo. In response to Jaffa, Regis said in his absence, he would send another representative from the Harbormaster's office to attend the work session. Update on Interconnect Policy by Electric Utility Manager Rob Montgomery. Electric Utility Manager Rob Montgomery provided a laydown, stating it was the same information he had recently provided to city council. He participated in some Solarize Seward virtual workshops, and had collaborated with a vendor called Renewable Energy Systems on the installations of solar panels. Montgomery added that the city website for renewable energy interconnect had been updated, and now included a clear step-by-step guide. The webpage also linked to the city's interconnect application, which had been streamlined and was easy to complete. As well, Montgomery said the electric tariff had been updated to clarify definitions and calculation formulas. Montgomery recommended that residents do their homework to make sure they understood their options were so they were confident about their choices. Over the course of just this year, the Electric Department had increased the number of bi- directional meters from three to 15, and Montgomery expected to continue adding more throughout next year. 44 Paquette wondered what the impact on excess energy was having on the department's revenues. Montgomery said there was a minimum charge for all customers which covered the infrastructure. In response to Paquette, Montgomery said Chugach Electric had taken a revenue hit due to businesses closing from the COVID pandemic; large commercial spaces had been closed, and there was a marked increase in people working from home. Montgomery expected the potential of an increase in Cost of Power Adjustment (COPA), which was a pass -through charge to customers. Jaffa said Chugach had purchased Municipal Light & Power, which served more commercial accounts than residential; he thought that may have also had an impact on Chugach's revenues. Smith commended Montgomery for the increase in bi-directional meter installations. In response, Montgomery said Renewable Energy Systems was assisting customers with completing the applications. One of the critical considerations for the electric department in working with that vendor was to ensure the appropriate shut off protections were installed to protect workers. Paquette stated her understanding was that, if a customer had regular electric but wanted to go solar, they would contact the vendor, fill out the application, the city swapped out the meter and that was pretty much it. Montgomery concurred, and said sometimes lines needed to be moved, but Paquette had pretty well summarized the process. Paquette commended Montgomery on this accomplishment this year. Discuss pre -approved designs and net metering agreement. Jaffa stated that this item was covered in the discussion that just concluded. Review letter of support signed by Climate Action Committee representative and discuss next steps. Paquette had been engaged over the summer with climate change representatives from all municipalities across the state. The group was organized by the University of Alaska, and the result of the work by this group was a letter that was sent to US Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, US Congressman Don Young, and the National Climate Task Force among others. The crux of the letter was that Alaska had a long history with the oil industry, but needed to move towards more environmentally friendly alternatives; the letter requested financial support. Paquette had provided her support for the letter because she was on PACAB's climate change committee, but thought she made it clear that she was not speaking for the entire city. Paquette wished to make the board aware of this exchange she had. She would have preferred to bring it to PACAB and council before submitting, but the timing did not allow. Paquette thought Seward had been awarded $40,000 to put towards education, but she didn't have that information with her. Paquette wondered what PACAB would be doing going forward with the own climate action committee. Jaffa recalled that PACAB's climate change committee consisted of himself, Paquette, and former chair Laura Schneider. Jaffa encouraged Paquette to stick with it, and to keep the board apprised of developments; if she could get more information about the funding, that would be good. 45 Smith appreciated Paquette keeping the board apprised of the activities; he cautioned that the scope of PACAB's role shouldn't be opened up too broadly. Smith said his wishes would be for Paquette to bring items and issues to the board, and allow the board to determine what they wished to pursue, to take action on themselves, or to bring forward to council. Jaffa concurred with Smith, and added that "port" and "commerce" could be interpreted many ways. Paquette said she would stick with it. Discuss the Formation of a Tourism/Hospitality Education Platform and Schedule a Work Session. Paquette said she had developed an outline for the board to consider for taking the next step to address developing a local program; there appeared to be a number of agencies and entities in the area that could potentially be pulled together to address this topic. Jaffa said he would be willing to create a committee along with Paquette, and perhaps one more member, to start working on this topic. Smith was a little unsure, but was willing to serve on the committee. Motion (Jaffa/Smith) Create a Tourism & Hospitality Committee consisting of Smith, Jaffa, and Paquette. Motion Passed Unanimous Discuss having a joint work session with the Historic Preservation Commission to review the draft of the Downtown Historic District Design Standards & Guidelines. Jaffa was not aware of this request. Ballou said there appeared to have been a breakdown in communication; at some point, the Historic Preservation Commission expressed a desire to review draft design guidelines for the downtown historic district with PACAB. There was a memo included in the September 1, 2021 PACAB meeting packet to this effect, but it was erroneously put under informational items in the back of the packet, and escaped notice. Ballou stated that when HP was ready to bring this forward to schedule a joint work session with PACAB, she would let PACAB know. On a separate note, Paquette wondered if the board wished to discuss the possibility of cancelling the November 17, 2021 work session, since it appeared that many people would be away at the AML Conference or the Pacific Marine Expo at that time. Lawrence stated he would be absent for both the November 3, 20221 PACAB meeting and the November 17, 2021 PACAB work session. Ballou stated that Hughes would be away through November. Paquette was confident that even though Lawrence and Hughes would be gone in November, the board would have new members. In response to Smith, Ballou said applications for new members that were submitted by October 19, 2021 would go to council for consideration in time for the November 3, 2021 PACAB meeting. KPI By unanimous consent, the board cancelled the October 20, 2021 work session; the board currently consisted of five members, and it was known that two members would be out of state at that time. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS Port & Commerce Advisory Board Priorities (as approved by City Council). Port & Commerce Advisory Board 2021 Goals Calendar. CITIZEN COMMENTS — None BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION COMMENTS & RESPONSE TO CITIZEN COMMENTS Regis said Jag had the USCG cutter in for repairs, and the state ferry Aurora was being lifted today or tomorrow for repairs. The state ferry Tustemena would be repaired over the winter. Lawrence congratulated Montgomery on the success of the interconnect policy and implementation; citizens had been asking for this for a very long time. He thanked Brandii Holmdahl for providing the presentation today. Smith appreciated the presentation from Holmdahl as well. He noted this was the second meeting that AVTEC had been mentioned; AVTEC was under the Department of Labor and they offered a wide variety of training programs. Information about former graduates and upcoming graduates was available from AVTEC for any businesses wanting to seek new employees. Hughes thanked the board for the meeting today. Paquette appreciated Holmdahl's presentation. She was reminded again today about the lack of affordable housing in Seward; one of the hairdressers in town she knew had moved away because she couldn't find housing. Paquette looked forward to serving on the committee to examine the tourism and hospitality industry. Jaffa encouraged everyone to participate in PACAB and to get involved in the community. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 1:31 p.m. Brenda Ballou, MMC City Clerk (City Seal) Bruce Jaffa Chair 47 MEMORANDUM Date: January 5, 2022 To: Port & Commerce Advisory Board From: Brenda Ballou, City Clerk RE: Election of Chair & Vice Chair BACKGROUND Terms for PACAB expire at the end of July. This year, there was one member who did not renew their seat, which opened up one vacancy. And then in August, former PACAB Chair Laura Schneider resigned. Those two vacancies were publicly noticed. To fill the gap, at the September 1, 2021 PACAB meeting, former Vice Chair Bruce Jaffa presided at the meeting and the board held elections for a new Chair. Bruce Jaffa was elected Chair and Lynda Paquette was elected as Vice Chair, both with the stipulation that their terms would run through January, 2022, and then another election would be held in January for the remainder of the term through July, 2022. The express purpose of electing short term was to allow for the vacancies to be filled and, thereby, allow a greater number of board members to participate in the election. On November 22, 2021, Michael Brown and Brandii Holmdahl were appointed to fill the two vacancies. However, on December 14, 2021, Michael Brown withdrew from his appointment without having taken his oath, so one vacancy was filled and one remains open. RECOMMENDATION Appointing a Chair is a multi -step process: first nominations are taken from the floor, ballots are cast (if there is more than one nominee), and when there is a majority of ballots cast for a single candidate, a motion and second can be made to take formal action. The position of Chair will have a term of January — July, 2022. In accordance with Seward City Code 2.10.40, 2.30.210, and Seward Charter 3.5, an applicant must receive at least four of the votes to be appointed. SCC 2.30.210 states the council [and, therefore, PACAB] appoints by ballot voting if there is more than one applicant for the position. For the position of Vice Chair, repeat the process. 48 G&o Tire rrmral. $iomass, 50"0r, Wind. Hyd!o 2017 Seward Energy Forum & Fair Friday October 13th, 201710 am to 5 pm Saturday October 14th, 2017 9 am to 4 pm Renewable energy professionals and specialists in the energy industry will be presenting at AVTEC Alaska's Institute of Technology in the Student Center to help educate our local communities on affordable energy options for heating, provide updates on available and successful renewable resources, and review new technology advancements for sustainableeEnergy in Alaska. FeaturingkKeynote presentations, workshops, demonstrations, exhibits, door prizes, student art contest, and virtual home & business energy tours. New for 2017 is our Kenai Peninsula Student Science Challenge! The SSEG has come up with a "Design & Problem Solving with Technology Science Challenge" for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District that challenges its students to find alternative and sustainable resources to reduce and stabilize the cost of energy for heat and power for their schools, as well as encourages energy efficiency methods in their daily operations. Click Here For 2017 Seward Energy Forum & Farr Schedule Exhibitor & Sponsorship Information Interested in participating or sponsoring? SSEG is currently accepting Exhibitors and Vendors to join in our effort in educating the residents, students and businesses of Seward and surrounding communities about 49 renewable energy. We are also seeking sponsors to help support our event thru in kind donations and contributions that go towards the science contest scholarships, travel and accommodation expenses for presenters and educational material for this event. Click here far 2017 Seward Energy Forum & Fair Vendor Application Click here for 2017 Seward Energy Forum & Fair Sponsorship Opportunities This is event is sponsored by the City of Seward, the Seward Renewable Energy Group, the Seward Chamber of Commerce and AVTEC Alaska's Institute of Technology. For more information please email info@seward.com or the event coordinator Yvette Galbraith at yvette@akmarketingconsultants,com. New! Student Science Contest Challenge rnIIA ' "Design & Problem Solving with Technology" Overview Alaska is home to significant renewable energy resources. Geothermal, wind, tidal, wave, hydro, solar, and biomass resources have the potential to meet the majority of Alaska's in -state energy needs, and provide tremendous economic and strategic opportunities for the State and our economy. However, Alaska's economy and tax revenue are heavily dependent on the oil and gas industry. This dependence, combined with the decline in oil prices, has weakened Alaska's economy and contributed to a $3 billion budget deficit. This past summer, along with trying to solve our ongoing budget problems and what seems to becoming an ongoing trend, our state legislature faced the crisis of a possible government shutdown and in order to continue to operate more programs and jobs were cut throughout. Due to the State of Alaska's fiscal situation and the continuing trend of annual budget cuts in education, the SSEG is looking for another way to increase the public awareness about the benefits of renewable energy, as well as make a potential fiscally positive contribution to this effort. The SSEG has come up with a "Design & Problem Salving with Technology Science Challenge" for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School 50 District that challenges its students to find alternative and sustainable resources to reduce and stabilize the cost of energy for heat and power for their schools, as well as encourages energy efficiency methods in their daily operations. Science Challenge to be Salved: How can schools on the Kenai Peninsula decrease their operational expenses facing today's 4and future) energy costs by become more energy efficient and utilizing renewable energy resources? 2017 Dates and Deadlines Tuesday, October 10: Final deadline for Seward Energy Science Challenge Application - Applications are due and must be received by the Seward Chamber of Commerce office by 5 pm. Deliver applications to PO Box 749, 2001 Seward Highway, Seward, Alaska 99664 Location: AVTEC Student Center Gym - Saturday, October 14th: 9-10 AM: Arrive and set-up project displays 10-11 AM: Science Fairjudging, set-up must be complete by 10 AM 1 1:1 S AM Award Announcement 11:30 AM Presentation by 1 st place Winners (High School & Middle School) 12:00 PM - 12:55 PM - KPB Energy Reduction in Schools, presented by Marty Hall, Lead Technician/Administrator and Carla Salzer, General Foreman/Project Manager, Kenai Peninsula Borough. AVTEC Student Center Auditorium, 2nd Floor. 1-4 PM: Removal of project displays Click Here For Application And Science Chollenge Contest Requirements Sustainable Energy Student Art Contest The Seward Sustainable Energy Group announces their fourth annual Sustainable Energy Art Contest. This contest is open to students K-12 and the artwork should include images and/or themes that show the 51 residents of Seward or our surrounding communities utilize clean energy and alternative energy resources (biomass, geothermal, "small" hydro, sun, and wind). Submissions must be on 8 36 x 11 or 11 x17 sized paper, fiat, 2 dimensional, and can be made using any medium, including colored pens, tempera paint, colored pencil, regular pencil, and/or crayon or may be in a 3D format made with clay. All entries must include the title of their piece, the students name, school, grade and phone number on the back of their submissions. 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About Chamber Membership Benefits Opt -In Marketing Board of Directors Chamber Staff Member News SewardEvents.com 55 Development Development Alaska Resources City of Seward Legislative Center Local Resources National Resources Sustainable Energy Group Conferences Seward Conferences Event Support Services Conference Facilities Guide Follow Us On ... Member Login Member Login Username Password Forgot usemame/password? Log In 56 rCRVV Technical Memorandum ENGINEERING GROUP, LLC Date: October 6, 2021 To: Doug Schoessler, DPW Director, City of Seward Thru: Morgan Welch, PE, R&M Consulting, Inc. From: Jon Hermon, PE — CRW Engineering Group, LLC Project: City of Seward WWTF Review Project (CRW# 77101.00) Subject: Review Summary Background The City of Seward has operated its wastewater treatment lagoon at Lowell Point since 1980. Since 1993, the lagoon has featured the two -cell configuration with which the City currently operates. Using this configuration, the City has been, with some particular exceptions, meeting its discharge permit requirements. The lagoons were drained to remove sludge in 2015 and then again in 2020 to repair aeration line breaks. Each time shortly thereafter, water quality and/or odor problems ensued. In the case of the 2020 event, the odor issue was exacerbated because one cell could not be refilled until the following spring after repair of the line breaks. The City has since addressed the odor issues with the filling and resumed aeration of the restored cell, the use of sodium nitrate and sludge -reducing bacteria (SRB). Lagoon Configuration and Operation The Lowell Point wastewater treatment facility (WWTF) treats wastewater generated by the entire city. The 2021 population of Seward is estimated to be about 2,850. However, the City has been using round -number estimates of 3,000 residents and 1,000 non-residents as the average daily number of users throughout the year. The user population tends to increase during the summer season, with an reported peak of around 20,000 users during the July 41h weekend. The City's sewer collection system conveys the regional wastewater to Pump Station 3, which is located at the beginning of Lowell Point Road on the southwest corner of town. From this lift station, the wastewater is pumped approximately 2 miles south to the lagoon system at Lowell Point. After treatment, the water is conveyed from the lagoon system northward, about % mile back up the road, to be discharged into Resurrection Bay through an ocean outfall. The lagoon features two aerated basins, each having a water volume of approximately 18 million gallons and a water surface area of about 3 acres. When at their maximum operating volumes, each basin has water depths ranging from 20 to 22 feet. The basins are separated by a bisecting concrete wall, to the top of which a floating baffle curtain is attached. Water flows through each basin from influent and to effluent pipes located at each end. Although the yard piping configuration allows the use of one or two basins, and a possible reverse flow condition, the aeration system is currently arranged such that wastewater needs to flow from the north basin to the south basin. The first (north) basin is aerated with a combination of 69 static tubes and 40 Biodomes, with 58 static tubes grouped relatively close together for aerating about 25% of the influent end of the first basin. The Biodomes aerate the back end of the first cell with the remaining 11 static tubes. The second basin is aerated with just 6 static tubes, with the assistance of two surface aerators, as needed. According to the Lowell Point WWTF O&M Plan, the facility uses two 40 HP blowers to supply air to the static tube aeration system. Each blower is capable of conveying 450 SCFM for a total maximum output Anchorage Office: 3940 Arctic Blvd. Suite 300, Anchorage, AK 99503 1 (907) 562-3252 fax (907) 561-2273 Palmer Office: 808 S. Bailey St. Suite 104, Palmer, AK 99645 1 (907) 707-1352 www.crweng.com 57 October 6, 2021 City of Seward WWTF Review Review Summary of 900 SCFM. A diesel -driven back-up blower can convey the same 900 SCFM output. The Biodomes are supplied with air by a 30 HP blower, each with a minimum of 2 SCFM. Assuming that the static tube aeration system is supplied by both blowers operating at full speed, and that the Biodomes are supplied with the foregoing flow rate, the estimated air supply rates to each aeration system are summarized in Table 1 below: Table 1— Estimated Aeration Capability System No. of Diffusers Unit Rate (SCFM) Total Rate (SCFM) Static Tubes 75 12.0 900 Biodomes 40 2.0 80 Total -- -- 980 The City is permitted to treat a maximum of 880,000 GPD (0.88 MGD). Other permitted effluent requirements are summarized in Table 2 below. BOD = biochemical oxygen demand; TSS = total suspended solids; DO = dissolved oxygen. On a scale of 0 to 14, pH refers to the degree of acidity (less than 7.0) or alkalinity (greater than 7.0) of the water, with 7.0 being neutral. Table 2 — Current Discharge Permit Requirements for Various Parameters Parameter Units Monthly Average Weekly Average Range BOD (July -Oct) mg/L 45 65 -- BOD % Removal % 65 -- -- BOD (Nov -June) mg/L 30 45 -- BOD % Removal % 85 -- -- TSS mg/L 30 60 -- TSS % Removal % 85 -- pH -- -- -- 6.5 — 8.5 DO mg/L -- -- 6 —17 Fecal Coliforms FC/100 mL 25,000 35,000 50,000 (daily max) The City is also required to monitor effluent levels of other parameters such as, total ammonia, enterococci bacteria and carbonaceous BOD (CBOD). Based on Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) shared by the City from Sept 2019 through mid -May 2021, the combined variability of various monitored parameters are summarized below in Table 3: 2 of 9 58 October 6, 2021 City of Seward WWTF Review Review Summary Table 3 - Variability of Currently DMR Parameters Influent Effluent BOD TSS Temp pH BOD TSS FC Ammonia DO Value FC/100mL mg/L mg/L °C -- mg/L mg/L mg/L mg/L Avg 159 320 10.0 7.1 10.0 7.0 13,484 13.1 9.9 Max 370 658 20.0 8.0 43.0 24.0 101,000 34.0 14.8 Min 21.1 79.3 0.5 6.9 3.5 1.7 667 1.1 2.3 Std Dev (±) 84.0 149 6.5 0.1 7.3 4.8 18,016 9.4 2.3 "Greater than 243 469 -- -- 17.3 11.7 31,500 22.5 -- Avg." The City measures only effluent flow rates, the variability of which are summarized in Table 4 below, along with the associated hydraulic retention time in each of the two basins. Table 4 - Variability of DMR Effluent Flowrates Value Effluent Flow Rate Avg. Hydraulic Residence Time (per basin) (MGD) (days) Average 0.453 39.7 Maximum 1.20 15.0 Minimum 0.240 75.0 Standard Deviation (±) 0.161 29 to 62 "Greater than Average" 0.614 29 Influent BOD and TSS loadings are calculated from the concentrations and flowrate variability reflected in the tables above. Since only effluent levels have been measured, estimated influent ammonia loadings are calculated based on typical concentration values for domestic wastewater (avg. 25 mg/L; max 35 mg/L; min 15 mg/L; std dev 4 mg/L). From these values, oxygen requirements in lb/day are estimated and shown in Table 5 below. These values are averaged over the volume of the entire lagoon. 3 of 9 59 October 6, 2021 City of Seward WWTF Review Review Summary Table 5 — Variability of Oxygen Requirements Total Total BOD TSS Ammonia-N Winter Summer Value Loading 02 Loading 02 Est. 02 Loading 02 Req'd Req'd Req'd Loading Req'd lb/day lb/day lb/day lb/day lb/day lb/day lb/day lb/day Avg 601 841 1,208 846 95 435 1,687 1,904 Max 3,703 5,184 6,585 4,610 350 1,611 9,794 10,639 Min 42 59 159 111 30 138 170 231 Std Dev M 113 158 200 140 5 25 298 318 "Greater than 714 999 1409 986 100 459 1985 2444 Average" To obtain the estimated oxygen requirements need to biologically stabilize BOD, TSS and ammonia, the following factors are used: • 1.4 lb of 02 per lb of BOD. This factor is a conventional amount used in wastewater treatment design. 0.7 lb of 02 per lb of TSS. This factor (assumed to be 50% of BOD 02 requirement) is conservatively used to estimate the additional oxygen requirement associated with TSS (such as algae) and sludge aging. This factor is not always used in oxygen calculations, but is used in this study as a consideration for treating additional oxygen demand generated as a result of long detention times in the lagoon cells (which favor algal growth and sludge aging). 4.6 lb of 02 per lb of ammonia -nitrogen. This factor is used to estimate the oxygen needed for nitrification, to convert ammonia (NH3) to nitrates (NO3). Nitrification is assumed to substantially occur only during the summer months when water temperatures are warmer. Use of this oxygen requirement amounts to the difference between the summer and winter total oxygen requirements shown in the table above. It needs to be noted that the total maximum and minimum oxygen requirements indicated in Table 5 above are extreme values, assuming that the maximum and minimum of the BOD, TSS and ammonia parameters occur on the same day. This type of occurrence is unlikely and shouldn't be used in the evaluation of the capabilities of the treatment process. Instead, the average values are reviewed with the standard deviation amounts added or subtracted. As a simplified way to characterize the variability of these parameters, the standard deviation calculation is used to provide a sense of how dispersed measurements within a data group are. Measurements falling within one standard deviation from the average are assumed to occur approximately 2/3rds of the data group timeframe. Relative to the maximum and minimum parameter values, these measurements therefore have a greater probability of occurring concurrently. Therefore, "greater -than -average" values of flow, TSS, BOD, fecal coliforms (FC) and ammonia are calculated as conservative amounts by adding the standard deviation to the average and summarized in the above table for oxygen requirements. "Less -than -average" conditions are 4of9 .e] October 6, 2021 City of Seward WWTF Review Review Summary reflected in flow, TSS, BOD, FC and ammonia loadings less than the average conditions summarized above. Aeration Requirements The Lowell Point WWTF is assumed to have been originally designed as a "partial -mix' treatment system, meaning that oxygen is provided only for biological treatment and not for also keeping solids suspended (as would be the case in a "complete -mix" system). With a partial -mix system, solids will settle and accumulate at the bottoms of lagoon cells, where further treatment slowly occurs by anaerobic decomposition. In this manner, the lagoon system also functions facultatively, wherein both aerobic and anaerobic processes provide biological treatment. The first cell functions more aerobically than the second cell, which has substantially less aeration and functions more like a facultative lagoon. Based on the recent DMR data summarized above and using approximate calculations and depending on flow and wastewater conditions, it appears that the biological oxygen requirements can exceed the aeration capacity of the WWTF (980 SCFM—all blowers operating). If TSS and sludge are considered as oxygen demand generators, then aeration requirements more than double the amount of air needed without considering TSS. Ammonia is considered only for summertime conditions, when water temperatures are warmer for facilitating nitrification. For purposes of these calculations, the population of Seward is projected to increase by 4.5% in the next 10 years and 9% in the next 20 years. This would add approximately 130 to 260 persons, respectively, as year-round users. At 125 GCPD water usage per capita, this growth would add 0.016 to 0.032 MGD to the average influent flow and approximately 22 to 44 Ibs of BOD to the daily average. These calculations are summarized in Table 6 below for both the current timeframe and Year 2041 for projected, future average conditions. Conditions that appear to exceed the facility's aeration capability are shaded in orange/beige. Table 6 — Aeration Requirements for Various Wastewater Condition Scenarios Condition Scenario Flow BOD TSS Ammonia-N Aeration Requirement MGD mg/L mg/L mg/L SUM Average 0.453 159 -- -- 408 0.453 159 -- 25 634 0.453 159 320 -- 839 0.453 159 320 25 1066 Greater than Average 0.614 243 -- -- 875 0.614 243 -- 29 1,232 0.614 243 469 -- 1,746 0.614 243 469 29 2,103 Greater than Average, w/ fine bubble aeration 0.614 243 469 -- 992 0.614 243 469 29 1,195 5 of 9 61 October 6, 2021 City of Seward WWTF Review Review Summary Condition Scenario Flow BOD TSS Ammonia-N Aeration Requirement MGD mg/L mg/L mg/L SCFM Average Conditions at Max Flowrate 0.88 159 -- -- 792 0.88 159 -- 25 1232 0.88 159 320 -- 1631 0.88 159 320 25 2070 Projected Average Conditions -Year 2041 0.485 173 -- -- 436 0.485 173 -- 25 679 0.485 173 349 -- 985 FO.485 173 349 25 1227 General conclusions drawn from these results are as follows: • With exception to the case of treating BOD, TSS and ammonia concurrently, when the lagoon system is operating in lower -than -average to average conditions, it appears to have sufficient aeration capability (i.e. at 980 SCFM—all blowers operating). • When treating for BOD, TSS and ammonia concurrently in average conditions, the lagoon system appears to have insufficient aeration capability. • When treating only for BOD (such as during the winter season) and assuming no TSS-generated oxygen demand, the lagoon system appears to have sufficient aeration capability in greater - than -average conditions. • When treating for BOD, TSS and ammonia concurrently at greater -than -average conditions, or combinations thereof, the lagoon system appears to have insufficient aeration capability. • Using typical, "rule -of -thumb" performance values in the aeration calculation, the use of fine - bubble aeration appears to be nearly twice as efficient as the coarse bubble aeration for the same treatment conditions. For greater -than -average conditions, the fine -bubble aeration requirement is nearly met within the air flow capabilities of the WWTF. • Except for the case where only the treatment of BOD is considered (i.e., wintertime operation without regard to any TSS and sludge -imposed oxygen demands), the treatment facility does not appear to have sufficient aeration capabilities for when flowrates approach the maximum permitted flow rate of 0.88 MGD, at average wastewater conditions. • Accounting for projected user population growth for the next 20 years, average wastewater conditions increase a minor amount and thereby impose a minor additional oxygen demand on the aeration system. With regard to meeting the DO discharge permit requirement for the mixing zone, the lagoon effluent receives a substantial amount of aeration as it freefalls several feet into the discharge piping of the flow control structure. This arrangement and continuing open channel aeration within the discharge piping 6of9 62 October 6, 2021 City of Seward WWTF Review Review Summary largely mitigates any effects in the mixing zone from deficient DO in the wastewater lagoon. Based on the DMR data, the City has for the most part been meeting the DO permit requirement. Discussion While the foregoing results indicate shortfalls in aeration capacity in various scenarios, they do not necessarily indicate that the facility's permit requirements will not be achieved, or that odors will ensue. Flowrates and organic levels entering the plant are constantly varying, and short-term surges can be readily attenuated in the large water volume of the two basins. Permit violations and odors become more likely when surges are prolonged (such as in a large, extended rainfall event), when overloading wastewater conditions happen concurrently (such as when high BOD, ammonia and algae levels occur at the same time during the summer), when contaminant conditions become chronic (such as the build-up of aging sludge) or if a prolonged loss or insufficiency of aeration occurred. Nevertheless, an aeration system that is capable of treating both short-term and long-term wastewater conditions will be an essential part of mitigating or avoiding permit and odor issues arising from significant events like the foregoing examples. The user population growth is anticipated to be slow for the foreseeable future, and flowrates and organic loading rates are expected to increase a relatively minor amount during this timeframe. However, as these rates slowly approach the aeration capacity of the WWTF, overloading conditions will be experienced more frequently. The results summarized in Table 6 and their associated conclusions reflect this potential. While the lagoon currently operates mostly around average conditions, for a significant degree of frequency, it approaches or exceeds greater -than -average conditions, and therefore approaches oxygen demands that tend to exceed the aeration capacity of the facility. These wastewater conditions would impact the aeration capacity as discussed below: The influent biochemical oxygen demand (BODs) is a constant condition and always present in various concentrations. The WWTF is configured to provide most of its aeration treatment capability in the first cell, and particularly in the front 25% of first cell's water volume. This approach intends to largely stabilize, mix and disperse influent wastewater as it enters the lagoon, leaving a lower oxygen demand as the wastewater migrates to the back end and into the second cell. During periods of high loading, it is suspected that the dissolved oxygen provided by the aeration system in this front zone is substantially consumed, leaving only low DO concentrations to enter the second lagoon cell. If sufficient BOD remains in the water entering the second basin, the aeration system of this cell could be overloaded a result. If prolonged, this condition would tend to produce anaerobic conditions in the wastewater and associated septicity and odors. TSS and sludge -related oxygen demands depend on the presence and concentration of BOD- producing TSS constituents (such as algae) and aging sludge. At high concentrations, algae can add significant amounts of BOD, although algae can produce oxygen as well. When algae die, interior substances disperse into the water and add to BOD. As previously mentioned, aging sludge also feeds soluble BOD and nutrients back into the water. The degree that BOD is augmented by these sources is dependent on how much is present in the lagoon system. The more BOD produced by these interior sources, the less effective the aeration system will be in treating influent contaminants. These conditions would tend to be more prevalent during summertime (when nitrification and denitrification is more active), at night time (when algae is undergoing respiration) and as sludge accumulates in the basins over the course of years. 7of9 63 October 6, 2021 City of Seward WWTF Review Review Summary Ammonia is normally present in raw wastewater and therefore always presents a potential oxygen demand. Nitrifying bacteria require oxygen and warm water temperatures to actively convert ammonia to nitrates in the nitrification process. During the winter, ammonia reduction typically becomes negligible. Further, with low DO levels, the nitrification process is substantially inhibited. To counter this condition, the Biodomes are designed to provide nitrification to some extent, the degree of which is uncertain for this study. Based on the measured ammonia levels in the effluent, it is presumed that only a limited amount of nitrification is provided by the Biodomes, or that ammonia is being fed back into the wastewater from aging sludge in the second basin. Nevertheless, with sufficient water temperatures and DO levels, the nitrification process will also impose a oxygen demand that must be addressed by the aeration system, as well as a demand on alkalinity. If the City is required in the future to minimize ammonia levels in its mixing zone, then the size of aeration system will need to be reviewed and modified as needed. While aeration provides a critical part in the biological treatment and mixing of wastewater, other processes are also involved in meeting the permit objectives. The relatively large water volume of each lagoon cell produces long detention times and accommodates slower biological treatment rates and a substantial amount of settling. It is likely that important contributions to the overall BOD and TSS removal at the WWTF is achieve through the settling of solids and anaerobically in the sludge blanket. However, these other mechanisms can eventually become detrimental. As sludge accumulations increase, the tendency for solids carry-over also increases, and the effluent water quality diminishes as a result. Other issues can result from sludge accumulations. As the sludge blanket ages, soluble BOD and nutrients are dispersed back into the water above, which imposes an additional oxygen demand on the treatment system. Denitrification can also occur in aging sludge blankets, which releases nitrogen gas and causes sludge to float to the water surface. Further, once or twice a year, the turning over of temperature -stratified water can cause sludge and associated by-products to rise to the water surface, causing strong odors. The accumulated sludge therefore needs to be reduced or physically removed from the basins, dewatered and disposed of on a regular basis. Doing so will appreciably complement the benefits of aeration, and in avoiding or mitigating acute and chronic events that can arise. Conclusions and Recommendations: The Lowell Point WWTF appears to be operating largely within its overall treatment capacity and will likely do so for the foreseeable future. However, it appears that the potential exists for its treatment capacity to be overloaded on a relatively frequent basis, when flow rates and organic loading rates are high, and when the oxygen demand is increased by nitrification and TSS-related sources. The City is encouraged to evaluate this potential in a more comprehensive effort. As this review is a relatively high- level evaluation, further considerations and assessments are recommended below to provide a more accurate understanding of lagoon conditions: Using a multi -function portable probe, perform summertime DO, pH and temperature measurement profiles in grid pattern from both lagoons during a period of non -rainy conditions and at least 3 days after a significant rain or high user population event. Collect and record measurements from at least the upper quarter depth, half depth and % depth of the wastewater. Ideally, measurements would also be taken from just above the sludge blanket and at a couple feet below the water surface. This effort will provide a good snapshot of the health of the lagoon wastewater when conditions will tend to be most taxing on the aeration system. 8of9 October 6, 2021 City of Seward WWTF Review Review Summary During the same effort, from at least four separate locations in each lagoon aeration zone (front and back zones of both basins), collect composite samples of BOD, TSS, carbonaceous BOD (CBOD), soluble carbonaceous BOD (SCBOD), ammonia, total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN), alkalinity, nitrites+nitrates. These tests will help discern the extent of nitrification and TSS-related oxygen demand sources. • Consider the eventual supplementing or replacement of the existing coarse bubble aeration system with a fine -bubble aeration system. With the ability to more efficiently oxygenate water, especially with the large water depth of the lagoons, subsurface fine -bubble aeration could sufficiently treat greater -than -average wastewater conditions for nearly the same energy requirements as the existing aeration system. Improved oxygenation will also reduce the tendency for odors, including the twice -yearly water turnover events during spring and fall seasons. • Consider replacing the existing blowers with new, more -efficient units having a higher aeration output to increase the capacity of the existing aeration system for improved treatment of greater -than -average conditions. Operate the blowers with variable frequency drives based on continuous DO measurements to improve power consumption. • Consider modifying the influent and effluent header piping to provide additional inlets and outlets serving each basin. Doing so would improve the mixing, dispersal and collection of wastewater to and from the lagoon basins, and reduce short-circuiting. The relatively large water volumes of the two basins tends to mitigate the effects of short-circuiting. • Continue implementing a regular sludge removal program. Consider the procurement of a floating dredge unit to reduce the need for dewatering the lagoon basins for this effort. • The use of sodium nitrate could continue to be used by the City as a relatively quick and temporary measure for addressing odors. This method does not appear to be a good permanent solution for proactively mitigating or preventing odors. Attachments: • Hand calculations • Drawings used in calculations • Spreadsheet calculations END 9of9 65 cRw ENGRJ�RING GROIN LLC 3940 Arctic Blvd. • Suite 300 Anchorage, Alaska 99503 (907) 562-3252 FAX 561-2273 ;wk, SW51205-1fia l SHEET NO. 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Spreadsheet calculates values in yellow and orange boxes Values Transferred from Previous Worksheets: Design ww Flow Rate, Qo = 0.453 MGD Influent BOD, So = 159 mg/L Influent TSS, Xo = 0 mg/L Additional User Inputs: Target Infl NH4-N conc, No = 25 mg/L Target Effl NH4-N conc, Ne = 0.50 mg/L (needed only if nitrification is to be achieved) (needed only if nitrification is to be achieved) Target Effluent BOD, Se = 15 mg/L Target Effluent TSS, Xe = 0 mg/L A. Approximate Calculations 1. Inputs: (Values of "Rule of Thumb" Constants used in Calculations) OZ needed per lb BOD= 1.40 lb OZ/lb BOD Depth of Diffusers = 20.0 ft 02 needed per lb TSS= 0.00 lb 02/lb TSS Standard Temperature = 60 OF OZ needed per lb NH3-N = 4.57 lb OZ/lb NH3-N Standard Pressure = 14.7 psi SOTE as Function of Depth = 0.75% % per ft depth Atmospheric Pressure = 14.7 psi AOTE/SOTE = 0.50 Air Density at STP = 0.075 Ibm/SCF Press. Drop across Diffuser = 12.0 in W.C. OZ Content in Air = 0.017 Ibm/SCF (from mfr/vendor) 2. Calculations for BOD & TSS Removal Only: BOD Daily Loading = 22.7 Ib/hr TSS Daily Loading = 0.0 Ib/hr AOTE = 7.5% Oxygen Requirement = 31.7 Ib/hr Air Requirement = 407.6 SCFM SOTE = 15.0% Blower Outlet Pressure = 23.8 psia 3. Calculations for BOD & TSS Removal and Nitrification: NH3-N Daily Loading = 3.9 Ib/hr AOTE = 7.5% Oxygen Requirement = 49.4 Ib/hr Air Requirement = 634.0 SCFM SOTE = 15.0% Blower Outlet Pressure = 23.8 psia City of Seward Lowell Point WWTF Review 1 of 1 Oct 2021 72 BOD, TSS and Ammonia Removal Average Conditions Wastewater Treatment Calculations (Modified based on Engineered ExcelTemplates.com) Oxygen Requirement/Blower Sizing Calculations Instructions: Enter values in blue boxes. Spreadsheet calculates values in yellow and orange boxes Values Transferred from Previous Worksheets: Design ww Flow Rate, Qo = 0.453 MGD Influent BOD, So = 159 mg/L Influent TSS, Xo = 320 mg/L Additional User Inputs: Target Infl NH4-N conc, No = 25 mg/L Target Effl NH4-N conc, Ne = 0.50 mg/L (needed only if nitrification is to be achieved) (needed only if nitrification is to be achieved) Target Effluent BOD, Se = 15 mg/L Target Effluent TSS, Xe = 15 mg/L A. Approximate Calculations 1. Inputs: (Values of "Rule of Thumb" Constants used in Calculations) OZ needed per lb BOD= 1.40 lb OZ/lb BOD Depth of Diffusers = 20.0 ft 02 needed per lb TSS= 0.70 lb 02/lb TSS Standard Temperature = 60 OF OZ needed per lb NH3-N = 4.57 lb OZ/lb NH3-N Standard Pressure = 14.7 psi SOTE as Function of Depth = 0.75% % per ft depth Atmospheric Pressure = 14.7 psi AOTE/SOTE = 0.50 Air Density at STP = 0.075 Ibm/SCF Press. Drop across Diffuser = 12.0 in W.C. OZ Content in Air = 0.017 Ibm/SCF (from mfr/vendor) 2. Calculations for BOD & TSS Removal Only: BOD Daily Loading = 22.7 Ib/hr TSS Daily Loading = 48.0 Ib/hr AOTE = 7.5% Oxygen Requirement = 65.3 Ib/hr Air Requirement = 839.4 SCFM SOTE = 15.0% Blower Outlet Pressure = 23.8 psia 3. Calculations for BOD & TSS Removal and Nitrification: NH3-N Daily Loading = 3.9 Ib/hr AOTE = 7.5% Oxygen Requirement = 83.0 Ib/hr Air Requirement = 1065.8 SCFM SOTE = 15.0% Blower Outlet Pressure = 23.8 psia City of Seward Lowell Point WWTF Review 1 of 1 Oct 2021 73 Only BOD and Ammonia Removal Greater Than Average Conditions Wastewater Treatment Calculations (Modified based on Engineered ExcelTemplates.com) Oxygen Requirement/Blower Sizing Calculations Instructions: Enter values in blue boxes. Spreadsheet calculates values in yellow and orange boxes Values Transferred from Previous Worksheets: Design ww Flow Rate, Qo = 0.614 MGD Influent BOD, So = 243 mg/L Influent TSS, Xo = 0 mg/L Additional User Inputs: Target Infl NH4-N conc, No = 29 mg/L Target Effl NH4-N conc, Ne = 0.50 mg/L (needed only if nitrification is to be achieved) (needed only if nitrification is to be achieved) Target Effluent BOD, Se = 15 mg/L Target Effluent TSS, Xe = 0 mg/L A. Approximate Calculations 1. Inputs: (Values of "Rule of Thumb" Constants used in Calculations) OZ needed per lb BOD= 1.40 lb OZ/lb BOD Depth of Diffusers = 20.0 ft 02 needed per lb TSS= 0.70 lb 02/lb TSS Standard Temperature = 60 OF OZ needed per lb NH3-N = 4.57 lb OZ/lb NH3-N Standard Pressure = 14.7 psi SOTE as Function of Depth = 0.75% % per ft depth Atmospheric Pressure = 14.7 psi AOTE/SOTE = 0.50 Air Density at STP = 0.075 Ibm/SCF Press. Drop across Diffuser = 12.0 in W.C. OZ Content in Air = 0.017 Ibm/SCF (from mfr/vendor) 2. Calculations for BOD & TSS Removal Only: BOD Daily Loading = 48.6 Ib/hr TSS Daily Loading = 0.0 Ib/hr AOTE = 7.5% Oxygen Requirement = 68.1 Ib/hr Air Requirement = 874.8 SCFM SOTE = 15.0% Blower Outlet Pressure = 23.8 psia 3. Calculations for BOD & TSS Removal and Nitrification: NH3-N Daily Loading = 6.1 Ib/hr AOTE = 7.5% Oxygen Requirement = 95.9 Ib/hr Air Requirement = 1231.8 SCFM SOTE = 15.0% Blower Outlet Pressure = 23.8 psia City of Seward Lowell Point WWTF Review 1 of 1 Oct 2021 74 BOD, TSS and Ammonia Removal Greater Than Average Conditions Wastewater Treatment Calculations (Modified based on Engineered ExcelTemplates.com) Oxygen Requirement/Blower Sizing Calculations Instructions: Enter values in blue boxes. Spreadsheet calculates values in yellow and orange boxes Values Transferred from Previous Worksheets: Design ww Flow Rate, Qo = 0.614 MGD Influent BOD, So = 243 mg/L Influent TSS, Xo = 469 mg/L Additional User Inputs: Target Infl NH4-N conc, No = 29 mg/L Target Effl NH4-N conc, Ne = 0.50 mg/L (needed only if nitrification is to be achieved) (needed only if nitrification is to be achieved) Target Effluent BOD, Se = 15 mg/L Target Effluent TSS, Xe = 15 mg/L A. Approximate Calculations 1. Inputs: (Values of "Rule of Thumb" Constants used in Calculations) OZ needed per lb BOD= 1.40 lb OZ/lb BOD Depth of Diffusers = 20.0 ft 02 needed per lb TSS= 0.70 lb 02/lb TSS Standard Temperature = 60 OF OZ needed per lb NH3-N = 4.57 lb OZ/lb NH3-N Standard Pressure = 14.7 psi SOTE as Function of Depth = 0.75% % per ft depth Atmospheric Pressure = 14.7 psi AOTE/SOTE = 0.50 Air Density at STP = 0.075 Ibm/SCF Press. Drop across Diffuser = 12.0 in W.C. OZ Content in Air = 0.017 Ibm/SCF (from mfr/vendor) 2. Calculations for BOD & TSS Removal Only: BOD Daily Loading = 48.6 Ib/hr TSS Daily Loading = 96.9 Ib/hr AOTE = 7.5% Oxygen Requirement = 135.9 Ib/hr Air Requirement = 1745.8 SCFM SOTE = 15.0% Blower Outlet Pressure = 23.8 psia 3. Calculations for BOD & TSS Removal and Nitrification: NH3-N Daily Loading = 6.1 Ib/hr AOTE = 7.5% Oxygen Requirement = 163.7 Ib/hr Air Requirement = 2102.8 SCFM SOTE = 15.0% Blower Outlet Pressure = 23.8 psia City of Seward Lowell Point WWTF Review 1 of 1 Oct 2021 75 Only BOD and Ammonia Removal Greater Than Average Conditions - Fine Bubble Aeration Wastewater Treatment Calculations (Modified based on Engineered ExcelTemplates.com) Oxygen Requirement/Blower Sizing Calculations Instructions: Enter values in blue boxes. Spreadsheet calculates values in yellow and orange boxes Values Transferred from Previous Worksheets: Design ww Flow Rate, Qo = 0.614 MGD Influent BOD, So = 243 mg/L Influent TSS, Xo = 469 mg/L Additional User Inputs: Target Infl NH4-N conc, No = 29 mg/L Target Effl NH4-N conc, Ne = 0.50 mg/L (needed only if nitrification is to be achieved) (needed only if nitrification is to be achieved) Target Effluent BOD, Se = 15 mg/L Target Effluent TSS, Xe = 15 mg/L A. Approximate Calculations 1. Inputs: (Values of "Rule of Thumb" Constants used in Calculations) OZ needed per lb BOD= 1.40 lb OZ/lb BOD Depth of Diffusers = 20.0 ft 02 needed per lb TSS= 0.70 lb 02/lb TSS Standard Temperature = 60 OF OZ needed per lb NH3-N = 4.57 lb OZ/lb NH3-N Standard Pressure = 14.7 psi SOTE as Function of Depth = 2.00% % per ft depth Atmospheric Pressure = 14.7 psi AOTE/SOTE = 0.33 Air Density at STP = 0.075 Ibm/SCF Press. Drop across Diffuser = 12.0 in W.C. OZ Content in Air = 0.017 Ibm/SCF (from mfr/vendor) 2. Calculations for BOD & TSS Removal Only: BOD Daily Loading = 48.6 Ib/hr TSS Daily Loading = 96.9 Ib/hr AOTE = 13.2% Oxygen Requirement = 135.9 Ib/hr Air Requirement = 992.0 SCFM SOTE = 40.0% Blower Outlet Pressure = 23.8 psia 3. Calculations for BOD & TSS Removal and Nitrification: NH3-N Daily Loading = 6.1 Ib/hr AOTE = 13.2% Oxygen Requirement = 163.7 Ib/hr Air Requirement = 1194.8 SCFM SOTE = 40.0% Blower Outlet Pressure = 23.8 psia City of Seward Lowell Point WWTF Review 1 of 1 Oct 2021 76 Only BOD and Ammonia Removal Average Conditions at Max Flowrate Wastewater Treatment Calculations (Modified based on Engineered ExcelTemplates.com) Oxygen Requirement/Blower Sizing Calculations Instructions: Enter values in blue boxes. Spreadsheet calculates values in yellow and orange boxes Values Transferred from Previous Worksheets: Design ww Flow Rate, Qo = 0.88 MGD Influent BOD, So = 159 mg/L Influent TSS, Xo = 0 mg/L Additional User Inputs: Target Infl NH4-N conc, No = 25 mg/L Target Effl NH4-N conc, Ne = 0.50 mg/L (needed only if nitrification is to be achieved) (needed only if nitrification is to be achieved) Target Effluent BOD, Se = 15 mg/L Target Effluent TSS, Xe = 0 mg/L A. Approximate Calculations 1. Inputs: (Values of "Rule of Thumb" Constants used in Calculations) OZ needed per lb BOD= 1.40 lb OZ/lb BOD Depth of Diffusers = 20.0 ft 02 needed per lb TSS= 0.00 lb 02/lb TSS Standard Temperature = 60 OF OZ needed per lb NH3-N = 4.57 lb OZ/lb NH3-N Standard Pressure = 14.7 psi SOTE as Function of Depth = 0.75% % per ft depth Atmospheric Pressure = 14.7 psi AOTE/SOTE = 0.50 Air Density at STP = 0.075 Ibm/SCF Press. Drop across Diffuser = 12.0 in W.C. OZ Content in Air = 0.017 Ibm/SCF (from mfr/vendor) 2. Calculations for BOD & TSS Removal Only: BOD Daily Loading = 44.0 Ib/hr TSS Daily Loading = 0.0 Ib/hr AOTE = 7.5% Oxygen Requirement = 61.6 Ib/hr Air Requirement = 791.9 SCFM SOTE = 15.0% Blower Outlet Pressure = 23.8 psia 3. Calculations for BOD & TSS Removal and Nitrification: NH3-N Daily Loading = 7.5 Ib/hr AOTE = 7.5% Oxygen Requirement = 95.9 Ib/hr Air Requirement = 1231.7 SCFM SOTE = 15.0% Blower Outlet Pressure = 23.8 psia City of Seward Lowell Point WWTF Review 1 of 1 Oct 2021 77 BOD, TSS and Ammonia Removal Average Conditions at Max Flowrate Wastewater Treatment Calculations (Modified based on Engineered ExcelTemplates.com) Oxygen Requirement/Blower Sizing Calculations Instructions: Enter values in blue boxes. Spreadsheet calculates values in yellow and orange boxes Values Transferred from Previous Worksheets: Design ww Flow Rate, Qo = 0.88 MGD Influent BOD, So = 159 mg/L Influent TSS, Xo = 320 mg/L Additional User Inputs: Target Infl NH4-N conc, No = 25 mg/L Target Effl NH4-N conc, Ne = 0.50 mg/L (needed only if nitrification is to be achieved) (needed only if nitrification is to be achieved) Target Effluent BOD, Se = 15 mg/L Target Effluent TSS, Xe = 15 mg/L A. Approximate Calculations 1. Inputs: (Values of "Rule of Thumb" Constants used in Calculations) OZ needed per lb BOD= 1.40 lb OZ/lb BOD Depth of Diffusers = 20.0 ft 02 needed per lb TSS= 0.70 lb 02/lb TSS Standard Temperature = 60 OF OZ needed per lb NH3-N = 4.57 lb OZ/lb NH3-N Standard Pressure = 14.7 psi SOTE as Function of Depth = 0.75% % per ft depth Atmospheric Pressure = 14.7 psi AOTE/SOTE = 0.50 Air Density at STP = 0.075 Ibm/SCF Press. Drop across Diffuser = 12.0 in W.C. OZ Content in Air = 0.017 Ibm/SCF (from mfr/vendor) 2. Calculations for BOD & TSS Removal Only: BOD Daily Loading = 44.0 Ib/hr TSS Daily Loading = 93.3 Ib/hr AOTE = 7.5% Oxygen Requirement = 126.9 Ib/hr Air Requirement = 1630.5 SCFM SOTE = 15.0% Blower Outlet Pressure = 23.8 psia 3. Calculations for BOD & TSS Removal and Nitrification: NH3-N Daily Loading = 7.5 Ib/hr AOTE = 7.5% Oxygen Requirement = 161.2 Ib/hr Air Requirement = 2070.3 SCFM SOTE = 15.0% Blower Outlet Pressure = 23.8 psia City of Seward Lowell Point WWTF Review 1 of 1 Oct 2021 78 Only BOD and Ammonia Removal Average Conditions - Year 2041 Wastewater Treatment Calculations (Modified based on Engineered ExcelTemplates.com) Oxygen Requirement/Blower Sizing Calculations Instructions: Enter values in blue boxes. Spreadsheet calculates values in yellow and orange boxes Values Transferred from Previous Worksheets: Design ww Flow Rate, Qo = 0.485 MGD Influent BOD, So = 159 mg/L Influent TSS, Xo = 0 mg/L Additional User Inputs: Target Infl NH4-N conc, No = 25 mg/L Target Effl NH4-N conc, Ne = 0.50 mg/L (needed only if nitrification is to be achieved) (needed only if nitrification is to be achieved) Target Effluent BOD, Se = 15 mg/L Target Effluent TSS, Xe = 0 mg/L A. Approximate Calculations 1. Inputs: (Values of "Rule of Thumb" Constants used in Calculations) OZ needed per lb BOD= 1.40 lb OZ/lb BOD Depth of Diffusers = 20.0 ft 02 needed per lb TSS= 0.00 lb 02/lb TSS Standard Temperature = 60 OF OZ needed per lb NH3-N = 4.57 lb OZ/lb NH3-N Standard Pressure = 14.7 psi SOTE as Function of Depth = 0.75% % per ft depth Atmospheric Pressure = 14.7 psi AOTE/SOTE = 0.50 Air Density at STP = 0.075 Ibm/SCF Press. Drop across Diffuser = 12.0 in W.C. OZ Content in Air = 0.017 Ibm/SCF (from mfr/vendor) 2. Calculations for BOD & TSS Removal Only: BOD Daily Loading = 24.3 Ib/hr TSS Daily Loading = 0.0 Ib/hr AOTE = 7.5% Oxygen Requirement = 34.0 Ib/hr Air Requirement = 436.4 SCFM SOTE = 15.0% Blower Outlet Pressure = 23.8 psia 3. Calculations for BOD & TSS Removal and Nitrification: NH3-N Daily Loading = 4.1 Ib/hr AOTE = 7.5% Oxygen Requirement = 52.8 Ib/hr Air Requirement = 678.8 SCFM SOTE = 15.0% Blower Outlet Pressure = 23.8 psia City of Seward Lowell Point WWTF Review 1 of 1 Oct 2021 79 BOD, TSS and Ammonia Removal Average Conditions -Year 2041 Wastewater Treatment Calculations (Modified based on Engineered ExcelTemplates.com) Oxygen Requirement/Blower Sizing Calculations Instructions: Enter values in blue boxes. Spreadsheet calculates values in yellow and orange boxes Values Transferred from Previous Worksheets: Design ww Flow Rate, Qo = 0.485 MGD Influent BOD, So = 173 mg/L Influent TSS, Xo = 349 mg/L Additional User Inputs: Target Infl NH4-N conc, No = 25 mg/L Target Effl NH4-N conc, Ne = 0.50 mg/L (needed only if nitrification is to be achieved) (needed only if nitrification is to be achieved) Target Effluent BOD, Se = 15 mg/L Target Effluent TSS, Xe = 15 mg/L A. Approximate Calculations 1. Inputs: (Values of "Rule of Thumb" Constants used in Calculations) OZ needed per lb BOD= 1.40 lb OZ/lb BOD Depth of Diffusers = 20.0 ft 02 needed per lb TSS= 0.70 lb 02/lb TSS Standard Temperature = 60 OF OZ needed per lb NH3-N = 4.57 lb OZ/lb NH3-N Standard Pressure = 14.7 psi SOTE as Function of Depth = 0.75% % per ft depth Atmospheric Pressure = 14.7 psi AOTE/SOTE = 0.50 Air Density at STP = 0.075 Ibm/SCF Press. Drop across Diffuser = 12.0 in W.C. OZ Content in Air = 0.017 Ibm/SCF (from mfr/vendor) 2. Calculations for BOD & TSS Removal Only: BOD Daily Loading = 26.6 Ib/hr TSS Daily Loading = 56.3 Ib/hr AOTE = 7.5% Oxygen Requirement = 76.7 Ib/hr Air Requirement = 985.0 SCFM SOTE = 15.0% Blower Outlet Pressure = 23.8 psia 3. Calculations for BOD & TSS Removal and Nitrification: NH3-N Daily Loading = 4.1 Ib/hr AOTE = 7.5% Oxygen Requirement = 95.6 Ib/hr Air Requirement = 1227.4 SCFM SOTE = 15.0% Blower Outlet Pressure = 23.8 psia City of Seward Lowell Point WWTF Review 1 of 1 Oct 2021 :e] Philip Kaluza 11/22/2021 PO Box 3234 Seward AK, 99664 TO: PACAB Chair and Members Heat Pump Update: It has been a year and a half since PACAB approved a recommendation for the City to adopt a rebate program for Seward's electrical customers towards the installation of heat pumps. Since then, we have a new Electric Utility Director, City Manager, and new council and PACAB members. With the recent rise in heating oil prices and attention to climate change, an update to heat pumps in Seward is warranted. Specifically, cold climate Air Source Heat Pumps (ccASH P). The heat pump presentation almost 2 years ago, I presented to PACAB some economics of heat pumps to both the customer and the utility. Alan Mitchell, AnalysisNorth had developed the graphs for a previous Homer Electric Board presentation and kindly changed the utility costs for Seward and shared them. We had assumed a heat pump on average would displace 500 gallons of heating oil and increase electric use by 6000 kWh per year, resulting in a comparable savings to the consumer and utility. Thus the recommendation of a 50/50 investment by the consumer and utility was recommended and supported by PACAB. Displacing 500 gallon per year: Heat Pump Customer Cash Flow Seward s1.� Heat Pump W. � Net Present Value: $4,007 "' 0°0j Intemal Rate of Retum: 26.6% Economics 33OW Utility Cash Flow u.aam Utility Rebate: �° •••••••••■■■■■ Internal Rate of Return: 26.1% $1700 (5D/5©) Net Present Value: is�.omo�S3,992 zs,00a - Heat Pump Customer + Utility Cash Flow �510� 111111111111� Net Present Value: $7,999 Internal Rate of Return: 27.4% I53oo8) Here's another look at that same investment strategy but using $3600 installed heat pump cost, a utility rebate of $1700, and a more conservative 400 gallons of heating oil displaced per year. A smaller but still significant savings along with a comparable 50/50 benefit between customer and utility return on investment. 81 Heat Pump Customer Cash Flow $1,000- $0 0 0 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ($1,000) ($2,000) Net Present Value: $2,338 ($3,000)- Internal Rate of Return: 17.5% ($4,000) - Utility Cash Flow $1,000- $o ■ ■ ■ ■ �$2,000) $1,000)1- Net Present Value: $2,105 ($3,000)- Internal Rate of Return: 18.7% ($4,000) - Heat Pump Customer + Utility Cash Flow $1,000- $0 ($1,000) ($2,000) Net Present Value: $4,443 ($3,000) Internal Rate of Return: 18.0% ($4,000) 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Year If interested in using the financial app, Alan has made it available at: https:Hstreamlit.analysisnorth.com/ select "Heat Pump Utility Rebate Economics" Application tab on the left. Note how sensitive the consumer cash flow is to the electric rates, gallons of oil displaced, fuel cost and escalation rates are. It's a little simpler math for the utility: On average the utility will sell 12 kWh of electricity for every gallon of heating oil displaced. $0.09/kWh of profit/margins equals approximately $1 of revenue for every gallon of heating oil displaced by a ccASHP. Assuming 400 gallons of heating oil displaced on average by a ccASHP, would result in an annual revenue of $400 and an Internal Rate of Return of 18% over the 14 year life of the heat pump. Nearly double the typical return of large infrastructure investments by the private utility industry. In an effort to promote a rebate program for Seward, I offer up a host of ideas on the benefits/risks, a draft Resolution, along with a list of in -State and national rebate program links. Please feel free to copy, cut and paste, or start from scratch. I apologize for all the rambling thoughts, but hopefully they will be of some value. I hope PACAB can help nudge this program along through continued support. Please let me know if there is more I can do. Philip Kaluza Seward Resident 82 Draft RESOLUTION: Electrifying Seward - Cold Climate Heat Pump Rebate Pilot Program Whereas, The City of Seward recognizes the cold climate Air Source Heat Pump (ccASHP) technology has been available for over 10 years and is used successfully in cold climates across the world, the US, Alaska, and Whereas, ccASHP's have been tested and used in many parts of Alaska, including Kotzebue, Fairbanks, Dillingham, Seward, and many SE Alaska communities, and have proven to perform in all but the most extreme low temperatures. With Seward's more moderate climate, high oil heating costs, and cost effective winter electric rates, makes Seward a viable community for ccASHP technology, and Whereas, Rebate incentive programs to promote the use of ccASHP's exist in nearly all northern tier states and recently in Alaskan communities of: Kodiak, Sitka, Petersburg, Skagway, Haines, Gustavu and offer effective incentives to electric utility customers to purchase heat pumps to reduce the high heating costs of oil, and Whereas the Seward Port and Commerce Advisory Board (PACAB) on 05/15/2019 meeting approved a motion, by unanimous consent, supporting a utility rebate for air source heat pumps at a 50/50 savings between the purchaser and electric utility, or $1700 rebate towards the purchase and installation of heat pumps, and Whereas, The use of ccASHP's will increase the sale of electricity and revenue for the Seward Electric Department, thus benefiting all electric ratepayers and further promote heat pump technology for residential, business, and community buildings throughout Seward, and Whereas, heat pumps in Seward will significantly reduce CO2 emissions from space heating with oil by nearly half, thus helping reduce the impacts of climate change on our forests and ocean, and Whereas, a documented success of this pilot project will support additional rebate funding and other utility incentive programs, such as, on -bill loan programs, and further promote cold climate heat pump technology, and assist lower -income families to participate who will benefit the most from reduced heating costs, and Therefore be it resolved: The City Council approves the implementation of a Pilot cold climate Air Source Heat Pump (ccASHP) rebate program, utilizing up to ($90,000) of the 83 Electric Dept. reserve account funds to finance the rebates and $10,000 for administration, monitoring, and technical assistance for a total of $100,000. Revenues generated from the new electric sales to be used to restore and supplement the reserve account balance. Be it further resolved, the City Manager and Electric Department work with the PACAB in developing the eligibility and guidelines to optimize participation offering comparable savings and risk between the electric utility and the heat pump purchaser. A final report shall be provided to the City Council upon completion. Be it further resolved, the effective date of accepting rebates for heat pump purchase and installation, shall be on or after January 1, 2022. Supporting Documentation: PACAB motion approving a heat pump rebate 05/12/2019 Minutes http://www.citvofseward.net:8383[WebLink/O/doc/23657/Page4.aspx Programs to Electrify Space Heating In Homes and Buildings, ACEEE 2020 https://www.aceee.org/sites/defauIt/files/pdfs/programs to electrify space heating brief final 6-23-20. pdf Kodiak Electric Association: Electric Heat Conversion Program: https:Hkodiakelectric.com/home/electric-heat-conversion-program/ Sitka Heat Pump Rebate Program: http://www.cityofsitka.com/aovernment/departments/electric/documents/HeatPumpRebate. htm Petersburg Energy Assistance Rebate Programs: htti)s://www.i)etersburga, k.gov/i)ower-Ii ht/i)aae/eneray-assistance-rebate-programs Thermalize Juneau - Heat Smart Alaska: https:Hakheatsmart.org/programs/thermalize-ouneau/ ALaska Power & Telephone - Haines, Skagway, and Gustavus: Bring the Heat https://www.aptalaska.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/apt.heat_.pump .incentive.auidelines.a nd .application. 02172021.odf 2018 Alaska Heat Pump Study: Analysis North https://www.analysisnorth.com/pages/pro'ects.html Cold Climate Housing Research Center: Air Source Heat Pumps http://cchrc.org/air-source-heat-pumps/ Rebate Process: Funding is approved, rebate amounts and eligibility established. - Eligibility could be one rebate per person/electric meter. (only one rebate allowed on a multiplex or small commercial bldg, for example) - Rebate applicant submits rebate Application form to the Electric Dept or it's designated reviewer. - When the rebate application is submitted and approved, funds will be reserved/obligated for up to 120 days to complete the installation. After installation is complete, a final inspection report from the building dept is submitted and a rebate check is sent directly to the participant or designee (installer?). Applicants failing to complete their project in the time allotted will be required to re -submit an application with no assurance funding will be available. - Once all funding has been obligated, a wait list could be used to expend the unused obligated funds until funds are exhausted. The wait list can also provide support for additional funding. - Rebate applicants would be encouraged (required?) to participate in a survey, electric bill analysis, and potential field monitoring. - Final report on the pilot project and recommendations will be submitted when all funds are dispersed. A few Discussion Items: Simple is essential for a small pilot project. Heat pump rebate programs across the US range from small pilot projects to multi -million dollar programs. From small coop utility run, to State-wide financed programs. Rebates range from a few hundred dollars to 100% of installed costs and are given to property owners, installers, and suppliers. Residential, low-income, rental, and small commercial programs cover the spectrum of participants. Ideally, a good mix of residential and small commercial participants would generate the most useful data going forward. - Pre -approval of a rebate application assists in funding a heat pump installation by assuring the rebate will help pay for the cost once it is installed. The rebate can be sent directly to the installer, per the applicant's request thus offering the customer the opportunity to only pay upfront the non -rebate portion of the installation. The installer receives the rebate portion upon completion and final building inspection report ensuring prompt completion. Some programs accept 85 applications only after the completion of an installation. With limited funding this method does not provide the assurance of a rebate if funding expires just prior to submission of a completed and inspected project. Other programs provide the rebate on a monthly reduction to the electric bill over a few years. Saves the utility from obligating as much funds, but requires the customer to be able to cover the full cost of the heat pump installation. Lower -income homeowners would be significantly burdened by requiring the full cost of installation upfront. - Risk to the Seward utility is a rebate given to a seldom or underutilized heat pump, thus not recovering the rebate costs through increased kWh sales within a reasonable time frame. This could be from a significant drop in oil prices encouraging participants to rely on existing oil heat, or the installation resulted in unsatisfactory comfort issues, unresolved mechanical problems , etc.. This can be minimized by ensuring rebates are given to installations designed to meet a significant portion of the heating needs of a building. Exclude rebates for installations for backrooms, out buildings, garages, etc. The heat pump owner risks little or no return on their investment if oil prices remain near or below the cost of operating the heat pump, or poor installations and mechanical issues are left unresolved within the normal warranty period of ccASHPs ( 5 -7 yr). Given the volatility of oil price, it would appear the heat pump owner is subjected to comparable, if not higher risks, than the utility as an investment. These risks are especially critical to lower -income households. - The consumer generally needs a shorter -term return than the utility to garner participation. Lower -income households participate and benefit the most with shorter -term investment opportunities. Future rebate/financing options for low-income participants will hopefully be considered. - Setting an early eligible installation date will allow prospective heat pump buyers to proceed purchasing and installing prior to any final adoption of a rebate program. This will prevent prospective buyers from delaying an installation any longer than need be. Though, no promise of a rebate can be made prior to formal adoption and eligibility requirements are met. An early adoption date allowing a "retroactive" rebate made prior to final implementation would alleviate residents, with all good intentions, from becoming disgruntled residents. I think Jan1, 2022 would be a good target date, even if final implementation of the rebate program does not occur until later in the year. 92 - Returns on this rebate investment by both the utility and property owner can be estimated from electric bills, surveys, and field monitoring. Collected data can be used as the benchmark for review of the pilot program and future programs. A low cost wireless power meter is proposed to be installed in 10-20 of the units to assist in evaluating the project savings. (The cost of this monitoring is yet to be determined, nor has non -utility funding been secured - yet) - There are state-wide rebate programs which establish and maintain "certified" installers and hardware lists, adding significant bureaucratic layers that are probably not warranted for a small pilot project of this nature. I do see some oversight to assure success. Establishing a minimum efficiency standard and appropriate equipment for a cold climate is recommended. There are existing standards, such as the Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships: (https://neep.ora/heatina-electrification/ccashp-specification-product-list) that provide a listing of heat pumps recommended for cold climates utilized by numerous utilities and organizations. I would recommend in addition to being listed on NEEP's product list, a ccASHP have a HSPF rating of 12.5 or higher. This efficiency is met by all the major heat pump manufacturers and assures optimum benefits for the customer. - As for the DIY installations, I recommend a professional installer complete the final step of purging and testing the refrigerant lines to assure efficiency and longevity. Utilizing a simple, low cost building permit and final inspection report as the quality control for submission of a rebate would help assure a successful outcome of the program. More ramblings: - Be nice to have several different makes of approved ccASHPs. Fujitsu, Mitshubi. Daikin, GREE, etc... They all have their quirks and newer models are continuously being introduced. But, I suggest the program refrain from selection of product, other than being ccASHP certified and meet minimum HSPF ratings. - If the initial goal of this pilot is to introduce and promote cold climate heat pumps to Seward residents and businesses, providing savings in heating costs and environmental benefits, along with supporting our local electric utility with increased sales benefits the entire community, we need to keep it as simple as possible. A few failures may occur but keeping the "average" savings in context will compensate for a few mishaps. Preliminary economics show this a clear win for the electric utility, ratepayers, and the environment. A measure of success 87 through electric bills, survey, or field monitoring will assist in evaluating the performance of the program. Estimating future energy costs, especially volatile oil, will be of concern. Heating oil costs below $2.25 a gallon would be a break-even for heat pump owners with little return on their investment. Whereas the electric utility will continue to benefit as long as customers continue to use their heat pump and not switch back to oil as the primary heat source. A switch back to primarily oil heat would result in both sides absorbing a loss of savings/revenue during such low oil price periods. ccASHPs can be considered a "hedge" against high oil cost periods. - Both the electric utility and the heat pump owner incur both risks and benefits at different levels. Risk to Utility: - Under utilized heat pump due to homeowner dissatisfaction, comfort issues, misunderstanding of the higher monthly electric bill vs the less frequent oil delivery bill, periods of low oil prices making heat pumps more expensive and would extend the time frame the rebate will "repay" itself. Mechanical issues not covered by warranty (typical 5-7yrs), catastrophic damage to home and property from fire or flood etc. will impact both. Given the anticipated high return on investment of avid heat pump use by most rebate applicants (significant skin in the game) should more than compensate for a few marginal installations to the utility. Risk to Heat Pump Owner: - Unlike the utility, for a homeowner, especially lower -income, the purchase of a heat pump is a significant investment. Oil price volatility significantly impacts their return on investment. Unlike the electric utility that is more assured of a steady revenue through high or relatively low oil price swings. Combined Benefits: Both the heat pump owner and electric utility stand to benefit financially at current oil prices. For example: At $3.05/gal average cost for heating oil the consumer would save approximately $0.89 per gallon ( 30% savings) of the heating oil displaced by the heat pump. Lower the fuel oil costs, the lower the heat pump will provide a return on investment to the owner and visa versa. The electric utility will sell approximately 12 kWh to supply the heat pump energy to make the equivalent amount of heat as one gallon of heating oil. At a margin of $0.09/kWh the utility will thus generate revenue at $1 per gallon of heating oil displaced by the heat pump. As oil heating costs vary, the revenue to the electric utility does not change, unless the owner discontinues the use of the heat pump, which in case, neither benefits. - Using a $1/gal savings as an example for both the utility and heat pump owner, they both recover their investment based upon the gallons of heating oil displaced. A utility rebate of $1700 would require 1700 gallons of heating oil displaced over a reasonable period of time. At a low estimate of 300 gallons per year would equal approximately 6 years to recoup the investment. On the high end of say 800 gallons per year displaced, the time is just over 2 yrs. I'm guessing the average rate will be in the 400-500 gallon per year displacement or 4-5 year average. With the useful life of a heat pump estimated to be 14yrs, the long term savings will be substantial to both the utility and the heat pump owner. More Economics: - The original economic analysis graphs were provided by Alan Mitchell, AnalysisNorth who presented them to the Homer Electric Board and adjusted the rates for Seward. He used a 500 gal/yr savings in his calculation. I'm now thinking about all of our smaller homes (inefficient?). We may be more in the 400 gal/yr range of "average" displacement of oil per installation. Alan offered to make the analysis into an app so we can vary these inputs and is available at https://streamIit.analysisnorth.con't Select the "Utility Heat Pump Rebate Economics" Application tab on the left. Field Monitoring Opportunity: - Unfortunately, unlike a boiler flue gas test, it is very difficult to measure the efficiency of an air to air heat pump in the field. Several major mini -split efficiency studies have been undertaken, as well as small studies, such as the one done on my house and others in Alaska, offer up a reasonable efficiency over a range of winter temperatures. I am reasonably comfortable with the real world efficiency of the higher -end cold climate heat pumps. From the heat pump efficiency and the price of electricity we can determine the equivalent cost of oil. (net btu/gal / 3412 btu/kWh x COP) X cost/kWh winter rate. ((134,000btu/gal X 80% efficiency) / 3412 X 2.6 COP) X $0.18/kWh = $2.18/gal equivalent heat pump cost. A savings of ($3.05/gal - $2.17/heat pump cost) _ $.87/gal savings X 400 gal = $352/yr savings to the customer. - What we have little confirmed data on is the actual amount the heat pump is utilized. Obviously every home and homeowner will result in a different use • pattern. A low cost power meter is being tested which can wirelessly transmit the power usage to the utility and user using the same LoRaWAN technology we are currently using to monitor boats in the Seward Harbor. If testing is successful I would like to incorporate some monitoring of rebate applicants as part of the program assessment. More info to come. An analysis of before/after electric bills will provide good info as well. - Annual heating fuel displacement will depend upon the size of the building and how aggressive the owner is to use the heat pump. Good installation practice will be essential for comfort as will educating the user to the economic and environmental benefits. Requiring the heat pump to provide heat for a substantial portion of a house or office should be considered. Avoiding rebate installs in backrooms, outbuildings, etc. should be part of the eligibility, thus requiring the installation to heat a good portion of the building to assure a good return for both consumer and utility. For homeowners with Toyo's or woodstoves understand this limited heat distribution. Many utilities offer weatherization opportunities in conjunction with heat pump incentives, something we should consider down the road. Update on my heat pump: Last year I replaced my near prehistoric air to water heat pump with a newer much more efficient model. Over the past few weeks we have gone from 40 deg. wet to minus cold dry temperatures in Seward, providing a nice snapshot of our heating season. My energy use monitoring data confirms the new heat pump is much more efficient than my previous air to water heat pump and comparable with the performance to the air to air mini -splits I and other studies have monitored. (maybe 10% less efficient at warmer temps due to more cycling of my air to water heat pump). Below is a graph showing the efficiency of my heat pump - Coefficient of Performance (COP) and the recent huge swing in outdoor temperatures over the past few weeks. Note: Electric space heater COP = 1.0. A COP of 2 is 200% more efficient than the space heater. EEG ® 4 hr 1 da 3 da 1 wk 2 wk 1 mo 2 mo 4 mo 1 yr All Custom Heat Pump COP, 6 hour rolling average vs. New Outdoor Wireless Temp a O all U • • 2.6 • •� • % • .. . 2.4 '• "�►�h'•s't • • o2.2 • • �•�M d • 0 j•��i S •• • • T p 2 • • • • a__ �' • a' 1.8 • OK •i 004 • x • i 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 New Outdoor Wireless Temp, deg F Coefficient of Performance (COP) Data Nov. 1st - Nov. 22nd, 2021, Kaluza Residence 0 As expected the efficiency of the heat pump is lower as outdoor temperatures drop and the heat pump needs to work harder to deliver warm air, or water in my case. For example: at 10 degrees outdoors, the COP efficiency of my heat pump is 1.9 (190% more efficient than an electric heater), requiring 16.5 kWh consumed by the heat pump to equal the heat output of one gallon of heating oil. At $0.18/kWh winter rate, the heat pump is equivalent to $2.97 per gallon heating oil for a very cold day in Seward, about break-even at today's fuel prices. The average heating temperature for Seward is around 34 degrees, for a seasonal equivalent cost per gal of approximately $2.26. and almost a $1 a gallon savings at today's heating oil prices. Eligibility Considerations: - One rebate per customer/meter. (multiplex eligible for only one rebate) Shall be centrally located to supply the most heat to the building. It is not required to provide all the heat but shall be located to maximize the heat pump use. Heating System Performance Factor - HSPF and Listing Recommend HSPF of 12.5 or greater and listed on the current NEEP Cold Climate Air Source Heat Pump (ccASHP) Specification and Product List. httDs:HneeD.ora/heatina-electrification/ccashD-specification-product-list This HSPF and NEEP listing requirement will disallow the low end products that have not been certified as cold climate air source heat pumps but are available online and should be discouraged to better assure success of the program. 91