Amador County – Sutter Creek is still looking for resolution of a wastewater capacity agreement with the Amador Water Agency, but a meeting on the subject was canceled Monday by bad weather. Local critic Mimi Arata pointed out last week that Sutter Creek City Council must still approve an agreement with AWA for the agency’s share in a capacity increase project in Sutter Creek system. The system is operated by Amador Regional Sanitation Authority, and the council at its late November meeting tabled an agreement contract, pending AWA approval of changes. AWA Interim General Manger Gene Mancebo said Monday that staff from AWA and city staff were scheduled to meet Monday to “hammer out language” on the capacity agreement. He said the meeting was canceled due to bad weather. City Attorney Dennis Crabb rewrote the agreement and submitted it to AWA and staff for review. Crabb in a report said “AWA made minor comments, all but one of which has been incorporated into the second draft.” Crabb said “the agreement provides that AWA will pay $750,000 to the city, representing one half of the cost of the plant upgrade in return for additional reserved capacity up to a maximum of 173,000 gallons per day,” after payment is made to the city. The contract also delineates “excess” capacity that the city can sell to the AWA, and a reimbursement plan for the AWA, in the event it does not use its capacity. The draft of the agreement allows the city council to set the “rate at which the capacity will be sold.” Crabb in his report said the agreement has 3 “exhibits,” including “a project description, the final accounting of project costs, and the best practices the parties commit to in order to reduce unwanted demand.” Crabb said the “only change not made was a provision which allows the city to differentially bill problem users in Martell.” The City Council tabled the issue after hearing from District 4 AWA Director Debbie Dunn, who said she had not seen the amended contract and the AWA board had not voted on it. Also canceled Monday was Sutter Creek City Council’s meeting that included consideration of “Decision Documents” for the Gold Rush Ranch & Golf Resort. The regular meeting was rescheduled to next Wednesday, December 16th. The council will receive staff presentations on Gold Rush “Decision Documents,” with consultant Bob Delp speaking about the Final Environmental Impact Report and Technical Memorandum. The council could consider a resolution certifying the FEIR, “adopting a mitigation monitoring plan. They could also consider a resolution approving the Gold Rush “Specific Plan,” General Plan Amendments and a phased “Large Lot Tentative Subdivision Map.” Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.