2019 Utility Management Conference Program 2019 Utility Mgmt Program

T H U R S D AY, M A R C H 7 Track Room Session Title 8:30–9:00 MANAGEMENT – INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE, ACCOUNTING & RATES GRAND BALLROOM 3 BROADWAY 3 STS01—WIFIA IRL! STORIES FROM SUCCESSFUL BORROWERS THU01—RATES AND RATINGS Moderator: Danusha Chandy Moderator: Todd Cristiano WIFIA Overview and Benefits (8:30–8:40 a.m.) WaterOne: Anatomy of a AAA Bond Rating Jorianne Jernberg, US EPA Shane Hoffman, Water District No. 1 of Johnson County Baltimore’s WIFIA Story (8:40–8:55 a.m.) Troy Brogdon, Baltimore City Department of Public Works 9:00–9:30 SFPUC’s WIFIA Story (8:55–9:10 a.m.) CustomerSelect—A Tool to Achieve Competing Rate Objectives Eric Sandler, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Kevin Kostiuk, Raftelis, Sanjay Gaur OCWD’s WIFIA Story (9:10–9:25 a.m.) Randy Fick, Orange County Water District 9:30–10:00 WIFIA’s First Closed Loan Story (9:25–9:40 a.m.) Rates and Ratings: More In Common Than Just A Name! Dan Kaplan, King County, Washington Mark Coffin, Mount Pleasant Waterworks, Joseph Crea, Raftelis, Townsend Collins, Raftelis, Amy Vitner Panel Discussion (9:40–10:00 a.m.) Alternate Challenges and Effective Strategies for Pricing and Cost Recovery for Reuse Water Robert Raucher, Corona Environmental Consulting, Richard Atwater, Eric Rosenblum 10:00–10:30 NETWORKING BREAK IN GRAND BALLROOM FOYER Track STRATEGIC PLANNING FINANCE, ACCOUNTING & RATES Room GRAND BALLROOM 3 BROADWAY 3 STS02—CORPORATE RISK AS A MECHANISM FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING THU04—AFFORDABILITY SOLUTIONS Session Title Moderator: Fletcher Davis Moderator: Liz Kelly 10:30–11:00 11:00–11:30 11:30–noon What Is ‘Affordability’? Case Study #1 - Portland Water Bureau (10:45–11:00 a.m.) Doug Stewart, Portland Water Bureau Ted Chapman, S&P Global Ratings, Erin Boeke Burke, James Breeding Case Study #2 - Toho Water (11:00–11:15 a.m.) Mike Sweeney, Toho Water Case Study #3 - Metropolitan Council Enviornmental Services (11:15 a.m.–11:30 a.m.) Craig Edlund, Minneapolis Council Environmental Services Other International use of Corporate Risk for Strategic Planning (11:30–11:40 a.m.) Scott Haskins, Jacobs Efficiency, Affordability and Revenue Stability: Tools To Deliver All Three Ed Cebron, Cascade Water Alliance, Chris Gonzalez Fixing Those Affordability Challenges Requires a Full Toolbox Jon Davis, Raftelis, Jennifer Fitts, Henrietta Locklear Questions and Panel Discussion (11:40 a.m.–noon) Doug Stewart, Portland Water Bureau, Mike Sweeney, Toho Water, Craig Edlund, Minneapolis Council Environmental Services, Scott Haskins, Jacobs Alternate The Growing Challenge of Water Affordability Robert Ryall, Arcadis noon–1:30 LUNCH—ON YOUR OWN  16 

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