Mecklenburg UCC February 2016 Minutes

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1 Mecklenburg UCC February 2016 Minutes Meeting opened at 10:07 by Chair, Matt Barringer Introductions around the room Review of January 2016 minutes. Motion to accept by Sam Gonzalez. Seconded by Roger Richards. Craig Miller, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services, spoke about City & County ordinances regarding run-off, storm drains, discharge, and violations. Containment, storage, and disposal is an issue. You can empty into a private pit that is contained and allow the discharge to dry. For areas over an acre you need a permit from the State of North Carolina. There are rental companies that supply containers for the discharge. Storm Water Services would rather avoid issuing citations and violations and would prefer compliance. Enforcement could include fines up to $5, per day. Craig will send an which is a draft he would like the group to review. ( sent)

2 Mecklenburg UCC February 2016 Minutes Discussion amongst group about methods and practices used for containment. NC811 February Presentation given by Tami Stout (click here for a link to previous presentations and minutes) Discussion about 3 hour tickets and the increase in number of tickets Question about RTE and the top 5 issues of tickets audited Damage roundtable Question about locating-when locating and marking, is each active facility marked? There was also a question about marking live lines and abandoned/dead lines. Remark from group-would like to see more attendance from NC811 board members Would like to hear from Charlotte-Mecklenburg about any boring/digging guidelines (requirements from City/Co government. Next meeting March 30 th, :00 am Piedmont Natural Gas 4301 Yancey Road, Charlotte.

3 March 2016 Mecklenburg County North Carolina Utility Coordinating Committee Report

4 Where to find the UCC Issues Form under the county and state minutes pages

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6 Let s look at the numbers

7 Locate Requests / Transmissions Feb vs 2015 Tickets Feb Tickets Feb ,131 91,401 Transmissions Feb Difference: 52.2% Transmissions Feb , ,030 Difference: 64.1% Year-to-Date 2016 Total Tickets 261, % increase vs Transmissions 1,393, % increase vs. 2015

8 County Ticket Volume Last months stats compared with previous year Type Ticket % Measured against Total Tickets 3 HR CNCL NEW RXMT UPDT TOTAL % 3 HR % CNCL % NEW % RXMT % UPDT % 1.1% 68.0% 2.2% 28.7% % 1.3% 68.1% 3.4% 25.6% 124.0% 96.5% 203.1% 75.0% 96.3% 1.6% 0.2% 0.1% 1.2% -3.1%

9 County Ticket Volume YTD stats compared with previous year Type Ticket % Measured against Total Tickets 3 HR CNCL NEW RXMT UPDT TOTAL % 3 HR % CNCL % NEW % RXMT % UPDT % 1.0% 68.3% 2.1% 28.6% % 1.5% 65.6% 2.7% 28.8% 143.2% 61.5% 118.7% 69.3% 68.1% 1.4% 0.5% -2.7% 0.6% 0.2%

10 County Ticket Volume MECKLENBURG BERRYHILL 8 CHARLOTTE CHARLOTTE OUT 675 CLEAR CREEK 10 CORNELIUS 479 DAVIDSON 317 HUNTERSVILLE 1514 MATTHEWS 543 MIDLAND 3 MINT HILL 435 PAW CREEK 18 PINEVILLE 412 UNIVERSITY PLACE 114

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15 If you have any questions you would like answered, please contact Ann Rushing in the Education Department at and we may just use your questions in our next video.

16 Women In Construction Week March 6 thru 12, 2016

17 The NAWIC (National Association of Women is Construction) Golf Tournament quickly approaching on Wednesday April 13 th. We are looking forward to having you and your team participate! We are also looking forward to having Charity Golf Guns at our event. You will personally be able to shoot your ball down the course with an AR-15 golf ball launcher! Here are few YouTube videos to see what they are all about! For registration information please visit

18 State UCC Meetings March 8 PSNC Energy 4211 Global Street, Raleigh NC May 4,5,6 NC/SC Joint Conference Holiday Inn Resort, Wrightsville Beach, NC $70 per attendee ($80 after April 4, 2016) Deadline for Hotel Reservations is Monday, April 4, 2016 Register today at: ncucc.org

19 NC811 Board Meeting 1Q16: Sea Trail, Sunset Beach, NC April 22 nd :30am For booking information, contact Tonya Hargraves:

20 We hope you enjoyed the presentation. Any questions?

21 Meeting Minutes for Wednesday, March 30, 2016 Mecklenburg County Utility Coordinating Committee Call to 10:03AM 10:04AM Review and approval of 10:07AM Monthly Mecklenburg County UCC Provided by Tami Stout from 811 Where to find the UCC Issues Form o o Under the county & state minutes pages o It is anonymous Short video announcement regarding NC811 safe digging campaign o o o National safe digging the month of April Marquee challenge for fire stations Reserve Pipes Plus training at your location On Going Reports Locate Requests / Transmissions o Feb 2016 = 139,131 vs Feb 2015 = 91,401 is a 52.2% increase o YTD 2016 total 261,654 = 35.9% increase vs 2015 o YTD ,393,252 = 46.8% increase vs 2015 County Ticket Volume o Last month s stats compared w/previous year 2015 = 11,774 vs 2016 = 23, % increase o YTD stats compared w/previous year 2015 = 24,727 vs 2016 = 41, % increase Mecklenburg = 23,112 Remote Ticket Entry o RTE Volume Feb 2016@ 90,702 vs Feb 2015@ 55,718 Women in Construction Week was March 6 12, 2016 o Cozies given out to the women in construction National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) o Charity golf event April 13 th. There will also be charity golf guns at this event.

22 o To register please visit State UCC Meeting was March 8, 4211 Global St in Raleigh, NC NC/SC Joint Conference May 4-6, Wrightsville Beach, NC o Emergency Management o CSX railroad o SBI will educate on meth lab awareness o NCDOT o Accurate locating o Booths still available o Register at NC811 Board Meeting is April 22, Sunset Beach, NC o To book contact T. tonya@nc811.org Any Questions? Please contact Ann Rushing in the Education Dept. at annrushing@nc811.org Safe digging partner of the month given to Energy Resources in Rocky Mount, NC Blood drive from April thru August o o You can host your own or visit a donation center Add you donations to NC811 s by going to Open 10:25AM TWC = 56 damages Charlotte Water = 33 damages BRS = 1 damage o 22 hours of idle time waiting on locators o Keep a track record of your down time When you hit a line that was marked incorrectly, USIC will send out an investigator. Working too close together causes confusion. Let s verify who we are by possibly using car magnets or some other type of verification to tell who s who. The APP will show you who is out there working & what they are doing. Or get the ticket #, call it in & find out who is working near you. Homeowners what are some of the things you ve seen them do that will get them into trouble? o Putting up their own fences o Landscaping Let s try to figure out a way to resolve our issues regarding locates, down time & cut lines instead of just talking about it. Everyone needs to be accountable for their facilities Tickets are up in every county except one Next Meeting Wednesday, April 27, PNG/PTC 4720 Piedmont Row Dr. Auditorium A Meeting 11:15AM

23 Tami Stout NC Ronya Nabors PNG Derrick Cyrus PNG Stacey Hudson PNG Aydee Apple PNG William Pillow PNG Tina Combs PRG Yasan Bey Kate Powers PRG PRG BW Allen Duke Energy Tod Strohl Evergreen Landscaping Jay Smith Evergreen Landscaping Jason Pielech Bechtel Steve Nakasaki Bechtel Reginald Drakeford Charlotte Water Shuhurah Lee Charlotte Water Doug Sossamon NCDOT Robert Druckemiller USIC Frank Stump Casey Mashburn Bret Kilgo Eric Weidermann Brian Merritt Paul Carrico Matt Barringer USIC City of Charlotte City of Charlotte City of Charlotte One Call Concepts AT&T BRS

24 Kevin Comalander Teresa VonCannon Spirit Communications PNG