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Mecklenburg UCC February 2016
Minutes
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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
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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 $5,000.00 per day.
Craig will send an email which is a draft he would like the group to review. (email sent)
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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 30th, 2016 10:00 am Piedmont Natural Gas 4301 Yancey Road, Charlotte.
March
2016
Mecklenburg County
North Carolina Utility Coordinating Committee Report
Where to find the UCC Issues Form
under the county and state minutes pages
Let’s look at the numbers
Locate Requests / Transmissions
Feb. 2016 vs 2015
Tickets
Feb. 2016
Tickets
Feb. 2015
139,131
91,401
Difference: 52.2%
Transmissions
Feb. 2016
Transmissions
Feb. 2015
741,864
452,030
Difference: 64.1%
Year-to-Date
2016
Total Tickets – 261,654
35.9% increase vs. 2015
Transmissions – 1,393,252
46.8% increase vs. 2015
County Ticket Volume
Last months stats compared with previous year
Type Ticket
3 HR
CNCL
NEW
RXMT
% Measured against Total Tickets
UPDT
TOTAL
% 3 HR % CNCL % NEW % RXMT % UPDT
2015
3
129
8006
260
3376
11774 2015
0.1%
1.1% 68.0%
2.2%
28.7%
2016
393
289
15735
788
5907
23112 2016
1.7%
1.3% 68.1%
3.4%
25.6%
96.3%
1.6%
0.2%
1.2%
-3.1%
124.0%
96.5% 203.1% 75.0%
0.1%
County Ticket Volume
YTD stats compared with previous year
Type Ticket
3 HR
CNCL
NEW
RXMT
% Measured against Total Tickets
UPDT
TOTAL
% 3 HR % CNCL % NEW % RXMT % UPDT
2015
5
250 16884
520
7068 24727 2015
0.0%
1.0% 68.3%
2.1%
28.6%
2016
580
608 27276
1137
11969 41570 2016
1.4%
1.5% 65.6%
2.7%
28.8%
69.3% 68.1%
1.4%
0.5%
0.6%
0.2%
143.2% 61.5% 118.7%
-2.7%
County Ticket Volume
MECKLENBURG
BERRYHILL
CHARLOTTE
CHARLOTTE OUT
CLEAR CREEK
CORNELIUS
DAVIDSON
HUNTERSVILLE
MATTHEWS
MIDLAND
MINT HILL
PAW CREEK
PINEVILLE
UNIVERSITY PLACE
23112
8
18584
675
10
479
317
1514
543
3
435
18
412
114
Remote Ticket Entry
If you have any questions you would like answered,
please contact Ann Rushing in the Education Department
at annrushing@nc811.org and we may just use your
questions in our next video.
Women In
Construction Week
March 6 thru 12, 2016
The NAWIC (National Association of Women is Construction)
Golf Tournament quickly approaching on Wednesday April 13th.
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
http://www.nawiccharlotte.com/events.html
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
NC811 Board Meeting
1Q16: Sea Trail,
Sunset Beach, NC
April 22nd 2016 8:30am
For booking information, contact
Tonya Hargraves: tonya@nc811.org
We hope you enjoyed
the presentation.
Any questions?
Meeting Minutes for Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Mecklenburg County Utility Coordinating Committee
Call to Order @ 10:03AM
Introductions @ 10:04AM
Review and approval of Minutes @ 10:07AM
Monthly Mecklenburg County UCC– Provided by Tami Stout from 811
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Where to find the UCC Issues Form
o www.ncucc.org
o Under the county & state minutes pages
o It is anonymous
Short video announcement regarding NC811 safe digging campaign
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National safe digging the month of April
Marquee challenge for fire stations
Reserve Pipes Plus training at your location
On Going Reports
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Locate Requests / Transmissions
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Feb 2016 = 139,131 vs Feb 2015 = 91,401 is a 52.2% increase
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YTD 2016 total tickets @ 261,654 = 35.9% increase vs 2015
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YTD 2016 transmissions @ 1,393,252 = 46.8% increase vs 2015
County Ticket Volume
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2015 = 11,774 vs 2016 = 23,112
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96.3% increase
YTD stats compared w/previous year
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2015 = 24,727 vs 2016 = 41,570
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68.1% increase
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Mecklenburg = 23,112
RTE Volume Feb 2016@ 90,702 vs Feb 2015@ 55,718
Women in Construction Week was March 6 – 12, 2016
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Remote Ticket Entry
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Last month’s stats compared w/previous year
Cozies given out to the women in construction
National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC)
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Charity golf event April 13th. There will also be charity golf guns at this event.
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To register please visit www.nawiccharlotte.com/event.html
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State UCC Meeting was March 8, 2016 @ 4211 Global St in Raleigh, NC
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NC/SC Joint Conference May 4-6, 2016 @ Wrightsville Beach, NC
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Emergency Management
CSX railroad
SBI will educate on meth lab awareness
NCDOT
Accurate locating
Booths still available
Register at www.ncucc.org
NC811 Board Meeting is April 22, 2016 @ Sunset Beach, NC
o To book contact T. Hargraves @ tonya@nc811.org
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Any Questions? Please contact Ann Rushing in the Education Dept. at
annrushing@nc811.org
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Safe digging partner of the month given to Energy Resources in Rocky Mount, NC
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Blood drive from April thru August
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You can host your own or visit a donation center
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Add you donations to NC811’s by going to www.nc811.org
Open Discussion – @ 10:25AM
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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, 2016 @ PNG/PTC 4720 Piedmont Row Dr. Auditorium A
Meeting Adjourned – @ 11:15AM
Tami Stout
NC811
tami@nc811.org
Ronya Nabors
PNG
ronya.nabors@piedmontng.com 704-731-4522
Derrick Cyrus
PNG
Stacey Hudson
PNG
stacey.hudson@piedmontng.com 704-619-2699
Aydee Apple
PNG
aydee.apple@piedmontng.com
William Pillow
PNG
william.pillow@piedmontng.com 704-361-3852
Tina Combs
PRG
tcombs@prgconsulting.net
Yasan Bey
PRG
Kate Powers
PRG
BW Allen
Duke Energy
Tod Strohl
Evergreen Landscaping tstrohl@elmcarolina.com
980-721-3786
Jay Smith
Evergreen Landscaping jsmith@elmcarolina.com
704-242-3577
Jason Pielech
Bechtel
japielec@bechtel.com
740-310-2937
Steve Nakasaki
Bechtel
shnakasa@bechtel.com
301-228-6713
Reginald Drakeford Charlotte Water
rdrakeford@ci.charlotte.nc.us
704-309-4723
Shuhurah Lee
Charlotte Water
swlee@ci.charlotte.nc.us
704-361-8755
Doug Sossamon
NCDOT
dsossamon@ncdot.com
980-523-6000
robertdruckemiller@usicllc.com
704-218-0197
Robert Druckemiller USIC
Frank Stump
USIC
Casey Mashburn
City of Charlotte
Bret Kilgo
City of Charlotte
Eric Weidermann
City of Charlotte
Brian Merritt
One Call Concepts
Paul Carrico
AT&T
Matt Barringer
BRS
336-601-8644
704-299-7584
704-910-9010
brice.allen@duke-energy.com
Kevin Comalander
Spirit Communications
Teresa VonCannon PNG