BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Public Hearing to Consider the Santa Clara Valley Water District’s Draft Fiscal Years 2019-2023 Five-Year Capital Improvement Program.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
A. Open the public hearing to receive comments regarding the Santa Clara Valley Water District’s (District) Draft FY 2019-2023 Five-Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP); and
B. Continue the public hearing to the Board’s Budget Work Study sessions currently set for April 26 and 27 and the regularly scheduled Board Meeting on May 8, 2018.
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SUMMARY:
The District’s Draft FY 2019-2023 CIP includes 61 capital projects to be funded and distributed among the following categories: 27 Water Supply, 17 Flood Protection, 9 Water Resources Stewardship, 2 Buildings and Grounds, and 6 Information Technology projects, for a total District planned cost of $3.8 billion. An additional $0.7 billion is anticipated to be funded by outside sources through cost-share partnerships and grants, resulting in a total CIP value of $4.5 billion.
The total estimated value of construction contracts planned to be awarded over the next five years is approximately $1.0 billion, which will generate or sustain between 10,000 and 20,000 jobs.
The Board reviewed and approved the preliminary 5-year CIP on January 9, 2018. It indicated that eleven projects will be closed and removed from the FY 2019-2023 CIP, and that two new projects were added to the preliminary CIP; Treated Water Isolation Valves, and Westside Retailer Interties.
Following the January 9, 2018 Board meeting, staff prepared the District’s Draft FY 2019-2023 CIP which was presented to the Board on February 27, 2018. The Board authorized the release of this Draft CIP for public review, and it was transmitted to all cities within the District’s jurisdiction, the County of Santa Clara, San Jose Water Company, and the Mid-Peninsula Open Space District. To date, staff has met with planning and public works staff at the City of Santa Clara and at the County to discuss the projects and solicit feedback on the CIP.
As part of this outreach effort, staff requested letters from the cities and the County, indicating that the District’s Draft FY 2019-2023 CIP is consistent with their applicable General Plans. Copies of any letters received will be included as an attachment to the May 8, 2018 agenda memo recommending adoption of the CIP. The Draft CIP is included for reference as Attachment 2.
Next Steps
Pursuant to California Government Code §65403(d), before adopting a capital improvement program, the governing body of a special district is required to hold at least one public hearing. The public was informed of the time and place of this hearing through a notice in the San Jose Mercury News newspaper (Attachment 1). Staff recommends continuing the public hearing, opened at this meeting, to be held concurrent with the Budget Work Study sessions at the Board meetings scheduled for April 26, 27 and May 8, 2018, to allow the public additional opportunities to provide comments. On May 8, 2018, the public hearing will be concluded and the Board will consider staff’s recommendation to adopt the CIP.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There is no direct financial impact associated with staff recommendations since they do not represent a formal approval of the CIP.
CEQA:
The recommended action does not constitute a project under CEQA because it does not have a potential for resulting in direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment 1: Notice of Public Hearing
Attachment 2: Draft FY 2019-2023 CIP (released 2/27/18)
UNCLASSIFIED MANAGER:
Manager
Katherine Oven, 408-630-3126