BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Public Hearing to Consider the Santa Clara Valley Water District's Draft Fiscal Years 2021-2025 Five-Year Capital Improvement Program. (Continued from 04/28/2020)
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RECOMMENDATION:
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A. Open the public hearing to receive public comments and Board feedback regarding the Santa Clara Valley Water District's Fiscal Years 2021-2025 Five-Year Capital Improvement Program; and
B. Continue the public hearing to the Board's Budget Work Study session currently set for April 29, 2020, and the regularly scheduled Board meeting on May 12, 2020.
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SUMMARY:
The CIP public hearing originally scheduled for April 14, 2020 was rescheduled for April 28, 2020, time certain at 6:00 p.m. The Valley Water Board of Directors adjusted the public meeting schedule to best accommodate public safety and engagement, while adhering to California Governor's order to shelter at home and practice social distancing to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
The Santa Clara Valley Water District's (Valley Water's) Draft FY 2021-2025 CIP includes 67 capital projects to be funded and distributed among the following categories: 31 Water Supply, 17 Flood Protection, 10 Water Resources Stewardship, 2 Buildings and Grounds, and 7 Information Technology projects, for a total planned cost of $6.4 billion. Approximately $1.2 billion may be funded by outside sources through cost-share partnerships and grants, resulting in a total CIP cost to Valley Water of $5.2 billion.
The Board reviewed and approved the preliminary 5-year CIP list on January 14, 2020. This CIP list included the closure and removal of three projects by the end of FY 2019-2020 and the addition of five new projects as follows:
1. Almaden Valley Pipeline Replacement Project ($89.7 million);
2. Land Rights - South County Recycled Water Pipeline Project ($7.6 million);
3. Water Treatment Plant Implementation Project ($8.4 million);
4. SCADA Implementation ...
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