BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Receive Watersheds and Water Utility Operations and Maintenance and Asset Renewal Program Overviews, and Review Draft 5-Year Plans for FY 2024-2028.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Receive Information on the Watersheds and Water Utility Operations and Maintenance and Asset Renewal Programs, and Review the Draft 5-Year Plans.
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SUMMARY:
The purpose of the Watersheds and Water Utility Five-Year Operations and Maintenance and Asset Renewal Plans (Plans) is to identify and document the resources needed for operations and maintenance activities and for asset renewals for the next five fiscal years, 2024 to 2028.
The Plans forecast the resources needed for operations and maintenance activities including corrective and preventive maintenance, operator labor, chemical costs, power, and engineering and environmental staff support. The Plans do not include resources needed for planning activities.
With regards to asset renewal activities, the Water Utility Five-Year Operations and Maintenance and Asset Renewal Plan (Water Utility Plan) documents the planned asset renewal projects scheduled for the next five fiscal years. Asset renewals are asset replacements or rehabilitation to 'like new' condition. These projects are typically budgeted and executed in one of six water utility small capital improvement projects. The Watersheds Five-Year Operations and Maintenance and Asset Renewal Plan (Watersheds Plan) discusses efforts on a new strategic planning approach to identify planned asset renewal projects. This strategic planning effort is being conducted under Safe, Clean Water Project F8: Sustainable Creek Infrastructure for Continued Public Safety.
The Plans are rolling five-year plans and are updated annually. The Draft Plans were prepared using long term forecast data and unfunded needs requests as of October 2022. The Fiscal Year 2024 budget requests and unfunded needs will be evaluated throughout the budg...
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