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Page 18 of 20 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org <br />7. Questions for City Council Consideration <br />Staff welcomes individual City Councilmember feedback at the study session; no Council action is <br />required. Staff will share the following questions to guide City Council discussion. <br />Does the City Council have any questions or comments about planning efforts for the City’s water, <br />sewer and stormwater utilities? <br />Does the City Council have any questions or comments about funding for the City’s water, sewer <br />and stormwater utilities? <br />Does the City Council have any questions or comments about cost drivers for capital projects? <br />Does the City Council have any questions or comments about actions to moderate cost increases for <br />utility rate payers? <br />EQUITY IMPACT STATEMENT <br />Equity is one of the City’s guiding principles. E&T staff advance equitable outcomes through the City’s <br />capital improvement program by: <br />Recommending that 10-20 percent of allocated CIP funding be directed to projects in equity priority <br />areas <br />Increasing the weight of equity in the CIP prioritization criteria evaluation <br />Refining the prioritization criteria associated with equity in CIP project rating <br />Importantly, capital improvement projects, especially those involving interconnected utility systems, <br />improve opportunity and access for all residents, not just those nearest to the construction. Ensuring each <br />utility system functions according to regulatory requirements and supports public health and safety is the <br />top priority of the City’s capital improvement program. To this end, the entire utility system must be <br />maintained to ensure each resident can fully benefit from the system. For replacement/rehabilitation <br />projects, the location of defects and repairs are determined by the location of the existing infrastructure. <br />For new extension projects, the location of new infrastructure is restricted by the available public right of <br />way and location of the capacity demand. Regardless of location, staff view projects that ensure the safe <br />operation of the entire system as advancing equity. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />The City has been successfully sought and received competitive infrastructure-related grants from <br />regional, state and federal sources. <br />Water and Sanitary Sewer Utilities <br />In addition to grant funding and capacity fees, the City’s water and sanitary sewer utilities are City <br />enterprises and have little impact on the General Fund. For the fiscal year ending June 2023, operating <br />revenues for the Water Fund and Sewer Fund were $43M and $46M, respectively. Dedicated, usage rate- <br />based revenue is separated by utility for operating and capital costs, such as system maintenance, <br />9.A. - Page 18 of 20 <br />503