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7. B. - Page 1 REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager October 24, 2011 SUBJECT Acceptance — Water System Master Plan Report RECOMMENDATION Accept, by motion, the Water System Master Plan Report and direct staff to implement through the Capital Improvement Program process. BACKGROUND The City's last water master plan was completed in 1986 and now requires updating. A new water master plan is warranted as the system has experienced significant change over the years. Changes are largely attributable to new technologies and increased demand. Revising the water master plan will assist staff to ensure acceptable levels of service to utility customers. The City's Community Development Department, along with the Public Works Services Department, worked with consultants (West Yost and G &E Engineering Systems) to create a new plan for strategic development of the water system. The proposed Water System Master Plan forecasts water demands for new development and redevelopment activities anticipated in the City's General Plan, analyzes and identifies improvements for adequate and reliable water delivery during normal and emergency conditions, and provides for and prioritizes capital improvements to the system for the next 20 years. The plan also fulfills Program BE -138 in the new General Plan to complete a Water Master Plan. Specifically, the General Plan anticipates a Water System Master Plan that uses water demand assumptions from the General Plan itself and the 2010/2011 Urban Water Management Plan to develop recommendations improving water distribution capacity. The main goals of the new Water System Master Plan are: • Develop and implement a complete, effective, efficient, and logical capital improvement plan (CIP) for the City's water distribution system that provides an upgrade /replacement schedule to ensure the water system remains reliable and cost effective. • Develop and implement a seismic improvement plan (SIP) and a capital renewal and replacement program that prioritizes projects by balancing a number of factors including criticality, funding levels, cost benefit ratios, and the City's level of service expectations. • Develop and implement a water strategy that interfaces well with other City planning efforts to support the core purpose of building a great community.