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7.B. - Page 2 Staff received four proposals from general engineering consulting firms to prepare this Master Plan. West Yost Associates (West Yost) was selected as the general engineering consultant and G &E Engineering System, Inc., (G &E) as the seismic /structural sub - consultant. Council approved these professional services agreements on January 25, 2010 for $456,908.00. G &E performed site - specific assessments of system tanks, pump stations, and pipelines to determine seismic vulnerability. G &E also created cost effective seismic improvement strategies and programs designed to reduce risk and lifecycle costs. West Yost was responsible for the overall development of a comprehensive Water Master Plan that is both detailed and flexible, which included incorporating the structural engineering components of G &E's scope of work. ANALYSIS The City of Redwood City has multiple priorities related to the provision of water service. Because of the demand on funding resources, these priorities compete in their importance. The Water System Master Plan attempts to quantify priorities by addressing them as Level of Service (LOS) Goals. These goals include: 1) maintain reliable customer service; 2) protect public health and operator safety; and 3) provide cost effective projects. The Water System Master Plan identifies strategies for maintaining and improving water system service levels for the community that are aligned with the LOS Goals, guides capital expenditures for the system, and charts a course for future updates to water rates and connection fees. Work to create the Water System Master Plan included: • Evaluating and summarizing existing water system and key system facilities; • Developing water demand projections through 2030, which represents buildout of the City's General Plan; • Establishing a Master Planning framework including developing performance and operational criteria for evaluating the water system and identifying new facility needs, and developing a prioritization methodology to develop a balanced, prioritized capital improvement program; • Developing a calibrated hydraulic model of the distribution system using the City's geographical information system; • Preparing an operational and capacity evaluation for existing and 2030 water system conditions to identify the City's water distribution system pipeline and facility needs; • Conducting a seismic vulnerability assessment of system tanks, pump stations, and pipelines; • Developing a pipeline, pump station and tank replacement strategy to address aging asset needs; and