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City lays out roughly $500 million five-year utility capital plan
Summary
Staff told council the five-year utility CIP includes over $100 million for a water-plant expansion, deep-injection well work and clarifier/primary-treatment projects; staff said next year’s projects are funded through a mix of utility funds, SRF loans and grants.
City staff presented a multi-year utility capital improvement plan that they said amounts to roughly $500 million over five years, driven largely by regulatory and treatment upgrades. "We've got quite a large ... a lot of regulatory driven projects," the city manager said, and staff highlighted the water-plant expansion and central and south deep-injection well projects as high-dollar priorities.
Tenney and utility staff described multiple funding sources for the CIP: utility operations and renewal-and-replacement funds, sewer impact fees, SRF (State Revolving Fund) loans (including principal forgiveness on two projects), federal congressional grants tied to the water plant expansion, and remaining proceeds from the 2023 utility bonds to support clarifier and treatment work. Staff said next year’s projects are covered in the current funding plan but emphasized many items are multi-year and will roll forward if not spent in FY2024.
Council members asked for status updates on specific projects such as the Kingsbridge replacement and whether anticipated HMGP grant funding had been awarded; staff said the Kingsbridge design is out for pricing and a GMP is expected in the coming weeks and that staff is seeking alternate funding sources for some projects if grant awards do not materialize.
