CITY OF FAIRFIELD
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-47
AUTHORIZING AN UPDATE TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 AND FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027
WATER ENTERPRISE CAPITAL BUDGET FOR THE ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPLEMENTATION
WHEREAS, staff has identified strateg ies to more immediately and efficiently implement Advanced Metering Implementation (AMI) across the entire water system a nd modernize associated system; and
WHEREAS, AMI and system modernization significantly reduce the apparent water loss in a faster timeframe which is now a State regulatory measure of water utility performance; and
WHEREAS, AMI and system modernization reduces revenue loss due to unbilled water consumption caused by reading inaccuracies; and
WHEREAS, the AMI and system modernization strategy allows the City to retain existing functional hardware reducing cost of equipment, integration, and implementation; and
WHEREAS, AMI and system modernization reduces manual processes by staff resulting in increased efficiency and decreased probability of errors; and
WHEREAS, staff is seeking t o accelerate the budgeted amounts for the Advanced Metering Implementation Infrastructure Implementation (Project; CPW090055) indicated in fiscal year (FY) 2027-2028 and “future” years of the current 5-year Capital Improvement Project (CIP) budget to FY 2025-2026 and FY 2026-2027; and
WHEREAS, the current budget is scheduled to allocate $7.25 million in FY 2026-2027, $3.25 million in FY 2027-2028, and $7 million in future years; and
WHEREAS, the accelerated schedule w ill reallocate the future $7 million to FY 2025-2026 to increase the FY 2025-2026 budgetary amount and will reallocate the FY 2027-2028 $3.25 million to FY 2026-2027 to increase the FY 2026-2027 budgetary amount; and
WHEREAS, the requested budget adjustment does not increase the overall Project budget; and
WHEREAS, the Project was factored into the City’s Public Utility Master Plan and Water Rates Study which formed the basis for the recent water rate schedule approved by Resolution No. 2025-217; and
WHEREAS, the revised appropriation constitutes an update to the FY 202 5-26 and FY 2026 -27 Budget approved pursuant to Resolution No. 2025-103; and RES. NO. 2026-47
WHEREAS, authorization for the purchase of the AMI hardware and any associated systems will be sought in separate requests to council.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD HEREBY RESOLVES:
Section 1. The council hereby authorizes a budget adjustment of $ 7,000,000 from the future years of the Project to fiscal year 2025-2026 which revises the fiscal year 2025-2026 amount to $9,250,000.
Section 2. The council hereby authorizes a budget adjustment of $3,250,000 from FY 2027-2028 of the Project to FY 2026-2027 which revises the FY 2026-2027 amount to $10,500,000.
Section 3. The council hereby approves an increase in appropriations of $7,000,000 in FY 2025 - 2026 and $3,250,000 in FY 2026-2027 in the Water Enterprise Capital Fund (Fund 462).
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of April 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: MEMBERS: MOY/BERTANI/CARR/PANDURO/SANDHU/TONNESEN/WILLIAMS NOES: MEMBERS: _________________________________________________ ABSENT: MEMBERS: _________________________________________________ ABSTAIN: MEMBERS: _________________________________________________
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MAYOR
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CITY CLERK