Agenda Report
Fullerton City Council
MEETING DATE: October 3, 2023
TO: CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY
SUBMITTED BY: Stephen Bise, public works director
PREPARED BY: dELANEY fELIX, WATER QUALITY SPECIALIST
SUBJECT: MUNICIPAL LEAK DETECTION AND REPAIR GRANT ACCEPTANCE AND BUDGET APPROPRIATION
SUMMARY
The Public Works Department - Water Division received approval for a grant up to $100,000 from the Metropolitan Water District for leak detection and leak repair of the City water distribution system.
RECOMMENDATION
Accept $100,000 Municipal Leak Detection and Repair Grant from Metropolitan Water District (MWD) and appropriate receipt and use in the Water Fund (Fund 44) Water Connection and Quality program.
Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute and administer agreement and all documents related to the grant.
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
The City Manager recommends approval. This grant will assist the City in detecting leaks and funding for repairs.
PRIORITY POLICY STATEMENT
This item matches the following Priority Policy Statement:
Infrastructure and City Assets.
FISCAL IMPACT
No net fiscal impact to the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Adopted Budget. MWD has awarded the City a $100,000 grant through this reimbursable grant program. Staff requests appropriating the $100,000 grant award in the Water Fund (Fund 44) to upfront the cost for leak detection and repairs in the Water Connection and Quality program. Staff would seek reimbursement for related and eligible expenditures upon project completion.
DISCUSSION
MWD offers a leak detection and repair grant program up to $100,000 per budget cycle for participating member agencies. Eligible projects must locate on the utility side of the meter box, with the leak detection and/or repair work completed by a contractor or internal staff.
The Water Division plans to allocate $25,000 for leak detection services performed by the Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC). The City has a shared services agreement with MWDOC to leak detect approximately 80 miles of distribution water mains and service lines. The City selected the 80 miles for leak detection based on pipe age, leak history and CIP replacement schedule.
The City would use the remaining grant funds repair work completed by city staff to address any leaks found during the MWDOC leak detection process. The City would apply grant funds to any leak repairs identified by MWDOC until fund exhaustion or the end of the grant budget cycle (June 30, 2024), whichever comes first.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 – MWDOC Master Agreement
Attachment 2 – Municipal Leak Detection and Repair Grant Pre-Approval Request Attachment 3 – Proposed Leak Detection Map 80 miles
cc: City Manager Eric J. Levitt
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