Emergency Fire Suppression Water
Service to Coastal Christian School
Agenda Item 12.F
By: Benjamin A. Fine, P.E.
Director of Public Works/City Engineer
Meeting Date: July 18, 2023
Staff’s Recommendation
•Discuss request for direct connection to the City’s water system
•Provide staff with direction
2 Background
•Outside service agreement for sewer service
•City Council – July 2, 2013
•LAFCO – July 18, 2013
•Outside service agreement for water service
•City Council – November 16, 2021
•LAFCO – March 17, 2022
3 Two Phased Building Plan
4 Approved System
5 Benefits to CCS
•Reduced complexity of the fire water system
•Reduced maintenance costs
•Reduces the potential City supplied water from 903 gpm for four hours to 450 gpm for one hour
•Provides CCS’s fire water system with enhanced reliability •Eliminates the need for pumps in CCS’s fire suppression sprinkler system
Staff’s Concerns
•Water theft through fire hydrants
•Equity to the City’s rate payers
•Safety of the City’s water supply
•The ability of the water system to provide fire
suppression to CCS while still meeting domestic water
and/or fire suppression needs of City
Next Steps
•Revise Extra -Territorial Services and Offsite Infrastructure Agreement
•Resolution approving the agreement
•LAFCO approval
Conclusion and Recommendation
•Staff’s concerns have been addressed
•No concerns as long as modeling shows adequate pressure and flow
•Discuss request for direct connection to the City’s water system
•Provide staff with direction
9 Fiscal Impact
•No direct fiscal impact
•There would be a fiscal impact to provide these additional services to Coastal Christian School, which the City would seek to recover from CCS through additional service charges • Additionally, the City may choose to have staff evaluate a private fire hydrant/fire suppression service charge
•This charge could be a bi-monthly fixed fee based on meter size that covers a portion of the fixed costs of operating the water system.
Such fixed costs include maintenance of the water system and facilities, customer service, administration, and staffing, plus an additional cost to provide services outside of the City’s limits. If the proposal moves forward, staff would evaluate these costs. 10 Questions