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File ID: 2022-01833 10/18/2022 Consent Item 7.
Critical Infrastructure List Resolution (2022)
File ID: 2022-01833
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution: 1) acknowledging receipt of the City Manager’s Critical Infrastructure Summary Memorandum of 2022, including the attached Critical Infrastructure List; 2) recognizing said Critical Infrastructure List as the complete listing of locations officially designated by the City Manager as “critical infrastructure” for purposes of Chapter 8.140 of the City Code; 3) approving any and all locations on the Critical Infrastructure List as “critical infrastructure” for purposes of Chapter 8.140 of the City Code; and 4) repealing Resolution No. 2021-0227.
Contact: Daniel Bowers, Director of Emergency Management, (916) 808-1833, [email protected], Office of the City Manager Presenter: Daniel Bowers, Director of Emergency Management, (916) 808-1833, [email protected], Office of the City Manager Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Summary Memorandum
3-Resolution
4-Critical Infrastructure List and Justifications
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2020-0009 on February 25, 2020, which added Chapter 8.140 to the City Code for the protection of critical infrastructure and wildfire risk areas in the interests of public safety. Pursuant to Section 8.140.020 of the City Code, “critical infrastructure may include, but is not limited to, government buildings, such as fire stations, police stations, jails, or courthouses; hospitals; structures, such as antennas, bridges, roads, train tracks, drainage systems, or levees; or systems, such as computer networks, public utilities, electrical wires, natural gas pipes, telecommunication centers, or water sources.” It is imperative that critical infrastructure across the City of Sacramento be protected to ensure operational readiness and continuity of essential services during all-hazards. Real property or a facility does not become “critical infrastructure” for the purpose of Chapter 8.140 until so designated by the City Manager and subsequently approved by the City Council through a resolution.
File ID: 2022-01833 10/18/2022 Consent Item 7.
Following passage of the Critical Infrastructure Ordinance, the City’s Director of Emergency Management led deliberate and thorough coordination, which brought together subject matter experts and stakeholders to recommend, justify, and validate key facilities and property parcels across the City to be designated as Critical Infrastructure by the City Manager, pursuant to direction received by City Council. Each component of critical infrastructure was additionally validated, based on reference guidance from the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency. The result was the first Critical Infrastructure List of June 8, 2021, which the City Council adopted on July 20, 2021 through Resolution No. 2021-0227.
The City Manager has issued a new memorandum of October 11, 2022, which updates the locations on the Critical Infrastructure List that are designated as “critical infrastructure” for purposes of Chapter 8.140 of the City Code. This matter is before the City Council for approval of the City Manager’s updated designation.
Policy Considerations: Not applicable.
Economic Impacts: Not applicable.
Environmental Considerations: This action is not a project that is subject to CEQA because it is an administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. (CEQA Guidelines §15378(b)(5).)
Sustainability: Not applicable.
Commission/Committee Action: Not applicable.
Rationale for Recommendation: The City Manager deems the locations on the Critical Infrastructure List to be vital and integral to the operation or functioning of the City. The City Manager further finds that their damage, incapacity, disruption, or destruction would have a debilitating impact on the public health, safety, or welfare. The approval of the updated Critical Infrastructure List will save lives, protect property, reduce maintenance costs, and bolster the City’s resiliency to all-hazards affecting our community and region.
Financial Considerations: Not applicable.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
Howard Chan
City Manager
City Hall
915 I Street, Fifth Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814-2604
916-808-5704
MEMORANDUM
DATE: October 11, 2022
TO: Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Howard Chan, City Manager
SUBJECT: CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SUMMARY (2022)
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On February 25, 2020, the City Council adopted the Protection of Critical Infrastructure and Wildfire Risk Areas Ordinance (No. 2020-0009), which added Chapter 8.140 to the Sacramento City Code. “critical infrastructure may include, but is not limited to, government buildings, such as fire stations, police stations, jails, or courthouses; hospitals; structures, such as antennas, bridges, roads, train tracks, drainage systems, or levees; or systems, such as computer networks, public utilities, electrical wires, natural gas pipes, telecommunication centers, or water sources.” (Sac. City Code, § 8.140.020.) The Ordinance recognizes the necessity for the City of Sacramento to ensure the operational readiness and continuity of essential services from certain real property and facilities during all-hazards.
The designation of a parcel or facility as “critical infrastructure” is a thoughtful and deliberate process.
The City Manager designates a location as critical infrastructure, but the location becomes critical infrastructure for the purposes of Chapter 8.140 only after approval by the City Council.
Pursuant to direction received by City Council, the City’s Director of Emergency Management brought together subject-matter experts and stakeholders to recommend, justify, and validate key parcels and facilities in the City to be designated as critical infrastructure by the City Manager. Stakeholders and key leaders included both internal city staff and external partnering agencies, notably:
• Office of Emergency Management
• Department of Utilities
• Sacramento Fire Marshal
• Sacramento Police
• Public Works
• Information Technology
• Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)
Each component of potential critical infrastructure was additionally validated, based on guidance from publicly available reference materials of the United States Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency regarding federally designated critical infrastructure. The result is the attached Critical Infrastructure List, which was developed over several months as city leaders and subject-matter experts conducted a comprehensive assessment of facilities and property parcels that serve critical purpose to preserve public safety.
Therefore, as City Manager, I designate any and all locations on the 2022 City of Sacramento Critical Infrastructure List as updated “critical infrastructure” for the purposes of Chapter 8.140 of the Sacramento City Code. The locations on the 2022 City of Sacramento Critical Infrastructure List are so vital and integral to the operation or functioning of the City of Sacramento that their damage, incapacity, disruption, or destruction would have a debilitating impact on the public health, safety, or welfare.
RESOLUTION NO. ___________
Adopted by the Sacramento City Council
October 18, 2022
Resolution Approving City Manager’s Designation of Specified Locations as Critical Infrastructure for Purposes of Chapter 8.140 of the City Code
BACKGROUND
A. The City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2020-0009 on February 25, 2020, which added Chapter 8.140 to the City Code for the protection of critical infrastructure and wildfire risk areas in the interests of public safety.
B. Pursuant to Section 8.140.020 of the City Code, “critical infrastructure may include, but is not limited to, government buildings, such as fire stations, police stations, jails, or courthouses; hospitals; structures, such as antennas, bridges, roads, train tracks, drainage systems, or levees; or systems, such as computer networks, public utilities, electrical wires, natural gas pipes, telecommunication centers, or water sources.”
C. Real property or a facility does not become “critical infrastructure” for the purpose of Chapter 8.140 until so designated by the City Manager and subsequently approved by the City Council through a resolution.
D. On July 20, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution 2021-0227, which ratified the City Manager’s current listing of critical infrastructure.
E. The City Manager presented the attached Critical Infrastructure Summary Memorandum of 2022 (Memorandum) (Attachment 1) to the City Council. The Memorandum includes the attached 2022 City of Sacramento Critical Infrastructure List (List) (Attachment 2), which contains the updated locations that have been designated “critical infrastructure” by the City Manager for purpose of Chapter 8.140.
F. The City Manager deems the locations on the List to be so vital and integral to the operation or functioning of the City of Sacramento that their damage, incapacity, disruption, or destruction would have a debilitating impact on the public health, safety, or welfare.
F. Pursuant to direction received by City Council, the City’s Director of Emergency Management brought together subject-matter experts and stakeholders to recommend, justify, and validate key parcels and facilities in the City to be designated as critical infrastructure by the City Manager. Stakeholders and key
leaders included both internal city staff and external partnering agencies. The process also included consideration of publicly available reference materials of the United States Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency regarding federally designated critical infrastructure.
BASED ON THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE BACKGROUND, THE CITY COUNCIL RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council acknowledges receipt of the City Manager’s Critical Infrastructure Summary Memorandum of 2022, including the attached “2022 City of Sacramento Critical Infrastructure List.” Section 2. The City Council recognizes said Critical Infrastructure List as the complete listing of locations officially designated by the City Manager as “critical infrastructure” for purposes of Chapter 8.140 of the City Code.
Section 3. The City Council hereby approves any and all locations on said Critical Infrastructure List as critical infrastructure for purposes of Chapter 8.140 of the City Code.
Section 4. Sacramento City Council Resolution No. 2021-0227 is hereby repealed.
Critical Infrastructure List Supporting
Summaries
9/30/2022
Air Release Station
Air release valves are appurtenances located on water transmission mains throughout the City. A portion of the piping of an air release valve is above ground. There are over 650 air release valves located throughout Sacramento within City right-of-way.
These facilities are located within City ROW
or easements.
Basins
Basins constitute a facility for producing, storing, diverting, conserving, treating, or conveying water. Drainage flood control and water quality detention basins are a part of the City’s drainage system and prevent flooding and protect the City’s local creeks and rivers as required by the City’s State NPDES Permit.
Drainage collection currently maintains 164
basins throughout the City as part of the
critical infrastructure conveyance system.
Booster Station One potable water booster pump station exists within the City of Sacramento at 4299 Astoria Street. It maintains the pressure in a historically lower pressure area of the city.
The facility and parcel are critical.
Combined Sewer System Vaults
There are four stormwater vaults within the City of Sacramento Combined Sewer System, designed to provide additional storage capacity during large rain events. All four vaults are in high profile areas and located underground. If these vaults not accessible, become damaged or unusable, the impact will create safety and public health hazards throughout the system. There will be a risk of property damage to the residences and City above and adjacent infrastructure as well.
These facilities can be on a parcel or part of
another critical facility.
Drainage Canals
Drainage canals and channels are critical conveyance elements that deliver rainfall runoff from urban areas to receiving waterways. Channels can have multiple pump stations pumping flows into them. It's critical to maintain channel side slope integrity to prevent erosive action. Failure in channels/canals can lead to significant flooding for large areas of the city. these facilities are located over long
stretches and pass through multiple
neighborhoods.
Fire Stations
Fire Stations provide critical services for fire and emergency medical responses in our city and community. If there is a disruption of service, due to the fire department’s inability to access or leave from the location, or damage to the station, the city and community would suffer due to delays in emergency response.
These facilities are typically on a parcel
associated with a critical facility.
Flood Protection Barrier – Floodgates,
Sluice gates, Flap gates
A flood protection barrier is a specific type of floodgate that is designed to prevent water from entering through a primary or secondary levee. Floodgates are installed or closed to block water from entering the city. Sluice gates are closed to prevent water, stormwater, or wastewater from entering or backing up into the city. Flap gates prevent water from entering the city through pipes and causing flooding.
There are several sites across the city;
many have components that are stored
elsewwhere and deployed as needed to
safeguard the city.
Gathering Areas
Gathering areas across the City often consolidate the largest number of persons in a confined area, which have historically been ideal targets for extremist and terror attacks. Gathering areas are also often ideal locations to conduct mass care and shelter for evacuees given the range of onsite support to host large groups of people.
Typically just the facility is critical and the
parcel consists of parking lots and/or
additional business enterprise.
Government Operations
This includes key locations where governance is conducted, and support to the community is administrered from. This oft includes administration buildings where plans, procedures, and fees may be processed; additionally, this can include locations that host community services, such as:
sheltering, childcare, youth programs, etc.
These facilities can be on a parcel or part of
another critical facility.
Landfill Gas Extraction System
The City owns and operates an extensive landfill gas extraction system, including two flare stations on the east and west side of Sutter’s Landing Regional Park. This system prevents the release of landfill gas that would be harmful to the environment and nearby communities. Operation of this infrastructure is vital to the safety of the surrounding homes and businesses, who would be potentially exposed to risk should this equipment fail.
These facilities are typically on a parcel
associated with a critical facility.
Levees
Levees protect the Sacramento area from flooding due to high river or creek/stream levels caused by rainfall events that produce high volumes of runoff. Without the ability to maintain these facilities the flood risk to Sacramento residents is increased.
Most levees around Sacramento have flood
control easements along
rivers/creeks/streams. Levees are not
typically on a single parcel or within the right-
of-way.
PG&E Gas line infrastructure
PG&E provides gas service to DOU Water, Wastewater, and Drainage facilities. Loss of PG&E service may result in potential flooding, sanitary sewer overflows, and no water production and treatment.
These facilities are typically on a parcel
associated with a critical facility.
Police Stations and Facilities
Police Stations and Facilities are critical to the safety of the community as they house dispatch communication, peace officers, their vehicles, and equipment. If those facilities are damaged or prevented from being used, it would negative impact the Police Departments ability to provide community services, thereby threatening the safety of our City.
These facilities are typically on a parcel
associated with a critical facility.
2022 City of Sacramento Critical Infrastructure List
Potable Wells
The City currently is permitted to operate 28 groundwater wells. Twenty-six (26) are located in the northern portion of the City, north of the American River and two are located south of the American River. Two additional wells are currently under construction south of the American River.
Groundwater wells provides 20% of the annual potable water supply for the City of Sacramento and wholesale customers.
Potable wells are facilities and are located
at 28 city owned parcels throughout
Sacramento.
Rivers/Creeks
Rivers and Creeks are important elements of the City's drainage system as they pass storm flows from distant areas through our city as well as collect drainage from city neighborhoods. The City is protected from high flows in rivers and streams by the levee systems that border these water coarses. Maintaining levees per guidelines is mandated by regulating State and Federal agencies.
Access for monitoring during high flows is critical. Failure of this asset can lead to catastrophic flooding in our City.
Rivers and Creeks traverse through or are
adjacent to much of our City.
SMUD Power Infrastructure
SMUD provides electrical service to DOU Water, Wastewater, and Drainage facilities. Loss of SMUD service may result in potential flooding, sanitary sewer overflows, and no water production and treatment.
These facilities are typically on a parcel
associated with a critical facility.
Storage Facility
The City currently has 16 water storage facilities: 11 distributed storage tanks located throughout the City, and five clear wells located at the water treatment plants (three at the SRWTP and two at the FWTP). The storage facilities, or reservoirs, store water and pump water into the transmission main system for distribution into neighborhoods, mostly during periods of high demands.
The storage facilities, or reservoirs, are
facilities and are located at 14 different
sites.
Sump Station
Wastewater and drainage is collected in underground pipes and flows to a collection point at a lower elevation which is a sump station. At the sump station wastewater is pumped to a force main pipe that conveys wastewater to a treatment plant for treatment. At the drainage sump, the water is pumped to a force main pipe that conveys the water to creeks and rivers. These facilities are essential to prevent flooding during rain events and to reduce sewer outflows.
Sump are facilities and are located on city
owned parcels.
Treatment Plant
The City treats surface water diverted from the Sacramento and American Rivers through the Sacramento River Water Treatment Plant and the E.A. Fairbairn Water Treatment Plant. These two water treatment plants provides 80% of the annual potable water supply for the City of Sacramento and wholesale customers.
The WTPs are facilities and are located at
301 Water Street and 7501 College Town
Drive.
Turnout
The City maintains seven metered wholesale/wheeling connections to other adjacent agencies and 21 additional emergency interties. The turnouts are located throughout Sacramento within City right- of-way. The turnouts/interties are used for emergency water supply.
These facilities are located within City ROW
or easements.