I. RECOMMENDATION:
City Council Adoption of Resolution No. 4047 Approving the Application for Grant Funds for the Bureau of Reclamation’s WaterSmart Grants.
II. BACKGROUND:
Staff has been working with Badger meter to conduct an AMI pilot program. An AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure) meter is “smart” and allows users to be able to view their usage remotely through an app. Additionally, it allows the reading of meters simply by exporting the data remotely at any time.
This grant would allow us to implement AMI water meters city wide in the time frame of 6 years.
III. DISCUSSION:
Staff has been working with Blaise & Associates to apply for a grant that will allow the city wide implementation of AMI water metering. Resolution 4047 approves and allows us to move forward with the application.
The project will be split into 3 phases, spanning 6 years. The grant amount for phase one is approximately $400,000.00 and requires a 50% match. This particular grant allows for in-kind matching. It is the intent of staff to perform the meter installations themselves to cover approximately $170,000.00 of the match and will be required to supplement $140,000 over two years. This amount will be covered by what is normally budged for meters year to year.
IV. ALTERNATIVES:
Do not approve resolution 4047.
V. FISCAL IMPACT:
The grant application will not have direct costs outside of the normally budgeted amounts to Blaise & Associates. |