| | | | | | | | STAFF REPORT - CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY/PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY
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| | | | | | | | | Subject: | Authorize City Manager to Execute Task Orders with the City Engineer for Design Engineering for Water Meter Replacement Project – Phase 2. Funded by the Bureau of Reclamation’s Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Project | | Meeting Date: | Thursday, March 19, 2026 | | From: | Sean Brewer, City Manager | | Prepared by: | Jesse Barron, Assistant City Manager |
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| | | | | | | | I. RECOMMENDATION:
Council Authorization for the City Manager to execute Task Order for Design Engineering Services for the Water Meter Replacement Project – Phase 2. Funded by the Bureau of Reclamation’s Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Project.
II. BACKGROUND:
In April 2025, Council authorized its City Engineer to develop Engineering & Construction plans for replacing all 1-inch residential meters with the WaterSMART Grant awarded by the Department of Water Resources for the Urban Community Drought Relief Grant Program in 2023. That grant includes an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Project which will replace water meters throughout the City of Coalinga with smart meters.
III. DISCUSSION:
Attached is the work order for Design Engineering from the City Engineer for the design support of Phase 2 of the Water Meter Replacement Project. Once approved by the City Council, the City Engineer will begin immediately on surveying and design in order to proceed with this project expeditiously.
IV. ALTERNATIVES:
None.
V. FISCAL IMPACT:
This project is funded by Urban Drought Relief Grant Program through the CA Department of Water Resources. The design engineering costs are reimbursable under the corresponding grant.
There will be no impact on the general fund. | | |
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