TO: Members of the Governing Board
FROM: Christopher Silke - District Engineer
REPORT BY: Sarah Geiss - Supervising Staff Services Analyst
SUBJECT: Increase Revenue Project 22009 Sustainable Water Supply
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve a Budget Amendment transferring $14,516 by increasing appropriations remaining in Lake Berryessa Resort Improvement District Project 22015 "Water Plant Generator Replacement" and increasing revenue in Project 22009 "Sustainable Water Supply." (Fiscal Impact: Net Zero; Lake Berryessa Resort Improvement District; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)
[4/5 vote required]
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BACKGROUND
The Water Treatment Plant Generator Project, LB 22-04, included the purchase and installation of a replacement standby generator located at the District's Water Treatment Plant and Main Sewer Lift Station parcel. The on-site generator allows the District to continue providing uninterrupted water and sewer utility service for the Berryessa Estates community in the event of extended PG&E power outages, which have increased in frequency over the past few years due to Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) and wildfire activity nearby the community. The purpose of the project was to replace the existing generator that was near the end of its useful life.
On October 18, 2022 the Governing Board approved Agreement No. 230185B with GEMS Environmental Management Services, Inc for $175,351. The amount of the contract exceeded the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) appropriations requiring the approval of a Budget Amendment increasing revenue in Project 22015 by $100,000 from the LBRID Operations Fund to cover costs of staff labor necessary to manage the project and additional costs of construction services above ARPA appropriations. During the same action, the LBRID Operations Fund was increased by $100,000 from the LBRID Sustainable Water Supply Project (22009). Project 22009 is funded by a $2.58M Cal OES grant from 2022 with the sole purpose of funding projects that will ...
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