Title
2022-2027 Preliminary Capital Facilities Plan
Recommended Action
Receive a briefing on the projects contained in the 2022-2027 Preliminary Capital Facilities Plan and provide feedback.
Report
Issue:
Receive a briefing on the 2022-2027 preliminary Capital Facilities Plan for the Drinking Water, Stormwater and Wastewater utilities. The UAC is requested to forward a summary of comments to the Olympia Planning Commission by September 13, 2021. The UAC is also requested to forward their recommendation to the City Council by October 4, 2021.
Staff Contact:
Susan Clark, Engineering and Planning Supervisor, Public Works Water Resources, 360.753.8321
Presenter:
Susan Clark
Steve Thompson, Stormwater Engineer
Diane Utter, Wastewater Engineer
Aurora Isabel, Drinking Water Engineer
Background and Analysis:
The Utilities Advisory Committee reviews City utility preliminary budgets, finances, capital investments, and rates annually. Staff will brief the UAC on the capital projects contained in the preliminary Capital Facility Plan (CFP) for the Water Resources utilities: Drinking Water, Stormwater and Wastewater. A UAC review of the preliminary 2022 budget and rate analysis will follow in September and October.
The City Water Resources utilities are expected to provide uninterrupted public health services for our community. Our responsibilities include ensuring that drinking water is healthy, sewer infrastructure safely conveys waste to the LOTT treatment facility, flooding is minimized, and our urban natural resources are protected. As municipal utilities, we must meet the needs of our community while maintaining and upgrading our increasingly aging infrastructure. Utility staff focus on effectiveness and efficiency in the delivery of these services. Decisions regarding capital project needs are made during the development of management plans and through coordination amongst operations and engineering staff.
The 2022-2027 preliminary CFP for each ...
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