HomeMy WebLinkAboutWest Orange County Water Board (WOCWB) proposed budget for FDept. ID Pw 16-025 Page 1 of 2
Meeting Date: 6/6/2016
Approved 6-0-1 (Posey -Absent)
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
MEETING DATE: 6/6/2016
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Fred A. Wilson, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Travis K. Hopkins, PE, Director of Public Works
SUBJECT: Approve the West Orange County Water Board (WOCWB) proposed budget for
Fiscal Year 2016-17, with the Citv of Huntinqton Beach amount of $164,654
Statement of Issue:
The individual member agencies of the West Orange County Water Board (WOCWB) must approve
the proposed annual WOCWB budget prior to the beginning of the new fiscal year.
Financial Impact:
The City's share, $164,654, of the Fiscal Year 2016-17 WOCWB budget is included as a line item
expenditure in the Water Fund (506) Fiscal Year 2016-17 budget submittal under account
50685801.67655.
Recommended Action:
Approve the West Orange County Water Board proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2016-17, with the
City of Huntington Beach paying an amount of $164,654.
Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve the budget and direct staff accordingly.
Analysis:
The WOCWB is a Joint Powers Authority comprised of the Cities of Garden Grove, Seal Beach,
Westminster, and Huntington Beach for the purpose of purchasing water from the Municipal Water
District of Orange County, and transporting it via Feeders No. 1 and No. 2, owned by the Joint
Powers cities. Huntington Beach owns 56.1 percent of the system. The WOCWB is governed by
five elected officials from each of the Joint Powers agencies. For this year, Mayor Pro Tern Dave
Sullivan and Council Member Jill Hardy represent the City of Huntington Beach on the Board.
The General Manager of the WOCWB (the City of Huntington Beach Public Works Utilities
Manager) submits a proposed budget to the Board for review and approval in April of each year.
Huntington Beach Utilities Division staff have reviewed and provided input to the proposed budget.
The total proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2016-17 is $293,500. This includes funding for general
operations and maintenance, electricity, administrative costs (legal, insurance, audit fees), and
capital costs. Funds for the design of the WOCWB 33-inch OC-9 Transmission Main Relocation
Project at the Westminster Blvd. crossing of the 1-405 Freeway (necessitated by the freeway
widening project) are also included. The City of Huntington Beach share is $164,654. A line item
budget is attached, as well as the total charge being assessed to each of the member agencies.
Dept. ID PW 16-025 Page 2 of 2
Meeting Date: 6/6/2016
Environmental Status:
Not Applicable
Public Works Commission Action
Not Applicable
Strategic Plan Goal:
Non -Applicable —Administrative Item
Attachment(s):
1. West Orange County Water Board Proposed Fiscal Year 2016-17 Budget.
WEST ORANGE COUNTY WATER BOARD
PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2016-17 BUDGET
FY 14-15 FY 15-16 FY 15-16 FY 16-17
Account Description Actual Approved Revised Proposed
OPERATING EXPENSES
Electricity
$4,253
$4,500
$4,500
$4,500
Contracts for Repairs and Maintenance
$18,437
$60,000
$10,000
$30,000
Auditing
$4,990
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
Attorney Fees
$306
$3,000
$3,000
$5,000
Other Contract Services
$1,249
$2,000
$2,000
$2,000
OC-9 and OC-35 Replacement Evaluation
$0
$40,000
$0
$0
1 405 Widening Facilities Relocation - Design
$0
$0
$90,000
$235,000
General/Liability Insurance
$9,324
$9,000
$9,000
$9,500
Board Stipend Expense
$1,800
$2,500
$2,500
$2,500
OPERATING EXPENSES
$40,359
$126,000
$126,000
$293,500
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
Relocation of Vault at OC-9
$0
$70,000
$70,000
$0
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
$0
$70,000
$70,000
$0
TOTAL PROPOSED BUDGET
$179,000
$196,000
$196,000
$293,500
WEST ORANGE COUNTY WATER BOARD
PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2016-17 BUDGET
ALLOCATION OF COSTS BY AGENCY
AGENCY
Ownership
Percentage
Proposed 16/17
Costs
Huntington Beach
56.1
$164,654
Garden Grove
4.2
$12,327
Seal Beach
14.3
$41,971
Westminster
25.4
$74,549
Totals
100.0
$293,500