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Home My WebLink AboutItem 4b. Cal Poly Housing Update and Water Plan PresentationCity of San Luis Obispo, Council Memorandum City of San Luis Obispo Council Agenda Correspondence DATE: October 17, 2023 TO: Mayor and Council FROM: Derek Johnson, City Manager VIA: Derek Johnson, City Manager SUBJECT: ITEM 4B. CAL POLY HOUSING UPDATE & WATER PLAN PRESENTATION The City Council will receive a presentation on the Cal Poly Housing Update and Water Plan from Terrance Harris, Vice President Strategic Enrollment Management; Keith Humphrey, Vice President for Student Affairs; and Mike McCormick, Vice President Facilities Management & Development. Included as Attachment A is the PowerPoint presentation for review. ATTACHMENT A - Cal Poly Housing Update and Water Plan Presentation October 17, 2023 Cal Poly Update to SLO City Council Enrollment Updates Fall 2023 Terrance Harris Enrollment Considerations ENROLLMENT UPDATES / 3 Year 2 Of Governor’s Compact Continued Extreme Demand For A Cal Poly Degree Enrollment Challenges For Many CSU campuses Historic Fall Headcount ENROLLMENT UPDATES / 4 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000 20,000 22,000 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Fall 2023 Enrollment ENROLLMENT UPDATES / 5 22,293 Currently Enrolled For Fall 2023 21,511 Undergraduate Students 782 Graduate and Postbaccalaureate Students Current Status Fall 2023 Enrollment Preliminary Ethnicity Data Enrollment Updates / 6 African American Asian Hispanic/Latino Multi Racial Foreign Unknown White 2024 Enrollment ENROLLMENT UPDATES / 7 Growth Through Student Retention Growth Through Summer Enrollment Growth Through Course Availability Increased Local Student Opportunities Key Elements SLO City Council 10/17/2023 Housing & Infrastructure Update Student Housing Program Housing Program Highlights / 5 •How Cal Poly has steadily increased housing over the past 20+ years •Where we are now with on-campus housing capacity and more •Future plans that help us meet our housing goals Today we’ll cover: •It’s tough to find housing in SLO:C urrently 3% vacancy rate •This impacts our campus employees too! •More campus housing = Less congestion, with fewer students biking or driving to campus •Cal Poly limits parking for resident students: Granted to first -years in extenuating circumstances only •We appreciate SLO’s efforts: New bike paths and safety enhancements benefit everyone! Housing Program Benefits to SLO / 6 Image courtesy of Ken Ohyama Housing Program Increases / 7 / 8 Housing Program Highlights Anticipated Program Schedule JAN-23 JAN-24 JAN-25 JAN-26 JAN-27 JAN-28 JAN-29 JAN-30 JAN-31 JAN-32 JAN-33 TENAYA DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION PROG DEF E3A DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION E2B CONSTRUCTIONE2B DESIGN TRINITY DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION SEQUOIA DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION FREMONT DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION SANTA LUCIA CONSTRUCTIONRENO DESIGN MUIR DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION E2A DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION / 10 Housing Capacity 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 Continuing Students First Year Students 1st Year Housing Target 2nd Year Housing Target Faculty and Staff Housing / 12 Faculty and Staff Housing Proj ect Summary •Dec 2021 employee survey showed 77% of staff want to purchase a home locally and 23% wish to rent •Bella Montana built in 2006 is the only employee housing development currently –69 for sale townhouses •Current Plan -33 for sale units at Slack and Grand •Construction:Nov. '23 -Jan. '26 •Planning underway for rental options in location(s) to be determined Faculty Housing Capacity / 13 Water Infrastructure Projects Current Source of Water •Whale Rock –Annual Safe Yield 959 AF/yr •Ground water for Crops Unit –120 AF/yr •Master Plan build out (8000 student beds & 25,000 FTE) requires additional estimated 300 AF/yr Wat er Supply O ver vi ew 16WATER History of Conservation WATER / 17 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 - 1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022Acre-FeetCampus Sq-ftCal Poly Historical Domestic Water Use (1996 to 2022) Historical sq-ft Historic Domestic Water Since 1996: + 3 million sq-ft + 6,000 on-campus residents + 7,000 enrollment -17% potable water use Wastewater Treatment •CP owns 1,000 AF/yr treatment capacity at SLO WTP •CP owns 0.471 mgd capacity at City’s WRRF •Current:98% utilized (peak) •CP owns 1.2 mgd capacity in City’s collection system •Current: Exceedances during rain events 18WATER Planning Strategy 1.On-campus water reclamation facility (WRF) identified as lowest cost alternative for wastewater treatment and recycled water (eliminate Whale Rock water irrigation) 2.Future growth requires a new source of supply 19 Step 2 Step 1 revised 10/28/23 Acre-Feet 1900 1800 1700 1600 1500 1400 1300 1200 1100 1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 GROUND WATER GROUND WATER 120 Acre-Feet Ag Irrigation - Crops Unit 120 Acre-Feet includes: Mission Avocado Irrigation 173 Acre-Feet Other Ag Irrigation 147 Acre-Feet Sports Complex Irrigation 60 Acre-Feet Cal Poly Golf Facility (Dairy Creek) 10 Acre-Feet 959 Acre-Feet NON-POTABLE WATER from Whale Rock 390 Acre-Feet CLIMATE ADJUSTED Landcape Irrigation (except Sports Complex) Central Plants SAFE ANNUAL YIELD Swimming Pools DOMESTIC (POTABLE) WATER from Whale Rock 530 Acre-Feet WHALE ROCK WATER includes: All Building Use CONSERVATION: 60 Acre-Feet FACULTY & STAFF HOUSING: 57 Acre-Feet FUTURE CURRENT 300 Acre-Feet 75% for Housing 2026 RECYCLED WATER 10% RESILIENCY BUFFER 380 Acre-Feet 130 Acre-Feet MASTER PLAN WATER NEEDS POST-MASTER PLAN 2035 MASTER PLAN 400 Acre-Feet 400 Acre-Feet CAL POLY 2035 MASTER PLAN WATER SUPPLY SUMMARY PROPOSED WATER SUPPLY WATER DEMAND 2028 STATE WATER PROJECT FUTURE GROWTH POST-MASTER PLAN Water Reclamation Facility •Objective: Treat 90%+ of sewer on-campus creating enough recycled water to meet all non-potable water needs •Construction starts Spring/ Summer ‘24 •Online in spring ’26 - before new student housing •Sewer loads to City WRRF will drop in 2026 •Facility will be operated by FRM (managed by new positions in-house expertise) WATER / 20 WATER / 21 Note: These represent high-level estimated annual flows, not peaking, daily, or monthly flows. Cal Poly WRF Engineer will be developing more granular estimates and impacts of flow to City WRRF. 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 AF/ yearReduced Sewer Flows to City WRRF Cal Poly SLO Sewer Flows to City WRRF COVID WRF Online •Cal Poly is developing an anaerobic digester for animal waste in conjunction with the WRF •Addresses water quality and management manure issues •Creates methane (natural gas) for power production at WRF/Dairy. •Cal Poly is also planning to significantly reduce herd WRF + Anaerobic Digester WATER / 22 POST SOLID WASTE TO COMPOST State Water Project •Coastal branch of State Water Project passes through Poly Canyon, ~1 mile from campus reservoirs •Cal Poly long-term growth requires a new water supply •Starting conversations with county and potential sellers •Engineering firm under contract to study pipeline costs, breakpoint chlorination, etc. WATER / 23 Questions?