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AGENDA
ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY DECEMBER 11, 1990 - 7:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Ron Dtmin
ROLL CALL: Vice-Mayor Jerry Reiss, Councilmembers Peg Pinard,
Penny Rappa, Bill Roalman, and Mayor Ron Dunin
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P.CI - Brett Cross 1217Mariner's Cove, again expressed concern as to the 907of base year .
that staff used in its assumption for establishing further rate increases and was concerned about
getting answers in response to the daft EIR
P.C2 - Charles Lon& 639 Al-Hil Dr., supported obtaining long term water sources.
BUSINESS ITEMS 41
L DESALINATION (INLAND/517 - 45 MIN.) _
Continued consideration of approving a short or long term desalination project u
(conceptual approval given 11/27/90).
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize retention of the desalination consultant, James
M- Montgomery Engineers, to design, process permits, develop EIR and prepare
interagency agreements for the project.
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Council Agenda December 11, 1990
(Report from 11/27/90 previously distributed. Due to the limited turn around time
from that meeting, supplemental materials will be distributed under separate cover
as received.)
**HETLAND FINAL ACTION.• Staff directed to report back on the ability of the City to obtain an
additional 1,000 acre feet of water from the State Water Project icreasing the City's
request from 3,000-41000 acre feet and return for Council consideration and
reaffirmation as to its policy as to how much State Water it proposes to contract for.
Staff j�authorized to 1) retain James M. Montgomery Engineers to begin design of the
project based on the reverse osmosis process to obtain required permits, begin
negotiations with the City of Morro Bay and PG&E, and to develop the mvironmental
initial study; 2) normal purchasing control procedures waived, due to time constraints,
and the City Administrative Officer authorized to hire consultants to prepare an
environmental impact report, and 3)staff directed to proceed with the project based on
a short term duration (5 years) with an alternate bid for upgraded materials
Staff authorized to correspond with the Governor and any other appropriate legislators
to let them know the action taken this evening, stressing the fact that because we are
being pro-activ4 we are going to have to pay the entire cost and solicit their support for
grant funding or funding from the Department of Water Resourced or at least help us
with the permitting process.
2. SALINAS EXPANSION PROTECT (INLAND/517 - 30 MIN.)
Continued consideration of approving expansion of the Salinas Reservoir by raising
the dam by 10 or 20 feet. (Report same as distributed from 11/27/90 meeting and
is included as reference material in packet).
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize retention of the Salinas Reservoir Expansion
consultant, Woodward Clyde, to begin design, permit processing, and EIR
development for maximum yield of the project for Options #1 (raising dam 10 feet)
or Option #2 (raising dam 20 feet) as deemed appropriate.
*HETLAND FINALACTIOM Conceptually approved the Salinas ReservoirEapandon Project;staff
directed to begin discussions with affected parties and develop project description and
environmental strategies;and further,to investfgategrant funding based upon recreational
improvements
3. WATER AND WASTEWATER RELATED STAFF ISSUES METLAND-
MCPI KE/517 - 15 MIN.)
Continued consideration of approving two Water and Wastewater positions and
related secretarial support.
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RECOMMENDATION: A) Authorize the position of Wastewater Reclamation
Coordinator to develop and implement a detailed wastewater reclamation project
and direct staff to proceed with the recruitment, and B) Authorize the position of
Water Projects Manager and direct staff to retain the Water Project Manager and
secretarial support for the implementation of the adopted water supply projects.
(Report from 11/27/90 previously distributed. Due to the limited turn around time
from that meeting,.supplemental materials will be distributed under separate cover
as received.)
*HETLAND FINAL ACTION• A)Authorized the position of Wastewater Reclamation Coordinator
*MCPIKE to develop and implement a detailed wastewater reclamation project and directed staff
to proceed with the recruitmen4 and B) Authorized the position of Water Projects
Manager and directed staff to retain the Water Project Manager and secretarial support
for the implementation of the adopted water supply projects.
4. STATE WATER PROJECT (HAMPIAN/324 - 45 MIN.)
Continued consideration of holding an election to determine support of the State
Water Project
RECOMMENDATION: 1) Determine the timing for an election concerning City
participation in the State Water Project, and 2) Determine whether the election
should be binding or advisory.
**HAMPI AN FINAL ACTION Continued to date certain Wednesday, 01/02/91, to review all
**VOGES pending election related issues.
S. STATUS OF WATER MANAGEMENT ISSUES (30 MIN.)
Presentation by a representative from the Nacimiento Regional Water Management
Advisory Committee regarding Water Resources Management Issues.
RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.
**HETLAND FINAL ACTION• Presentation made- Staff directed to prepare Council resolution
**RAPPA urging the Board of Supervisors work with Monterey County water officials regarding the
use of the Nacimiento water project as a long-term water supply
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matters which have been noticed at least three days in advance of the meeting unless
special circumstances are found to exist. Formal actin or approval is not preferred and such
items should be continued to the next Regular Meeting.
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BUSINESS ITEMS
1. DESALINATION (HETLAND/517 - 45 MIN.)
Continued consideration of approving a short or long term desalination project
(conceptual approval given 11/27/90).
RECOM IENDATION: Authorize retention of the desalination consultant, James
M. Montgomery Engineers, to design, process permits, develop EIR and prepare
interagency agreements for the project.
(Report from 11/27/90 previously distributed. Due to the limited turn around time
from that meeting, supplemental materials will be distributed under separate cover
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2. SALINAS EXPANSION PROJECT (HETLAND/517 - 30 MIN.)
Continued consideration of approving expansion of the Salinas Reservoir by raising
the dam by 10 or 20 feet. (Report same as distributed from 11/27/90 meeting and
is included as reference material in packet).
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize retention of the Salinas Reservoir Expansion
consultant, Woodward Clyde, to begin design, permit processing, and EIR
development for maximum yield of the project for Options #1 (raising dam 10 feet)
or Option #2 (raising dam 20 feet) as deemed appropriate.
3. WATER AND WASTEWATER RELATED STAFF ISSUES (HETLAND-
MCPIKE/517 - 15 MIN.)
Continued consideration of approving two Water and Wastewater positions and
related secretarial support.
RECOMMENDATION: A) Authorize the position of Wastewater Reclamation
Coordinator to develop and implement a detailed wastewater reclamation project
and direct staff to proceed with the recruitment, and B) Authorize the position of
Water Projects Manager and direct staff to retain the'Watef Project Manager and
secretarial support for the implementation of the adopted water supply projects.
(Report from 11/27/90 previously distributed. Due to the limited turn around time
from that meeting, supplemental materials will be distributed under separate cover
as received.)
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4. STATE WATER PROJECT (HAMPIAN/324 - 45 MIN.)
Continued consideration of holding an election to determine support of the State
Water Project.
RECOMMENDATION: 1) Determine the timing for an election concerning City
participation in the State Water Project, and 2) Determine whether the election
should be binding or advisory.
S. STATUS OF WATER MANAGEMENT ISSUES (30 MIN.)
Presentation by a representative from the Nacimiento Ragional Water Management
Advisory Committee regarding Water Resources Management Issues.
RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.
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may informally update the City Council of written or oral communications and ask for
comment and/or discussion. State law provides that Council take action only on such
matters which have been'noticed at least three days in advance of the meeting unless
special circumstances are found to exist. Formal actin or approval is not preferred and such
items should be continued to the next Regular Meeting.
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(- Mr. Don Smithftw Mr: James M: Montgomery
1111 Vista Del Lr o Mr .A'Chauber of Commerce
SLO, CA 93401 8 _ g�.neers, Inc. 1039 Chorro St.
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Walnut" , CA 94598 SLO, CA 93401
Vic Montgomery
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Woodward Clyde
3026 S.Higuera 121 Gray Ave. , Ste. 201
SLO, CA 93401 Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Mr. Gary Kunkel " ro d� BoBering
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SLO, CA 93401 Cu ch
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=Mr. Mike Spangler ! / u7
1779 San Luis Dr. Thomas A. Murrell
SIA, CA 93401 esTicor Title Insurance
/OD C /✓�o,'ry 1212 Marsh St.
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" Mr. Ren Schwartz
201 Buena Vista Ave.
SLO, CA 93401
Melanie C. Billi8 �Mr. John French
1460 Mill St. Santa Lucia Hills Co.
SLO, CA 93401 285 South St.
P.O. Box 1796
SLO, CA 93406
'Mr. Allen Settle * Mr. Clint Milne
1244 Drake Cir. County Engineering Dept. #207
SLO, CA 93401 1035 Palm St.
SLO, CA 93408
+ Mr.. Rob Rossi_ ?41r$01 9/( ?
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Mr. Terry Simons
Development *-Business Services Improvement Assoc.
SLO, 13351�road P.O. Box 1402
'93401 SLO, CA 93406
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COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT ITEM NUMHER:
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FROM: William T. Hetland, Utilities Director W
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Cassidy Rowland, Administrative Analyst
Gary Henderson, Utilities EngineerGrw►k
Ron Munds, Water Conservation Coordinatoae/
SUBJECT: Water Supply Status and Development
CAO RECOMMENDATION: Provide staff direction as per Recommendations Summary.
REPORT IN BRIEF:
The City of San Inis Obispo has experienced four years of below normal rainfall and
runoff. The city's current available storage is 5,881.42 acre feet (a f) with Salinas
Reservoir below its minimum pool; Whale Rock Reservoir is at 3659% of capacity and
is projected to reach minimum pool in the fall of 1992. Groundwater wells are
producing at approximately 2,000 acre feet per year (afy) with the groundwater table
dropping. The City will reach its critical action level (5001b conservation) in late summer
of 199L Water conservation efforts are still excellent with consumption at about 50010 of
the 1987 base year.
Projected water supply requirements for full build out to the City's urban reserve line is
11,580 afy and is estimated to occur in 2015. .With the addition of 820 afy to adjust for
the loss of yield due to reservoir siltation and the addition of 2000 afy as a planning
reserve, the total water supply requirement is 14,400 afy by the year 2015. The City's
current safe annual yield is 7,860 afy, leaving a supplemental water need of 6,540 afy to
be developed over the next 25 years.
Water supply options to meet the future Total Reservoir Storage
water needs of the City were reviewed. The after minimum pool
Water Supply Summary in Attachment 3
provides a brief overview of the projects. 35
Staff recommends the City proceed with a
combination of the following projects:
Salinas Reservoir expansion, desalination of m - 25
ocean water, Hansen and Gularte Creeks, m 20
continued emphasis on water conservation, ,5
and wastewater reclamation. A decision on ft the State Water Project will be made after 10a City wide election is held. Expansion of 5
the Salinas Reservoir requires remedial °work to the dam for stability and +9ae '�' :ass modification of the spillway to increase Figure 1 Total Reservoir Storage.,
October 1990
capacity. This will provide 1,600 of yearly
additional yield. The addition of a package plant to the Hansen and Gularte creek
supply will provide approximately 560 of per year of yield. The project is estimated to
cost 5532,000. Work on a desalination project should be started immediately because of
the time frame required for obtaining the necessary permits and equipment ordering. It
is estimated that desalination could provide 2,000 to 3,000 afy additional yield.
Staff recommends retaining a contract wastewater reclamation coordinator in order to
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PROJECTED WATER SUPPLY
The Total Storage Curve (Figure 6) is
part of the City's Annual Water Plan.
It is a model to estimate the City
reservoir water storage based on
¢ historical water use, reservoir data and
available groundwater supplies. The
curve also shows the different action
levels at which various conservation
measures are implemented.
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The model is used to forecast the City's
Figure a Groundwater Production, water supply position and when to
October 1989-90 make certain recommendations. The
curve has been revised to take into account a
lesser amount of groundwater production am 1
than previously estimated.- Initially,
groundwater production was estimated at
2,400 afy. Based on our recent production , sm
history during this drought and the
groundwater basin study, it is recommended 3W 1
to use only 2,000 afy during emergency t
periods. This lower level of groundwater 100,
production also results in changes in the w�
action levels since they too are a function of Pac�acam�vmPraamt
groundwater production. Attachment 1 ® w8W®W6Q waW o I W S ,
shows the new action levels.
Figure 5 Conservation Report Card
The net effect of these changes to the
Total Storage curve is relatively minor,
the curve appears unchanged due to
offsetting adjustments in well production
and lake evaporation values. The action
levels are higher with the critical (50%)
' action level occurring at 6,300 of of
�....>n ° storage instead of 6,000 of This results
in 50% conservation occurring in August,
°a 1991 instead of October, 1991. From a
PW decision making point of view, two
months is not significant since only swings
. of six months or more would change
PROJE-:CnON VM11 2=0 AFWEus recommendations regarding timing for
° Original Pro;ed0n- AC=1 Level —Adjustetl t.totlel implementing conservation measures.
Figure 6 Reservoir Storage Model, October 1990
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The Total Storage Curve indicates Council made the right decision to begin the 35%
mandatory water conservation program last spring even though the curve had not yet
reached the Severe Action LeveL Prior to implementing the 35% mandatory program,
reservoir storage was below the worst case projection. As of November 1990, storage is
now at the projected level. This is the result of increased conservation and groundwater
well development due to early Council action.
This curve also shows if the City were to experience two more dry years similar to 1989-
90, the reservoir levels will reach the minimum pool at both reservoirs in November,
1992. In other words, the City has 24 months in which to develop additional supplies
before it will run out of water, based on the worst case scenario.
WATER CONSERVATION ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE PAST FIVE YEARS
The City of San Lnis Obispo has been very progressive in its water conservation efforts
at a time when few other agencies showed effort in conservation. The Mandatory Water
Conservation Program has been extremely successful in achieving the City's goal of
reducing water consumption by 359o'. Water savings since January 1990 are down
approximately 439o' from the 1987 levels. Since the implementation-of the 35% program
in June 1990, the City has reduced water consumption by nearly 50%. A listing of the
past 5 years accomplishments and potential water conservation programs to be
implemented are presented in Attachment 2.
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WATER SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS
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AF=a1e""' �"'a AF The City currently has a safe annual yield of
7,857 afy, shown in Figure 7. This is the amount
(61.1%) of water that the City could use during our
460 AF historical worst case dry period of six years and
Figure 7 Current Safe Annual Yield not run out of water. The safe annual yield is a
measure of the City's, available water supply to
meet the current needs of the community and future requirements.
The City's future water supply Table 1 POPULATION PROJECTION. 1990 -2015
requirements were developed by 19W 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015
determining the population for a
41,500 a3,soo 45.400 a7,7oo 50,100 53,000
specific study area and multiplying
that by a per capita water use
factor. An adjustment factor for siltation and a planning reserve were then added to
determine the City's total water requirements. The water supply requirements were
determined for a specific study area encompassing the City limits of San Luis Obispo
and some surrounding areas. The boundaries are basically the Urban Reserve Line as
established by the City Council in 1977 and reaffirmed in the current general plan
update process.
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The City's Residential Growth Management Regulations adopted in 1982 are the basis
for developing future population projections. These regulations set population growth at
an average annual rate of 2 percent during the 1980's, declining to 1 percent after 1990.
Table I lists the population projection from 1990 to 2015 basically increasing at a 19o'
compounded rate. Under the City's General Plan, full development would
accommodate a population within the City limits of 46,000 people and 53,000 within the
urban reserve limit.
As seen in Figure 8, the city limit population 60
level is estimated to occur around 1997 and
the urban reserve limit around 2015. Using XV }
appropriate population levels in planning 40ji9150
supplemental water supplies will assure San € --
suis Obispo that adequate water supplies are 30
available. This planning, will minimize
problems during water deficient periods and 20
mitigate the need to implement stringent
water conservation measures should water +
demand exceed supply limits. An increased
supply will also provide more flexibility to 6 ,o
the city regarding its future water needs. Figs g Population Projecxion 1980 -2015
Development of major water supply facilities
requires extensive lead time, ten years not being uncommon. It is therefore customary
to review water needs on a long-term planning period of many years. We have chosen a
planning period of 25 years, from 1990 to the year 2015. But it must also be understood
that additional water requirements may likely extend beyond this period.
Per capita water use is a unit
200 measurement of the water used by a
.0 10 community. It.is calculated by dividing
+8 o the total water used by the community
38 170 a population. This measure includes
8 ae ..� 180 residential, commercial, governmental
C. ISO m and industrial water uses, as well as
water unaccounted for such as leakage,
140 a fire flows and meters under registration.
130 30 120
28 1 as 110 Since 1984, there has been a dramatic
Pte,;,,, G7PC increase in the per capita consumption
approaching 200 gpcd seen in Figure 9.
Figure 9 Gallons Per Capita Use, 1970 - 1989 This sharp increase in the per capita
consumption is largely attributed to an
increase in commercial and industrial development and an escalated commuter
population. Based on this analysis and the assumption that water conservation will
slightly reduce consumption and offset commuter influences, 195 gpcd is used for � ' �, 3
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projecting water requirements. Due to 55 � �� 12
the drought, water use over the last two 71
years has decreased to the 110 to 120 50.
gpcd range. There are no predictions t0
as to the level of conservation �'" 9 " v j
sustainable upon end of the drought, a .s 11
therefore, 195 gpcd will be used to
represent future per capita use. 40 a 7
Water requirements, based on the 6
population projections and 195 GPC u� , ,o s
use, are shown in Figure 10. The City BasW on 195 GK Use
requires 10,050 afy of water for fulls
development within the existing city Pep aWn
limits and 11,580 afy by 2015 when the Figure 10-Resource Need at 195 GPC
urban reserve limit population is
reached, given current zoning-
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a c, t w�ems»AF
It should be noted if the City was
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2M AF not in mandatory water conservation,
smogo"°eack NIS) s:artn mj%) the water consumption would exceed
@°A` 4M AF the currently adopted safe annual
yield also shown in Figure 10.
UM,PMMW 065CA MA%) Therefore, development of additional
VMAF ���) Fade n""� yield will be required for the City to
300A` issue new building permits, not
Figure 11 Safe Annual Yield with Planning Reserve including those due to the retro-fit
program.
Studies have shown reservoir siltation reduces Table II We Annual Yield, 2015
the storage capacity and safe annual yield over Source A[-
time.
Ftime. Since it is not economically practical to Wells 500
remove the silt, it is necessary to develop Salinas 4,800
supplemental water supplies to offset the Whale Rock 2,060
siltation losses. Siltation loss at Salinas and Cooperative Use . 500
Whale Rock reservoirs is approximately 820 of Urban Reserve Deficit 3,720
total over the next 25 years. Siltation Deficit 820
Planning Reserve 2.000
The City has experienced problems with safe Total Acre-Footage 14,400
annual yield determinations in the past.
Changes may occur in the future due to "live
stream" requirements, new hydrological data
based on the current drought, and changes in water rights law, etc. For these reasons, it
is prudent to have a planning reserve of additional water supplies to account for future
unexpected conditions. Staff recommends the City develop an additional 25% increase,
or about 2,000 of of its safe annual yield as a planning reserve.
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The City must develop a total of 6,540 of over the next 25 years, summarized in
Table 11. Staff recommends the City establish a policy to obtain a safe annual yield of
14,400 afy in order to meet its current and 25-year future water needs, account for
siltation in its reservoirs and to include a planning reserve for any unexpected future
events. By the year 2015, when the Urban Reserve Limit population will be reached,
only 55% of the water needed will come from sources now on-line. This means over
45% of the water the City will need has yet to be developed.
WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS
EMERGING MULTI-SOURCE WATER SUPPLY POLICY
The City of San Luis Obispo's early water supplies came from local creeks and
groundwater. For many years, groundwater was the primary water supply for the City.
When the Salinas Reservoir was developed, it became the principle supply because of its
better water quality. The Whale Rock Reservoir was added to the City's supplies in the
1960's. For many years, from the 1960's to just recently, storage in the two reservoirs
served as the City's only water supply. The City has just recently returned to
groundwater during this time of drought. The recent history of water supply
development has resulted in an informal policy of multi-source water resource projects
for the City. With the many new water resources project alternatives the City is
currently considering, it is logical to adopt a formal policy supporting a multi-source
water supply for the City.
Recommended Council Action: Direct staff to prepare a resolution to adopt the
following strategic policy statement:
The City of San Luis Obispo will continue to develop and use water
resource projects to maintain multi-source water supplies, and in this
manner, reduce reliance on any one source of water supply and to increase
its supply options in future droughts.
EXPANSION OF SAUNAS RESERVOIR
The City retained the firm of Woodward Table 111 YIELD ESTIMATES, SAUNAS RES.
Clyde Engineers to perform a feasibility Spillway Increase (it) 10 20
study for increasing the storage at the
Salinas Reservoir. The study covered three Storage Volume (al) 29,330 36,300
basic areas; geotechnical and dam stability, Total Yield (afy)* 750 1.650 .
hydrology and costs, and permit
requirements and significant environmental *with cooperative use
issues identification.
The stability of the dam during an earthquake and its ability to handle a maximum
probable flood was reviewed. Numerous design concepts were used to evaluate the
feasibility of raising and widening the spillway including operable gate alternatives, fixed
barrier alternatives, and spillway modifications. The designs were evaluated on the basis
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of raising the existing spillway by 10 feet or 20 feet. Table III presents the yield
estimates with these modifications to the spillway elevation, assuming coordinated
operation of Salinas and Whale Rock Reservoirs for maximum benefit. Raising the
spillway would inundate additional areas behind the dam. This increased body of water
would enhance both the fishery and the habitat for aquatic wildlife. It would also
impact and require relocation of some of the existing recreational facilities around the
reservoir. Water quality from the Salinas Reservoir would not likely change after
increasing the level of the spillway. The initial environmental analysis has not indicated
any significant environmental impacts that would preclude development of the project.
Initial discussions with the State Water Rights Board indicate the City's water right
permit would not have to be amended. Approvals would have to be obtained from the
Army Corps of Engineers, the California Division of Safety of Dams, and the State
Department of Health Services.
This is a long-term project which is rainfall dependent. Total cost of the project would
vary from $2.7 million to $7.25 million. This translates to a cost of $208 to $506 per af.
The water from this project would be available for use in 30 months, barring major
setbacks in permit processing or other requirements.
Recommended Council Action: Staff recommends Council authorize the Consultant,
Woodward Clyde Consultants, to begin design of the expansion; develop the
Environmental Impact Report; and to obtain the required permits. Staff further
recommends direction to begin discussions with the Corps of Engineers and the
County of San Luis Obispo regarding ownership of the reservoir and payment for the
required remedial work.
DESALINATION
The Desalination Feasibility Investigation was prepared for the City by James M.
Montgomery Engineers. The study evaluated various methods of desalination including
reverse osmosis, vapor compression and distillation. Site options, joint ventures,
permitting requirements and financing were also reviewed.
Water levels at both reservoirs will reach minimum pool in approximately two years if
the drought continues. As desalination is the only water supply alternative not rainfall
dependent and if this alternative is to be undertaken, the project must be "fast tracked"
in order to meet this tight time frame. Several project implementation methods have
been evaluated to meet this timetable. The schedules also include a project termination
or slowdown cutoff date in March or April of 1991 to allow for a change in direction
based on whether rainfall is received and whether this project is viewed as a short-term
or long-term water supply.
The consultants determined 3,000 afy of desalted water could be made using the
recommended reverse osmosis technology. Figure 12 shows the flow diagram for a
typical reverse osmosis process. The recommendation is based on capital costs,
operation and maintenance costs, decommissioning costs, aesthetics and environmental
concerns. During the early phases of the study, several potential locations for the J
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facilities were reviewed. Due to the limited time available, emphasis was placed on the
utilization of existing intake and outfall facilities due to the long permitting process
required to construct such facilities. Also, the availability of conveyance facilities was an
important component of site selection. Based on these considerations, the best
alternative appears to be a site near the PG&E's Morro Bay Power Plant. The City of
Morro Bay and PG&E have been consulted and are receptive to discussions concerning
the use of the existing facilities. The power plant intake could be utilized to supply
water to the facility and the discharge from the desal plant could employ the use of the
PG&E plant's outfall or the City of Morro Bay's wastewater outfall ��vvsstem. A plant
located in Morro Bay would be able to convey water to San Luis 09,4o's Water
Treatment Plant using the existing Whale Rock pipeline.
Several potential joint venture participants in the area were contacted to determine their
interest in the construction of a desalination facility. Several indicated an interest, but
almost all elected to delay a commitment until the future of the State Water Project
became better defined. However, the City of Morro Bay is extremely interested in
participating in this project.
The project could be financed using City funds or be a "tum-key" approach using private
financing. The choice of which financing scheme to use should not have a significant
impact on the overall project cost.
Project implementation can be accomplished using a variety of schemes. One end of the
scale would be a full-service contract (i.e. privately designed, financed, constructed and
operated), such as Santa Barbara has done. The other end would be a conventional
project (i.e. City hires a consultant to design the project, handle finances, bid the project
construction, and operates the plant). The recommended method may be a combination
of the two options.
The project could be separated into two components, equipment vendor and
conventional construction (site work, pipelines, etc.). A consultant would be hired to
write equipment performance specifications which would allow bidding for the Q
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equipment to proceed before site and pipeline design is completed. This is necessary
because the equipment is one of the critical components of the schedule. While the
equipment is being procured, the remainder of the project would be designed and put
out for bid.
The estimated capital cost for a 3 mgd reverse osmosis desalination plant is $19,500,000.
Depending on whether the plant is to be considered a short-term (5 years) or long-term
(20 years) supply, the cost per acre-foot would be $2,858 or $1,883, respectively. These
acre-foot costs include operation and maintenance expenses and costs are substantially
higher than other supply alternatives at this time, but this alternative is not rainfall
dependent.
The desalination process is an energy intensive process. There is a great variance in the
amount of energy the different methods of desalination require to produce product
water, but reverse osmosis and vapor compression consume significantly less energy per
unit of product. The cost of energy required for the reverse osmosis process is
estimated to be $615 per of of product water based on current energy rates. This
equates to approximately 28% of the total cost per of based on $2,215 af. If the cost of
energy were to double in the future to $1,230, it would correspond to approximately
44% of the total cost per af. Energy, therefore,plays a very important role in the cost
of desalted water. The water from this project would be available for use in 24 months
barring major setbacks in permit processing or other requirements.
Recommended Council Action: Staff recommends Council autho;;ize staff to 1) hire a
consultant to begin design of project, to obtain the required permilfs, and to develop
the Environmental Impact Report; and 2) develop interagency agreements for the
project.
HANSEN AND GULARTE CREEK
Hansen and Gularte Creeks are two small creeks which run off the Cuesta Grade north
of San Luis Obispo. The City obtained water rights on the creeks from private property
owners in the early 1900's. This supply was used for many years by adding chlorine for
disinfection and discharging the water into Reservoir #1. This practice continued until
the State Department of Health Services required full treatment before the water could
be consumed. Since treatment was very expensive other sources were available, the City
stopped diverting the water into its reservoir and instead discharged it into San Luis
Creek.
Boyle Engineering was retained to determine the feasibility and cost of developing a
small treatment plant for these creeks. A treatment system would require a package
plant, new inlet transmission piping and control structure, chlorine feed system and
contact basin, and a filter backwash recovery system. The total cost of this project is
estimated to be $523,000 including 20% contingencies and engineering.
It is estimated the yield from these two creeks would be about 435 afy. One option is to
include the Firing Range Well in Reservoir Canyon in the treatment plant. This well /v
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has only been used intermittently because of problems meeting the State's turbidity
requirements. By piping this water to the package plant, the total yield could be
increased to approximately 560 afy. The water from this project would be available for
use in six months, barring major setbacks in permit processing or other requirement.
Recommended Council Action: Staff recommends beginning design of site facilities,
purchasing treatment facilities, beginning permit application and developing the EIR
for the project.
STATE WATER PROJECT
The State Water Project is a system of reservoirs, pumping plants, canals and pipelines,
and power plants to deliver water from Oroville Reservoir and the Sacramento-San
Joaquin Delta to the State's'30 water service contractors. To date it has been a reliable
source for municipal and industrial contractors. San Luis Obispo County Flood Control
and Water Conservation District has an annual entitlement of 25,000 afy in 1990. It is
proposed this water would be delivered to San Luis Obispo together with Santa Barbara
County's entitlement through the Coastal Branch of the California Aqueduct The draft
EIR for this project has been completed and undergone extensive public review. The
public comment is now being reviewed by the Department of Water Resources and the
final EIR is scheduled to be issued in the spring of 1991. Council has directed staff to
hold an election on the State Water Project.
- Once the decision is made to build the Coastal Branch of the State Water Project is
made, the City will have to commit to the project or forever loose the opportunity to
participate in State Water. The water from this project could be available for use in 60
months, barring major setbacks in permit processing or other requirement.
Recommended Council Action: Recommendations for this item are covered in a
.separate report and, at this time, only deals with the timing and type
(mandatory/advisory) of election.
GROUNDWATER BASIN ANALYSIS
The San Luis Obispo Groundwater Basin Evaluation was prepared by Boyle
Engineering. The purpose of this study was to define the basin hydro-geology and to
assess the City's current groundwater development program. Their conclusion is that
during the period of 1978 to 1990, the basin has not been in a state of sustained
overdraft. The long-term records indicate water levels do decline significantly during
drought periods but the basin recovers quickly.
The estimated storage capacity of the basin is 23,900 af. This is essentially in agreement
with the California Department of Water Resource's 1958 published estimate of 22,000
AF. The estimate of "sustained yield" of the basin is defined as the maximum quantity
of water that is available from groundwater on an annual basis. Boyle estimates the
sustained yield to be 5,900 afy. A 'large portion of the basin underlying the downtown I
consists of a relatively thin layer, characterized by wells of low to moderate yield (100
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gpm or less). Higher yielding ground water zones exist in the southern portion of the
City, with wells up to 1,000 gpm. However, this area is heavily irrigated for agricultural
purposes with high competition for the groundwater.
The current groundwater program uses six municipal wells and two or more irrigation
wells. Approximately 40%, about 160 of per month, of current domestic demand is
being met from groundwater supplies. Four of the existing wells are now showing sharp
declines in pumping water elevation and are being operated on a rotation basis. Based
on the above analysis, the opportunity for additional well development within the City
limits during the current drought is limited. Also the City's current identified yield of
500 afy from groundwater is realistic. Boyle concludes the City can extract several
thousand acre feet (2,000 to 3,000 afy) of groundwater per year if steps are taken to
increase available recharge from the wastewater treatment and if the basin is properly
managed to better utilize recharge from surface stream flows. Additional long-term
sustained yield from groundwater is not practical.
The City is still pursuing the use of some private wells in order to spread out the wells
within the basin and to obtain a site for relocation of the existing carbon filtration tanks.
Recommended Council Action: Staff recommends no further expansion of the
groundwater program and the existing groundwater wells be maintained as a part of
the City's water supply at the currently adopted safe annual yield of 500 afy.
COASTAL STREAMS DIVERSION PROJECT
The Coastal Streams and Storage Project is a joint project with the Whale Rock
Commission and the City of Morro Bay. The project proposes a series of small seasonal
dams on the three coastal creeks between Morro Bay and the Whale Rock Reservoir.
High runoff flows during the winter would be pumped back to the Whale Rock
Reservoir for storage. The study includes review of the environmental impact on the
streams as a fishery and habitat. Due to inadequate runoff these past three years, the
fisheries stream analysis has not been performed.
The City contracted with Leedshill-Herkenhoff to review the project in light of the City's
current water resources and determined the direct benefit to the City of San Luis
Obispo. Their analysis shows the City could receive from 60 afy up to 230 af. The
limiting factor in the yield of the project for the City is a constraint in the Whale Rock
pipeline. The cost of the project is $7.2 million and water costs range from $1,900 to
$9,500 per af.
Recommended Council Action: Staff recommends no action at this time since the
fisheries analysis has not been completed. However, due to the limited yield, the
high capital cost and the high water processing costs, this project appears to have
limited feasibility.
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NACIMIENTO RESERVOIR
The Nacimiento Reservoir is owned and operated by the Monterey County Flood
Control and Water Conservation District. San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and
Water Conservation District has an agreement with Monterey for 17,500 afy. About
1,300 afy are used around the lake area, leaving 16,200 afy for distribution to other parts
of the County. There are currently no specific allocations for the Nacimiento water to
the other agencies in the county. The probability is that the North County will desire to
retain a substantial portion of the available water. Due to the length of the supply line
to San Luis Obispo and without the agencies to share in the project, the cost to the City
could be quite high. With the primary focus on the other water supply alternatives,
Nacimiento Reservoir will probably not be developed until sometime in the future.
Monterey County has recently completed a study of additional water resources. A
number of the options involve Nacimiento Reservoir and these may provide the
opportunity for joint participation with other agencies.
Recommended Council Action: Staff recommends no specific action at this time
other than to continue to monitor the activities of Monterey County in the
development of additional water resources.
TANKER DELIVERY OF WATER Table N TANKERED WATER COSTS
Term AFY *Cost/AF
In April, 1990, the City of Santa Barbara solicited 5 yr 2,500 $6,900
proposals to evaluate tankering of water for two 5,000 $4,000
contract duration possibilities: 1 a five-year 3,6 0 $3,200
P ( ) Y 13,600 $2,700
duration with a commitment to purchase a
minimum of 2,500 of of new water yearly for the 10 yr 5,000 $3,100
first three years and to purchase water thereafter on 10.000 $2.500
an as needed basis; and (2) a ten-year duration with 25 yr 10,000 $2,000
a commitment to purchase 2,500 afy and on an as
needed basis for the final seven years. The RFP * does not include capital costs
further required the successful water supplier to be
able to supply up to 5,000 afy for the full five or
ten-year contract duration, if needed.
The cost of the new water in the proposals being evaluated by Santa Barbara are
presented in Table IV. In an informational report prepared by Boyle Engineering for
the City of Ventura, tanker delivery of Canadian water was outlined. The following is a
summary of some of the thoughts presented:
1. Tankering potable water is not new, it is used in several places in Europe.
2. Canadian water is of excellent quality, however, tankered water requires chlorination
during transport and treatment prior to use.
3. Tanker loading facilities in Canada will cost between 2 to 5 million dollars.
Refurbished oil tankers would be used and they hold between 70 to 200 AF.
4. Off-loading facilities would cost between 10 and 20 million dollars to build. One
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problem with tinkering is the relatively shallow coastal water which will require
extensive offshore mooring and transmission facilities.
5. A round trip takes approximately 8 to 12 days with a daily cost between $20,000 to
$40,000. To be economically viable, the tankers would have to be off-loaded in one
to two days.
6. The onshore facilities required to receive the off-loaded water in one to two days
would need to be able to handle/store between 21 to 65 million gallons.
The City's treatment plant capacity now is only 11.5 mgd with a storage capacity of 4
mgd. Tankering is probably not viable as a source for a single city but may be as a
regional source; with a long-term contract for 20,000 afy the cost might be down to
$1,500 af. The volume of water required to make the option economically feasible
appears to be much greater than the City needs. Importing water with tankers does not
appear to be a viable quick, inexpensive drought relief measure; however, it might be
viable as an option for long-term supply when compared with other options. Based on
the information available to us at this time, it appears that this option is roughly in the
same cost range as desalination.
Recommended Council Action: Staff recommends tankering of water not be pursued
at this time; further consideration may be in order should the drought continue or
other recommended options fail to meet expectations.
WASTEWATER RECLAMATION
In the past, reclaimed water was not considered a cost effective water supply and
subsequently was not included as a viable option in the water management plan. The
changing environment in water resources, combined with the high quality water that can
be produced by upgraded wastewater treatment facilities, has made reclaimed water a
potentially cost effective and available water supply. Reclaimed water must now be
considered a component of the overall water management plan for the City.
In order to facilitate the development of wastewater reclamation projects, the first step
is to hire a program coordinator who would:
- identify potential uses and users of reclaimed water,
- evaluate each potential use based on cost and benefit to the City,
- identify capital improvements necessary for installation of the required
infrastructure,
- explore available grants and loans for funding options, and
- develop a pricing structure and accounts for the sale of the water.
It is estimated the additional.position will cost about $40,000 per year for a total of
$120,000. Program development should be coordinated with the completion of the
wastewater facilities improvements to allow water reclamation to begin as soon as
tertiary water is available.
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Recommended Council Action: Direct staff to retain a contract Wastewater
Reclamation Coordinator for a period of three years.
PROGRAM STAFFING
Should the Council choose to proceed with the projects being recommended, additional
Water Division staff will be necessary to coordinate project development. It is not
anticipated the new program staff will do detailed design and therefore not need an
engineer, the project staff would manage the water supply projects and would interface
with the design engineers and other professionals necessary to make the project a
reality. Requirements for the position will include experience in overseeing project
development, permit processing, environmental review, and contract administration.
Staff recommends a contract Water Projects Manager be retained on a four-year
contract Clerical staff will also be necessary to support this position and assist in the
overall increase in the department's workload. It is estimated that the additional
positions will cost about $75,000 per year for a total of $300,000 for the four-year
contract period.
Recommended Council Action: Direct staff to retain a contract Water Projects
Manager and necessary support clerical staff for a period of four years.
WATER PROJECTS SUMMARY
The water resources alternatives now under consideration by the City are summarized in
Attachment 3, Water Supply Summary. The purpose of this one page summary is to
provide a comparison of the different alternatives as concisely as possible. The safe
annual yield for each project is identified as is the capital cost required to build the
project; operation and maintenance costs are shown where available. The cost per acre
foot includes both capital and operation and maintenance costs except where indicated
otherwise. Captal costs are amortized over 20 years at 10% interest. In an effort to put
into perspective the impact each project would have on the individual consumer, a
percentage rate increase in the current water rates was determined. This was then
translated into a typical water bill for a single family residence using the non-
conservation City average of 24 units. A time line for development of the project
including design, permit processing and construction is shown. Environmental and other
concerns are briefly indicated.
The four water supply alternatives being
recommended include Salinas Reservoir Table V Yield of Recommended Alternatives
Expansion, Hansen and Gularte Creek,
Desalination, and the State Water Project Yield (afy)
Project. The potential yield of these Salim Reservoir Expansion 1650
projects is shown in Table V. The Hansen and Gularte Creek 560
timeline necessary to develop the Desalination 3000
different projects varies from 12 months State water Project 3000
to 5 years. Figure 13 shows the best Total 8210
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operational and the amount of yield that ould be provided. These four projects, if all
were fully developed, could deliver over 8,200 of of increased safe annual yield. This
exceeds the required yield necessary to meet the City's urban reserve limit development
plus the adjustment for siltation and planning reserve. Staff recommends all these
projects be pursued at this time because there are no guarantees that all these projects
can be developed nor that the maximum yields will be as estimated.
Each project has the
potential to run into
problems that could
seriously impact the '
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completion of the project. HER E�n
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Salinas Dam expansion will 12-
require the approval of the ,2 '
Corps of Engineers; the
project schedule could be
prolonged if the ownership
issue of the reservoir itself
becomes a major concern.
The City Council has ,ymyeo,ya,ao„ua+erez,vazauaa,zeomo.,zg+ass,uasass
determined that the State TlmeGne far Projects Development
Water Project will require a Current SAY .HanseNGularte DesaGnatlon i
vote of the people before it ®salnas Resstate water Project
can be approved.
Desalination will require
the cooperation of Pacific Figure 13 TIMELINE FOR WATER PROJECTS
and Gas and Electric and
the City of Morro Bay; major permitting is also required for this project. Hansen and
Gularte Creek development will require permits and an environmental impact review,
either of which could be an obstacle.
FISCAL IMPACT
New water supply projects will require additional revenue for the Water Fund. The
exact amount will have to be determined when the projects are completed and precise
amounts for debt financing and operation and maintenance are known.
In order to assess the cost impact each project would have on the City's Water Fund and
its service customers, staff used the existing water rate model to determine the change in
the current water service rates. The analysis was made assuming existing water rates
and consumption levels would approach the pre drought conditions. Rates were then
developed to determine how each project would individually impact water rates. Since
multiple projects will be required, rate increases will be additive. These rates were then
used to determine what a typical single family residential bill. The analysis did not take
into account an increase in connection fees which will occur and help offset the required
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revenue from water rates.
The current budget has sufficient funds to begin the projects being recommended at this
time. The budget has $1S million from the groundwater phase three program still
unexpended and approximately $0.5 million in budget carryovers. Requests for
additional funds will be made in the future as needed.
RECOMMENDATIONS SUMMARY
The staff recommendations presented in this report are summarized into two categories;
Water Policies and Staffing and Water Supply Projects.
Water Policies and Staffing
1. Water Policies -'Direct staff to develop an amendment to the Water and
Wastewater Management Element to incorporate a key water strategy policy for a
balanced water resources program.
✓ 2. Wastewater Reclamation - Authorize the position of Wastewater Reclamation
Coordinator to develop and implement a detailed wastewater reclamation project
and direct staff to proceed with the recruitment
3. Water Projects Staffing - Authorize the position of Water Projects Manager and
direct staff to retain the Water Projects Manager and secretarial support for the
implementation of the adopted water supply projects.
Water Supply Projects
4. Salinas Expansion Project - Authorize retention of the Salinas Reservoir
Expansion consultant, Woodward Clyde, to begin design, permit processing, and
EIR development for maximum yield of the project
5. Desalination - Authorize retention of the Desalination consultant, James M.
Montgomery Engineers, to design, processing permits, developing EIR and
interagency agreements for the project
6. Hansen and Gularte Creeks/Reservoir Canyon - Authorize retention of the
Hansen and Gularte Creek consultant, Boyle Engineering, to design site facilities,
purchase of treatment facilities, process permits and development of EIR for the
project
The necessary amendments, resolutions and contracts to specifically accomplish the
above recommendations will be presented to the Council in the future.
Attachments: 1. Water Action Levels
2. Water Conservation Accomplishments
3. Water Projects Summary
4. Executive Summaries: Salinas Reservoir; Hansen and Gulare Cree rl
Groundwater Bain; Desalination ,
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O
ACTION LEVELS
City of San Luis Obispo
November 1990
Action.Level Definition Storage (AF)
Entering Eating
Action Levels Action Levels
MAX STORAGE Total Citys storage is
both Salinas and Whale Rock 45,630 .
Reservoirs
MINOR 3.0 years of supply less annual
well capacity plus minimum pool 21,300 24,500
(5%consavation•)
MODERATE 25 years of supply less annual
well capacity plus minimum pool 17,200 209000
(I5%consavacon•)
SERIOUS 2.0 years of supply less annual
well capacity plus minimum pool 124800 1500
(25%consavation)
SEVERE IS years of supply less annual
well capacity plus minimum pool 9,200 11,200
(35%cowavation)
CRITICAL Lo years of supply less annual
well capacity plus minimum pool 6,3W 7900
(So%co=vvaaon)
The storage levels are based on a base year consumption of 8,050 AFY and then reduced consumption based
on the appropriate conservation goal for each action level, 2,000 AFY of well production and minimum pool
of 3;100 AP.
Entering Action Levels are the levels at which the naa more stringent conservation goal it to be
implemented as reservoir storage decreases.
siting Action Levels are the levels which the conservation goals are relaxed as.reservoir storage increases.
*Voluntary conservation,all others are mandatory.
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WATER CONSERVATION
The City Council and staff have worked hard to establish sound water management
practices and these accomplishments have established a solid foundation for an ongoing
Water Conservation Program:
Mandatory Water Conservation Program In 1988, the City realized the possibility of a
water supply shortfall. Staff formulated a plan with goals for addressing the water
shortage situation. In June 1990, the second phase of the mandatory water
conservation plan was started. It has been a tremendous success, seen by water
consumption levels down approximately 40% from 1987 levels.
Prohibitive water use Codes In April 1989, Water Waste Municipal Codes were
adopted prohibiting: water run-off from property; use of substandard water fixtures;
use of water from fire hydrants for the purpose other than fire fighting or other
emergency; serving of water to restaurant patrons unless requested; use of potable
water to wash sidewalks, driveway or parking areas or in new or major construction.
Water conservation staff has issued over 400 warnings to water wasters however,
none of these warnings have resulted in citations or fines.
Low Flow Water Faure Requirements for New Construction Since April 1988, installation
of low-flow plumbing fixtures and the installation of Ultra-Low Volume (ULV)
toilets have been required. The City's long range goal is to replace all higher
gallonage toilets with ULV toilets.
Public Intomiation A comprehensive water conservation informational campaign has
been implemented using Barnett, Cox, a professional public relations firm. The City
sponsors a Water Awareness Fair every year and also sponsors water conservation
advertisements on radio, television, and in newspapers. The water conservation staff
participates in related community events to distribute informational/ educational
materials to the public.
water Offset Program In order to receive a building permit and a water allocation in
the city, developers must retrofit existing buildings to offset twice the water the
project will use. Water offset values have been assigned to the different bathroom
fixtures to determine water savings.
Toilet Rebate Proaram As part of the long range goal to replace high gallonage, a cash
incentive program rebates $80.00 for replacement of existing toilets with ULV toilets.
Home Water Use Survey Program This program aids water customers cut water
consumption in their home or business. A field representative checks for.leaks,
shows the customer how to read the meter, analyzes over-all water use, then makes
recommendations on how to use water more efficiently.
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Water Conservation School Curriculum The curriculum targets elementary school students
in water use.
CARE Program (Minima/water Conservation i ts) In 1988, minimal water conservation
kits (dye tablet, a shower flow restrictor, toilet dams, and faucet aerators) were
provided free of charge. Again in 1989, the City in conjunction with P.G.&E.,
distributed kits to low income and elderly customers as part of an energy
conservation program sponsored by P.G.&E.
Toilet Dams Since 19889 the dams have been offered free of charge to the public.
Excess water use surcharge System A component of the Mandatory Water
Conservation Program calls for monetary penalties levied against water accounts
exceeding the water allocation.
water Meter Change-Out Program Since 1989, a program to remove and replace water
meters 20 years old or older has been in effect Since older water meters can lose
up to 50% of their accuracy, water consumption per account can be more closely
monitored to determine if excessive water use is occurring. -
water Conservation Cogrdinaror Water conservation has long been considered an.
important water management tool. Recognizing this, the City established the Water
Conservation Coordinator position to develop and coordinate polity which requires
the efficient use of water throughout the City.
Annual water operational Plan The City Council adopted the Annual Water Operational
Plan Policy Statement in 1985 to monitor the City's water supply situation and
implement certain programs at specific action levels as City reserves diminish.
The Plan reviews the current reservoir storage situation, projects future storage based
on a worse case scenario, and then evaluates supply and demand management
options. The end result is a reservoir storage curve showing the estimated reservoir
levels during the City's worst case historical dry cycle of six years.
POTENTIAL WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
The following is a discussion of potential programs the City Council will be asked to
consider in the future. They represent the type of programs required to meet the State
Department of Water Resources mandated Urban Water Management Plan.
Landscape Ordinance for AN New Commercial Industrial and Multi-Family Developments
Landscape irrigation represents a major portion of the water consumed within the
City. By January 31, 1993, the State will require all local agencies to have a water
efficient landscape ordinance in effect Current City landscape standards address
only a portion of the State's concerns about water efficient landscaping. Developing
such an ordinance will require the cooperation of the Community Development
Department, landscape architects, and other green industry representatives.
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Staff proposes large developments, such as shopping centers and condominium
projects, be required to meet the ordinance standards. Residential development
would be excluded from the water efficient plant material requirements but would be
required to adhere to the irrigation standards. The goal is to implement this
ordinance by June, 1991.
Retro-Fit Upon Sale. Chance in Use or increase in Sausre Footage with Ultra-Low Flow Flush Toilet
UL Council directed staff to research, evaluate, and prepare an ordinance to
require real property be retrofit with low water-using plumbing fixtures at the time of
change in ownership, transfer of title, or change in use. This would include remodels
where square footage is increased by 25% or more. Proof of compliance would be
required within 30 days after the close of escrow. The goal is to implement this
ordinance by January, 1991.
Monetary Incenthre for Turf Reduction (Cash for Grass) It is estimated that landscape
irrigation comprises 50% of all residential water use with turf area requires the most.
The feasibility and cost effectiveness of implementing a turf reduction program is
now under study including review of other agencies which have implemented such
programs. The goal is to complete the research by the end of December 1990.
Ulltma Low Flow Showerheed Reo/acement Program Shower head replacement was an early
water conservation program with a moderate impact With an estimated 21% of
inside home use in the shower, every non-conserving showerhead uses between 6 to
10 gallons per minute; showerheads termed "low-flow" use between 2S to 3 gallons
per minute, potentially saving 4 to 7 gallons per minute. Because of the improved
design, the public's interest, and.the water savings potential, this program is once
again an option. Several alternatives are being considered for distribution and to
ensure installation. The goal is to implement this program in February 1991.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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SALINAS RESERVOIR EXPANSION PROJECT
Phase I Studies
The concept of expanding the Salinas Reservoir by installing gates in the.
existing spillway at Salinas Dam was initially proposed in the San Luis
Obispo County Master Water Plan update in October, 1985 and was included in
the City of San Luis Obispo Water Management Plan Update in October 1986.
At that time, it. was estimated that expansion of the reservoir could
generate up to an additional 1,300 acre-feet of safe annual yield for the
City. The present study, performed by Woodward-Clyde Consultants and
Leedshill-Herkenhoff, was commissioned by the City in July, 1988 to further
evaluate the technical , environmental and economic feasibility of expanding
the reservoir to store. more water. Because the project might involve
transfer of ownership of the dam from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to a
local agency, and a change in regulatory jurisdiction from federal to
state, the study considered both federal and state dam safety and
permitting requirements. The study was divided into three parts:
1) An evaluation of the geotechnicals faulting and dam safety issues
affecting the project. This portion of the study focused on identifying
"fatal flaws" in the dam structure or surrounding terrain that might
prevent the project from being constructed;
2) An evaluation of the flood hydrology, reservoir yield and cost to
construct the dam modifications necessary for the expansion. This portion
of the study was performed to evaluate the economics of expanding the
reservoir, to confirm that the expansion would produce enough additional
water to make the effort worthwhile, and to determine what the range of
costs might be to construct the facilities necessary for the expansion; and
3) A review of the federal , state and local permits required for an
expansion of the reservoir, identification of the significant environmental
issues affecting the project, and a description of the permitting process
the City must comply with to proceed with the project.
Collectively, the studies indicate that the project is technically,
hydrologically and environmentally feasible, although there are issues that
must be resolved for the project to go forward. The principal conclusions
of each of the studies may summarized as follows:
Geotechnical Seismicity and Dam Safety Evaluation - A small fault occurs
beneath the right abutment right side of the dam, looking downstream), but
is not expected to undergo movement that might affect the dam. The rock
beneath the spillway on the. right side of the dam will require some
reinforcement in order to ensure that it remains stable under the loads
imposed by a deeper reservoir. The abutment surfaces immediately
downstream of the dam will require some concrete armor to withstand the
eroding force of water pouring over the dam in a major winter storm. Some
grouting (pumping concrete or other sealants into holes drilled into the
ground) may be required to ensure that the raised reservoir does not cause
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excessive leakage through small cracks in the bedrock. No landslides or
other conditions were observed within the perimeter of the enlarged —
reservoir that would preclude construction of the project.
Analysis of the regional seismic environment indicated that the Rinconada
fault (a large regional fault) passes within about 5000 feet of the dam.
Although this fault is not known to be active, it was assumed to be active
for the purpose of conducting structural analyses of the dam. the
Rinconada fault was assumed to be capable of generating a Magnitude 7.4
earthquake (larger than the Magnitude 7.1 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake on
the San Andreas fault) that would cause strong ground shaking at the dam.
The performance of the dam under this strong shaking with a full reservoir
load was analyzed using a three-dimensional finite-element computer model
that calculates the stresses that would develop within the dam. The
analysis indicates that the dam is strong enough to withstand the increased
load from a deeper reservoir. A major earthquake occurring nearby on the
Rinconada fault would cause some damage to the dam, but would not cause it
to fail and release the reservoir suddenly.
Hydrology, Reservoir Yield and Evaluation of Alternatives - A new probable
maximum precipitation event "PMP,", a theoretical maximum storm) and
resulting probable maximum flood (PMF) were calculated for the Salinas
reservoir using more modern techni.ques than had been used in previous
studies. Generally, it is expected that any dam must be able to withstand
the forces of a PMF without danger of failure. Routing of the PMF through
the reservoir using a computer model shows that the PMF would overtop the
dam by about 2 feet. The structural analysis described above indicated the
dam could withstand the PMF loading, but there is a need for additional
armoring of the abutments to withstand the force of the water without
excessive erosion.
A computer model was used to evaluate the coordinated operation of an
enlarged Salinas Reservoir in conjunction, with Whale Rock Reservoir to
determine how much additional water would be provided by raising Salinas
Dam. This analysis indicates that raising Salinas Dam by 10 feet would
increase the safe annual yield (a conservative measure of the additional
water that could be stored and used in a severe drought period) of the
Whale Rock and Salinas reservoir system by about 750 acre-feet. Raising
the dam by 20 feet would produce an additional 1650 acre-feet of safe .
annual yield. The model also indicates that expansion of the reservoir
would also significantly reduce periods of water shortage presently faced
by the City, and that there is enough water available in the watershed to
justify raising the dam by the. 20 foot maximum.
Various alternative methods of raising the dam either 10 or 20 feet were
evaluated to find out which method might be the most cost-effective way of
expanding the reservoir. This analysis considered how each type of
modification to the dam was affected by the PMF, as well as the cost of
relocating facilities on the edge of the existing reservoir. Fixed-barrier
alternatives for raising the reservoir level , including installing a
concrete wall or stoplogs across the spillway, result in lower construction
costs, but have disadvantages in that they can increase the duration and e
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Cseverity of overtopping flow during the PMF. This characteristic means
that it would be more difficult to gain approval for these low-cost
alternatives from the dam safety regulatory agencies. Other alternatives
using moveable gates across the spillway cost more, but may gain regulatory
approval more easily because they do not exacerbate the problem of dam
overtopping during the PMF. The various alternatives considered range in
cost from about $2.7 million to $7.25 million, resulting in costs for
additional safe annual yield of between $208 and $506 per acre-foot. These
costs are in the same range as the cost of other potential new sources of
water available to the City.
Reconnaissance of Regulatory Permit Requirements and Environmental Issues -
No environmental or regulatory issues which would prevent the expansion of
Salinas Reservoir were identified by the initial reconnaissance performed
for this study. The expansion of Salinas Reservoir would require
compliance with both the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) , as well as permits from other
federal and state agencies. Compliance with NEPA and CEQA would most
likely be achieved through preparation of a joint Environmental Impact
Statement/Report (EIS/R) , with the Corps of Engineers taking the lead on
NEPA compliance with a local agency as lead• agency for CEQA compliance.
Other permits required include a Corps of Engineers 404 permit for
modifications to a navigable waterway, a Section 7 consultation with the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to ensure compliance with the Endangered
Species Act and Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, compliance with Section
106 of the. National Historic Preservation Act, and a streambed alteration
agreement with the California Division of Fish and Game.
Important environmental issues that must be considered during the project
include effects of the expansion on:
1) Water resources, including erosion and sedimentation, downstream water
users and possible affects on water quality;
2) Biological resources within the reservoir and downstream, including
terrestrial plants, animals and aquatic life. The reservoir area may
contain several species of birds, reptiles and amphibians that are
threatened and endangered, or are considered candidates for threatened
and endangered status;
3) Cultural resources, including a number of historic sites in the
reservoir area catalogued in a cultural survey performed by the Corps
of Engineers;
4) Land use and recreational issues, including loss of or the need to
relocate County park facilities that would be inundated by the larger
reservoir; and
5) The potential for growth inducement by increasing the available water
supply.
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Executive Summary
The City of San Luis Obispo (City) has the right to the surface water from both Hansen
and Gularte Creek watersheds, which are located approximately 2 to 3 miles northeast
of San.Luis Obispo. The watersheds and general location of the two creeks are shown
on Figure 1-1. These spring-fed creeks flow year-round, the combined water flow from
which varies from approximately 200 to 600 gallons per minute (gpm). The City
obtained the rights to the surface water runoff from these two creeks in an agreement
dated 1912 between the City and the landowners at that time. Until 1976, the City
delivered Hansen and Gularte creek diversions for municipal consumption. There is
apparently no established quantity limit to the amount of water which the City may
divert, however, the agreement does indicate that certain properties are entitled to a
small portion of the collected water for their private use.
The fact that the City has existing water rights, a history of prior use, and diversion
structures in place makes this an attractive alternative for supplemental water. Use of
the creek diversions were discontinued in 1976 when the State Department of Health
Services (DOHS) mandated that 'complete treatment" would be needed prior to
domestic consumption. The following predesign report identifies the facilities needed to
provide the necessary level of treatment and the costs associated therewith.
An estimated project yield of 435 acre-feet per year (AFY) is anticipated with this project.
This could increase to as much as 560 AFY if a nearby City well is included in the
treatment stream. The estimated cost to design and construct a package treatment
plant for the Hansen and Gularte creek diversions is $510,000 to $525,000, excluding
facilities needed to transport raw well water to the package plant.
Implementation of the Hansen and Gularte treatment project is recommended as a
means of supplementing the City's water supplies during the current drought.
Moreover, the addition of this source will serve as a long-term source of water to the
City.
With regard to the impact of utilizing these creek:diversions, the Hansen,and Gularte
creeks are tributary to San Luis Obispo Creek and do contribute to the overall flow.
Diversion of the anticipated 435 AFY at this point will result in a decrease in surface
water flow, but is not expected to proportionally impact recharge to the ground.water
basin. This is in keeping with the findings of the San Luis Obispo Ground Water Basin
Evaluation which state that a low to moderate amount (on the order of 10 percent) of
surface water flow in San Luis Obispo Creek contributes to the recharge of the ground
water basin.
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General
On June 6, 1990, Boyle Engineering Corporation entered into a contract with the City of San
Luis Obispo to prepare the San Luis Obispo Ground Water Basin Evaluation.. The objectives of
this evaluation are to define the basin boundary and its associated hydrogeology, assess the
movement of ground water within the basin, and assess the City's current ground water
development program. This evaluation is also intended to identify further opportunities for
ground water development and to estimate the sustained yield of the basin. Environmental
impacts associated with short-term overdraft of the basin have also been addressed.
The study area consists of approximately 28 square miles of land which underlies the City and
extends into Edna Valley as illustrated in Plate 1. Basin 3-9, illustrated in Plate 4, is that basin
from which the City is currently extracting water. Edna Valley makes up a'contiguous ground.
water terrane' which contributes ground water flow to the City area. Thus, both Basin 3-9 and
the Edna Valley area were studied in this investigation.
The bedrock surface underlying the basin was found to be'highly irregular, but there are
overlying well-defined areas of water-bearing deposits. A large portion of the basin which
underlies the downtown area consists of a relatively thin layer of unconsolidated materials and
is therefore characterized by wells of low to moderate yield (100 gallons per minute (gpm) or
less).
Higher yielding ground water zones exist in the southern portion of the incorporated area (up to
1,000 gpm wells), however, this area is heavily irrigated for agricultural purposes and
competition for ground water is high.
Current Basin Status
Examination of existing data leads to the conclusion that, during the period from 1978 to 1990,
Basin 3-9 has not been in a state of sustained overdraft.. Long-term water level records in
particular indicate that, while the basin water levels do decline significantly during drought
periods, the basin recovers relatively quickly. The current City extractions of approximately
2,000 acre-feet per year (AFY) are resulting in significant water level declines which may be
considered a'short term overdraft but does not indicate the long term status of the basin.
The City's current ground water program entails the use of six municipal wells and two or more
irrigation wells. Approximately 40% of current domestic demands are being met from ground
water supplies with annual extractions amounting to approximately 21000 AFY. The opportunity.
for additional well development within the City limits during the current drought is limited. Four
of the existing wells are showing sharp declines in pumping water elevation and are being
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There are opportunities to activate additional wells as a long-term supplemental water supply to
the City. Several moderate yielding wells in the downtown area (80 to 100 gpm) could be
activated and used during non-drought periods. Use of this supplemental source would permit
Whale Rock and Salinas Reservoirs to more fully recover during years of normal to above-
normal rainfall.
Further,two areas have been identified that may support high ground water extractions (in the
order of 500+ gpm), however, both these areas lie outside the corporate boundary. The City
must weigh carefully the jurisdictional and environmental impacts, and the transmission facility
needs in evaluating sources outside the City limits.
Basin Storage Capacity and Sustained Yield
The estimated storage capacity of Basin 3-9 is 23,900 acre-feet, which represents that volume
above rocks of the nonwater-bearing series and within the average saturated interval. This is
essentially in agreement with the California Department of Water Resource's 1958 published
estimate of 22,000 acre-feet.
The maximum quantity of water that is available from a ground water basin on-an annual basis
is defined as the basin's sustained yield. This yield is limited by detrimental effects that would
be caused by over pumping and by operating the basin in a manner such that extractions
exceed replenishments.
In the analysis of the sustained yield of Basin 3-9, the sustained yield of the basin was
determined based on the inflows and outflows relating to the.basin (Refer to Plate 9).- The,
average annual recharge to the basin from the surface sources (e., rainfall, agricultural return
flow, etc.) is estimated to be 3,650 AFY. Agricultural and municipal and industrial extractions
total approximately 5,800 AFY. The average annual subsurface outflow from the basin Is
estimated about 100 AFY through the underflow in the San Luis Obispo Creek channel deposits
at Santa Fe.Narrows. Water level contours indicate that the gradient of water movement is in.
the direction of Basin 3-9 from Edna Valley. While sufficient data does not exist to state
specifically what this rate of inflow is, long-term records of water levels throughout the basin
indicate that the basin has not been overdrafted. Therefore, the estimated inflow from Edna
Valley coupled with seepage from stream surface flow and from treated effluent recharge is
equal to annual extractions. Hence, the sustained yield of the basin presently is estimated at
5,900 AFY.
The City is currently extracting ground water at a rate of approximately 2,000 AFY. In doing so,
a short-term overdraft of the basin is occurring. However, the City's pumping is serving to
make greater use of the treated wastewater and has probably increased the amount of
recharge associated with that source. Moreover, future use of the City wells as described in
Section 5 is expected to increase the recharge to the basin (thus, increase ground water
available for City consumption) by several thousand acre feet We conclude that the City can
extract several thousand acre feet (approximately 2,000 to 3,000 AFY) of ground water annually
if steps are taken to increase available recharge from the wastewater treatment plant and if the
basin is properly managed to better utilize recharge from stream flow.
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To better define this range, we recommend that existing or new monitoring wells be
constructed and monitored as a significant aid in defining basin boundary flows. Also, stream
gauges-upstream and downstream of the City's wastewater treatment plant outfall should be
installed and monitored to better define the benefits derived from that source of basin recharge.
Recommended Location of Additional Wells
Considering the extensive exploration (over 52 sites) and.well construction program undertaken
in the past two years and in light of remaining potential well sites on parcels owned by the City,
we conclude that additional well construction within the City limits on City parcels is not
recommended. We do recommend that the existing Mitchell Park well be redesigned for
municipal use. This must be coordinated with the Parks & Recreation Department and with the
Architectural Review Committee.
Other than areas within the corporate boundary, the hydrology of two.areas near the City
suggest a potential for relatively high yielding wells. One area lies to the south of the Airport
and is near the boundary between Basin 3-9 and Edna Valley. The second area is along Lower
Higuera Street near the southernmost Highway 101 interchange which is within Basin 3.9.
Both locations are likely to consist of a relatively thick layer of unconsolidated materials and
may yield quantities in the order of 500.gpm. Exploration of these sites should include*some
initial exploratory methods (geophysics, etc.) followed by test well drilling, if appropriate. Other
overriding issues will affect the development of a well field outside the City limits, such as
negotiating with private land owners and the cost of transporting such water to the City.
Although beyond the scope of this investigation, potential water rights issues must be
addressed in the evaluation of any new source of supply.
We recommend that the City consider well field development in these two areas and proceed
with a hydrogeologic exploratory program. If found to be promising,then the City should more
carefully examine these water supply options as long-term supplies to the City.
Conjunctive Use
For current operations, we recommend that the City continue to maximize the yield from the
existing wells and use surface.water as needed to meet monthly demand. Both Basin 3-9 and
Edna Valley have a history of relatively rapid recovery following years of below average rainfall
and is expected to recover in the coming rainy seasons.
While Whale Rock and Salinas Reservoirs are recovering, continue to maximize use of the
ground water basin. In doing so, higher priority will be given toward reservoir recovery as
opposed to basin recharge. This is recommended since the basin yield is limited and unused
ground water may flow out of the basin principally as surface water and be lost if not put to
beneficial use.
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During years of 'normal operation' when both the reservoirs and the basin are full to nearfull,
we recommend that the City use ground water supply in the winter months when stream flow is
evident in order to make use of the water that otherwise would run off into the ocean. Moderate -
use of wells in the summer'would make better use of the two sources conjunctively. More
detailed operational studies would be needed to more specifically outline an operational plan
for the City. Also, the recently completed conjunctive use study would need to be amended to
include ground water supply as a thud variable in the operations of the City's two reservoirs.
There are many aspects to consider in comparing alternative water supply options which are
outside the scope of this evaluation. However, the City should recognize that the yield from
both surface'reservoirs and ground water supply are 'rainfall dependent' and somewhat
susceptible to drought impacts. For this reason; supplies not wholly dependent upon local
rainfall patterns are desirable. State Water Project supply and desalination present such
options.
Recommended Management Strategy
Presently,some stream flow and ground water leave the basin, and do not contribute to ground
water recharge in the basin. ..Ground water basinssuchas.Basin 3-9 must be adequately
pumped in order to maximize recharge. That Is, when water levels are high (e., dose to the
ground surface), there is little storage space for recharge. Substantial ground water.pumpage
is possible during sufficient stream flow periods from alluvial deposits in areas near streams.
In addition, treated wastewater is a valuable source of water, one that could augment basin
recharge or offset current agricultural extractions. Effluent could be treated and used directly
for crop irrigation, lakes, and golf courses as permitted under current Department of Health
Services regulations. On the other hand it could be recharged, either in percolation basins or in
normally dry stream channels, and subsequently pumped for reuse. The City's plans to move
the outfall location approximately 3,500 feet upstream of its current location will increase the
length over which stream infiltration may occur and is expected to benefit the basin.
Managing the ground water basin entails coordinating pumpage with surface water supplies so
as to minimize runoff of stream flow out of the basin.
Problems with well interference can be minimized by siting new wells at an adequate distance
from existing wells (approximately one-half mile or closer nearer to the creeks), and by
conducting aquifer tests, so that drawdowns at various pumping rates can be predicted for new
wells.
Recommendations for Actions by the City
The following recommendations are made relative to basin management and future well
construction:
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O 1. Adopt a policy to maximize ground water extractions during times when surface flow is
evident in the creeks.
2. Formulate a. plan to maximize the recharge available from the City's wastewater
treatment plant, or implement a plan for beneficial use of the City's effluent. As a
starting point, the amounts of seepage of sewage effluent from San Luis Obispo Creek
should be measured. This could be done by installing and monitoring stream gauges
upstream and downstream of the City's outfall.
3. When future wells are drilled, well efficiencies should be determined from constant-rate
pump tests and proper well construction procedures employed, including the use of
reverse circulation rotary drilling (without using bentonite), use of appropriate filter
material and slot size, and packer isolation of selected intervals during well
development.
4. Static water levels should be measured at least quarterly In, all City wells (active and
unused).
5. The feasibility of utilizing geophysical surveys (electrical,.gravity, or seismic) should be
investigated to determine the thickness and nature of the alluvial materials at potential
well sites.
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DESALINATION
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This report presents the results of an investigation into the feasibility of udliring desalination as a
source of water supply for the City(City) of San Luis Obispo. The City authorized James M.
Montgomery,Consulting Engineers,Inc. (JMM)to evaluate the feasibility of a 3,000 acre-feet per
year(ac-ft/yr)desalination facility to supplement the City's dwindling surface water sources. This
Executive Summary briefly summarizes the results of that report
EMSTING AND FUTURE CONDITIONS
The City's existing surface water supplies consist primarily of the Salinas and Whale Rock
Reservoirs. Due to the on-going drought being experienced in the area,the Salinas Reservoir has
reached minimum pool elevations and is no longer available as a source of supply. The Whale
Rock Reservoir is expected to reach mrnfinum pool in approximately the next 18 to 22 months,at
which time the City will only have its groundwater reserves available. Currently,the City is
pumping approimately 2•W ac-ftlyr,although preliminary results of the City's groundwater
investigations indicate the safe yield of the aquifer at only 500 ac-ftlyr.
The water quality of the existing supplies is very good,with the potable water provided to the
consumer well within all current regulations. The product water provided to the City from a
desalination process would also be of high quality,although DOHS may require additional
treatment of the product water should direct consumption occur.
Several watts supplies that may be alternatives to desalination were identified in this study. These
include: Coastal Branch of the State Water Project;Enlargement of Salinas Dsm;Coastal SttuM
Project;Nacimiento Reservoir,purchase of groundwaterfrom agricultural users;and others.
Although several of these options may provide an alternative supply of lesser cost in comparison to
desalination,they cannot be implemented in time to meet the City's critical needs within the next 18
to 20 months.
A number of potential joint venture participants were contacted to determine their level of interest in
the project. The City was interests in talring.advantage of potential savings that could result from
construction and operation of a larger facility should such savings be available. Several of the
potential participants were interested in the project,although many did not want to commit at this .
time and elected to await the outcome of the debate over completion of the State Water Project The .
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City of Morro Bay,however,is in an emergency situation currently due to its lack of water supply
and has indicated a strong desire to pardcipate in the project.
DESALINATION TECHNOLOGY EVALUATION
Several desalination technologies exist for both brackish and seawater supplies. Due to the j
potential savings associated with brackish supplies,the project Mam attempted to locate a brackish j
water supply for the project,but it was determined that none are available. Therefore,a seawater
supply was selected,and four alternative desalination technologies were identified that may be
applicable to the City's project: multi-stage flash evaporation(MSF),multiple-effect distillation
(MED),vapor compression evaporation(VC)and seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO). MSF has
significantly more installed capacity on a world-wide basis in comparison to the other technologies;
however,it was a im;, ared from further consideration as its role is primarily restricted to joint
operation with large power plants. MED was also eliminated from further comparison as a source
of low-cost steam is not available for the project and on-site generation was assumed to be
environmentally unacceptable.
The two remaining technologies,' s,VC and SWRO,were evaluated. The results indicate that:
• SWRO has approximately 50 percent greater installed capacity in comparison to VC,with.
capacities of 159 and 97 million gallons per day,respectively. cc
• The capital costs,which were developed for purposes of comparison between
technologies, do not repnsent the actual cost of the City's facility as they do not include
factors such as engineering, legal costs, administration,environmental assessments,and
allowances for contingencies. The capital cost comparison between alternatives shows the
median cost for SWRO to be$12.1 million,based onresponsesfrozn 6 manufacturers,
while the VC cost of$182 million is based on a single manufacturer's response. In
addition,the operating costs for a SWRO facility are less than those of comparable VC
facility. ,
• The annual cost-of a desalination facility,based on amortized capital costs and operating
costs,are approximately$2,220 and$2,870 per ac-ft for SWRO and VC,respectively.
This assumes a five year amortization at eight percent interest .
• SWRO requires less energy input per unit water produced in comparison to VC.
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PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND SELECTION
The four key components of the project have been identified as: joint venture participation; intake
facilities;outfall facilities; and conveyance facilities. Joint venture participation is very important to
the City's project as the water supply must be obtained from an open ocean intake as brackish
supplies are not available. Assistance from a willing participant will help the City to locate the
desalination facilities in another community adjacent to the supply. In addition,the City can.
achieve overall savings due to lower unit costs associated with larger treatment facilities.
In order to minimi environmental impacts,the use of an existing open ocean intake and outfall is
critical to the project if it is to be on-line within the City's existing time constraints. The only
existing intakes are at Pacific Gas and Electric's(PG&E)power plants at Mom Bay and Diablo
Canyon. The City,in conjunction with the City of Mono Bay,met with PG&E regarding usage of
the Moan Bay Power Plant cooling water intaloe and received indications that PG&E maybe
- willing to help;subject to review of the final project. Four outfalls have been identified as potential
candidates dependant upon selection of a project site: the PG&E cooling water discharges at Marro
Bay and Diablo Canyon;and the wastewater treatment discharges at Mone Bay and the South San
Luis Obispo County Sanitation District.
The final component is the conveyance or distribution facilities. There are no treated water
pipelines connecting the City with any coastal site; however,the raw wanes pipeline from the Whale
Rock Reservoir passes through Morro Bay on its way to the City's existing water treatment plant.
If a Morro Bay size were selected for the desalination facility,the product water could be pumped
into the pipeline and conveyed to the City.
SELECTION CRITERIA DEVELOPMENT
Several criteria are used to evaluate the various project options,including capital costs,operating
costs, scheduling constraints,environmental and permitting concerns, and integration with the
City's distribution system. Coss were discussed previously. Scheduling constraints are included
to mandate that every decision made on the project be done with the underlying motive of
minimizing potential project delays. Preparation of the environmental documentation and obtaining i
i the necessary permits are vital to the viability of the City's proposed project Careful selection of
the project components may allow the City to prepare a mitigated Negative Declaration in order to
comply with the State's re uimnitnt for environmental documentation. If the project impacts 3..3 b
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cannot be mitigated,however an Environmental Impact Report will be required and the pmjecl
schedule would likely be adversely affected. A preferred project has not been identified and it is .
therefore premature to detertniae which of these would be required.
MATRIX EVALUATION
A matrix evaluation comparing various project components with the selection criteria is presetimd
in Chapter 4. The results of that analysis indicate the following:
• Seawater Intake: The favored sites are the PG&E facilities. The other alteratives involve
the construction of new intakes,which will be significantly mare expensive.will not
comply with the City's schedule, and will have significantly greater environmental impact.
• plant Site*fWhale Rock Pipeline: The favored site is in Morro Bay,utilizing the Whale
Rock pipeline to convey the product water to the City. This is the least expensive
alternative_ and is also the easiest means by which the City's distribution system can be
accessed. Its overall environmental impacts are less than that of the other alternatives
considered. .. _ . .
• Desalination Technology: SWRO is favored as it will cost less and be less costly to operate
in comparison to VC. No advantage is given to either system for their impact on either
schedule or integration with the distribution system The environmental impacts of SWRO
are more favorable as VC units present aesthetic concerns,while also consuming greater
amounts of electricity.
• Ocean Outfall: Any ofthe existing outfalls are favored for this project,although discharge
to a wastewater treatment plant outfall has a slight advantage over power plant cooling
water discharges. This is because mixing the concentrated brine wane product from the
desalination project with the wastewater will cause the wastewater flow to become more
saline and thus its characteristics more closely approximate those of the receiving waters.
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FACILITY CAPITAL COST
Based upon the implementation of an SWRO facility at an unknown site located in Morro Bay,the
project team developed the following capital costs:
ESTIMATED CAPITAL COST FOR SWRO PLANT
Capital Costa
On-Site Work
Desalination FAluipment $9,9009000
Electrical(15%of equipment) 1.5001000
Site Work(assumes no buildings-only 20,000
access,piping,fencing,etc.)
off-Site Work
1r,mke hmprovetnents goos000
Pipelines - - 950,E
Froperty None Assumed.
SUBTOTAL
$129470,000
Non-Capital Costs
Engineering,Legal,CMS,Admin(30%) 3,7809000
Envinmmcatal(Mitigated Negative 750,000
Declaradon)
Contingency(20%) . 2,500,00Q
TOTAL, $194009000
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
The project team identified several objectives to be used as evaluarian tools for selection of the
most appropriate method of project implementation. These objectives include:
• Develop a desalination supply with a target implementation schedule of twelve months. An
assumed supply of 18 months is available in Whale Rook Reservoir.
• Minimize project costs and the City's financial risks. Emphasis should be placed on the
C+ financial risks associated with an April 1, 1991 date when the City will have a greater
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understanding of the 1990-1991 winter weather patterns. If the City observes greater than
n=n&amounts of rainfall,it may elect to proceed with the project at a slower pace.
• Provide straightforward project implementation,minimizing required City staff time. _
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Bay will benefit in the project as they can assist in land acquisition,cost sharing, and
negotiations with PG&E.
Minimize the need for the City to hire new,permanent operations staff.
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Four options for Procuring the desalination facility were selected for evaluation. Although it not
p033iblc to&33033 coat advanmgo3 aa3oeiated with oaoh option,the following advantages and
disadvantages can be determined:
Pull Sosvioo Coate00% 'thio We of ooatra %%Vhiah.is aiaaila+'to that Mnve dy 15. i
pursued by the City of Santa Barbara,requires that the water service provider assume the
entire responsibility for the project. The
service' provider must.finance,design,construct
and operate the desalination facility,
while the City's responsibilities are minimized
tbroughout the entire project and the City's only responsibility is to pay for the service.
However,this type of contract gives the City the least amount of control over the design
and construction of the facilities. Implementation can be expected to require approidmatery
18 months.
• Turnkey Design-Construct plus Contract Operations. This contract provides the City with
a greater amount of responsibility as the City must finance the project The design and
construction of the facilities is the responsibility of a single manufacturer,while the Plant
opemt.ons is contracted out to a contract operations company. The advantages of this
option include greater control available to the City and no additions to the City operations
staff. The disadvantages include increased amount of City engineering staff time requited
and a greater potential for interface problems between the contractor and the contract
operator. Implementation can be expected to require approximately 18 months.
T=hey Design-Consauet Plus City Operations. This contract is very similar to the
• previous option, with the only difference in the City's assumption of operating
responsibilities. This would require the City to add additional operations staff that may be
required on an infrequent basis,but the City gains greater control of the plant operations.
Implementation can be expected to require approximately 18 months.
• Fast-Track Conventional Design and Construction and Contract Operations. The owner
again assumes a great deal of responsibility for this option,including project financing,
selection of a design firm,.Prepurchase of desalination equipment,bid and award of all site
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work and pipeline construction to a general contractor,and operations by a contract
operations company. This option provides the City with the greatest level of control and
best utilizes each participant's expertise. However,the City must administer four separate
contracts and potential conflicts due to interfaces between the designer,constructor and
operator increases the City's risks. Implementation can be expected to require
approximately 16 months.
The project team met with City staff to discuss the alternatives and discuss the City's preferences.
After much discussion,the project tram and City staff agreed that the preferred approach utilize a
hybrid of two alternatives. The project would be separated into two components. The first would
consist of the desalination equipment plus the on-site work. The City would prepare a detailed
performance specification along with requirements for minimum materials of construction and site-
specific information. Desalination manufacturers would bid for this phase of the project,assuming
responsibility for on site improvements,including hookup of inlet feed water,outlet product
water,outlet brine for disposal,and site utilities. The second component includes all of the off-site
work that would be requited,including pipeline construction,intake improvements,tie-ins to
outfall lines, and all other project responsibilities not specifically on the site. There would be.
sufficient time to prepare a fast-track design for this phase of the project,followed by bid and
award to a general contractor. The approximate time for completion of this alternative is IS
months.
EMMEDIATE NEEDS
It is recommended that the City begin immediate implementation of the preferred alternative. The
schedules presented in Section 5 of this report are extremely aggressive and assume that work
begin on several fronts simultaneously. These include:
• Specification Preparation-The preparation of an equipment specification is on the critical
path and must be completed as rapidly as possible in order to avoid project delays.
• Project Definition-This repent focused only on the feasibility of a desalination project and
did not attempt to identify specific aspects of the project such as a preferred site,pipeline
alignment,or other specific project components. It is recommended that this phase of the
work be performed in close cooperation with an environmental consultant in order to aid in
the selection of project components with the least environmental impacts. This is necessary
-- to speed the environmental documentation process and hopefully avoid the need for an
Environmental Impact Report
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• Once the site and pipeline route have been selected,survey and geotechnical studies must
be conducted to gather information on the site in order that these data can be included in the
bid documents.
• Completion of the project definition should be immediately followed by the initial sieges of
the environmental documentation,e.g. biological and archaeological surveys,plume
dispersion modeling,etc.
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#1 - DESALINATION
#2 - SALINAS EXPANSION PROJECT
#3 - WATER & WASTEWATER RELATED STAFF ISSUES
REPORT FROM 11/27/90 COUNCIL MEETING INCLUDED FOR
REFERENCE ONLY. DUE TO THE LIMITED TURN AROUND TIME
FROM THAT MEETING, SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS WILL BE
DISTRIBUTED FOR THE ABOVE LISTED ITEMS UNDER SEPARATE
COVER AS RECEIVED.
a��� City O f San LUIS OBI SPO MEETING oar
INCOUNCIL AGENDA REPORT "EM Numr:
FROM:
William T. Hetland, Utilities Director Urir
Gary W. Henderson, Utilities Engineer G►w'1
SUBJECT:
Evaluation of Desalination as a Source of Water Supply
RECOMMENDATION:
By motion authorize staff to 1) retain James M. Montgomery Engineers to begin design of the
project based on the reverse osmosis process, to obtain required permits,begin negotiations with
the City of Morro Bay and PG&E, and to develop the environmental initial study; 2) waive
normal purchasing control procedures, due to time constraints, and authorize the city
Administrative Officer to hire consultants to prepare an environmental impact report; and 3)
proceed with the project based on a short term duration (5 years).
BACKGROUND:
The Desalination Feasibility Investigation was prepared by James M. Montgomery Engineers. The
results of the investigation were presented to the City Council on November 27, 1990. The Council
requested a more detailed project definition (Attachment A) including possible sites for the plant
and the pros and cons of a short term (5 years) versus a long term (20 years) project. The Council
also requested staff to begin discussions with the City of Morro Bay and Pacific Gas and Electric
Company concerning their involvement in the project.
City staff scheduled a meeting with representatives from PG&E, the City of Morro Bay, and James
Montgomery, which was held on December 4, 1990. The purpose of the meeting was to determine
what involvement Morro Bay and PG&E has in the project. Morro Bay representatives indicated
that they could not give a commitment to the project at this time until their Council meets on the
subject later this month. They also indicated that depending on the success of their proposed
temporary desalination project to get Morro Bay through next year, their commitment may vary.
The PG&E representatives indicated their company is interested in working with the cities of Morro
Bay and San Luis Obispo in helping them through the current emergency brought on by the drought.
They indicated that a short-term (maximum of 5 years) project is preferred and may allow it to be
located within the Morro Bay Power Plant site. They stated they would be less amendable to
allowing a long-term project to be built on PG&E's site.
Various sites were investigated both within PG&E's facilities and outside the site within the City
of Morro Bay. A number of possible sites were identified as discussed in Attachment B. The
preferred site is within PG&E's facilities as described in Attachment A. This site minimizes the
environmental impacts of the project and should result in the shortest permitting process. This site
should be considered for a short term project only.
The various routes for the transmission pipeline to- and from the desalination plant are also
discussed in attachment B. The preferred route is identified in attachment A. This route potentially
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Desalination
minimizes the risk of project delays due to unknown environmental concerns. Although a known
major archaeological site is avoided, there is still potential risk associated with any route in the
area. The Council should be aware that a company which provides an alternate technology for
desalination (ie Multi-Effect Distillation and Mechanical Vapor Compression) has had numerous
meetings with James M. Montgomery (JMM), Pacific Gas and Electric and City representatives.
This alternative technology was included in the Santa Barbara desalination request for bids and was
found to be more costly than the reverse osmosis (RO) technology. JMM analyzed all the
alternatives and based on their study have recommended the City proceed with a RO desalination
plant. Staff concurs with that recommendation.
A comparison of the costs and benefits associated with a short term versus a long term facility are
shown in Table 1.
Based on the time constraints, the recommendation would be to build a short term emergency
facility located on the Pacific Gas and Electric site. The project would utilize the reverse osmosis
technology to provide desalinated water. The existing intake and outfall structures would be
utilized.
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PREFERRED PROJECT DESCRIPTION
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The preferred project was selected to minimize known or anticipated project components which
may delay the project implementation schedule. The findings of our research indicated that the
primary factors which may delay the project are associated with the environmental impacts of the
project. Specifically, there are several known archaeological sites in the vicinity. Project
components were therefore selected with the intent ofminimizing excavations in previously
undisturbed areas. This preferred project also assumes that agreements can be reached with PG&E
for use of their facilities.
INTAKE
The existing PG&E intake facilities would be used for this project. This can be accomplished in
one of two ways. First, the existing screen pumps could be replaced withlarger capacity pumps
that can accommodate both PG&E demands as well as the desalination project demands. Second,
new pumps could be installed in the intake structure. Due to the minimal space availability, it is
possible that the latter approach may require significant modifications of the intake structure. The
selected method will depend upon tthhe outcome of discussions with PG&E staff.
SITE f
The preferred site is located on the westernmost portion of PG&E property immediately.south of
the existing fuel tanks. This site is preferred due to its proximity to both the intake.structure.
requiring only a short connecting pipeline, and the outfall lines,which will tun directly-beneath the
site. In addition, the site is located on the periphery of PG&E's property and is the least likely to
adversely impact current power plant activities. The site was recently thoroughly rehabilitated
follminirov a g.the removal of some process equipment and environmental impacts are considered to be
The outlet line from the intake structure to the desalination plant site will be trenched across
Embarcadem Road,then turn north a short distance to the site.
PIPELINE ROUTE
The preferred route for the product water follows the unpaved Embarcardo Road right-of-way
north to Morro Creek, across Morro Creek, and north and east along Amscadero Road under the
Highway 1 overpass and to the intersection of Main Street The route then turns to the south until
the intersection with Radcliffe Street, at which point it turns to the east to the end of the paved
right-of-way. The route continues east to the intersection with the Whale Rock pipeline at Little
Morro Creek Road.
This route potentially minimizes the risk of project delays due to unknown environmental
concerns. Although a known major archaeological site is avoided, there is still potential risk
associated with any route in the area.
OUTFALL
The existing PG&E cooling water disposal lines run directly underneath the proposed desalination
facility site. Disposal of the brine into the cooling water lines can be accomplished either by a
direct connection or use of existing manholes in the area.
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PREFERRED PROJECT LAYOUT
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SITES
Potential project sites were developed for desalination facilides-to be located both on-and off--site
of PG&E facilities. This was done as PG&E is currently considering their degree of participation
in the project. If acceptable terms of agreement cannot be reached with PG&E,the project
development trust have been proceeding with off-site locations in order to meet the project's
critical time requirements.
PG&E Sites
Thep roject team and members of the staffs from the Cities of San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay met
with representatives of PG&E on December 4th to discuss the latest project developments. Three
potential sites on PG&E property were identified: the West site,adjacent to the entrance gate; the
South site,located in an excavated area on the southern end of PG&E's site; and the East site,
adjacent to PG&E's facilities. Lower priority sites were also identified. Each is described below.
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The West site will have minimal disruption of PG&E's operations and facilities. The site recently
underwent extensive renovation as existing equipment was removed by PG&E. The intake line
from.the existing intake will need to be trenched across Embarcardo Road to the site. The brine
disposal line can be added to PG&E's outfall lines,which ran underneath the proposed site. The
product line will ran north along the unpaved portion of Embarcardo Road,across Morro Creek,
and continue to Atascadero Road See the section on pipeline routes for the remainder of the route.
The South site is currently under lease to a private vendor for Phase 2 of a potential abalone farm.
Its availability is currently being researched. The site,which is flat and contains some vegetation,
is located in a depressed area which has been excavated,thus leaving a natural berm around the
site. The intake line would have to be trenched across Embartadero Road,turn south along
Embarcadero Road(hand-trenching would be required by PG&E due to plant cooling water intakes
and gas lines),and tum east to the plant sire. The brine disposal line could either be connected to
PG&E's existing cooling water ponds(subject to PG&E a val) or routed parallel to the intake
line on Embarcadero Road to a tie-in location with the bun&PG&E outfall lines. The product
lines could either be run to the east off PG&E property or parallel the intake lines north along
Embarcadero Road,continuing along the unpaved Embarcadero Road,cross Morro Creek, and
continue to Atascadero Road.
The East site is in the vicinity of PG&E's plant operations. The site is flat, graded and sees PG&E
vehicle traffic. The intake,brine disposal and product lines would all have very similar routing
options as the South site,
Two lower priority sites were identified The first is north and east of PG&Es developed
property, while the second is directly north. These sites are of lower priority due to the following:
the sites are covered with vegetation,which may contain environmentally sensitive flora or fauna;
and,as the sites are not developed, any development may uncover archaeological remains due to i
the proximity of known sites to the immediate vicinity. The impacts at the second site may be less
severe as the local vegetation shows signs.of significant disturbance in recent years.
Non•P&GE Sites
Several potential sites were identified for a desalination facility off of PG&E property. Emphasis
was placed on sites in the vicinity of PG&E in order to take advantage of proximity to intake and
outfall st ucrar es. Three projected sites are in the vicinity of Atascadero Road between Highway 1 j
and the Mo,--3 Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant. Several vacant lou are located in this partially
developed z-ea. The proposed seawater fee-dwater route to the sites would be through a pipeline
from the lac _ a3 ng the unpaved Embarcn aero Road,across Morro Cree..l.., andi nca th and east
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along Atascadero Road to the.plant site: Brine disposal would preferably be added to the existing
Morro Bay WWTP outfall. The product water line would continue north along Atascadero Road to
the Highway 1 interchange. See the section on pipeline routes for the remainder of the route.
Another non-PG&E site is Iocated immediately west of PG&E's-property along the unpaved
portion of Embarcadem Road. The City of Morro Bay owns a parcel of property in the area and is
currently exploring using the site for installation of beach wells for a desalination project for the
summer of 1991. This site may have significant environmental/archaeological concems. In
addition, if the City of Morro Bay constructs facilities on the site, their presence may preclude its
future use for the San Luis Obispo project
PIPELINE ROUTES
Several routes for connection of the product water line with the Whale Rock pipeline were
identified. Each is described below.
Highway 41
The product water line along the Amscadero Road alignment would continue east along Highway
41. An existing overpass at the intersection of Atascadero Road and Highway 1 could be utilized,
thus avoiding the need for boring and jacking underneath Highway 1. The product line would
continue east along Highway 41 to the connection with the Whale Rock pipeline at Ironwood
Road This is the shortest route for the product water line. Significant environmental concerns
have been identified: The road parallels Morro Creek and the entire area is anticipated to be
archaeologically sensitive. There is a known archaeological site at the intersection of highway 41
and Hill Road
Main Street
The product water line along the Atascadero Road alignment would continue under Highway 1,at
which point it would rurn south along Main Street. Tbree variations for access to the Whale Rock
pipeline exist The first would turn east after Preston Lane across vacant fields to the end of
Radcliffe Street,continuing through undeveloped property to the intersection with Whale Rock
pipeline. This route approximately parallels the alignment of the existing gas line servicing the
PG&E power plant The second route follows Main Street south to Radcliffe Street,turns east
along Radcliffe Street to the end of the paved road, then continuing through undeveloped property-
to the intersection with Whale Rock pipeline. The third route,which is also the longest,follows
Main Street south to Radcliffe Street,east along Radcliffe Street to Little Morro Creek Road,and
then north and east along this latter road until the intersection with Whale Rock pipeline. The fust
two routes carry a higher degree of environmental risk as they cross undeveloped property,while
the third route described above is primarily within existing right-of-way.
PG&E East
If either the South or East PG&E sites are used,a potential pipeline route would take the product
water line east to Highway 1, then south to the intersection of Highway 1 and Maur Street to take
advantage of the overpass (and thus avoidance of boring and jacking operations). At the
intersection of Main Street and Radcliffe Street,the latter two routes identified under"Main Street"
above are available as potential routes.
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SEAWATER REVERSE OSMOSIS DESALINATION FACILITY
PRELIMINARY DESIGN CRITERIA
Plant Capacity: 3.0 million.gallons per day(mgd)
3,360 acre-feet per year(ac-ft/yr)
Average Product Water Flow Rate: 2.7 mgd (3,000 ac-ft/yr)
Plant On-Line Factor. 90 percent
Product Water Quality: Total Dissolved Solids (MS)<500 mg/L
Chlorides<215 mgt
Product Water Recovery Rate: 35 to 40 percent
Seawater Feed Flow Rate: 7.5 to 8.6 mgd
5,200 to 6,000 gallons per minute (gpm)
Seawater Quality: 38,000 mg/L TDS Pacific Ocean Seawater
Brine Discharge flow Rate: 4.5 to 5.6 mgd (3,100 to 3,900 gpm)
Plant Operating Pressures: 800 to 1,000 psi
Electrical Energy Consumption: 20 to 25 Idlowatt-hours per 1,000 gallons of product water
(with energy recovery)
Electrical Demand: 2.5 to 3.2 megawatts
Seawater Feedwater Pumps
Number. Three
.Horsepower(each): 250
Flow Rate: 3.8 to 4.3.mgd(one pump as standby)
Seawater Feed.Transmission Line:. 24 inches in diameter
Brine Discharge Disposal Line: 24 inches in diameter
Product Wates Distribution Line: 12 inches in diameter
Feedwater Prefiltration: Two stage pressure filtration
Pressure Roughing Filters
Number. 8,.horizontal .
Filtration Rate: 3 gpm per square foot(sq ft)
Area(each): 300 sq ft
Pressure Polishing Filters
Number.. 50 horizontal
Filtration Rate: 5 gpm/sq ft
Area(each): 300 sq ft
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PRELIMINARY DESIGN CRITERIA
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Disposable Micron Cartridge Filters
Nominal Filtration Rate: 3 gpm per 10-inch cartridge
Nominal Pore Size: 5 or 10 microns
Feedwater Pretreatment Chemicals: Polyelectrolyte
Ferric Sulfate or Ferric Chloride
Scale Inhibitor Chemical
Oxygen Scavenger(Sodium Bisulfite)
Ultraviolet Radiation Sterilization
RO Water Post-Treatment Chemicals: Caustic Soda
Treatment Chemicals: Disinfectant(Ozone or Chlorine)
RO Membrane Cleaning Chemicals: Disposal to on-site holding tank for pumped disposal to
Morro Bay W WTP or removal by qualified hatiter.
RO Plant Site Requirements: 1 to 1.5 acres
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RE- 6Eiv
DEC 61990
Yen Ming Chiang CITY CLERK
1147 Walnut St. #B SAN LUIS OBISPO,CA
San Luis Obispo, Ca. 93401
Dear Mr. Mayor:
In California, San Luis Obispo City is one of the worst
city regard water shortage. Water usage limitation in this
city is limited by pre-determined quantity and over-use
penalty. The shortage was cause by, as far as I know, the
down fall of old wells, unsatisfactory water quality of new
wells, and the continuing drought, of course.
We all know the drought is here to stay in California.
According to the meteorologist, the drought is likely to
continue for two more years. On top of that, other problems
have occurred during just the past couple months. The news
reported that if the drought continues as, the reservoirs can
only last two years or less.
Drill more wells, less irrigation water to the farms,
and, or desalinization are few of the possible way to counter
the drought. Recent news reported that city council of Morro
Bay pass the ballot on building the desalinization plant. At
the same time, City of San Luis Obispo announced to join and
help building the plant and sharing that water supply. I
applaud to you and all councils event it means higher cost of
water in the future.
Higher cost of water is better than no water at all .
More importantly, clean water is definitely better than too
much dirty water. Two months ago I discover a problem in our
water supply, right here., in this city, in my apartment.
That experience is something I never had in my life before.
That is I saw a oil-like colorful film on the surface of
cold, after boiled, tab water. I am not a scientist, but I
can see that the water is not "clean enough to drink. " Now,
I drink and cook only with the 35 cents/gallon.purified
water.
As a concern citizen, I strongly suggest you to check
out this problem. My guess is that it may be because of the
purification process, the quality of the water sources, the
age of the pipe line, and, or contamination some where in the
pipe line. It will be cheaper to find and fix the causes of
this problem right now than it is to have suits against the
city in the future.
*Denotes action by Load Person
Respond by:
Qwuncit Sincerely Yours.
SAO
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FROM: William T. Hetland, Utilities Director l'�f
SUBJECT: Follow Up to the Water Supply Status and Development
Meeting of November 27, 1990
CAO RECOMMENDATION: Review information and provide direction as appropriate.
During the Council Meeting of November 27, 1990 a number of issues, questions and
suggestions were raised by the Council and the public. Though, staff has not been able to
address all the concerns raised, this additional information should be helpful.
Reduction in Well Yield
The City's groundwater consultant, Boyle Engineering indicated that in their opinion the
groundwater basin could continue to yield 125 acre feet per month (1500 afy) during an
extended drought. Since the City uses 2000 afy in making its water projections,the question
was asked "What impact on the long term reservoir storage would a lower well production
cause?"
Attachment A shows the City's Total Storage curve for October 1990. The initial projection
is shown in as a dotted line. This projection used well production at 2000 afy. An
additional projection line (solid line) representing well production at 1500 afy was also
added. The difference between the two results in the storage reaching the minimum pool
approximately a month and a half sooner at the reduced well production level. At this
time, that is not a significant difference for our decision making purposes.
Water Rate and Cost History
The suggestion was made that a history of water rates and cost of the water supply would
be helpful to provide some perspective to the current decisions Council is trying to make. i
Attachment B is a Water Rate History since 1976. During 1976 and 1977, three rate
adjustments were made. Almost ten years passed until a rate adjustment was made in 1986.
The last two rate adjustments in 1988 and 1990 were to account for increases due to
operations costs, increased capital facilities and a change in the rate structure to encourage
conservation.
Attachment C shows the average cost of water over the last ten years. The actual costs
vary between Salinas Reservoir, Whale Rock Reservoir and the well operations. An overall
system average was developed in order to simplify the presentation and still provide the
proper perspective. The average costs are broken down into three basic areas:
• Raw Water - These costs include operations and maintenance of
reservoirs,pump stations and pipelines. It also included administration
costs and capital and debt service payments.
• Treated Water - These costs include the operation and maintenance
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• Treated Water - These costs include the operation and maintenance
costs of the water treatment plant, the well chlorination system and
carbon adsorption units.
• Distributed - These costs include operation and maintenance of the
water distribution system which delivers the water to each household.
Between 1980 and 1987, the average cost of providing water to the City was fairly constant
at around $375 per acre foot. Since 1987, an increase in the average cost of water provided
to the consumer has increased due to a couple of key points. First an increase in the capital
improvement budget for the water distribution system has contributed to a sharp increase.
Secondly raw water costs have increased due to the development of groundwater supplies
and other new water supply projects. Some increase has also been experienced in the
treatment costs due to reduced water quality because of the drought.
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Project Scheduling
Attachment D is an effort to graphically show the City's water requirements as defined by
the Safe Annual Yield and how those requirements may be met by the development of
different water supply projects.
The water requirements are based on a`projected population growth that is consistent with
the City's current general plan times a per capita consumption of 195 gallons. An !
additional 820 acre feet is added to account for the siltation of the reservoirs. A planning
reservoir of 2000 acre feet is also included. The planning reserve is shown to occur j
immediately while the growth and siltation adjustment is allocated over the 25 year planning
horizon.
"Me water supply projects identified include:
• Hansen and Gularte Creeks
• Desalination and the State Water Project
• Salinas Dam Expansion
The curve assumes that the Hansen and Gularte project will be completed as soon as
possible and that the desalination project will be completed within 24 months. The
desalination project is also assumed to be a temporary project of approximately five years.
The Salinas Dam Expansion is assumed be on line in 1998. This allows for additional
review time and tie for the filling of the reservoir before any yield can be counted. The
curve also assumes that the State Water Project would be developed about the time that
the desalination project would be terminated.
These assumptions are the best estimate at this time and certainly are not the last word j
in which projects are developed or in the scheduling of the projects.
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A question was also raised on whether or not the City could obtain additional State water.
The County has indicated the City could request additional water at the time contracts
were executed, if the water is available . The County's feeling at this time is that their will
be additional water available.
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#2 - SALINAS EXPANSION PROJECT
#3 - WATER & WASTEWATER RELATED STAFF ISSUES
REPORT FROM 11/27/90 COUNCIL MEETING INCLUDED FOR
REFERENCE ONLY. DUE TO THE LIMITED TURN AROUND TIME
FROM THAT MEETING, SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS WILL BE
DISTRIBUTED FOR THE ABOVE LISTED ITEMS UNDER SEPARATE
COVER AS RECEIVED.
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�i"��''' CI O� San LUIS OBISPO December 11 1990
1 ; COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT "�"N� ER:
FROM William T. Hetland, Utilities Director
SUBJECT: Salinas Reservoir Expansion
CAO RECOMMENDATION: By motion, conceptually approve the Salinas Reservoir
Expansion Project and direct staff to begin discussions
with affected parties and development of project
description and environmental strategies.
The consulting firm of Woodward Clyde has prepared a feasibility study for the expansion
of the Salinas Reservoir. The executive summary was part of the last Council agenda report
and the final reports have been submitted to the Council. The study concludes the project
is technically feasible.
Since the November 27, 1990 Council meeting, staff has met with the County General
Services which operates the recreational facilities around the lake and with the Santa
Margarita Advisory Council. The meetings were very positive since they provided an
opportunity to explain the purpose of the project and to obtain some responses from
affected parties.
Some of the concerns expressed during these meetings included:
o Water Rights - Will the project impact the water rights of downstream users
and the feasibility of reestablishing Santa Margarita water rights which were
abandoned a few years ago.
o Ownership of the Reservoir - The long historical issue of local ownership of
the reservoir is still a very sensitive concern.
o Recreation - Relocation and possible expansion of the recreational facilities
at the lake is important to the County operating the facilities and to local
residents and the business community.
As a result of these discussions and now that the technical feasibility of the project has
been determined, staff recommends that additional work should be done to better explain
the project to all those involved. The identification and resolution of local issues will be
critical to the community acceptance and implementation of the project. Some of the key
parties involved in these discussions should include:
North County Communities and Water Agencies
County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (operator of Salinas Dam)
County General Services (operator of the reservoir recreational facilities)
Army Corps of Engineers (Owner of Salinas Dam and Reservoir)
California Department of Fish and Game
Residences along Salinas River
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Beginning the environmental review at this time will also provide additional information
and may raise new issues that have yet to be identified. A project description and
identification of environmental strategies will also assist in the discussion with the above
agencies. It is anticipated that staff meetings,public presentations and development of inter i
agency agreements will be critical in implementation of this project. This review process
will result in a revised project schedule of 48 to 72 months. j
Fiscal Impact
Staff time and possibly Council time will be necessary to meet with the various community
groups to explain the project. The cost of the additional project definition and
environmental strategies is not known at this time. Funds in the amount of $550,00 was
budgeted in the 1990-91 budget to cover these costs.
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Subject : Increasing capacity to Santa Margarita Lake, alternate proposal to same end.
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I see by the public prints that you are about to hire an out-of-town expert for $40,000.00 to KPI orelfd �I Lo
the ramifications of capping the Salinas River dam with 12 or so extra dam feet. For an alter na e 1 -
of forty cents I can assure you that this will not solve our water storage situation by one drop!
Some years ago there was a stage play, TV offering, book or something titled: "Don't Raise the Bridge,
Lower the Water." I have no recollection of anything but the title and maybe I didn't get that just right
either; but there is the kernel of truth and logic in those words.
IWhy not dredge the silt out of the lake bed while the water is low and murky and not much use to us in
our hours of need. " Cost Factor!,' you all scream in unison but I have a suggestion concerning that
little matter that involves using available local resources.
Pight here in River City we have an overloaded jail and its adjoining honor farm . . . we have The
California Conservation Corps . . . and then there is the California Department of Transportation
(CalTrans) Heavy Equipment Operation & Maintenance Facility; and lastly we have the California Mens
Colony; and just after lastly we have the Ag Engineering Department at California Polytechnic State
University. A veritable mountain of muscle, machines and minds who with exception of the Jailees are
bound together with a Joint Powers Agreement to locate, isolate, develop, transport and use that
- increasingly rare treasure: Water.
Our local CalTrans has quantities of Bulldozers, ranks of dump trucks, as well as a few multi-yard
capacity LaTourneau Carry-alis (Alex has a few sickly ones that he'd probably loan to the CalTrans
facility for repair and use of this Joint-Powers operation. When Salinas Dam was built there was the
same climate of impending conflict hovering over the community that is found today. The dam building
was rushed to meet the needs of the recently completed camp on our outskirts (it wasn't planned to
augment our City Water Department in any way). The big push was to raise the dam, impound the
water, slake the thirst of some 25,000 sweating troops and make the world safe for democrats. Little
or no effort was made to scour the lake bed, pull the stumps, clay-line the lake bed or otherwise finish
a catch basin similar to that found at Lopez Lake. So here is an added touch that would environmentally
aid the waters of Santa Margarita Lake. I ask you to lean back and visualize a meeting of the Whale
Rock Commission where the chairman says to the assembled representatives of the Triumviral; "CMC,
will you please get about 600 honest, trustworthy loyal and . . . well, anyway 600 men who want to
earn a little good time and an extra shower, to man the east bank of the lake; Cal Poly Engineering
majors will show you where to off-load CalTrans dozers, which will be manned by CCC kids who will
learn that fire-fighting and trail building can be more fun if you are driving a D-6! And don't worry
about the City; we'll be right there pointing out spots you missed.
Sure, it will take a lot of silt to make a difference. . .about 3600 yards for every acre foot of added
capacity; but remember that the lake has already lost considerable capacity through siltation and will
eventually die without silt-removal! A 12-foot extension on a dead dam would make any auditor livid.
The dozed or scoop dragged silt Is valuable, JJ's Dirt Store out on Broad would be eager to buy a few
thousand yards, as would the Landscapers of the community, the balance of the silt could be deposited
on Rinconada Plane a couple of hundred yards down the Lake access road.
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I agree that at first glance this plan sounds like a WPA ritual-fire-dance. But I am serious in my
conviction that increasing the capacity of the lake by using inmate labor, CCC labor, State equipment
and engineering services of our University will have far more important and meaningful benefits for
our City,our County, and our State than the current smoke and mirrors act wherein we toilet-train our
contractors.
Can talk?
Emmons Blake
Postscript: This letter Is to the Council and staff, not the Telegram-Tribune.
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DUANE P. l-EIB. DIRECTOR
December 6, 1990
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Attn: Reva Waldron, Real Estate Division
SANTA MARGARITA LAKE
Reva, it has come to our attention that the City of San Luis Obispo is moving
forward with plans to expand.the capacity of Santa Margarita Lake. While we have
limited information on their proposal , raising the water level by 10 to 20 feet
would significantly affect existing recreation opportunities.
CWhile .we can understand the need for more storage capacity, raising the lake is not
`_ without complications. The loss of submerged or isolated recreational facilities
is but one problem that would result from raising the lake's level. An equal
concern is the loss of relatively flat and usable terrain upon which to replace
these facilities as well as user access. Relatively flat and developable areas
exist at other locations around and adjacent to the lake shore on Army Corp
property.
The County of San Luis Obispo has been and continues to be very interested in
gaining ownership to the Army Corp of Engineer property around .Santa Margarita
Lake. Our goal, is to operate the entire facility as a,regional recreation facility
featuring a non-body contact lake and large areas open for passive recreational
opportunities.
We are interested in pursuing this matter and confident that a viable regional
recreation area, such as the Santa Barbara County operation of Lake Cachuma, can
coincide with plans currently being developed by the City of San Luis Obispo.
If you need further information, please feel free to contact us. We look forward
to hearing from you.
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DUANE P. LEIB Jau I i
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#1 - DESALINATION
#2 - SALINAS EXPANSION PROJECT
#3 - WATER & WASTEWATER RELATED STAFF ISSUES
REPORT FROM 11/27/90 COUNCIL MEETING INCLUDED FOR
REFERENCE ONLY. DUE TO THE LIMITED TURN AROUND TIME
FROM THAT MEETING, SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS WILL BE
DISTRIBUTED FOR THE ABOVE LISTED ITEMS UNDER SEPARATE
COVER AS RECEIVED.
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FROM: Ann McPike, Personnel Directo
William T. Hetland, Utilities Director IP
SUBJECT: WATER AND WASTEWATER RELATED STAFF ISSUES
CAO RECOMMENDATION: By motion (A) Authorize the contract position of Wastewater
Reclamation Coordinator to develop and implement a detailed wastewater reclamation program
and direct staff to proceed with the recruitment, and B) Authorize the contract position of Water
Projects Manager and secretarial support for the implementation of the adopted water supply
projects and direct staff to proceed with the recruitment.
REPORT IN BRIEF -
On November 27, 1990, the City Council considered approval of additional staffing to support
new and expanded water and wastewater activities. Additional information about Utilities
Department organization and current staffing levels was requested by Council which is
presented in this report as summarized below:
.• The Utilities Department workload has been thoroughly evaluated previously when the
department was first established and during the mid-year review.
• Staff increases thus far have related to specific new projects and increased ,
responsibilities, e.g. Telemetry and Instrumentation, Infiltration/Inflow (1/1),Wastewater;
Treatment Plant expansion, Industrial Pre-Treatment.
• There exists a limited amount of staffing time available for project development and
overall program coordination/management responsibilities since most department
employees are involved in operations.
• This situation is made worse by existing vacancies which, as demonstrated through
out the State, are difficult to fill.
• Department effectiveness and productivity is being addressed in a comprehensive
organizational development program.
• There is a large list of current and future projects.
• The two positions requested are intended to deal with significant new projects.
• Given the projected costs and importance of these significant new programs, not
providing sufficient staffing really means not accomplishing their objectives in a quality
and timely way.
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DISCUSSION
BACKGROUND
Utilities Department Establishment/Reorganization
The City Council approved the establishment of a separate Utilities Department in August ofl
1988 for the following reasons:
• size, scope and functional independence of operations
• City-wide policy implications of water and wastewater operations
• responsive, focused, manageable operations'
As part of the resolution that established the Utilities Department, staff was directed to
undertake a complete analysis of the development of the new department. Significant effort was
directed towards studying the organizational structure and staffing requirements by assessing
current and on-going needs, priorities, goals and resources . It was important to develop a
structure that was streamlined, efficient, provided accountability and did not result in staffing
increases.
A formal report of the Utilities Department reorganization was presented to Council in January)
of 1989 that included an implementation plan that was adopted by resolution.2 There were nol
additions to staffing at that time. In order to improve direct line supervision and to increase
administrative support to management within the Utilities Department, various mid-management)
positions were combined and job responsibilities were reassigned. While the reorganization
resulted in no net increases in the number of employees, additional staffing needs due to newt
pending projects and service level increases were projected and Council was advised at that
time that requests would be forthcoming as part of the City's two year financial planning
process for FY89-91. i
In July of 1989, Council approved the Utilities Department requests for personnel. Three
positions were added to provide technical, administrative and operations support. Those
positions were Telemetry and Instrumentation Technician (responsible for the monitoring system
of Utilities operations), Administrative Analyst (a conversion of a part-time temporary position
to a full-time regular position responsible for analytic and fiscal assignments related to long term
water projects, treatment plant upgrades and regulation compliance) and an additional
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator (due to the plant expansion and pilot program project as
outlined in the Wastewater Management Plan). At that time, a position was eliminated at Whale
Rock Reservoir so the net effect was an increase of two positions.
' Council Agenda Report, August 2, 1988, C-5, pp.1-2.
2 Council Agenda Report, January 31, 1989, 6, pp.3-17.
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Mid-Year Review and Subsequent Adjustments
In March of 1990, Council was presented with a report that reviewed the Utilities Department
with a special emphasis on workload priorities. The report provided Council with detailed
information about the department's normal day-to-day 'functions and specific goals and
objectives, significant accomplishments since the establishment of the department, and
administrative activities. Administrative activities referred to functions other-than daily operations,
i.e. coordination of large projects and preparation for responding to emergencies. These tasks,
often time-consuming, included special studies, planning, regulation compliance, requests for
information, media relations, organizational development and day-to-day supervision and I
management.
This report contained extensive data on all of the Utilities Department programs with detailed
descriptions of the personnel requirements of each. Much of this information came from they
Financial Plan that Council had previously reviewed and adopted. However, new information
was also provided that listed additional program needs.
The Department reported that administrative staffing levels were adequate at that time providing
no significant work projects were added. However, Council was advised that additional
personnel would be needed in crie future due to the anticipated Inflow and Infiltration Program
(1/1) and the need for additional operators as the wastewater treatment plant expansion projects
came on-line. Again, Council was told to expect requests for this additional staffing in future
budget sessions as timing was appropriate.
A priority listing of Utilities program items was presented that was based upon the premise that
no significant workload items would be added until others were either completed or reduced
in priority. The prioritization did not take into account desalination nor the other water supply
alternatives currently under study.
In July 1990, Council approved two positions as part of the 1/1 Program to evaluate the
collection system, identify significant sources of 1/1 and perform minor collection system repairs
related to 1/I. Additionally; a position was approved for enhanced industrial pretreatment
monitoring. However, that position has not been filled and is contingent upon Council adoption
of pre-treatment fees in order to ensure that the program is self-supporting.
CURRENT STAFFING LEVELS
How Staff Resources Are Allocated
The Department's organizational chart is attached. (Attachment A) It reflects the organization
as approved by Council in January 1989 with the additional positions that were approved as
part of the 1989-91 Financial Plan process. The Utilities Department has 45 regular and 11
temporary employees. Of the 11 temporary workers, two are seasonally working with the Whale
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Rock fishing program, another is a relief worker at Whale Rock Reservoir and the remaining
eight are in Water Conservation.
The vast majority of regular staffing-in the Utilities Department handles day-to-day operations.
They operate the water and wastewater treatment plants, maintain water distribution and sewage
collection systems and run water supply reservoirs and groundwater wells. In reality, les than
two full time equivalent emgloyees are available to meet the Department's administrative
demands. This was vividly illustrated in the mid-year report and reflects very limited staffing I
given the tremendous project development and contract management responsibilities of the '
department. A listing of these major activities is included later in this report.
The Water Conservation Program is staffed with one regular full-time coordinator. He is assisted
by the eight temporary and contract positions that are contingent upon the continuation of the
intense conservation and public awareness effort. The majority of these non-permanent
employees staff the hotline and provide customer service by responding to inquiries related to
conservation, billing, adjustment/redistributions procedures, meter reading, water audits and
conservation programs. They also schedule appointments for the retro-fit and toilet rebate
programs. The hotline has received over 74,000 phone calls since it came into being in April
of 1989 at an average of 124 calls per day. The rest of the staff deals with new program
research and development, ordinance enforcement, p�olic relations, retro-fit inspections and
coordination of the Water Awareness Fair.
Existing Vacancies
Due to resignations, the Department currently has vacancies in two key mid-management
positions, Water Division Manager and Water Supply Supervisor. The Water Division Manager
has been vacant since July and the second recruitment is underway. The City's experience '
in recruiting utilities' positions is reflective of the difficulties agencies through out the state have
faced. According to a recruiter from Hughes Heiss, an executive search firm specializing in
local government placements, it is not uncommon to conduct two or three recruitments before
actually hiring a manager for a utilities position. The combination of scarcity of qualified
applicants and high costs associated with relocation presents obstacles to quickly filling
vacancies so that critical tasks are shifted to other management positions that already have a
full workload. It is anticipated that the Water Division Manager will be hired by early Spring.
The Department is currently reviewing the Water Supply Supervisor position and will be
recommending options for filling it to the Personnel Department by January 15, 1991.
Organizational Development and Effectiveness
Because the reorganization of the Utilities Department in 1989 resulted in job responsibility
changes and since then normal attrition has led to periods of vacancy and lag time associated
with new people adjusting to new jobs, an extensive organizational development effort has been
undertaken. The emphasis is on increasing productivity by enhancing skills and job
performance. Each employee in the department is participating in this major staff development
activity which was approved by Council in October 1990 at a cost of $27,000. It was
recognized that as organizations grow, develop and mature, periodic review and skill building
is needed to insure that the organization is operating in the most efficient and effective manner.
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CURRENT PENDING PROJECTS
There are a number of active projects beyond the daily operations that emphasize the large and
complex workload currently being handled by the department. These projects include:
• Salinas Live Stream analysis
• Organizational Development
• Monitor compliance with Regional Board Consent Decree
• Continue Wastewater Management Plan Implementation
• Coastal Streams Diversion Project
-Complete EIR
-Determine institutional and financial arrangements
• Finalize Water Treatment Plant design
• Implement Cloud Seeding Program
• Develop and implement a sludge management program
0 Implement infiltration and inflow reduction program
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• Revise sewer use ordinance for pretreatment program to be in compliance with EPA
requirements
• Develop and implement industrial user inspection program including fees
0 Annual Water Operational Plan Yearly Update
• Review proposal for San Luis Obispo Creek off-stream storage project
• Maintain system for determining water action levels
• Select computer based maintenance program for water distribution
• Analyze impact of WATER initiative
• Develop downtown water main replacement program
• Develop technically justifiable local discharge limits for protection of treatment system
• Develop long term Capital Improvement Program for replacement of deteriorating
sewer lines
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• Draft Utilities development fee ordinance
These various work items are assigned to the administrative staff of the Utilities Department in
addition to their daily operational responsibilities. As stated above, this translates into less than
two full time equivalent employees available for the completing or overseeing the completion of
these pending work items.
NEW POSITION REQUESTS
On November 27, 1990, Council adopted a formal policy supporting a multi-source water supply
for the City. This was the logical step to take given the City is currently considering many new
water resources project alternatives. Development of major water supply facilities normally
requires extensive lead time, ten years not being uncommon.4
The City, should the drought continue, has a much shorter timeframe to develop additional
water supplies and must act quickly. The proposed water supply alternatives that are under
consideration by the Council include:
• Salinas Reservoir expansion
• Desalination
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• Wastewater Reclamation
• State Water Project
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The development of these sources represents a significant increase in workload. Such an
increase in workload cannot be assumed by existing Utilities staff given the current workload 1
discussed above and the short timeline needed to develop these sources within the next two
years. Staff dedicated solely to these projects will be able to accomplish more in less time
without having to juggle other operational duties that are ongoing. Therefore, the Department
is requesting contract positions of Water Projects Manager and Wastewater Reclamation
Coordinator and clerical support. The duties and responsibilities of the requested positions are:
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• Develop and coordinate newly approved water supply projects
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• Develop and monitor design contracts for new projects such as Hansen and Gularte
Creek, desalination, Salinas Reservoir expansion, and ongoing projects such as
groundwater development and water treatment plant improvements
• Coordinate construction and implementation of water projects such as Hansen and
Gularte Creek, Salinas Reservoir expansion, and desalination
• Direct environmental review of projects such as State Water Project, desalination, and
Salinas Reservoir expansion
• Represent City in project review and permit acquisition
A contract position is being recommended because the tasks to beerformed require
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contract management. The request is predicated on the assumption that the proposed water j
supply alternatives will be fully explored and developed. Should the Council direct otherwise
and the projects are abandoned, the contract may be cancelled if the work program for the
position is significantly decreased. Once the programs are developed and operational, which
is anticipated in four years, the contract will end and regular staff will be assigned on an on-
going basis. It is expected that the skills required of such staff would be operationally oriented
which is why limited term contracts are recommended tohandle development and construction
of the projects.
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• Identify potential uses and users of reclaimed water
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water
The completion of the wastewater treatment facilities and the availability of tertiary water for
reclamation is slated for December 1993. However, a full-scale reclamation program needs to
be in place so that it can be activated as soon as the water is available. Therefore, the
Department is seeking approval of a coordinator position to oversee the research, development
and implementation of such a program. Since this position is being recommended as a three 1.
year contract position, it is anticipated that it will be discontinued upon completion of the
reclamation project. Once the program is in place, regular staffing in the Wastewater Division
will be responsible for its on-going operation. i
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These requests comply with the City's Human Resource Management Policy.
(Attachment 2)
CONCLUSION
Water is the City's number one priority. Given the magnitude of the proposed water projects
and the significant costs associated with their development, adequate staffing must be provided
to accomplish this significant new work program. Recurring analyses of the Utilities Department
staffing levels in relation to their workload have indicated that the present organization does not
have adequate personnel to effectively begin developing the new water supply alternatives
desired by Council. Therefore, the department is requesting two contract positions, a Water
Projects Manager for four years and a Wastewater Reclamation Coordinator for three years,
and clerical support for their efforts.
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FISCAL IMPACT
The projected cost of the water supply alternatives that the City is considering amounts to over
$30,000,000 and that does not include the costs of developing a wastewater reclamation
program. The amount needed to fund the requested positions for the remainder of FY 1990-
91 is $42,500 and is available in the current budget in salary savings in the department. The
annual cost of $120,000 shall be included in the next budget. These figures include salary and
benefits. Staffing costs represent less than 2% of the total cost of the proposed projects.
Staffing costs would be reduced if the contracts were cancelled mid-term due to a reduction
in work scope should the City decide to no longer pursue these significant new projects. There
is adequate office space and equipment for these positions at the Morro Street and Corporation
Yard facilities.
ALTERNATIVES
1. Other employees of the City could be assigned to individual projects in addition to their
regular duties. This option is not recommended due to the proposed scope of duties and
the specialized, highly technical nature of the projects involved. The Personnel Department j
is not currently aware of any positions within the City that have experienced significant
reductions in duties that would allow for a transfer or reassignment outside of their
department. i
2. The Council could approve only one position that would undertake both reclamation and
water development projects. The work program for such a position would be extensive and
recruiting an individual with expertise in both areas would be difficult. Because this would
slow the development of these critical programs, this is not recommended.
3. Should the Council take no action, the projects would be assigned to existing Utilities staff
that already have extensive workloads. Council would need to direct staff to either eliminate
or reprioritize the many work items currently underway. By overloading administrative staff,
there is a risk that quality of work product as well as employee morale may suffer. This
could lead to increases in turn-over which would further delay the projects.
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CAO REVIEW COMMENTS
If you want to get things done, and done quickly and well, you have to have the commitment
and the resources to do them.
We are beyond the point where we can realistically and fairly add major new water supply
development projects onto current personnel and expect them to do both the new tasks and
to continue doing a good job of management and supervision of the existing operations (which
have grown and changed in the past two years).
Both the attainment of our water supply objectives and the maintenance of our significant
operations will suffer if we place demands on our staff which are beyond their capabilities to 1
deliver. If that were to happen, both the new projects and the current operations would suffer
and the organizational consequences would be negative. We would be building future
problems; the efforts of the past few years have been designed to forthrightly overcome
problems of past neglect.
John Dunn, City Administrative Officer
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POLICIES AND OBJECTIVES
GENERAL BUDGET POLICIES (continued)
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
A. The City will manage the growth of the regular employee workforce without reducing
levels of service nor augmenting ongoing regular programs with temporary employees
except as provided in Sections E and F (below).
B. The budget will fully appropriate the resources needed for authorized regular staffing
and will limit programs to the regular staffing authorized.
C. Staffing and contract service cost ceilings will limit total expenditures for regular
employees, temporary employees, and independent contractors hired to provide operating
and maintenance services.
D. Regular employees will be the corn work force and the preferred means of staffing
ongoing, year-round program activities that should be performed by City employees rather
than independent contractors. The City will strive to provide competitive compensation
and benefit schedules for its authorized regular work force. Each regular employee
will:
1. Fill an authorized regular position.
2. Be assigned to an appropriate bargaining unit.
3. Receive salary and benefits consistent with labor agreements or other
compensation plans.
E. To manage the growth of the regular work force and overall staffing costs, the City will -
follow these procedures:
1. The City Council will authorize all regular positions.
2. The Personnel Department will coordinate and approve the hiring of all regular
and temporary employees,
3. All requests for additional regular positions will include evaluations of:
a. The necessity, term; and expected results of the proposed activity.
b. Staffing and materials costs including salary, benefits, equipment,
uniforms, clerical support, and facilities.
C. The ability of private industry to provide the proposed service.
d. Additional revenues or cost savings which may be realized.
4. Periodically, and prior to any request for additional regular positions, programs
will be evaluated to determine if they can be accomplished with fewer regular
employees. (See: Productivity Review Policy)
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POLICIES AND OBJECTIVES
GENERAL BUDGET POLICIES (continued)
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (continued)
F. Temporary employees will include all employees other than regular employees, elected
officials, and volunteers. Temporary employees will augment regular City staffing only
as extra-help employees, seasonal employees, contract employees, and work-study
assistants. The City Administrative Officer and Management Team will encourage the use
of temporary employees to meet peak workload requirements, fill interim vacancies, and
accomplish tasks where less than regular, year-round staffing is required. Temporary
employees shall work for no longer than 1,000 hours in a fiscal year. Exceptions due to
unusual circumstances must be approved by the CAO.
G. Contract employees will be defined as temporary employees with written contracts and may
receive approved benefits depending on hourly requirements and length of contract.
Contract employees will be used for medium-term (generally between six months and two
years) projects. programs, or activities requiring specialized or augmented levels of
staffing for a specific period of time. The services of contract employees will be
discontinued upon completion of the assigned project, program, or activity.
Accordingly, contract employees will not be used for services that are anticipated to be
delivered on an ongoing basis: Further, the hiring of contract employees will not be
used as an incremental method for expanding the City's regular work force.
H. The hiring of temporary employees will not be used as an incremental method for
- expanding the City's regular work force.
�1 I. Independent contractors will not be considered City employees. Independent contractors
may be used in two situations:
1. Short-term, peak work load assignments to be accomplished through the use of
personnel contracted through an outside temporary employment agency (OEA). In this
situation, it is anticipated that the work of OEA employees will be closely
monitored by City staff and minimal training will be required; however, they will
always be considered the employees of the OEA, and not the City. All placements
through an OEA will be coordinated through the Personnel Department and subject to
the approval of the Personnel Director.
2. Construction of public works projects and the provision of operating, maintenance,
or specialized professional services not routinely performed by City employees.
Such services will be provided without close supervision by City staff, and the
required methods, skills, and equipment will generally be determined and provided
by the contractor. Contract awards will be guided by the Purchasing Control
Manual. (See: Contracting for Services Policy)
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Mr. Bill Roalman
SLO City Council
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San Luis Obispo 93403
Dear Mr. Roalman:
We applaud your judgment in questioning the need for
additional staff members for the City Utilities Dept.
On behalf of all citizens faced with the sharp recent water
rate increases, we ask you to deny these requests.
The position of "Water Projects Manager" appears
to be the least justifiable. In essence, it involves keeping
an eye on two consulting firms who will be working on separate
new water supply projects . Surely this function of monitoring
and "co-ordinating" could be carried out by existing staff
members. It is, after all, the consultants who do the work.
The "Wastewater Reclamation Coordinator" will study
where and how to use treatment plant effluent for certain
water needs. Presumably the staff has already done enough
preliminary investigation to ascertain that this practice
can make economic sense. if so, and if further specific
proposals are justified, a consulting firm with prior experi-
ence would likely be the most efficient choice for the study.
In fact, aren ' t engineers currently working on plans for an
expansion, to the sewage treatment plant? Wouldn't they be
the logical choice for expert advice?
With a water-supply crisis and the prospect of sharply
higher water costs looming, this is not the time to indulge
in over-geneious staffing.
Nor, we might add, is it the time for frivolous
expenditures in other budgets. We hope you' ll reconsider
the recent decision to purchase a downtown trolley, and instead
turn the program over to those who directly benefit from it:
the downtown businesses.
Sincerely yours,
Edward & Marika Bookin
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TO: Honorable Ma or and City Council6 r M` rtQ
FROM: Tim Girvin SLOCEA President
SUBJECT: Council Agenda of December 11, 1990
Item 3 - Water and Wastewater Related Staff Issues
The City of San Luis Obispo and the SLO City Employees' Association
have spent years working on establishing a policy for temporary
employees. It is, in fact, an issue currently being debated and
discussed, due to the inordinate number of temporary employees
currently employed by the city. The 1989-1991 Financial Plan and
Approved 1989-1990 Budget, page B-11 and B-12 Policies and
objectives is currently the only "adopted" policy existing
regarding temporary employees (see attached) . Note that Page B-
12 Section G states that the length of a contract is generally six
months to two years. It is our understanding that these positions
are four-year contract positons. We strongly object to approval
of contracts for that length of time.
On behalf of the City of San Luis Obispo City Employees'
Association, we ask that you continue these items until the
problems within the policy are rectified, or deny the three
requests for even more temporary employees.
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�OLICIES AND OBJECTIVES
GENERAL BUDGET POLICIES (continued)
_ HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
A. The City will manage the growth of, the regular employee workforce without reducing
levels of service nor augmenting ongoing regular programs with temporary employees
except as provided in Sections E and F (below).
B. The budget will fully appropriate the resources needed for authorized regular staffing
and will limit programs to the regular staffing authorized.
C. Staffing and contract service cost ceilings will limit total expenditures for regular
employees, temporary employees, and independent contractors hired to provide operating
and maintenance services.
D. Regular employees will be the core work force and the preferred means of staffing
ongoing, year-round program activities that should be performed by City employees rather
than independent contractors. The City will strive to provide competitive compensation
and benefit schedules for its authorized regular work force. Each regular employee
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1. Fill an authorized regular position.
2. Be assigned to an appropriate bargaining unit.
3. Receive salary and benefits consistent with labor agreements or other
compensation plans.
_ E,. To manage the growth of the regular work force and overall staffing costs, the City will
follow these procedures:
1. The City Council will authorize all regular positions.
2. The Personnel Department will coordinate and approve the hiring of all regular
and temporary employees.
3. All requests for additional regular positions will include evaluations of:
a. The necessity, term, and expected results of the proposed activity.
b. Staffing and materials costs including salary, benefits, equipment,
uniforms, clerical support, and facilities.
C. The ability of private industry to provide the proposed service.
d. Additional revenues or cost savings which may be realized.
4. Periodically, and prior to any request for additional regular positions, programs
will be evaluated to determine if they can be accomplished with fewer regular
employees. (Seer Productivity Review Policy)
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F. Temporary employees will include all employees other than regular employees, elected
officials, and volunteers. Temporary employees will augment regular City staffing only C
as extra-help employees, seasonal employees, contract employees, and work-study 1
assistants. The City Administrative Officer and Management Team will encourage the use
of temporary employees to meet peak workload requirements, fill interim vacancies, and
accomplish tasks where less than regular, year-round staffing is required. Temporary
employees shall work for no longer than 1,000 hours in a fiscal year. Exceptions due to
unusual circumstances must be approved by the CAO.
G. Contract employees will be defined as temporary employees with written contracts and may
receive approved benefits depending on hourly requirements and length of contract.
Contract employees will be used for medium-term (generally between six months and two
years) projects, programs, or activities requiring specialized or augmented levels of
staffing for a specific period of time. The services of contract employees will be
discontinued upon completion of the assigned project, program, or activity.
Accordingly, contract employees will not be used for services that are anticipated to be
delivered on an ongoing basis. Further, the hiring of contract employees will not be
used as an incremental method for expanding the City's regular work force.
H. The hiring of temporary employees will not be used as an incremental method for
expanding the.City's regular work force.
I. Independent contractors will not be considered City employees. Independent contractors t
may be used in two situations.
1. Short-term, peak work load assignments to be accomplished through the use of C
personnel contracted through an outside temporary employment agency (OEA). In this
situation, it is anticipated that the work of OEA employees will be closely
monitored by City staff and minimal training will be required; however, they will
always be considered the employees' of the OEA, and not the City. All placements
through an OEA will be coordinated through the Personnel Department and subject to
the approval of the Personnel Director.
2. Construction of public works projects and the provision of operating, maintenance,
or specialized professional services not routinely performed by City employees.
Such services will be provided without close supervision by City staff, and the C
required methods, skills, and equipment will generally be determined and provided
by the contractor. Contract awards will be guided by the Purchasing Control
Manual. (See: Contracting for Services Policy)
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COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT rTEM NUMBER:
FROM: Ken Hampian, Assistant City Administrative Officerhr
SUBJECT: Election Concerning State Water Project
CAO RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Determine the timing for an election concerning City
participation in the State Water Project.
2. Determine whether the election should be binding or advisory.
DISCUSSION
Background
On July 31, 1990, the City Council approved in concept the holding
of an election regarding City participation in the State Water
Project. The Council directed staff to begin a dialogue with the
County relative to holding such an election on a county-wide,
consolidated basis. No decisions were made at that time concerning
C the specific timing for such an election or whether the election
should be binding or advisory in nature.
Following the July 31 meeting, staff met several times with County
officials and City officials to explore the possibility of a
consolidated election. In addition, Mayor Dunin discussed this
possibility with several other mayors and with Board of Supervisor
Chairperson Evelyn Delany in a Mayors/Managers meeting held on
September 27, 1990.
In summary, holding a County lead consolidated election on State
Water does not appear feasible. The County's position is that
because not all County jurisdictions are subscribers to the State
Water Project, it would be undesirable for the County to hold the
election. With respect to the cities, there are very different
ideas as to how to decide on the State Water Project. For example,
Arroyo Grande is following a "two-step" election procedure.. First,
in November they will ask voters to determine if the matter ought
to be decided by a binding vote; second, if the answer is yes, it
will be placed on a future ballot for final action. other cities
indicated that they did not intend to place the matter on the
ballot at all; instead, the city council will decide.
Because the City of San Luis Obispo will 'now need to determine
independently the approach to holding a State Water election, staff
is returning at this time for further direction concerning the
timing and nature of such an election.
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"Window" for Holding Elections in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara
Counties
Since July 31, in addition to pursuing the concept of a
consolidated election, discussion with various county and city
officials has provided a better understanding of the possible
"scenario" for elections occurring within San Luis Obispo and Santa
Barbara counties. Based on these discussions, the most likely
process and deadline for holding elections is as follows:
First, November 1991 may be the last opportunity to place the
matter before the electorate. This is because of a kind of "domino
effect" which is expected to be triggered by Santa Maria in January
1991 and will ultimately impose a deadline on both Santa Barbara
County and our county.
Santa Barbara County officials have explained that when one member
of the Santa Barbara County Water Agency takes action on the State
Water issue (e.g. Santa Maria) , then contractually all. other member
agencies must act within six months. Assuming that the Santa Maria
City Council will act in January, the Santa Barbara County Water
Agency is planning to place a question on the June 1991 ballot
asking voters if they will approve the issuance of a revenue bond
to support the capital costs of the project. An affirmative vote
is tantamount to also approving the State Water Project.
Once Santa Barbara County has acted on the matter, then the State
will give San Luis Obispo County a limited period of time to make
a decision. If a decision is not made within that time period,
then the County will be excluded from the project and project
design will be initiated to serve Santa Barbara County only. State
officials have informally indicated that the State will give SLO
County a maximum of six months beyond Santa Barbara's June 1991
election. For this reason, the November 1991 ballot is likely to
be a "last election opportunity".
Status of Final EIRs
The timeframe for completing the final environmental impact reports
for the Coastal Branch (State project) and the local projects may
affect when the Council determines it appropriate to schedule the
State Water Project issue for an election.
According to the State Department of Water Resources, due to the
volume of comments received regarding the Draft EIR, the State does
not anticipate certification of the final document until the
"Spring of 1991". Thus far, the State is unable to be more
specific than this general timeframe. Therefore, according to
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their current estimate the final EIR may not be available until as
late as June 20, 1991 (the last day of Spring) . The County
Environmental Coordinator estimates certification of the Local
Projects EIR in August 1991.
Supplemental information concerning the County's State Water
subscribers and the EIR/election process is provided in a
memorandum from the County Administrative Office (Attachment 1) .
Council Decisions
1. Timing: Special or General Election?
The Council needs to determine whether the State Water issue
should be brought to the voters in a special election or in
the next regular City election, which is November 1991. The
decision to schedule a special election may be impacted by the
following considerations:
• The availability of the Final EIR. At this point, if a
special election was to be scheduled in June 1991, it is
possible, though not certain, that the final Coastal
Branch EIR document will be available prior to Election
Day. It is important to note, however, that even if the
document becomes available prior to an election, there
may not be adequate lead time to integrate consideration
of the final EIR information in the election process
discussion. The Local Project EIR is not anticipated
until August 1991. on the other hand, the Final EIR
documents are expected to be available in time to fully
consider their findings prior to November 1991.
• "Coordination" with Santa Barbara County's consideration
of State Water. If the scenario outlined earlier occurs,
there may be an advantage to a June 1991 election in
terms of the community considering the State Water issue
at the same time it is being debated by cities in Santa
Barbara County. The advantage would be in terms of any
benefits which might be derived from the discussion and
public focus on the issue which will occur simultaneously
(and thus hopefully provide for a more informed
electorate)'. This could help compensate for the fact
that the final State EIR document may not be available.
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By November 1991, State Water decisions by other SLO
County cities may be known, although only San Luis Obispo
will hold a regular election at that time. If the Santa
Barbara scenario plays out as expected, the results of
that election will also be known.
• Voter Turnout. Voter turnout is .a highly variable
matter, depending to a large degree on the issues and
scope of the ballot. Based on past history, however, the
City Clerk estimates that turnout for either a June
Special Election or the November regular election is
likely to be similar, in the 35% to 40% range.
• Cost. A special election could cost the City as much as
$50,000, whereas adding the State Water question to the
November 1991 ballot could only cost an additional $4, 000
- $5,000.
• Special Election for Other Issues? At the present time,
it is not mandatory for the City to hold a special
election for other issues. With respect to the WATER
Initiative petition, the City Clerk has indicated that
a Certificate of Sufficiency will be submitted to the
Council soon for acceptance. Because the petition did
not qualify for a special election, it will therefore be
scheduled for the next Regular Municipal Election in
November 191. However, if a special election is held for
State Water, Council could add the WATER Initiative
question on the same ballot.
With respect to Tract 1750, a referendum was filed in the
City Clerk's Office on November 1, with 4,633 signatures.
Because only 21482 signatures (10%) are required, the
referendum ' appears likely to qualify, necessitating
placing this issue on the next Regular Municipal
Election. However, like the Water Initiative, it could
be placed on an earlier special election, if desired.
As of this writing, though publically discussed, no
formal proceedings have commenced regarding recall or the
Smoking Ordinance.
2. Binding or Advisory Election?
Although this is primarily a "philosophical" issue, it may be
helpful for Council to consider this question in the context
of election timing. For example, if it is considered
advantageous to schedule the issue for an early special
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election (prior to completion of the EIR) , the Council may
prefer an advisory election so that community input is
obtained at an early time, but a final decision deferred until
the EIR is available.
Whether the Council chooses a binding or advisory vote, the
specific ballot language will be a matter of importance.
While staff will return to Council at a later time with ballot
language alternatives (after the question of binding versus
advisory is resolved) , outlined below are binding/advisory
language examples used in previous elections:
Binding
"Shall the City Charter be amended to allow the City Attorney
to prosecute misdemeanors as infractions?" (June 1986)
"Shall the City Charter be amended to add Section 908 to
require that annexed lands may only be developed consistent
with the General Plan?" (November 1985)
Advisory
"Should the City of San Luis Obispo amend its Growth
Management Ordinance to apply to all development in our City?"
(November 1989)
"Should the City continue programs to protect sensitive
hillsides including consideration of the purchase of open
space?" (November 1983)
Summary of Issues
In order to properly plan for an election on the State Water
Project, direction from the Council at this time is requested
regarding the following two questions:
1. Should a special election be held regarding City participation
in the State Water Project, or should the issue be scheduled
for the next regular election in November 1991 (if a special
election is preferred, in what month should it be held)?
2. Should the election be binding or advisory in nature?
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ALTERNATIVES
1. The Council may determine that in light of all current
information, it would be preferable for the City Council to
decide on the State Water issue without taking the matter to
an election.
2. The Council may determine that a survey of resident opinion
concerning the State Water project would be preferable to
holding either a special or regular election on the issue
(e.g. , in utility bills) . Such an approach would provide
greater flexibility and lower cost than a special advisory
election. However, it would be a less formal and controlled
process than an election.
ATTACHMENT:
County Memorandum
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09/25/90 13:17 SRN LUIS OBISPO ''LINTY ADMIN OFC 002
C County of San Luis Obispo
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TO: CHRIS CHRISTIANSEN, CITY MANAGER
CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE
RAY WINDSOR, CITY MANAGER OFFiMOVni[
CITY OF ATASCADERO C mwmAumw,.ruTCR
ARNOLD DOWDY, CITY ADMINISTRATOR.
CITY OF GROVER CITY
GARY NAPPER, CITY ADMINISTRATOR
CITY OF MORRO BAY
JERRY BANKSTON, CITY MANAGER
CITY OF PASO ROBLES
RICHARD L. KIRXWOOD, CITY MANAGER
CITY OF PISMO BEACH
JOHN DUNN, CITY ADMINISTRATOR
CITY OF SAN LUIS B SPO
FROM: ROBERT E. HENDRIX OUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
DATE: SEPTEMBER 25, 1990
SUBJECT: MSS MATERLUS FGR MAYORS AND'MANAGEBS MEETING _ SEPTEMBER 26,
1990
I asked the Engineering Dgmtment to put together some heormation for you and
your Mayor about the State Water project as this might have a bearing on the
matter of advisory plectio1e- Following are a listing of potential State water
users, a discussion on elections and alternatives.
Who are potential State water users?
a. Cities
(1) San Luis Obispo
(2) Atascadero (Served by Atascadero Mutual Water Co.)
(3) Paso Robles
(4) Arroyo Grande
(5) Grover City
(6) Morro Day
(7) Pismo Beach
b. Community services District
(1) Nipomo
(2) Oceano
(3) Templeton
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C. County Service Areas (Board of Supervisors)
i
(1) Los Osos (Also served by Cal Cities water Company, a private -
company regulated by Public Utilities Commissian and S a T Mutual
Water Company)
(2) Shandon
d. Water works Districts (Board of Supervisors)
(1) Cayuoas (Also served by two mutual water companies - Paso Robles
Bead/ water Association and Morro Rock Mutual Water .Company)
(2) Santa Margarita
e. County water Districts (Governed by own Board of Directors)
(1) Avila Beach County water District
f. Other potential users that may not, or can not, participate in an
Advisory Election
(1) County Operations Center/El Chorro Park
(2) California Men's Colony
(3) Cuesta College
(4) Port San Luis Harbor District
(5) Cal Cities water Service Areas for:
(a) County Club/Rolling Hills Estates
(b) Nipomo
The tuning of the environmental review an the project appears to have a bearing
an when an advisory election might occur. The lead times involved in the
election's process area also relevant.
Assuming that elections should not be held until EIR's for both Coastal
Branch (State project) and Local Projects are certified; the State now
thinks that the Coastal Branch EIR could not be certified, in light of
comments received, until some time in 1991. The County Environmental
Coordinator gave August 1991 as a target certification date for Local
Projects EIR (Regional Treatment Plant and Spur Lines).
The elections pr- - requires about 90 days" from time the Board places
an item on the balls before the election takes place. The Election Clark-
within
lerkwithin that time must take arguments for and against the measure, obtain
rebuttals for and against the measure and provide for printing of ballot
pamphlets and the ballots themselves.
The dates that elections can take place are limited. The earliest potential
date is November 5, 1991. If this date is selected for Advisory Elections then
the last reasonable date for Board of Supervisors action to consolidate.
elections would be August 6, 1991. A better decision date would be in July to
give thel Board flexibility. If November 1991 were chosen, we would estimate
about a 30$ voter turnout.
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("actually varies from 88 to 113 days)
29 25/90 13:i H - Scut LUIS OBI SPO CO!yITY ADMINOFC 001
C ailable election day is the second Tuewlay of April 1992 (s► city
The next av,
election Tor the general lAw cities.) Next are the regular elections. The
first on rm y aftssr the fist Monday in June 1992, and the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November 1992..
the County, all �, except the City of San Luis OLispo, hold eloctinns
In June or NOW
on 7� the even numbered .years. The city of san Luis
Obispo changed to November of the odd numbered years to correspond With the
school districts and special districts elections.
other alternatives we Identified for oeeking constituent opinion are, a mail
ballet on a day other than the three regular election days noted atbbovvhe.
such an advi=Y mailing would be too large to comely
reVirunately. ¢:.tion.
rnquiraments' of The Elaiions Cade far s mail, ballot oss an 1►dvieory Qu
Secondly, there is the alternative of using questionnaires mailed with water
bilhS. This coulA save money and rgsvlt in a greaser response than might be
expected in an off-year alecti. n.
I hope this intormatim &scuts in the discussion of aseueo at the +neetin4. I
&,OLW Clint Mil no to attPJld and to assist with any quAstions that may arias.
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Memorandum
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TO: CITY COUNCIL
FROM: KEN HAMPIAN, ASSISTANT CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERe1KJ(T
SUBJECT, STATE WATER PROJECT
During the December 11, 1990 meeting, the Council will consider an item regarding the
State Water Project election. In the report prepared for this item, staff highlights that
due to timing constraints imposed by the Santa Barbara Water Agency and the State,
November 1991 may represent the City's the last opportunity to place the issue on the
ballot.
Questions have been%)-raised regarding the legal basis behind the timing constraints
established for the State Water Project. With respect to Santa Barbara County,
responsibility for the State Water Project was transferred to the Santa Barbara Water
Agency (which represents all the water purveyors in Santa Barbara County) in the early
1980's. With the transfer, the Water Agency took complete responsibility for State
Water, including funding and overseeing the progress of the project. In establishing
the Water.Agency, each participant signed a retention agreement which contractually
obligated them to act on State Water within six months of any other participants'
decision on the project (staff is in the process of obtaining a copy of the retention
agreement for the Council's review). City of Santa Maria staff has confirmed that the
City is likely to take action on State Water in January or February of 1991.
In the case of the County of San Luis Obispo, a master contract was entered into with
the State in 1963 to participate in the State Water Project. The master contract
obligates the County to make a decision on the State Water Project within six months
of receiving a request from the State to act on the project. Under the master contract,
the State will request a decision from the County six months in advance of the date that
final design plans are scheduled to commence for the project (projected, at this time,
to take place right after the certification of the Master EIR and the County of Santa
Barbara's decision to move forward). Copies of the language relating to this provision
of the Master Contract have been attached for the Council's review.
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State Water Memo
Questions have also been raised as to whether the City can hold an election on the
State Water Project prior to certification of the Master EIR and Local EIR for the project.
While there is a lot of speculation on this issue, the County of San Luis Obispo has yet
to take a formal position. According to our City Attorney, certification of the Master EIR
and Local EIR prior to the election is not likely to be a legal matter if the ballot
language is carefully worded. As an example, the County of Santa Barbara held an
election on whether to participate in the State Water Project over ten years ago.
Obviously, environmental 'impact information was not available at that time. Rather, the
issue centers on Council policy. It will be up to the Council to determine the amount
of environmental information that should be available to the public prior to the election
so that an opportunity exists to make an informed decision.
Please contact me at extension 112 if you have questions. Thank you.
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E: SPECIAL PROVISIONS AND TABLES
d5. SPECIAL PROVISIONS
(a) The State shall provide sufficient capacity in the transportation facilities to deliver
the Agency's maximum annual entitlement at a continuous flow subject to the provisions of Article
17(b). No capacity shall be provided for peakine.
(b) For purposes of subdivisions(c).(d),and(e)of this article.dealing with constme.
tion of the Coastal Aqueduct.the term"Coastal Stub Aqueduct"shall mean that portion of the
Ccastai Aqueduct beginning at the junction with the San Joaquin Valley-Southern California Aque.
duct in the vicinity of Avenal. Kings County.and extending to a point about 12 miles along the
route of the Coastal Aqueduct, ending at an elevation of about 520 feet above milan sea levet.at
the location of the intake to proposed Pumping Plant Ga.
(c) The Agency shall have the tight to withdraw from participation in the Coastal Aque-
duct downstream from the Coastal Stub Aqueduct: Provided..That payments of the Transportation
Charge for other reaches listed in Table I.and of the Delta.water Charge shall continuefor the
term of this contract:Provided further. That any such withdrawal must be made by a requestfor
change of Table I submitted in writing to the State prior to the date on which the State commences
final design on the reach under consideration. The.State shall notify the Agency six months in ad-
vance of lhedate on which final design will commence on any reach of the Coastal.Aqueduct down-
s from the Coastal Stub Aqueduct.
(d) Notwithstanding Article 6(a) and 17(a) of :his contract• the State shall advance or
delay construction of any reaches of the Coastal Aqueduct ifall contractors taking water through a
reach request a change in the year of initial water delivery: Provided. That any contractor request.
ing a delay in the construction of any reach shall submit a request by January 1. 1975-and any
contractor requesting the advance of construction of anyreach shall submit a request at least five
years in advance of the estimated year of initial water delivery.Unless all contractors taking water
through a reach of the Coastal Aqueduct recuest a change in the year of initial delivery,construc-
tion shall be scheduled so that the year of initialwater delivery from reaches downstream from the
'Coastal Stub Aqueduct is 1980.
(e) Notwithstanding the provis:or.s of Articles 23 and 24 of this contract•inthe event
that construction of an reach of the Coastal Stub Aeueduct is commenced more than 5 years prior
to the year of initial water delivery for:he agency rbere shall be deducted until the year 1976 or
until 5 Years prior to the year of initial-Later delivery.whichever is earlier,from:fie annual pay-
ment of principal and interest which -a'oul= otherwise be required by Article 24(e)(1)an amount
equal to the annual payment of principal aa6 interest under the capital cost component of the Trans.
portation Charge attributable from%ear to ear to:he Agency's allocated share of the cost of eon.
stmeting such portions of the Coastal Aewe=uct. Such amounts shall be accumulated,with interest
thereon computed at the project interest o:e and compounded annually, until December 31.of the
fifth Year prior to the estimated wear of irival water delivery or of the year 1975,whichever is
earlier: thereafter the total accumulated a-cunt shall be paid in fifty (50) equal annual install-
mems under the provisions of Article 2=(c) in the same canner as though the entire amount had
been expended for constmetion purposes :n that year. It no other water supply contracts arc exe-
cured for a dependable supply of proje, -+ate: to be delivered fmm delivery Structures on the
Coastal Stub Aqueduct.the rights of the Agency undersubdf visions(q and(d)of this article shall
apply to the Coastal.Stub Aqueduct.
(0 Subject to approval by the State and pursuant to an agreement to be entered into with
the State governing operating criteria,tae Aa_cncv.may constrict the Coastal Aqueduct or any reach
thereof with its awn funds or in cooperatior with other agencies including the federal government.
(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 29(a),the Agency shall commence payment
of the capital cost and the minimum opersrron, maintenance• power and replacement components
Of the Delta Water Charge, ccording to the schedule in Table A of this contract in the year of ini.
tial water delivery or 1980. whichever is ea:!mr:Prodded. That such charge shalt not be paid in a
year or years in which the State is scheduled to cmnmentt delivery but through no fault of the
Agency fails to commence such delivery of +ater.
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TABLE A
ANNUAL ENTITLEMENTS
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL
AND MATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
Year Tetel Anneal Arent
In Acre•Faet
1980 1,000
1981
1,300
1987
2.000
1987 3,000
1984 4.500
1985 7,500
1986 10,000
1987 12,SO0
1988 15,500
1989 :0.000
1990 25.000
And each succeeding year
thereafter for the term of
Lhis contract as.a
A=imum Annual Entitlement:. 25,000
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At
EETING �'.AGENQA
DATE �� A' /)ITEM #
LAW OFFICES OF
SUSAN M. TRAGER
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A MO"MSIOM COnFO4ATIOK
TME LANDMARK BUILDING
2100 S. E: MAIN STREET
SUITE 104
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92714
SUSAN M. TRAGER
TELEPHONE
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MICMELE A. STAPLES November 13, 1990 TELEFAX
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990 Palm Street O $READFU.E
P.O. Box 8100 ttLLLL�ti��
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-8100
Re: Presentation to San Luis Obispo City Council By
Nacimiento Regional Water Management Advisory Committee
("NRWMAC") Regarding Water Resources Management Issues
on the Central Coast
Dear Councilmember Rappa:
The Nacimiento Regional Water Management Advisory Committee
hereby formally requests an opportunity to address the City
Council of the City of San Luis Obispo regarding water resources
management issues on the Central Coast. As an ex-officio
Director of NRWMAC, you are aware that the Committee has as its
special charge maintaining an overview of current water resources
development on' the Central Coast. A number of such issues are
looming large on the horizon and. we would like the opportunity to
present a report on the status of these issues to the City
Council.
These issues include the following:
1. Issuance of the Boyle Engineering Corporation Report.
-The Boyle Report was commissioned by Monterey County as the basis
for a Water Capital Facilities Plan. The Boyle Report discusses
34 potential water facilities and water management projects. The
implications of the Report are significant for the Central Coast.
Activities by Monterey County to develop additional water
resources in the Salinas River and its watershed affect all users
of the Salinas River throughout its reaches in both San Luis
RECEIVED
c:\elq\rappal NOV 161990
CITY COUNCIL�o
SAN Luis osisPo.
• LAW OFFICES OF
SUSAN M. TRAGER
• .AO.CSSIONAL CORPORATION
The Honorable Penny Rappa
November 13, 1990
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Obispo and• Monterey Counties. The Committee has submitted formal
written comments on the Boyle Report and would like the
opportunity to inform the City Council about the contents and
implications of the Report.
2. Pending issuance of the Environmental Impact Report
("EIR") on the Castroville/Marina Seawater Intrusion Project In
late November, Monterey County will release the EIR on the
seawater intrusion project which will outline the steps which
Monterey County proposes to take to stop intrusion of seawater
into the northern reaches of the Salinas Basin. The EIR and the
underlying project have Very important implications for regional
water resources management.
3 . The 1991 Salinas River Workshop.
San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Harry Ovitt is organizing the
Salinas River Workshop to bring together all water agencies and
interest groups benefitted and affected by the Salinas River
throughout its extent in both counties. This Workshop is
scheduled for January 25, 1991. It is Supervisor Ovitt's hope
that the Workshop will be jointly sponsored by San Luis Obispo
and Monterey Counties. This is a significant event in the
history of the River and the City of San Luis Obispo would
benefit from participating.
4 . Related Matters.
As a part of its charge to monitor and participate in regional
water resources management and planning, the Committeehas kept
abreast of the development of the state water project extension
to the Central Coast, Senate Bill 2580 (which restructures and
increases the power of the Monterey County Flood Control and
Water Conservation District) the clean-up legislation associated
with Senate Bill 2580, and the activities of the Pajaro Valley
Water District as they affect the Salinas River. The Committee
can address all of these issues in the interest of more fully
informing the City of San Luis Obispo about regional water
management issues.
Please feel free to contact us if we can give you additional
information regarding any of these items. We look forward to the
opportunity to address the City Council, and to working with the
c:\elq\rappal
• LOW OFFICES OF /
SUSAN M. TRAGER
• voorE55IOwAL COvvOOATIO�
The Honorable Penny Rappa
November 13, 1990
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City Council to expand and enhance understanding of and
participation in regional water resources management and planning
on the Central Coast.
sincerely,
LAW OFFICES OF SUSAN M. TRAGER
A fess' na orporation
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Quevedo
ELQ:jas
cc: Board of Directors
Nacimiento Regional Water Management Advisory Committee
U The Honorable Harry L. Ovitt
Mr. Lawrence Porter
Mr. William Hurst
The Honorable Andrea Seastrand
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'•Lead Person - Item to come back to Council
*Denotes action by Lead Person
No asterisk - Information only
AGENDA
A
ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1990 - 9:00 A.K TO 4:00 P.M.
QTY/COUNTY LIBRARY-3RD FLOOR STAFF CONFERENCE ROOM
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Ron Dunin
ROLL CALL: Vice-Mayor Jerry Reiss, Counciilmembers Peg Pinard,
Penny Rappa, Bill Roalman, and Mayor Ron Dunin
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PAMLIC COMMENT
(Not to exceed 15 minutes) r'
Immediately following roll call, members of the public may address the City Council on
items that DO NOT appear on the printed agenda. Please observe the time limit of three
minutes. A speaker slip (available in the Foyer) must be filed with the City Clerk prior to
the beginning of the meeting.
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1. 1991-93 CITY COUNCIL WORK PROGRAM AND FINANCLAi PLAN
(STATLER/233) ,
Council discussion of goals and objectives for the 1991-93 Financial Plan.
NOTE: Financial notebooks to be distributed under separate cover when received. '
FINAL ACTION Upon general consensus Council gave conceptual support to the '1
following projects with A's given highest priority:
• Securing long-tam water sourrec• A+
• Completing the update of the General Plan, the City's blueprint for growth: A+
• Establish a plan for an improved transit system that would use srhaller buses with
more frequent stops: A+
• Finding a permanent source of money to buy open land around the City to establish hm
a fflTen belt: A+
• Formulating an economic stabiTity plan: A+
• Improving an expanding playgroundv A+
• Annexing the Southern CA Gas Co. property or, Broad Street south of the City: A+
• A downtown plan that shows what the dowruown will look like in the future: A+
• Completing the Airport Area Specifnc Plan, which will show how land should be used
around the airpow A+
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Council Agenda December 10, 1990
• Plan for Wastewater useage: A+
• Implementing a state-mandated recycling plan: A+
• Continued staffrng for enforcement of residential use regulation; including the high-
occupancy ondbuance: A+
• Finishing a master plan for the Laguna Lake Area: A
• Five year Police Services Plan: A
• Conoucting the Performing Arts Center at Cal Poly: A
. Reviewing and possiblyraising the tax on busyness licenses: A
• Noise Amphlication: A
• Slowing down traffic in the Broad Street/Memecke Street neighborhood; including
stop signs: A-
• Starting an employee suggestion plan to reward employees for good ideas: A-
• Starting a public relations program to better inform citizens about what the Council
is doing.• A-
• Ensuring that utilities are affordable for low-income rate payers: A-
• Expanding Mission Plaza: A-
• Acquire land along the railroad tracks from Southern Pacific to establish a bikeway
system: B+
• Complete plan for expanding City Hall B+
• Institute tougher regulations to prevent houses around the downtown from being
converted to offices: B+
• Strengthening City-owned buildings in case of earthquake: B
• Dredging silt out of Laguna Lake: B
• Completing a study on the need for a new senior center. B
• Fire Station Na 1: B-
• Complete a plan to set up neighborhood groups that would review development
proposals in their areas: C+
• Providing daycare for children of City employees: C
• Completing a program for establishing a Greek Row near campus for Cal Poly
fraternities: C
• Downtown Parking Lot Expansion: C
• Hiring a consultant to review the efficiency of City departments: C
• Approving a,Mood control plan: C
• Public art fundfn& C
• Passing a private property maintenance ordinance that would require upkeep of
properties: C
• Freeway Signing Program: C
The following projects were recommended for deferral
• Fire Fighter Monument
• Fremont Theatre
• Downtown Beautification
• Community Fund Raising
• Laguna Lake Weed Control
• Implementation of Circulation Element Improvements
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t Council Agenda December 10, 1990
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COMMUNICATIONS
(Not to exceed 15 minutes)
During the balance of this meeting, any Councilmember or the City Administrative Officer
may informally update the City Council of written or oral communications and ask for
comment and/or discussion. State law provides that Council take action only on such
matters which have been noticed at least three days in advance of the meeting unless
special circumstances are found to exist. Formal action or approval is not preferred and
such items should be continued to the next Regular Meeting.
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CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
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AGENDA
ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE C= COUNCIL
MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1990 - 9:00 AM. TO 4:00 P.M.
CITY/COUNTY LIBRARY-3RD FLOOR STAFF CONFERENCE ROOM
ala, l� Z,S
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Ron Dunin Pam's Agenda
Distribution List
ROLL CALL: Vice-Mayor Jerry Reiss, I. Unpaid Subscriptions:
Penny Rappa, Bill Roalma (All mtgs.unless o/w noted)
AIA President
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PUBLIC COMMENT -BIA (in box)
(Not to exceed 15 minutes) Chamber of Commerce(in box)
Housing Authority(in box)
Immediately following roll call, members of the public may , - KADE (until 3/31/91)
items that DO NOT appear on the printed agenda. Please ob —KCOY
minutes. A speaker slip (available in the Foyer) must be filed —KDDB
the beginning of the meeting.
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1. (A99r-93 CITY COUNCIL WORK PROGRAM -Library(reg.mtgs:front desk)
TATLER/233) -Mustang Daily
E � -Pac.Bell Right of Way Office**
ouncil discussion of goals and objectives for the 1991 'Pac.Gas Elec.Co. (reg.mtgs.)
a Planning Comm. (in CDD box)
OTE: Financial notebooks to be distributed under se
rTelegram-Tribune
a I (**Envelopes provided)
L
COMMUNICATIONS
y (Not to exceed 15 minutes)
_,Ding the balance of this meeting, any Councilmember or the City Administrative Officer
navy ormally update the City Council of written or oral communications and ask for
Comme nt and/or discussion. State law provides that Council take action only on such
i2aJter which have been noticed at least three days in advance of the meeting unless
9yetial circumstances are found to exist. Formal action or approval is not preferred and
g►s should be continued to the next Regular Meeting.
A. ADJOURNMENT AT 4:00 P.M. TO TUESDAY, 12/11/90, AT 7:00 P.M. IN COUNCIL
CHAMBERS, CITY HALL.
1 - 1991-93 CITY COUNCIL WORK PROGRAM & FINANCIAL PLAN
FINANCIAL NOTEBOOKS TO BE DISTRIBUTED UNDER SEPARATE
COVER WHEN RECEIVED.
(SEE-CITY CLERK'S LIBRARY - x`233)
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