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CONSIDER AUTHORIZATION FOR FUNDING OF RETROFITS AT SAN CARLOS SCHOOL |
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Meeting
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May 9, 2011 |
Budgeted: |
Yes |
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Water Conservation |
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General
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Line Item No.: 4-2-2-D |
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Prepared By: |
Stephanie
Pintar |
Cost
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NTE $4,000 |
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General Counsel Review: N/A |
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Committee Recommendation: N/A |
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CEQA Compliance: N/A |
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SUMMARY: Staff is seeking
authorization to expend budgeted funds to facilitate school retrofits at San
Carlos School in Monterey. MPWMD currently has $225,000 in the Fiscal Year
2010-2011 budget for this project. Funding for school retrofits within the
California American Water system is reimbursable through the Conservation
Budget approved by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) in
2009. This funding is not subject to the
Board’s spending freeze.
In
2010, WaterWise, Inc. conducted interior and exterior water audits at San
Carlos School. Total estimated water
savings for implementing the basic recommendations is 0.58 acre-feet annually,
with a payback period of 2.8 years. The
following table breaks down the costs for each of the schools:
MPWMD
would pay the invoices for the equipment and installation, if needed. In exchange, San Carlos School must agree
that water savings from the retrofits will be added to community water savings
and not available as a water credit. The estimated costs (Exhibit 2-A) were developed by
WaterWise Consulting, Inc. and generally do not include labor costs.
Staff recommends that in
addition to funding the initial retrofits, MPWMD provide support for newly
installed Weather Based Irrigation Controllers.
This support would include arranging with a product representative or
landscape profession to review the run times and make adjustments, as
needed. This action may have minimal
cost, depending on the controllers selected.
RECOMMENDATION: The Water Demand Committee should recommend the Board support funding retrofits in a not-to-exceed amount of $8,000 ($3,000 as recommended by WaterWise, Inc. and up to $5,000 to cover costs of installation, as needed). MPWMD staff should be directed to review and approve the installation costs associated with this funding as shown on contractor bid sheets prior to San Carlos School’s expenditure of funds. Staff further recommends this approval be time-limited through December 2011, in keeping with the approved CPUC Conservation Budget.
EXHIBITS
2-A Retrofit Recommendations
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