20210407-003b: WPD FY 21-22 Forecast and CIP Plan Recommendation — original pdf

Recommendation

ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION MOTION 20210407 003b Date: April 7, 2021 Subject: Watershed Protection Department Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-2022 Forecast and Five-Year Capital Improvement Program Plan Motion by: Kevin Ramberg RATIONALE: Seconded by: Pam Thompson WHEREAS, the Environmental Commission is charged with the review and recommendation of the Watershed Protection Department’s (WPD) annual forecast and five-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Plan; and WHEREAS, the proposed forecast includes no rate increase for FY21-22 and anticipates a rate increase for FY22-23 of 9.8%; and WHEREAS, the proposed FY21-22 operating budget is estimated to be $108.6M; and WHEREAS, the FY21-FY25 Capital Improvement Program Plan outlines WPD’s projected major improvements during the next five years based on existing funds and anticipated revenues; and WHEREAS, the Watershed Protection Department has provided a power point presentation detailing the totals and breakdown of the FY22 operating budget and FY22-26 CIP Plan which is included in the backup for this agenda item; and WHEREAS, the WPD has made significant strides to address their primary objectives and have critical goals and initiatives for future improvements. THEREFORE, the Environmental Commission recommends approval of the Watershed Protection Department’s FY21-22 Forecast and Five-Year CIP Plan with the following Environmental Commission conditions: As was presented prior to this meeting, the Environmental Commission requests that WPD continue to provide detailed budget documentation prior to a request for Environmental Commission action on the budget. The Environmental Commission requests these details including anticipated future rate increases and current and future projects broken out by district. VOTE 8-0 1 For: Bedford, Creel, Thompson, Coyne, Ramberg, Barrett Bixler, Guerrero, and Brimer Against: None Abstain: None Recuse: None Absent: None Approved By: Linda Guerrero, Environmental Commission Chair 2