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CONSIDER AUTHORIZATION FOR FUNDING OF RETROFITS AT MONTEREY PENINSULA
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOLS |
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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
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Stephanie
Pintar |
Cost
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NTE $140,000 |
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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 in the
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District (MPUSD). 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 MPUSD’s
highest water using schools. Indoor
audits were conducted at Monterey International School, Monterey High School,
Walter Colton Middle School and Martin Luther King Elementary. Outdoor audits were done for these four
schools, as well as for Ord Terrace Elementary, Del Rey Woods Elementary and La
Mesa Elementary. Total estimated water
savings for implementing the basic recommendations is 20 acre-feet annually,
with a payback period of 1.5 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, MPUSD must agree that water
savings from the retrofits will be added to community water savings and not
available as a water credit. It is
anticipated that most of the retrofits would be completed by MPUSD staff. The estimated costs (Exhibit 3-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 $140,000 ($90,000 as recommended by WaterWise, Inc. and up to $50,000 for 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 MPUSD’s expenditure of funds. Staff further recommends this approval be time-limited through December 2011, in keeping with the approved CPUC Conservation Budget.
EXHIBITS
3-A Retrofit Recommendations by School
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