REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Travis Hopkins, Acting City Manager
VIA: Chau Vu, Director of Public Works
PREPARED BY: Chris Davis, Senior Management Analyst
Subject:
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Adopt Resolution No. 2025-06 approving and adopting the 2023 Water Master Plan (WMP) Update; and, adopt Resolution No. 2025-07 identifying specific projects for Water Capital Facilities expenditures.
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Statement of Issue:
The Water Master Plan is used to identify capital improvement projects needed over the next 20 years. These projects are consistent with asset management practices and are necessary to maintain a healthy water infrastructure. Water Master Plans are typically updated every five to seven years. Staff began updating the Water Master Plan in 2021, with the draft completed in November 2023.
Financial Impact:
No funding is required. The Water Master Plan does not commit the City to any specific projects and will not directly result in any financial impacts. Approval and adoption of the Water Master Plan by the City Council will guide the development of the Water Capital Improvement Program during the annual budget process. All revenues from the Capital Facilities Charge are deposited in the Water Master Plan Fund 507.
Recommended Action:
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A) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-06, “A Resolution of The City Council of The City of Huntington Beach Approving and Adopting That Certain Report Entitled ‘City of Huntington Beach, 2023 Water Master Plan Update’”
B) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-07, “A Resolution of The City Council of The City of Huntington Beach Identifying the Specific Water Projects from The Approved Water Master Plan on Which Capital Facilities Charge Monies and Capital Surcharge Monies Can Be Expended”
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve, and direct staff accordingly.
Analysis:
The Water Master Plan (WMP) Update evaluates the City’s water system performance and facilities for the planning period 2020 through 2040. System supply and demands have been projected for the years 2020 through 2045, consistent with the planning period for the City’s 2020 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) which was submitted to and approved on June 7, 2021 by the State Department of Water Resources. This WMP Update includes an evaluation of the City’s growth, water demands, water supply and reliability, water quality, water storage, emergency water supply, energy use and recovery, and water distribution system piping, in order to determine recommended capital improvements over the next 20 years.
The WMP Update identifies 33 projects with an estimated cost of $177 million. Eleven new Water Master Plan projects and annual programs have been identified. These new projects, as well as remaining projects from the 2016 WMP, will all be funded by available Water Master Plan funds and will be prioritized and implemented in accordance with need and funding availability. The “Capital Facilities Charge” is the source of funding for these projects.
CIAB/Public Works Commission:
The CIAB/Public Works Commission reviewed the draft WMP at the May 15, 2024 regular meeting. The Commission unanimously recommended that the City Council adopt the WMP Update.
Environmental Status:
This action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
Strategic Plan Goal:
Goal 6 - Infrastructure Investment, Strategy D - Undertake major planning efforts including Fleet Capital Replacement Plan, Mobility Master Plan and Infrastructure Report Card to adequately anticipate and prepare for future infrastructure needs.
For details, visit www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/strategicplan.
Attachment(s):
1. Resolution 2025-06, “A Resolution of The City Council of The City of Huntington Beach Approving and Adopting That Certain Report Entitled ‘City of Huntington Beach, 2023 Water Master Plan Update’”
2. Resolution 2025-07, “A Resolution of The City Council of The City of Huntington Beach Identifying the Specific Water Projects from The Approved Water Master Plan on Which Capital Facilities Charge Monies and Capital Surcharge Monies Can Be Expended”
3. 2023 Water Master Plan Update
4. PowerPoint Presentation