REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Travis Hopkins, City Manager
VIA: Chau Vu, Director of Public Works
PREPARED BY: Chris Davis, Senior Management Analyst
Subject:
title
Approve the West Orange County Water Board (WOCWB) Fiscal Year 2025/26 Budget in the amount of $1,683,800
body
Statement of Issue:
The City of Huntington Beach is a member of the West Orange County Water Board (WOCWB) Joint Powers Authority. The individual member agencies of WOCWB need to approve the proposed WOCWB budget for FY 2025/26 prior to adoption by the Board as a whole.
Financial Impact:
The City's proportional share of the WOCWB FY 2025/26 Budget is $1,046,624. This amount is made up of $103,112 for the annual operating budget, $382,512 for the City's share of the loan repayment for the OC-35 Pipeline Relocation Project, and $561,000 for the Cathodic Protection Program. The FY 2025/26 proposed operating budget is included in the Water Fund business unit 50685801, the debt service is included in the Water Master Plan business unit 50785201, and the Cathodic Protection Program is included in the Water Master Plan business unit 50791006.
Recommended Action:
recommendation
Approve the WOCWB Proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2025/26, with the City of Huntington Beach amount of $1,046,624.
end
Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve, and direct staff accordingly.
Analysis:
The WOCWB is a Joint Powers Authority comprised of the cities of Garden Grove, Seal Beach, Westminster, and Huntington Beach. The WOCWB was created to operate and maintain large diameter pipelines shared between the member agencies. Huntington Beach owns 56.1 percent of the system. The WOCWB is governed by five elected officials, one each from the cities of Garden Grove, Seal Beach and Westminster and two from the City of Huntington Beach. Mayor Pat Burns and Council Woman Gracey Larrea-Van Der Mark represent the City of Huntington Bea...
Click here for full text