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CITY OF
AUBURN
WASHINGTON
AGENDA BILL APPROVAL FORM
Agenda Subject: Date:
Consultant Agreement No. AG-C-337 August 18, 2008
Department: Attachments: Budget Impact:
Public Works Budget Status Sheet $ 150,000
Administrative Recommendation:
City Council grant permission to enter into Consultant Agreement No. AG-C-337 with Financial Consulting
Solutions Group, Inc. (FCS GROUP) for financial evaluations related to the 2008 Utility Rate Study.
Background Summary:
The City is updating the Utility Comprehensive Plans and in support of those plans utility rates also need
to be evaluated. The FCS Group consultants will perform a detailed cost of service study for the City's
water, sanitary sewer, and storm drainage utilities. This work will include data collection, system
development charges, cost of service analysis, comparison to other comparable agencies' methodologies
and rates, rate design and testing, and consideration of other utility related fees and charges. Each utility
is currently updating its respective comprehensive plan and the data in the new plans will be used in the
rate study process. The following objectives form the basis for the project scope of work:
• Develop equitable and defensible system development charges for each utility.
• Develop cost of service analyses that identify each utility's cost as they relate to various
customer classes including wholesale requirements.
• Provide an iterative comparison of other comparable agency methodologies and rates to
Auburn's proposed rates.
• Develop rate structures for each utility based on revenue requirements, cost of service,
equity, and other policy considerations, including conservation-based rate structures.
• Review study findings with and make recommendations to Council Committees and the
City Council.
• Support a public out-reach program associated with the implementation of the new rates.
Agreement:
The anticipated cost for this agreement is $150,000.00.
A budget adjustment of $50,000.00 from each utility fund, 430 Water, 431 Sewer, and 432 Storm
Drainage, is required this year to fund this agreement.
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Reviewed by Council & Committees: Reviewed by Departments & Divisions:
? Arts Commission COUNCIL COMMITTEES: ? Building ? M&O
? Airport ? Finance ? Cemetery ? Mayor
? Hearing Examiner ? Municipal Serv. ? Finance ? Parks
? Human Services ? Planning & CD ? Fire ? Planning
? Park Board ®Public Works ? Legal ? Police
? Planning Comm. ? Other ® Public Works ? Human Resources
? Information Services
Action:
Committee Approval: ?Yes ?No
Council Approval: ?Yes ?No Call for Public Hearing
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Referred to Until _/ _
Tabled Until _
Councilmember: Wagner Staff: Dowd
Meetin Date: August 18, 2008 Item Number: V.C.1
AUBURN* MORE THAN YOU IMAGINED
BUDGET STATUS SHEET
'Project No: AG-C 337 Project Title: Project Name 2008 Utility Rate Study
Project Manager: Dan Repp
O Initiation/Consultant Agreement
Initiation Date: _8/5/08 Permision to Advertise Date: August 5, 2008
Advertisement Date: _na 0 Contract Award
Award Date: _na 0 Change Order Approval
0 Contract Final Acceptance
The "Future Years" column indicates the projected amount to be requested in future budgets.
Funds Budgeted (Funds Available)
Funding Prior Years 2007 2008 Future Years Total
430 Fund - Water 0 0
431 Fund - Sewer 0 0
432 Fund - Storm 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Estimated Cost (Funds Needed)
Activity Prior Years 2007 2008 Future Years Total
Design Engineering - City Costs 0
Design Engineering - Consultant Costs 0
Property Acquisition 0
Property Acquisition - Consultant Costs 0
Construction Estimate 0
Project Contingency (15%) 0
Other - Utility Rate Study - Consultant 150,000 150,000
Construction Engineering - City Costs 0
Construction Engineering - Consultant Costs 0
Total 0 0 150,000 0 150,000
430 Water Budget Status
Prior Years 2007 2008 Future Years Total
`430 Funds Budgeted O 0 0 0 0 0
430 Funds Needed 0 50,000 0 50,000
*430 Fund Project Contingency( ) -::0 T 0 0 0 0
430 Funds Required 0 0 50,000 0 50,000
431 Sewer Budget Status
Prior Years 2007 2008 Future Years Total
`431 Funds Budgeted O 0 0 0 0 0
431 Funds Needed 0 50,000 0 50,000
*431 Fund Project Contingency() 0 0 0 0 0
431 Funds Required 0 0 50,000 0 50,000
432 Storm Budget Status
Prior Years 2007 2008 Future Years Total
*432 Funds Budgeted (} 0 0 0 0 0
432 funds Needed` 0 50,000 0 50,000
*432 Fund Project Contingency () 0 0 0 0 0
432 Funds Required 0 0 50,000 0 50,000
* ( # ) in the Budget Status Sections indicates Money the City has available.
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