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City Council
Wednesday,August 24,2022 10:00 AM Council Chambers
FY 2022-2023 BUDGET WORKSHOP -Water and Wastewater Utilities
Public Notice: ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA ARE FOR COUNCIL'S INFORMATIONAL
PURPOSES ONLY. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AND NO PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE
SOLICITED.
A. Mayor Paulette Guajardo to call the meeting to order.
B. City Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.
C. BRIEFINGS:
1. 22--0147 City Council Workshop on Water and Wastewater Utilities for FY 2023
Proposed Budget.
sponsors: Office of Management and Budget
D. ADJOURNMENT
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AGENDA MEMORANDUM
City Council Workshop of August 24, 2022
DATE: August 18, 2022
TO: Peter Zanoni, City Manager
FROM: Eddie Houlihan, Director of the Office of Management and Budget
EddieHo@cctexas.com
(361) 826-3792
City Council Workshop on Water and Wastewater Utilities for FY 2023 Proposed Budget
STAFF PRESENTER(S):
Name Title/Position Department
1. Michael Murphy Chief Operations Officer Water Utilities
ISSUE:
This is the fifth of six City Council workshops to discuss the FY 2023 proposed operating and capital
budget. The topics for the fifth workshop include Water and Wastewater Utilities.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
A briefing on the FY 2023 proposed budget was presented to the Mayor and City Council on July 26,
2022. The FY 2023 proposed budget focuses on City Council and community priorities including public
safety, street reconstruction/maintenance, parks, neighborhood services and utilities. The FY 2023
proposed budget, comprised of all funds excluding transfers, totals $1.4B. The General Fund budget is
$279.6M, and the Capital Budget totals $558.6M.
A series of six City Council budget workshops are scheduled to be held from August 8 to August 25. At
these sessions, City staff will review in detail the budget proposals with the Mayor and City Council.
Additionally, there will be five public input sessions to be held from August 8 to August 17. The budget
is scheduled to be adopted on September 6, 2022, for the City's fiscal year which begins on October 1.
The fifth budget workshop will be held on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at 9:00 am. At the workshop,
the City Council will be presented with the FY 2023 proposed budget for Water and Wastewater Utilities.
Water and Wastewater:
The focus of the Water Utilities Department is 24-hour per day utility operations to provide clean and
dependable water and wastewater services to customers. This entails reliable delivery of safe potable
water and raw water to customers in addition to the collection, treatment, and disposal of wastewater.
No rate changes are proposed for Residential Water customers or Wastewater customers in FY 2023.
There will be a contractual increase for Public Agency rates.
The FY 2023 proposed budget for the Water and Wastewater Departments is $502.2M and includes
funding from the Water Fund, Wastewater Fund and Capital Improvement Program. Below is a summary
of the funding and position counts that would be authorized by the FY 2023 proposed budget.
FUND FY 2023 AUTHORIZED POSITIONS
PROPOSED BUDGET
Water Fund $144,804,576 329
Wastewater Fund 78,829,481 260
Capital Projects 278,582,051 0
[Total $502,216,108 589
The FY 2023 proposed budget for Water includes funding seven positions to create an additional valve
construction and preventative maintenance team ($560k), one additional Work Coordinator for
purchasing and inventory ($78K), conversion of four temporary positions and addition of five positions to
the Utility Business Office (190K). Water capital program includes $55M in FY 2023 and $195M over the
next three years to rehabilitate and upgrade O.N. Stevens Water Treatment Plan. The water capital
program also includes $50M in FY 2023 and $148M over the next three years to replace and repair water
lines citywide.
The FY 2023 proposed budget for Wastewater includes the addition of two positions for pretreatment
inspections ($199k), nine positions for wastewater repairs and construction projects ($940k) and three
positions and equipment to assist with work orders ($480K). Capital improvements include $39M in FY
2023 and $157M over the next three years to repair, rehabilitate and upgrade all six Wastewater
Treatment Plants and $34M in FY 2023 and $66M over the next three years for capital improvements at
Lift Stations.
LIST OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
PowerPoint - attached
• Water Utilities (including Wastewater)