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Resolution 18-36 Modifying the City's Capital Facilities Improvement Plan by Adding an Additional Water Infrastructure Project on Molalla Avenue between Beavercreek Road and Highway 213
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RECOMMENDED ACTION (Motion):
Adopt Resolution 18-36 modifying the City's Capital Facilities Improvement Plan by adding an additional water infrastructure project on Molalla Avenue between Beavercreek Road and Highway 213.
BACKGROUND:
In 2012, the City adopted Ordinance No. 12-1001, an update to the Oregon City Water Distribution System Master Plan (WMP) that includes the City's Water Capital Facilities Improvements Plan (CIP), pursuant to ORS 223.309(1 ). The CIP lists the capital improvements projects that the City wishes to construct and that may be funded through revenues generated by system development charges. The City's CIP list may be modified "at any time" pursuant to ORS 223.309(2).
In 2016, the City and Clackamas River Water (CRW) retained Murraysmith as engineering consultant to perform a Joint Engineering Study to analyze and prepare recommendations for adjustment of service area boundaries, withdrawal of CRW territory within Oregon City, and other related tasks. The Joint Engineering Study resulted in finding that the current CIP list of projects did not appear to address an existing operational and capacity issue within the City’s Upper Zone.
In 2017, the City retained Murraysmith to evaluate capital improvements to address efficiency, system capacity, and condition of the water distribution system to provide an updated CIP project list that addresses the existing operational and capacity issues found during the Joint Engineering Study. The draft updated CIP project list report by Murraysmith is anticipated to be submitted to the City in by the end of 2018 which will include the recommendation for a 24-inch waterline in Molalla Avenue from the Mountainview Pump Station to Glen Oak Road.
Murraysmith submitted to the City a Technical Memorandum dated October 26, 2018, Exhibit A, specifically referencing the purpose and cost of the recommended 24-inch waterline in Molalla Avenue. The CIP project for the 24-inch waterline in Molalla Avenue is needed in the near-term for improving the existing system capacity and operations.
At this time, the City is proceeding with the grant-funded project, Molalla Avenue Phase 3, from Beavercreek Road to Highway 213, to construct public improvements including roadway improvements, streetscape enhancements, multi-modal improvements, and pavement upgrades and rehabilitation. Staff recommends the City construct the section of 24-inch waterline located within the Molalla Avenue Phase 3 project prior to constructing the pavement improvements and include the 24-inch design and construction phases into the overall scope of the Molalla Avenue Phase 3 Project. Staff finds that this will ensure the work is planned and designed in a way that maximizes design and construction efficiencies and minimizes the overall construction impacts to the travelling public. The final Molalla Avenue Phase 3 pavement improvements would be permanent and not further disturbed by the 24-inch pipeline construction, and that this is an effective use of City funds with efficiencies of one project including this overall scope.
Staff recommends adding this 24-inch waterline project to the Water CIP to allow for further project planning and funding of this project for the City's water distribution system.
BUDGET IMPACT:
Amount: Adoption of Resolution 18-36 does not impact the budget. However, the 24-inch Waterline in Molalla Avenue from Beavercreek Road to Highway 213 is estimated to cost $2,200,000 most of which is anticipated presented to the City Commission as a Capital improvement project and the funding is programmed to be spent in the 2019-20 budget year.
FY(s): 2019-20
Funding Source: Water Fund (42%) and SDC Fund (58%)