2018-074 Wastewater Budget InformationDate: 6/15/2018 Report No. 2018-074
INFORMAL STAFF REPORT TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT: Provide information in response to questions about year to year variations in dollar amounts for
“Group Assignment Category 036 – Replace Lines” during the June 5, 2018 Wastewater
Departmental presentation.
DISCUSSION: The Wastewater Budget and Departmental presentation was provided to the City Council on
June 5, 2018. During this presentation, Councilman Ryan asked for details concerning the large
year to year variations that existed within “Group Assignment 036 – Replace Lines” Category.
Group Assignment (GA) 036 is typically associated with small assessments of private sewer
lateral lines using smoke testing and camera data, and repairs if warranted. These repairs are
typically simple and low cost, and are usually completed by City staff. GA 020 – Field Service
Replace”, however, reflects larger replacement projects that are conducted by City personnel
based on asset management analyses and coordination with streets projects. Staff uses
expenditure information for all costs incurred within GA 020 to benchmark the costs of using
City staff and equipment against costs for similar services obtained from outside contractors.
The large expenditures for GA 036 for 2019 and 2020 reflects the “bundling” projects that are
being conducted as a part of some Streets projects that also involve Wastewater. These projects
were added to this GA to simply facilitate easier cost tracking. Without these projects included,
GA 036 is funded at $25,000 annually to cover the repairs listed above. Details sheets for all
projects within each GA will be included in the Capital Improvement Plan section of the full
budget document. The large projects in GA 036 are summarized in the following table:
Year Project total Note
Bonnie Brae I-35 to
Scripture
FY19 $360,000 Replace sanitary sewer lines along
Bonnie Brae from I-35 to Scripture
Pavement replace
Scripture
FY19 $346,000 1870 feet of 8” paved
Pavement replace Windsor
Easte
FY19 $246,000 1330 feet of 8” paved
Bonnie Brae to Windsor FY20 $85,000 Replace sanitary sewer line along
Bonnie Brae from Hwy 380 to
Windsor
Bonnie Brae Scripture to
380
FY20 $240,000 Replace sanitary sewer lines along
Bonnie Brae from Scripture to 380
TOTAL FY19 $952,000
Date: 6/15/2018 Report No. 2018-074
TOTAL FY20 $325,000
CONCLUSION: Staff will be glad to provide any additional information upon request.
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STAFF CONTACT: Kenneth Banks.
General Manager of Utilities
(940) 349-7165
Kenneth.Banks@cityofdenton.com