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City Council Regular Meeting

Meeting Date:

06/25/2019

BACKGROUND

Hydropro Solutions is the provider of water meters for the City fo Schertz. Due to the proprietary technology, they are the only vendor who can supply the city with meters compatible with the current system.

In the past four (4) years, the City has purchased between $90,000 and $150,000 in new meters per year. Due to the meter change out and upgrade project, additional meters will need to be purchased in the current fiscal year.

The contract amount for the new meters was taken from a count of active meters at the beginning of 2018. This amount did not include all the meters that were installed afterward or any inactive meters that didn't show up on the report. Hydropro and staff estimate an additional $100,000, or 420 residential meters, will need to be purchased.

Additional meters will also need to be purchased from now until the end of the fiscal year for new development.

GOAL

To obtain authorization from City Council to purchase water meters in an amount not to exceed $250,000. The amount should finish the meter change outs and provide meters for new development.

COMMUNITY BENEFIT

The City will be able to track water usage using one citywide system for existing and new accounts.

SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED ACTION

Staff recommends that Council authorizes the purchase of water meters not to exceed $250,000 for fiscal year 2018-19.

FISCAL IMPACT

The existing budget for water meters is $125,000. Staff is proposing to use existing budgeted funds from water maintenance and contingency for the additional $125,000.

RECOMMENDATION

Approval of Resolution

Attachments
Resolution 19-R-79