5.1. ERMUSR 09-10-2013 e
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Municipal Utilities UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING
TO: FROM:
Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Troy Adams, P.E. —General Manager
John Dietz—Chair
Daryl Thompson—Vice Chair
Al Nadeau—Trustee
MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER:
September 10, 2013 5.1
SUBJECT:
2014 Budget: 10-Year Capital Project Projections, Capital Purchases and Equipment, and the
Conservation Improvement Program
BACKGROUND:
In preparation for submittal in November, staff continues to work through the 2014 budget
process. The first cut of the capital budget portion of the 2014 budget has been completed for
commission review. The capital budget may change as the complete 2014 budget is assembled
and when the wholesale power costs, rate changes, and cash flow become more definite.
DISCUSSION:
Attached is the following information for your review:
1. Electric Department Capital Budget—This includes large non-recurring capital
construction projects, recurring capital construction projects and asset preservation, and
capital equipment purchases. Notable items for 2014 are a new feeder from 75 to 194th,
replacing a bucket truck, and a cable plow. The Admin and Tech share of the budgets is a
larger item this year with the new software.
2. Electric Department Projects Time Schedule 10-year Projection—This highlights large
non-recurring capital construction projects, recurring capital construction projects, and
asset preservation.
3. Water Department Capital Budget—This includes large non-recurring capital
construction projects, recurring capital construction projects and asset preservation, and
capital equipment purchases. Notable items for 2014 are a water main construction
project for filter 9 and replacing a pickup truck. The Admin and Tech share of the
budgets is a larger item this year with the new software.
4. Water Department Project Time Schedule—This highlights large non-recurring capital
construction projects, recurring capital construction projects, and asset preservation.
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5. Technology Services and Administrative Capital Budgets—This includes capital
equipment purchases as well as some noteworthy non-recurring expenses purchases.
Notable items for 2014 include the new software and the Landfill scheduled replacement
of 3 engines.
6. Conservation Improvement Program (CIP) Budget—This includes detailed information
about the cost of the specific programs as well as the historic participation numbers.
Additional information on the vehicle evaluations is available upon request.
ACTION REQUESTED:
No action requested.
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Elk River Municipal Utilities
2014 Electric Department Capital Budget
Capital Construction Projects-Non-Recurring Normal Distribution,Feeders,and Substations
Priority Cost Description
4 $ 100,000 Rebuild River Ranch
$ - Rebuild Sandpiper Estates delay 2015 $ 100,000
8 $ 75,000 Single Phase OH Baldwin and Line Ave
2 $ 300,000 New Feeder 75 to 194th
1 $ 100,000 Triple Deck Feeders 93,94,95 Underground
3 $ 100,000 Feeder 42 and 71 Feeder Tie
9 $ 50,000 Country Crossing III
New Feeder to Court House delay 2015 $1,500,000
6 $ 25,000 Tescom Rebuild
7 $ 75,000 Rebuild Feeder 62 OH North of 33
10 $ 150,000 Rebuild Feeder 42 OH South of 33 to County garage
5 $ 200,000 Garage addition
Subtotal $ 1,175,000
Capital Construction Projects-Recurring
Cost Description
$ 100,000 Transformers and Meters
$ 200,000 New Development Distribution Installation
$ 50,000 Ongoing OH Equip Replacement(Poles,Switches,Cut-Outs)
$ 200,000 Ongoing URD Equip Replacement(Switches,J-Boxes,Fuse Pads)
$ 12,000 Street Lighting Replacement
$ 8,000 Territory Acquisition-compensation on future customers 10 yrs pmt
Future Territory Acquisition
$ 12,000 Painting poles to extend life
$ - Additional Feeders
Subtotal $ 582,000
Administration Noteworthy Non-Recurring Expenses
Cost Description
$ 20,000 Mapping Consultant
Subtotal $ 20,000
Capital Equipment Needs
Cost Description
$ 11,400 Laptop Computers,Software,Accessories
$ 1,000 Lunchroom chairs
$ 2,000 SCADA equipment
Replace Digger Truck#10 with new delay 2016 $ 250,000
$ 200,000 Replace Bucket Truck#11 with new
$ 107,000 Cable Plow-delayed from 2013
Replace Bucket Truck#21 with new 2015 $ 210,000
$ 37,000 Mini Excavator
$ 80,000 Vactron
$ 1,500 Concrete Saw
$ 15,000 Wire Trailer (share with water department)
$ 151,760 80%share of Admin and Tech budgets(excluding LFG engine replacement)
Subtotal $ 606,660
Total $ 2,383,660
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2014 Water Department Capital Budget
Water Capital Construction Needs
Cost Description
$ 300,000 Water Main Construction Filter 9 project
$ 150,000 Reclaim Backwash Water project
$ 65,000 Re-casing of Well#2
$ 65,000 New Chemical and Flouride Feed Pumps
$ 10,000 Meters/ERTs
$ - New Well Construction
$ 25,000 Roof Repair Well#5,General Well House maintenance
Subtotal $ 615,000
Water Noteworthy Non•Recurring Expenses
Cost Description
$ 70,000 Repairs&Maintenance
$ 10,000 Miscellaneous
$ 5,000 Water Main Repair
$ 6,500 Computers/GIS/SCADA
$ 20,000 Auburn Tower sandblast/paint repair
$ 35,000 Jackson Water Tower
$ 10,000 Mapping Consultant
$ 1,500 Generator
$ 1,500 Concrete Saw
$ 4,000 Line Tracer and Locator
$ 1,000 Locator for Line Tracer
Subtotal $ 164,500
Capital Equipment Needs
Cost Description
$ 35,000 Replace Pickup Truck#12 with new F250
$ 5,000 Leak Detector
$ 37,940 20%share of Admin&Tech budgets (excluding LFG engine replacement)
$ 5,000 SCADA
Subtotal $ 82,940
Total $ 862,440
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Elk River Municipal Utilities
Water Utility
Capital Projects(2014-2024)
Wells
Well 2
Rehab/Reconstruction 65,000 500,000
Pull Well Well 50.000
Well 3
Rehab/Reconstruction 100,000
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Pull Well
Well 4
Re onstrudion
Pull ll Well Well
Wells
Re onstructbn
Pull ll Well Well
Well 6
Rehab/Reconstruction
Pull ll Well Well sax
Liquid CMCdne Transition
Roof
Well?
Rehab/Reconstruction
Pull Well
Well 8
Rehab/Reconstruction
Pull Well 24,000
Well
Re onstruction
Pull ll Well Well 24,000
Other
Construction of Filler Plant 2,Feed 9 3.500,000
New ClWellland Flouride Feed Pumps 65900
General Well Maintenance 3.000 3,000 3,000- 3,000
New Well Construction/Placeholder 25,000 25,000 25.000 25,000 25,000 25.000 25,000
(4)Well d0ers 20,000 3,000
Facility Repair 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000
Well Generators 20,000
Miscellaneous 10,000 10,000 10,000 10.000 15.000 15,000 15.000
Towers
Jackson Tower
Structural Mts.
Structural M(c.
Gary M.Tower
Pant/Sandblast 4,500 1,225.500
Structural Mto.
Freeport Tower
Paint/Sandblast 1,225,500
Structural Mtc. 3,500 4,500
Auburn Tower
Paint/Sandblast 20.000 800,000 1,300,000
Structural ural Mt Mtc. 3,500
Johnson Tower
Paint/Sandblast 300,000
Structural ural Mt c.
Placeholder 15,000 15,000 15.000 15,000
System
Rate Study(delayed)
Removal Booster Station 20,000
High Zone Low Zone Conversion
Water Main Construction 300,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000
Reclaim Backwash Water protect 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000
Water Main Repair 5,000 5,000 5.000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
Inventory/Equipment
Meters/ERTs 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
Leak Dtector Hydrants/Valves 40,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
Leak Detector 5,000
Trucks 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000
SCADA 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
CompulerslGlS 6,500 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000
Misc.
20%share of Admin a Tech budgets 37,940 6,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 8,000 6,006 0,000 8,000
Less amounts budgeted as repairs and maintenance (100500) (47,000) (18,000) (10,000) (20,000) (8,000) (22,000) (13,000) (20.000) (7,000) (22,000)
Less amounts from trunk funds (280.000 00 (100,000.00) (400,000.00)
Total WATER CIP(2011 Dollars) 417,940 851,500 121,500 346,500 3,768,000 1,083,000 1,448,000 253,000 1,438,500 288,000 1,588,000
Inflated Dollars as 3% 877,045 128,899 378,830 4,240,917 1,255,494 1,7211,988 332,931 1,968,887- 381,448 2,321,023
0 877,045 128,899 378,630 4,240,917 1,255,494 1,726,968 332931 1,968,687 381,448 2,321923
-417,940 25,545 7,399 32,130 472,917 172,494 280,988 79,931 530,187 113,448 753,023
Assessments-5 yrs.7%)
Assessments-5 yrs.7%)
Assessments-5 yrs,7%)
Total Assessment Income 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Notes
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Elk River Municipal Utilities
2014 Administration and Technical Services Departments Capital Budgets
Administration Capital Equipment Needs
Cost Description
$ 6,000 Computer, Software,Accessories-Upgrades
$ 90,000 New company-wide software
Subtotal $ 96,000
Administration Noteworthy Non-Recurring Expenses
Cost Description
$ 4,000 Website
$ 6,000 Office Furniture
Subtotal $ 10,000
Total $ 106,000
Technical Services Capital Equipment Needs
Cost Description
$ 8,000 Computers, Software,Accessories-Upgrades new elect tech hire computer incl
$ 5,000 Office workspace for new elect tech hire
$ 35,000 Replace Pickup Truck#22-delayed from 2013
$ - Diesel Engines Emission Retrofit Currently designated as emergency standby
$ - Replace Pickup Truck#23 with new F250-delayed 2015
$ - Replace Pickup Truck#24 with new F250-delayed 2015
$ 35,000 New Pickup Truck for new Electric Technician delayed 2015?
$ 625,000 Landfill scheduled replacement of 3 engines
Subtotal $ 708,000
Technical Services Noteworthy Non-Recurring Expenses
Cost Description
$ 700 tools, pager, cell phone, etc for new position
Subtotal $ 700
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