25B - AGMT WATER AND SEWER COSTS STUDY

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Project Experience, Continued. City of Coachella, Califomia Consultant responsible for development of cost allocation plans for the City-wide budget and for the Water Authority and Sanitary District budgets. The City's cost allocation plans were conducted to be compliant with OMB Circulars A-87 and A-122. Outcomes of the City-wide and departmental cost allocation plans were incorporated into the Miscellaneous Fees Study in determination of a fully -burdened multiplierfor hourly costs. The City's miscellaneous fees schedule was then reviewed and modified per discussions with City staff In an effort to fully recovered costs associated with providing services to customers, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, Ohio Consultant responsible for developing and updating financial planning models. Financial planning models were developed to evaluate multiple capital, operating, and financing scenarios within the District's CSO program to determine the impact on debt financing and necessary rale increases. Also responsible for review of Cost of Service model and rate development. Findings were summarized in technical reports and multiple presentations to Inform the District stag and board of the findings of the study. Recommended rate Increases were ultimately adopted by the District City of Akron, Ohio Consultant responsible for modeling and analyzing financial impacts of multiple capital plans and alternative financing scenarios for the City's CSO program and related capital costs. By working closely with engineering staff and City finance staff, scenados were modeled to vary project timing and loan financing terms to balance the needs for timely completion of the program, environmental Impact, and economic efficiency. Modeling efforts focused on identifying and measuring Impacts on the utility, and rate payers from changes to capital plans and loan terms. Southgate Water & Sanitation District, Colorado Consultant responsible for updating financial planning models with audited actual numbers, updated budgets, and revised projections. Bond Issues and rate projections were then revised based on updates to financial plans. Results of the update were summarized In a presentation to the district board of directors. Upper Blackstone Water Pollution Abatement District, Massachusetts Consultant responsible for updating financial planning models and summarizing findings in technical memorandum as part of a City of Santa Ana. California I W afar and Sev arErterprlseCost or Sake Study Financial Capability Assessment and Integrated Planning project to assess capital spending requirements and potential rate increases for the local water and sewer ut1des. City of Aurora, Colorado Consultant responsible for developing a business case evaluation model to evaluate economic feasibility of eight different alternative means to deriver non -potable reuse water to litigation customers. The model was developed in close collaboration with engineering staff to incorporate capital and operational costs Into the cash flow based on phases of development projected in the area. Benefits were simulated as direct benefits consisting of revenue from the sale of reuse water, and Indirect benefits monetizing reduced supply from freshwater sources, and reduced treatment costs by avoiding supply of potable water to irrigation customers. The model was developed to allow for efficient presentation and modification of Inputs and results to allow for discussions and Iterations of changes to the underlying assumptions. Results of the business case evaluation were ultimately presented to the client in a technical memo and summary presentation. City of Omaha, Nebraska Consultant responsible for developing, updating, and customizing financial planning models. Financial plans were developed to evaluate multiple capital, operating, and financing scenarios within the City's CSO program to assess the Impact on debt financing and necessary rate increases. The financial planning model was ultimately customized to the City's purposes and was licensed to the City following a comprehensive training workshop conducted with City Public Works and Finance Departnentstaff. Responsibilities also Included development of a financial capability assessment (FCA) prepared N accordance with USEPA FCA guidance. A WARI'm affordability analysis was developed in conjunction with the FCA to analyze affordability impacts to rate payers at the census tract level. 25B-52 stmtN 29