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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MARCH 17, 2020 <br />TITLE: <br />APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH <br />(WATER, INC. FOR DIGITAL WATER <br />MAPPING AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR <br />A THREE YEAR PERIOD IN AN ANNUAL <br />AMOUNT OF $376,000 <br />(TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $1,880,000) <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1"Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2n° Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />/s/Kristine Ridge FILE NUMBER <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with iWater, Inc. to provide digital water <br />system mapping and support services for a three-year period, beginning April 1, 2020 and expiring <br />March 31, 2023, with provisions for two one-year extensions exercisable by the City Manager and <br />City Attorney, in an annual amount not to exceed $376,000, for a total agreement amount not to <br />exceed $1,880,000, subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City <br />Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The City of Santa Ana Public Works Agency — Water Resources Division oversees and maintains <br />the daily operations of the water system and sanitary sewer system. The City of Santa Ana's water <br />system has an average daily demand of 43 million gallons (MG) with 45,000 service connections. <br />It is comprised of approximately 444 miles of water main, 45 MG of water storage at seven sites, <br />seven Metropolitan Water District connections, 21 groundwater wells, seven pump stations, four <br />pressure -regulating stations, and utilizes two pressure zones. The City's sanitary sewer system <br />has approximately 8,000 maintenance holes, 390 miles of sewer mains, and two lift stations. The <br />sewer system collects all sewage and transports it to the Orange County Sanitation District for <br />treatment. <br />Maintenance of these systems is supported by the use of iWater, Inc.'s infraMAP software, which <br />provides the City's digital water mapping and data collection system. City maintenance crews and <br />water operations engineering staff use this digital system to respond quickly to emergencies; <br />collect, store, and retrieve data; and to facilitate routine maintenance on water infrastructure assets <br />in a paperless environment. In addition, users are able to view water data via the Public Works <br />Agency Geographic Information System (GIS), facilitating data sharing and records research by <br />other City agencies. <br />25B-1 <br />