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<br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />JULY 7, 2008 <br />TITLE: <br /> <br />APPROVED <br /> <br />o As Recommended <br />o As Amended <br />o Ordinance on 1st Reading <br />o Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />o Implementing Resolution <br />o Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />CONTRACT RENEWALS FOR MULTI-JET <br />AND TURBINE WATER METERS <br />(SPEC. NOS. 07-014 AND 07-047) <br /> <br />CK <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />1. Renew the contract with Aqua-Metric Sales Co. for multi-jet water <br />meters for a one-year period in the annual amount not to exceed <br />$84,173. <br /> <br />2. Renew the contract with Performance Meter, Inc., for turbine water <br />meters for a one-year period in the annual amount not to exceed <br />$32,314. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />The Public Works Agency regularly performs installation, maintenance, and <br />replacement of residential and commercial water meters. The three types of <br />meters used by the City are positive displacement, multi-jet and turbine <br />meters. Positive displacement meters are used primarily for residential <br />applications. Multi-jet meters are used for multi-family residential, <br />irrigation, and commercial applications. Turbine meters are used for high <br />volume water users, including industrial, commercial, irrigation, and <br />multi-family residential applications. <br /> <br />There are approximately 45,000 metered service locations in the City of <br />Santa Ana. The meters are purchased through the Central Stores warehouse <br />for distribution to the Public Works Agency as needed. Typically, a water <br />meter is replaced every 12-15 years. In March 2008, the Council approved <br />the contract renewal for positive displacement meters. This action is for <br />contracts for the remaining two types of meters. The annual amounts are <br />based upon past usage and staff's projection for the next year. Meters are <br />ordered on an as-needed basis. Approximately 900 multi-jet and turbine <br />water meters were replaced during the previous contract term. <br /> <br />22G-1 <br />