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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MAY 15, 2018 <br />TITLE: <br />APPROVE APPROPRIATION <br />ADJUSTMENT AND PURCHASE <br />AGREEMENT FOR VACANT LAND FOR <br />FUTURE WATER WELL FACILITY <br />(NONGENERAL FUND) <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 61 1} <br />CIT ANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1s' Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute a purchase agreement for the <br />real property located at 202 South Flower Street (APN 008-213-32), and goodwill, if any, with <br />Thang T. Nguyen, in an amount of $200,000, subject to nonsubstantive changes approved by <br />the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />2. Approve an Appropriation Adjustment recognizing $200,000 from prior year fund balance in <br />the Water Utility revenue account, and appropriating the same into the Water Utility Capital <br />Projects expenditure account. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The City of Santa Ana Public Works Agency manages the Water Enterprise which is charged <br />with satisfying the water demands of the City's 340,000 -plus residents and businesses. On <br />average, the City provides about 31 million gallons of high quality potable water per day. The <br />Water Enterprise meets the water demands of the community primarily from two sources: local <br />groundwater and imported surface water. The majority of water supplied to the community <br />(about 75 percent) comes from local groundwater sources, which is less costly than the imported <br />surface water sources. To accomplish this, the City's Water Enterprise owns and operates 21 <br />active groundwater wells. <br />In an effort to plan for the continued efficiency and operability of the City's water systems and <br />supplies for future generations, the Public Works Agency has conducted and completed various <br />studies, including a Water System Master Plan, an Urban Water Management Plan, and a <br />computerized water system model. These studies allow the Public Works Agency to responsibly <br />plan for the future needs of the community and to plan water system infrastructure improvements <br />necessary to meet those needs. One of the primary needs that have been identified is the <br />replacement of older ground water wells with new ones to retain groundwater source reliability. <br />20A-1 <br />