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The Board of Water Commissioners authorizes the Director to approve the accompanying Sewer Disposal System (SDS) Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Years 2023 through 2027; authorize the Director to approve the FY2023 Capital Budget and also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
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Agenda of June 15, 2022
Item No. 22-0833
5-Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Sewer Disposal System
Amount: $270,688,285
FY2023 Capital Budget Sewer Disposal System
Amount: $65,614,268
TO: The Honorable
Board of Water Commissioners
City of Detroit, Michigan
FROM: Gary Brown, Director
Water and Sewerage Department
RE: Authorization to Approve the June 1, 2022, Sewer Disposal System (SDS) Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and 2023 Capital Budget
Authorization to Adopt the FY 2022-23 capital budget for Water and Sewerage Sewer Disposal System
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Istakur Rahman, Chief Financial Officer, the Board of Water Commissioners authorizes the Director to approve the accompanying Sewer Disposal System (SDS) Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Years 2023 through 2027; authorize the Director to approve the FY2023 Capital Budget and also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
Pursuant to the lease agreement executed to establish the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA), the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) is required to develop a five-year capital improvement program for the local sewer system assets. The capital improvement needs for the period 2022-2026 have been internally reviewed, approved, categorized, inventoried, and assembled into a five-year program and prioritized, and presented to the CIP Committee of the BOWC on February 2, 2022, and March 2, 2022, and June 1, 2022.
The CIP document focuses on replacement, lining and rehabilitation of the local sewer system assets to provide reliable and efficient service. The plan details a five-year capital improvement plan to meet the improvement and financing needs of the Sewer Disposal System
The first year of this plan will serve as the approved capital budget.
JUSTIFICATION
The BOWC is required each year to adopt a Five-Year Capital Improvement plan for the Sewer Disposal System. The Board of Water Commissioners shall adopt the total five-year capital plan of $270,688,285 for Sewer Disposal System improvements.
BOWC is requested to adopt a fiscal year 2022-23 capital budget of $65,614,268 for the Sewer Disposal system improvements.