UPDATE ON UPDATE ON WHOLESALE WATER SALESWHOLESALE WATER SALES

Presentation to the City Presentation to the City CouncilCouncil

March 19, 2012March 19, 2012

UPDATE ON UPDATE ON WHOLESALE WATER SALESWHOLESALE WATER SALES

Presentation to the City Presentation to the City CouncilCouncil

March 19, 2012March 19, 2012

UPDATE ON WHOLESALE WATER SALESUPDATE ON WHOLESALE WATER SALES

Meetings were held with communities to Meetings were held with communities to determine their interest in purchasing determine their interest in purchasing water from Evanstonwater from Evanston

Chicago announced significant water rate Chicago announced significant water rate increasesincreases

Evanston met with communities again to Evanston met with communities again to determine their interestdetermine their interest

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) sent to communities on January 26, 2012sent to communities on January 26, 2012

UPDATE ON WHOLESALE WATER SALESUPDATE ON WHOLESALE WATER SALES

MOUMOU Communities / Agencies to participate in Communities / Agencies to participate in

an engineering study to determine an engineering study to determine proposed pipeline size, method of proposed pipeline size, method of construction, route and cost estimateconstruction, route and cost estimate

Not to exceed cost of $150,000 with no Not to exceed cost of $150,000 with no community / agency charged more than community / agency charged more than $30,000$30,000

Requested response by March 2, 2012Requested response by March 2, 2012

UPDATE ON WHOLESALE WATER SALESUPDATE ON WHOLESALE WATER SALES

Anticipated ScheduleAnticipated Schedule Release RFP Release RFP April 2012April 2012 Receive ProposalsReceive Proposals May 2012May 2012 Select Qualified FirmSelect Qualified Firm May 2012May 2012 Joint ApprovalJoint Approval June 2012June 2012 Draft StudyDraft Study October 2012October 2012 Final Study Final Study December 2012December 2012

UPDATE ON WHOLESALE WATER UPDATE ON WHOLESALE WATER SALESSALES

Proposed actionProposed action Authorize the City Manager to execute Authorize the City Manager to execute

the MOUs with the communities / the MOUs with the communities / agencies that return the MOUagencies that return the MOU

Release the Request For Proposal for the Release the Request For Proposal for the Engineering Study for the proposed Engineering Study for the proposed transmission maintransmission main