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HomeMy WebLinkAbout8 Transfer of Funds Authorization - Revisedenda Item # • To: Board of Directors From: Regina Wise Date: November 02, 2016 Subject: Consideration to Authorize Transfers From Designated and Restricted Funds to the General Funds 1. WHY THIS MATTER IS BEFORE THE BOARD Only the Board can authorize transfers from Board designated and restricted funds. 2. HISTORY During the budget process the Board approves funding sources for planned capital projects, debt service, and vehicle replacements. Any additional transfers that may be required after the adopted budget must be approved by the Board throughout the year. 3. NEW INFORMATION The Water Utility has been aggressively working to complete system improvements. During the FY16 budget process the Board approved a transfer from the operating reserve fund to the general fund for the portion of capital projects that were planned to exceed current rate revenues for the year. These projects, in conjunction with timing of other projects and unanticipated system maintenance and repairs, have exhausted the funding provided by the budget transfer. Staff is requesting an additional transfer of $800,000 from the Water Utility Operating Reserve to the Water Utility General Fund and $150,158 from the Water Utility Facilities Fees Fund to the Water Utility General Fund for the following: • The total expense for the Pipeline Replacement Project for FY16 is expected to be $1,675,000 which exceeds the FY16 budget by $215,000. Staff requests a transfer of $215,000 from the Water Operating Reserve to the Water General Fund. • The Phase 4 SCADA Reliability project was approved for a total not to exceed $566,000, which utilized the combined FY16 and FY17 budget total amount of $554,000. Staff projects that 75% of this project will be completed in FY16. As a result, staff requests a transfer of reserved FY17 budget funds of $277,000 from the Water Operating Reserve to the Water General Fund. • Unanticipated system maintenance projects that carried over to FY16 from prior years, including the Well 20 Rehabilitation Project and the Prosser Village Well, are projected to total $172,359 in FY16. Staff requests a transfer of $172,359 from the Water Operating Reserve to reimburse the Water General Fund. • Unanticipated system maintenance expense for the Ponderosa Palisades Hydro Pump project is projected to exceed budget by $108,000. Staff requests a transfer of $108,000 from the Water Operating Reserve to the Water General Fund. • The Water Utility purchased a loader in FY16. The loader needed to be purchased earlier than planned and depleted the balance of the Water Vehicle Replacement Fund. The District disposed of the original loader but at a much lower value than expected due to a compromised roll over protection system. Staff requests a transfer of $27,641 from the operating reserve to reimburse the Water General Fund for the remaining costs of the loader that exceeded the Water Vehicle Reserve balance. Lastly, debt service for the Bridge Street Tank 6160 MSG-1551 loan qualifies for funding from facilities fees. Staff requests transferring $150,158 from the Water Facilities Fee Reserve to reimburse the Water General Fund. Attachment 1 shows the projected year-end balances for FY16 and FY17. - 4. FISCAL IMPACT These transfers will sufficiently fund the Water General Fund from Board designated funds. Sufficient funds exist in the source funds to facilitate these transfers. 5. RECOMMENDATION Review this report and authorize the following transfers: 1) Transfer $800,000 from the Water Utility Operating Reserve Fund to the Water Utility's General Fund. 2) Transfer $150,158 from the Water Utility's Facilities Fees Fund to reimburse the Water General Fund for MSG-1551, Bridge Street Tank 6160 debt service. Jeremy Popov Michael D. Holley Administrative Services Manager General Manager c a) E U ca ao 4; 'dam' o m O 00 O Or- t m N O L LO (D O O Q) d Co 0 � � O O co 00 co 00 O' O 'd' O O P L O O O 0Oo co ti co 0 (' O O Nt N I� CY) d I� Ef} �} 00ct Nr-tiN LO d' (e) 0o O 00 to ' qt CD O M N U' ON CO OM�N d CO d' N 00 M O r LM N a i (D N O m X LO M �OMd f� 'a d O N LO N co >m limaN N q1t LL a) `. cm m �} LLOO LOOO O O ' ' N O qqt' r d d 0000 dM LLOO N' L T a Tom no �O 't O O Ln O 00 O ' O ' O r V ti O N O O ' Q) N 000 M O o e. ._ L lima 0 0 0 0 0 0 N O O O O O O' OO ' O'tOd 0 {p co co N LO O M C) N � LO LO LO m CO V) M Q O CO LO LO LO r N tfj C) m C? 69- aa�i= w a) LM a) O m = c Ln a) a) a) N W 0 4a c m az C) m I—