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From YouTube: Utilities FY2021 Budget Presentation on August 20, 2020
Description
Presented by Director Vic Kelson.
A
Good
evening,
council
and
everyone
who's
joined
us
tonight,
I'm
vic
kelson,
director
of
utilities,
for
the
city
of
bloomington.
I
have
also
on
the
call
with
us
are
the
assistant
directors
from
cbu,
laura
pettit
from
finance,
brad
schrader
from
engineering
tom
axson,
from
operations
brandon
prince
from
transmission
and
distribution
and
james
hall
from
environmental
programs.
A
We
have
at
this
time
164
full-time
and
19
hourly.
Employees
hang
on.
I've
got
to
stretch
this
window
here
and
we
have
three
separate
utilities:
water,
the
waterworks,
the
sewer
works
and
the
storm
water
utility,
and
they
operate
through
six
interconnected
divisions
in
waterworks.
We
have
25
000
about
25
300
active
accounts.
A
We
operate
the
monroe
water
treatment
plant,
we
have
420
miles
of
water
mains
at
3064,
fire
hydrants.
The
sewer
works
has
22
574
service
connections.
We
have
the
dillman
and
blucher
pool
treatment
plants
about
320
miles
of
collection
mains
and
over
4
80
400
manholes,
the
stormwater
utility
operates
101
miles
of
pipe
and
ditches
and
nearly
5700
storm.
Inlets
cbu
is
a
fee
for
service
operation.
It's
fully
funded
by
our
ratepayers.
We
receive
no
tax
subsidy
from
the
general
fund
at
all,
so
our
finances
are
completely
separate
from
the
rest
of
the
city.
A
Our
budgeting
approach
is
also
a
little
bit
different.
We
budget
all
of
our
anticipated
revenues
and
we
do
it
like
this.
We
have
category
budgets
for
personnel
supplies,
contract
services
and
all
of
our
debt
service
on
the
bonds.
We
budget,
those
according
to
the
estimates
of
what
the
costs
are
going
to
be.
Any
remaining
revenues,
are
budgets,
budgeted
as
extensions
and
replacements
and
or
enr,
as
we
call
it
and
that's
utilized
for
capital
improvements
during
the
year.
A
But
if,
if
our
revenues
are
short,
then
we
back
off
on
the
nr
spending,
so
that's
all
based
on
our
revenues
and,
of
course,
we're
always
paying
attention
to
cash
flow
as
we're
spending
that
money
we've
responded
quite
a
lot
to
the
covet
19
crisis,
as
you
might,
as
everybody
else
has,
in
addition
to
the
cdc's,
distancing
and
ppe
guidelines,
we've
also
made
some
operational
changes.
A
We
closed
the
service
center
to
walk
in
customer
visits.
We
do
meet
with
customers
by
appointment.
We
divided
the
transmission
and
distribution
crews
into
split
shifts,
so
we
reduced
the
number
of
people
who
were
in
the
garage
and
at
one
time,
we've
discouraged
meetings
with
contractors
at
the
service
center
and
most
of
our
office
workers
are
working
from
home.
Now
the
dillman
wastewater
treatment
plant
staff
have
been
making
hand
sanitizer
for
city
operations.
A
We've
had
no
disruptions
or
service
interruptions
related
to
the
covid,
but
we
have
had
five
positive
tests
overall,
we're
anticipating
about
seven
percent
revenue
reduction
in
2021
compared
to
the
past
year,
and
we've
seen
an
increase
of
about
three
times
in
the
number
of
delinquent
accounts.
So
far
during
the
crisis.
A
In
2021,
we
have
a
number
of
major
initiative
categories:
continuing
our
improvements
in
water
quality,
replacing
water
mains,
making
investments
in
stormwater
infrastructure,
modernizing
our
internal
processes,
taking
more
steps
toward
climate
climate
action
and
improving
our
economic
sustainability.
A
We
have
a
lot
of
them
published,
but
we're
just
going
to
hit
the
highlights
here
for
all
utilities,
we're
going
to
be
we're
working
on
a
request
for
proposal
for
laboratory
services
for
all
of
our
operations,
we're
going
to
complete
the
deployment
of
asset
management,
software
for
our
linear
infrastructure,
that's
pipes,
lift
stations,
manholes,
fire,
hydrants
and
so
forth,
and
we'll
begin
an
audit
of
that
of
those
assets,
we'll
conduct
a
cost
of
service
study
and
a
rate
review
for
the
water
utility
we're
working
with
its
on
completing
a
customer
satisfaction
survey
we'll
compete
the
complete
the
bonding
for
the
jordan
river
tunnel
project
and
the
dillman
wastewater
treatment
plant
modernization
projects.
A
We
will
be
completing
the
implementation
of
a
system-wide
data
historian
in
our
self-supervisory
control
and
data
acquisition
systems
and
we'll
complete
the
deployment
of
a
laboratory
information
management
system
or
limbs
on
waterworks.
We've
succeeded
all
year
in
providing
water
that
meets
or
exceeds
full
compliance
with
regulatory
requirements.
A
We
are
continuing
to
expand
efforts
for
water
protection.
In
the
lake
monroe
watershed,
we
have
a
data
collection
team,
that's
working
with
the
public
water
fund
team
to
do
data
collection
at
a
gauge
in
in
kurtz
indiana
we're
going
to
complete
the
installation
of
our
advanced
metering
infrastructure
at
last
in
the
next
month
or
two
and
we'll
be
deploying
a
customer
portal
for
all
of
our
customers.
A
We're
investing
1.7
million
dollars
in
the
replacement
of
high
priority
water
mains
and
we're
continuing
completing
a
study
of
the
use
of
a
chemical
additive
to
control
algal
growth
in
the
monroe
water
treatment
plant.
A
We
also
will
complete
a
study
of
our
per
capita
water
consumption
history
in
order
to
set
benchmarks
for
the
20
reduction
called
for
and
sustainability
action
plan
on
sewer
works,
we're
planning
to
complete
the
dillman
road
wastewater
treatment,
plant
modernization
and
bid
package
that
is
all
done
and
they're
actually
working
on
that
project.
A
We've
completed
the
installation
of
the
uv
treatment
system
and
the
non-potable
water
system.
At
the
blue
tree
pool
plant,
we've
spent
622
thousand
dollars
on
sewer
line,
sewer
main
inflow
and
lining
for
to
prevent
sewer,
lined
inflow
and
infiltration.
We've
also
replaced
about
350
feet
of
sewer
over
on
madison
street.
A
We
will
be
completing
the
lift
station
and
sewer
for
the
iu
health
hospital
that's
being
built.
We
will
complete
the
I-69
sewer
locations
and
the
environmental
group
will
finish
its
grease
retention
device
study.
I
will
be
bringing
planning
plan
updates
to
epa
and
then
eventually,
council
on
the
stormwater
utility
we've
increased
the
residential
stormwater
grant
program
to
75
000
this
year.
All
those
grants
have
been
awarded
and
the
work's
being
done.
A
Finally,
for
this
year,
we're
implementing
strategies
for
good
stormwater
housekeeping
that
meets
item
standards
and
we'll
be
continuing
that
in
coming
years,
our
budget
goals
for
2021
are
organized
according
to
something
called
the
effective
utility
management
framework.
This
was
developed
by
the
american
water
works,
association
and
others.
A
Basically,
it
breaks
all
of
our
operations
into
10
activity
areas,
as
shown
here.
We
will
only
be
talking
about
the
first
five
tonight,
but
we
have
set
goals
in
all
10
of
these
categories,
beginning
with
product
quality.
The
activity
description
overall
is
to
prevent,
provide
fit
for
purpose,
water
and
other
recovered
resources
such
as
energy
and
nutrients
and
biosolids
that
meet
or
exceed
full
compliance
with
our
regulatory
requirements
and
they're
consistent
with
the
customer's
needs.
A
Of
course.
Ever
since,
ever
since
the
mayor
hamilton
came
in
in
2016,
the
issue
of
disinfection,
byproducts
and
managing
them
better
has
been
high
on
our
list.
A
We've
been
able
to
achieve
this
by
making
process
changes
and
some
equipment
changes
in
the
plant,
and
we
continue
an
ongoing
optimization
program
ever
meeting
at
the
plant
every
two
weeks
in
2021
we're
planning
to
replace
to
install
10
flushing
hydrants
that
can
be
operated
remotely,
so
we
won't
have
to
send
people
out
to
flush
hydrants.
If
we
see
water
quality
issues
in
certain
parts
of
the
system
will
be
able
to
flush
from
the
plant
in
the
sewer
works.
A
The
product
quality
we'll
operate
the
plants
24
hours
a
day
365
days
a
year,
without
violation
violations
of
our
npdes
permits,
and
by
and
in
2021
we
will
be
completing
a
local
limits.
Study
for
the
bluetooth
pool
water
treatment
plant
we
have
a
the
local
immigrant
study
is
the
first
step
in
establishing
a
an
industrial
pre-treatment
program.
We
have
a
program
at
the
dillman
plant.
We've
never
had
one
at
blue,
true
pool,
but
now
that
we're
getting
the
new
hospital
plus
some
of
the
other
development
in
the
northern
basin.
A
It's
time
that
we
have
an
industrial
treatment
program
for
the
northern
plain,
the
storm
water
utility,
we
will
be
completing
a
stormwater
master
plan
development
by
the
end
of
2021.
This
is
going
to
cost
about
200
thousand
dollars
and
it
will
involve
a
lot
of
stakeholder
and
participation
throughout
the
city,
so
we're
trying
to
come
up
with
a
better
plan
for
how
we
move
forward
with
stormwater
projects
and
implement
our
green
infrastructure
program.
A
Operational
optimization
is
the
second
category.
Clearly
this
is
making
our
plants
run
more
effectively,
using
fewer
resources,
making
less
waste
and
so
forth.
A
I
don't
need
to
read
that
long
that
long
box
there
in
all
utilities
we
will
be
taking
advantage
of
all
these
data
systems.
We've
been
building
the
asset
management
system,
our
improved
scada
and
historian
system
and
our
limb
system
and
we'll
we
will
be
developing
new
analytical
tools
or
computer
dashboard
applications.
A
We
plan
to
deploy
at
least
three
of
them
in
2021,
we'll
also
begin
to
expand
our
asset
management
program
to
not
just
include
the
buried
infrastructure,
but
to
take
in
all
all
three
of
our
treatment
plants
as
well
on
the
sewer
works
by
the
end
of
the
first
quarter.
We'll
com
complete
our
laboratory
equipment
updates
that
will
allow
us
to
monitor
dissolved
metals
in
water
and
wastewater
at
much
lower
concentrations.
A
We'll
also
be
able
to
test
for
metals
that
we
currently
can't
and
we
have
to
send
out
to
an
outside
lab
by
the
end
of
second
quarter,
we'll
be
adding
cloud
and
mobile
tracking
soft
software
for
the
sewage
waste
haulers
as
part
of
our
preferred
bumper
program.
This
is
this:
will
reduce
paper
use
and
improve
our
ability
to
maintain
good
records.
A
A
It's
the
first
thing
we
talk
about
in
our
internal
meetings
and
training
has
been
a
really
high
priority
for
us
since,
since
we've
been
together,
our
training
programs
especially
focus
on
on
making
sure
that
all
the
people
who
need
licenses
have
them,
and
each
year
as
directed
by
the
mayor,
we
spend
we
invest
about
1.5
of
our
personnel
budget
on
training
and
and
development
in
2021.
A
Financial
viability
is
to
understand
and
plan
for
the
full
life
cycle,
cost
of
our
operations
and
the
value
of
our
water
resources.
So
this
is
balancing
debt
and
operational
costs
and
all
the
other
things
we
do
to
make
sure
that
we
can
continue
to
operate
in
a
cost-effective
manner
and
make
the
best
use
of
our
ratepayers
dollars.
A
In
all
utilities,
we
will
be
using
the
asset
management
system
to
audit
the
linear
infrastructure
by
the
end
of
2021.
That's
water,
distribution,
piping
and
and
sewer
collection,
piping,
we'll
also
competitively
award
the
contracts
for
external
laboratory
services.
This
will
ensure
competitive
pricing
and
allow
test
results
to
be
automatically
imported
into
our
laboratory.
Information
management
system
in
the
waterworks.
A
Cbu
will
complete
a
cost
of
service
study
and
rate
review.
We've
been
working
on
that
this
year
we
had
planned
to
bring
a
rate
review
to
the
council
in
july
of
2020,
but
we've
delayed
it
owing
to
covid.
We
will
be
bringing
it
in
the
first
quarter
of
2021
after
council
reviews
it
and
hopefully
approves
it.
It
would
have
to
go
to
the
indiana
utilities,
regulatory
commission
for
final
approval,
and
we
would
not
expect
a
water
rate
change
or
increase
to
happen
until
2022.
A
Infrastructure
strategy
and
performance
is
maintaining
and
enhancing
the
condition
of
all
of
our
assets
at
over
the
long
term
at
the
lowest
possible
life
cycle
cost.
This
is
a
an
area
of
that
will
really
benefit
from
the
asset
management
system
and
our
the
improved
work
order,
tracking
that
we're
going
to
be
able
to
do.
A
And
the
waterworks
we're
addressing
aging
transmission
and
distribution
infrastructure,
we
will
replace
up
to
two
and
a
half
miles
of
water
remains
in
2021
at
a
cost
of
up
to
one
point:
seven
million
dollars
by
the
end
of
twenty
of
third
quarter,
we'll
identify
all
of
the
lead
service
lines
in
our
system.
We
anticipate
that
it
would
take
three
to
fifteen
years
to
replace
all
the
lead
service
lines.
A
A
The
monroe
treatment
plant
will
get
a
new
roof
by
the
end
of
the
third
quarter
and,
depending
on
all
of
on
the,
how
the
revenues
come
in
for
2021,
we'll
do
up
to
4.4
million
dollars
of
other
capital
improvement
projects
in
the
plan
and
distribution
system
sewer
works,
we
anticipate
complete
70
completion
of
a
23
million
dollar
project,
that's
modernizing
and
adding
capacity
at
the
dillman
plant
we'll.
We
will
also
complete
the
replacement
of
the
of
the
sewer
capacity
expansion.
A
This
project
is
in
conjunction
with
iu
they're,
paying
41
of
the
project
costs
for
a
new
sewer
that
will
serve
the
new
dormitories
up
near
the
stadium
and
then
and
any
sewer
catchment
basin
that
surrounds
that
area.
A
The
project
overall
is
about
two
million
dollars
and
since
iu
contributes
about
41
of
the
flow
to
that
system,
they've
agreed
to
pay
41
percent
of
the
cost
of
the
project,
also
by
the
end
of
2021,
we'll
complete
sewer
lining
for
three
to
four
miles
pipe
and
do
other
improvements
at
a
cost
of
about
four
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
the
stormwater
utility.
By
the
end
of
the
fourth
quarter,
cbo
will
implement
the
strategies
for
stormwater
housekeeping
to
meet
the
item
standards.
A
A
Also
in
2021,
we'll
begin
a
project
to
dredge
the
stormwater
detention
facilities
at
miller
showers
park
overall
budget
highlights.
We
are
not
requesting
any
new
positions,
but
as
part
of
our
advanced
metering
infrastructure
program,
we
promised
our
union
employees
that
we
did
not
intend
to
reduce
the
head
count
as
meter
as
it
became
unnecessary
to
read
meters
manually.
Instead,
we
are
re
configuring.
Those
positions
into
general
purpose,
meter
service
personnel
to
help
maintain
the
system
and
make
other
improvements
that
we
need
to
make
in
our
distribution
system.
A
We're
asking
to
increase
our
customer
assistance
program
to
50
000
dollars
that
would
serve
180
to
200
customers.
This
year
we
have
not
yet
spent
half
of
the
forty
five
thousand
dollars
that
was
budgeted
for
customer
assistance
as
yet
we
will
continue
the
investments
that
we're
making
at
the
dillman
plant.
It's
a
really
large
project
and,
of
course,
the
renovation
of
the
jordan
river
tunnel
is
a
huge
initiative.
A
Unfortunately,
I
can't
read
the
the
the
zoom
has
put
the
faces
over
the
all-important
right-hand
column.
We
anticipate
a
decline
of
about
7.75
percent
in
revenues
for
the
water
utility.
This
is
base.
This
number
was
is
based
on
the
experiences
that
we
had
earl
earlier
this
year
when
I
went
home
for
the
the
last
two
months
of
the
term
on
the
sewer
that
most
of
our
customers
pay
their
sewer
bills
based
on
their
water
usage,
but
some
of
them
don't.
A
A
Our
budget
overall
reflects
those
revenues.
So
what
we
end,
what
we
anticipate
is
a
budget,
that's
about
seven
and
a
half
seven
point:
seven
five
percent
smaller
than
in
than
in
2020.
This
is
a
reduction
of
about
1.4
million
dollars,
a
total
budget
of
about
17.7
million
dollars.
That
reduction
is
primarily
in
the
enr
category
as
we
talked
about
before.
A
So
that's
where
we
have
room
to
move
things
around
pretty
effectively,
but
we
do
anticipate
with
reduced
water
demand.
We
do
anticipate
a
reduction
in
the
cost
of
our
supplies,
the
reduction
in
the
p
I,
the
water
sinking,
fund,
that's
debt
service
on
our
bonds.
As
you
might
recall,
earlier
this
year
you
approved
a
a
refinancing
of
our
water
utility
debt
and
that
refinancing
is
resulting
in
a
reduction
of
about
350
000
a
year
in
our
debt
service.
So
nice,
thank
you
for
that
in
the
sewer
works.
A
Something's
going
on
here
in
the
sewer
works.
As
I
said,
we
have
about
a
six
percent
reduction
of
in
revenues
anticipated
in
this
case.
Our
budget
for
the
whole
year
will
be
about
one
and
a
half
million
dollars
smaller
than
it
was
last
year
and
at
about
22.8
million
dollars,
the
major
reductions
again
aren't
supplies
because
we
anticipate
smaller
flows.
A
A
lot
of
the
enr
is
is
going
down
because
we're
replacing
so
much
so
much
equipment
on
the
bonded
project
for
the
for
the
plant
improvements,
but
we
do
see
a
1.3
million
dollar
increase
in
the
debt
service
for
the
sewer
utility
owing
to
the
bonds
that
we
will
be
bringing
to
you
later
this
year
and
in
the
storm
water
budget.
The
stormwater
budget.
B
A
Well,
you
can
see
the
see
the
numbers
here.
We
anticipate
about
three
and
a
half
percent
reduction
in
revenues
this
year.
The
increase
you
see
in
2020
and
21
on
the
storm
sinking,
that's
all
related
to
the
jordan
tunnel
project.
A
So,
in
conclusion,
our
budget
request
reflects
increases
and
decreases
that
meet
our
goals
while
dealing
with
the
revenue
realities.
We
anticipate
improving
water
quality,
our
smart
meter
program,
replacing
water
mains,
improving
our
storm
water
and
monitors,
modernizing
our
equipment
and
our
internal
processes.
Thanks
for
your
consideration
and
I'll
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions.