AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AND
CORONA UTILITY AUTHORITY ACTION
DATE: May 15, 2019
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
Honorable President and Board Members
FROM: Public Works Department
Department of Water and Power
SUBJECT:
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City Council and Corona Utility Authority consideration of an appropriation in the amount of $17,000 from the General Fund, $10,000 from the Reclaimed Water Utility Fund (Fund 567), $41,000 from the Water Utility Fund (570), and $40,000 from the Water Reclamation Utility Fund (572) to an existing Capital Improvement Project titled, "Grape Hill Telecommunications Tower No. 2."
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the:
1. City Council authorize an appropriation in the amount of $17,000 from the General Fund, authorize an appropriation in the amount of $10,000 from the Reclaimed Water Utility Fund (Fund 567), authorize an appropriation in the amount of $41,000 from the Water Utility Fund (570), and authorize an appropriation in the amount of $40,000 from the Water Reclamation Utility Fund (572) to an existing Capital Improvement Project titled, "Grape Hill Telecommunications Tower No. 2" (Project 72820).
2. Corona Utility Authority (CUA) review, ratify, and to the extent necessary direct that the City Council take the above actions.
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ANALYSIS:
The City of Corona Department of Water and Power (DWP) utilizes a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system for its water, wastewater, reclaimed water, and electric operations. SCADA is a wireless communications system that enables the remote control and operation of various utility facilities throughout the City. The wireless network infrastructure used for SCADA is critical to DWP being able to provide safe and efficient utility services to the public by providing remote monitoring of these systems.
DWP currently utilizes a communications tower in the northeastern part of the City known as the Grape Hill Telecommunicati...
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