5 days Ago By Daily Republic Staff
FAIRFIELD — The City Council on Tuesday approved a pre-authorization for a potential water sale that could bring additional revenue to the Water Enterprise Fund. While no specific transaction is identified, the action would allow the city to receive a one-time transfer of up to 2,000 acre feet of State Water Project water through the Solano County Water Agency. "If the opportunity presents itself, pre-authorization of a (Letter of Understanding) would allow the city to participate in another transaction through SCWA," the staff report to the council states.
"SCWA will then be empowered to seek out potential buyers of excess water and when a buyer is confirmed, SCWA as the contract administrator will execute an agreement and seek approval from the Department of Water Resources. Upon approval by DWR, SCWA will conduct the water transfer to the buyer in accordance with their agreement. A minimum rate of $250 per (acre feet) would be used as the baseline for a potential one-time transfer.
" In October, Fairfield participated in a one-time water transfer which resulted in the sale of 1,708 acre feet, at a rate of $250 per acre foot, amounting to $427,000. In other action, the City Council: • Sitting as the city Housing Authority, approved the 2025-26 Annual Plan to be sent to the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development. The action is required so the city can receive rental assistance voucher funding. • Approved the final map and Subdivision Improvement Agreement for the Canon Station Planning Area 5 of the Train Station Specific Plan.
One Lake Holding LLC is the developer. The work involves the Neighborhood A & B Subdivision. • Awarded Ghilotti Brothers Inc.
$991,402 for the Cement Hill Water Treatment Plant New Entryway Project. • Approved the 2025 Fairfield Sanitary Sewer Management Plan, a five-year update to comply with a California Water Resources Control Board order that mandates enhanced system resilience, spill reporting and capacity assurance measures, replacing previous regulatory frameworks. • Approved the single audit for the final Schedule of Expenditures for the Federal Awards Report for the fiscal year 2023-24.
The city received unmodified opinions on four of the five major programs audited for SEFA, and a qualified opinion on the Community Economic Adjustment Assistance for Responding to Threats to the Resilience of a Military Installation Program due to staff not following the grant’s requirements and did not follow the city’s grant policy. • Awarded The Pun Group LLP $622,046 for the audit services for the fiscal years 2024-25, 2025-26, 2026-27, 2027-28, and 2029-30, including a 10% contingency for any additional costs associated with the single audit. The total is not to exceed $684,250.
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