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Consent Agenda Item <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />DEPARTMENT OF UTILITY SERVICES <br />Date: December 15, 2015 <br />To: Joseph A. Baird, County Administrator <br />From: Vincent Burke, P.E., Director of Utility ServicesCY'J <br />Prepared By: Cindy Corrente, Utilities Finance Manager <br />Subject: Application for St. Johns River Water Management District REDI Community and Innovative <br />Project Cost -Share Funding Program for Advanced Metering Infrastructure <br />DESCRIPTIONS AND CONDITIONS: <br />On August 19, 2014, The Board of County Commissioners (BCC) approved award of bid #2014-043 for consultant <br />services to evaluate the feasibility of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI). Since that time, staff has interacted <br />with consultant regarding the viability of implementing an AMI system for the entire Indian River County <br />Department of Utility Services (IRCDUS) service area. Staff will be bringing a final report from the consultant at a <br />later date. <br />ANALYSIS: <br />Presently, the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) is accepting applications until December 17, <br />2015, for Cost -Share Funding for Innovative Projects. Staff has prepared an application to solicit matching funds <br />for the implementation and installation of one thousand (1,000) residential AMI ready meters and the affiliated <br />software and hardware components. This implementation would serve as a pilot study for the potential <br />implementation of such a system countywide. <br />FUNDING: <br />Funding for IRCDUS fifty -percent (50%) cost share of the project is available in the Advanced Metering <br />Infrastructure Account in the Operating Fund. Operating funds are derived from water and sewer sales. However, <br />no funding is needed at this time. If cost -share funding is awarded, staff will come back to the Board to execute a <br />cost -share agreement. At any rate, funds would not be expended until FY 2016-17. <br />ACCOUNT NO.: <br />Description <br />Account Number <br />Amount <br />Advanced Metering Infrastructure <br />471-169000-16504 <br />$216,250 <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Staff recommends authorizing the Board Chairman to execute the SJRWMD's REDI Community and Innovative <br />Project Cost Share Application for Advanced Metering Infrastructure. <br />ATTACHMENT(s): <br />Application Package for the SJRWMD's REDI Community and Innovative Cost -Share Program <br />APPROVED FOR AGENDA: <br />By: <br />Josep f A. Baird, County Administrator <br />Date 1 <br />Indian River Co. <br />. Approved <br />Date <br />Administration <br />1.1 JaEJ <br />p I <br />Legal <br />I.42_ <br />Budget <br />f j <br />�WmE <br />q 15 <br />Utilities <br />rii02.11121 <br />i% <br />Utilities -Finance <br />CIM(- <br />as -'t-t5 <br />149 <br />