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B. This Resolution has been drafted to provide the implementation strategy of the concepts
contained within the A Strategic Plan for a Sustainable Future - The Integration and
Preservation of Resources. This Strategic Plan makes known the uncertainty, unreliability
and unpredictable nature of our imported water supplies while providing a route for
navigating the future to protect the interests of our current and future customers.
Therefore, while not a guarantee of future conditions or actions by the Board of Directors,
this Resolution provides a mechanism to allow for the economic development and
expansion of the region based on an understanding of the circumstances as they currently
exist.
C. In the future, when imported water supplies may become unambiguous and certain, the
concepts of the Strategic Plan are intended to continue as sound policy for existing
customers and new development.
SECTION 2. Planning and Development
A. Financial Planning. To ensure the safety and reliability of our resources, it is important to
ensure adequate finances are available to cover routine operational costs as well as the
costs of maintaining and upgrading infrastructure.
1. Financial plans shall be developed every five years and include a forecast of a ten-
year period that will illustrate the District’s anticipated financial position, financial
operations and cash flow.
2. When applicable, the District staff shall present water, wastewater and non-potable
rate resolutions for consideration that provide a minimum five year projection of rates
to allow customers the ability to plan accordingly for rate adjustments based on the
information included in the financial plans.
3. The District staff shall maintain a financial reserve policy outlining the objectives for
adequately funding an operating reserve, a capital and equipment replacement
reserve, a rate stabilization reserve, and a debt service reserve.
B. Infrastructure Planning: The planning of infrastructure shall be based on the following
general principles and strategies:
1. The District staff shall implement planning tools necessary to reasonably forecast a
fifty (50) year planning horizon for Urban Water Management Plans, infrastructure
master plans, and other related resource planning documents to ensure long-term
objectives are incorporated into the planning process.
2. The District staff shall update infrastructure master planning documents every ten (10)
years. Upon adoption of this Resolution, the District staff shall provide a
recommendation to the Board of Directors for the completion of a master planning
document.
C. Development Planning. The goal of development planning is to support development
based on a diverse portfolio of water resources in order to minimize impacts related to
drought, contamination, and other potential source water problems. Common planning
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B. This Resolution has been drafted to provide the implementation strategy of the concepts
contained within the A Strategic Plan for a Sustainable Future - The Integration and
Preservation of Resources. This Strategic Plan makes known the uncertainty, unreliability
and unpredictable nature of our imported water supplies while providing a route for
navigating the future to protect the interests of our current and future customers.
Therefore, while not a guarantee of future conditions or actions by the Board of Directors,
this Resolution provides a mechanism to allow for the economic development and
expansion of the region based on an understanding of the circumstances as they currently
exist.
C. In the future, when imported water supplies may become unambiguous and certain, the
concepts of the Strategic Plan are intended to continue as sound policy for existing
customers and new development.
SECTION 2. Planning and Development
A. Financial Planning. To ensure the safety and reliability of our resources, it is important to
ensure adequate finances are available to cover routine operational costs as well as the
costs of maintaining and upgrading infrastructure.
1. Financial plans shall be developed every five years and include a forecast of a ten-
year period that will illustrate the District’s anticipated financial position, financial
operations and cash flow.
2. When applicable, the District staff shall present water, wastewater and non-potable
rate resolutions for consideration that provide a minimum five year projection of rates
to allow customers the ability to plan accordingly for rate adjustments based on the
information included in the financial plans.
3. The District staff shall maintain a financial reserve policy outlining the objectives for
adequately funding an operating reserve, a capital and equipment replacement
reserve, a rate stabilization reserve, and a debt service reserve.
B. Infrastructure Planning: The planning of infrastructure shall be based on the following
general principles and strategies:
1. The District staff shall implement planning tools necessary to reasonably forecast a
fifty (50) year planning horizon for Urban Water Management Plans, infrastructure
master plans, and other related resource planning documents to ensure long-term
objectives are incorporated into the planning process.
2. The District staff shall update infrastructure master planning documents every ten (10)
years. Upon adoption of this Resolution, the District staff shall provide a
recommendation to the Board of Directors for the completion of a master planning
document.
C. Development Planning. The goal of development planning is to support development
based on a diverse portfolio of water resources in order to minimize impacts related to
drought, contamination, and other potential source water problems. Common planning
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