80A - JOINT - SAFA - WATER SYS BONDS

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THE WATER SYSTEM General; Service Area The City is the primary provider of water service for residential, commercial, agricultural and industrial enterprises within the City and also serves 45 customers outside the City limits bordering the City of Orange. The City's current population is approximately 330,920, which is also the estimated population served by the Water System. The Water System currently includes a total of approximately 44,657 potable water connections, including approximately 39,140 residential service connections, approximately 4,710 industrial and commercial service connections, approximately 790 municipal /governmental connections, and 11 miscellaneous meters (fire service, temporary construction, etc.). The primary facilities comprising the Water System, as of May 1, 2014, included 20 active water wells, 7 connections to the Metropolitan Water District transmission mains, 10 reservoirs totaling 45 million gallons (MG) of storage and a network of nearly 450 miles of transmission and distribution pipelines. The general age of the Water System is approximately 50 -60 years. The main lines of the Water System were constructed in the decade of 1910. The majority of the water distribution infrastructure was developed over a twenty -year period between 1950 and 1970 to accommodate the City's development. The water distribution infrastructure accounts for 60% of the Water System. Most of the water wells and storage reservoirs were developed during the last 40 years and some of these are only 15 years old. The City purchases and pumps untreated water. The City uses sodium hypochlorite as a mean to treat its groundwater. An average of 0.6 mg /L of chlorine residual is maintained throughout the distribution system and in the storage reservoirs to effectively disinfect the water. All well facilities have a sodium hypochlorite treatment system on site. The water chlorination treatment takes place at the wellhead prior to being delivered and distributed into the Water System. Organization and Staff The City's Water System is under the direction of the following individuals: City Manager, David Cavazos, Executive Director, Finance & Management Services Agency, Francisco Gutierrez, Interim Public Works Director, Edwin "William" Galvez, P.E. and the Water Resources Manager, Nabil Saba, P.E. David Cavazos, City Manager of Santa Ana, has more than 25 years of public management experience. Prior to Santa Ana, David was City Manager of Phoenix where he maintained a AAA bond rating. He has a Master of Science degree in Management and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University. He is certified Economic Development Finance Professional Council of Urban and Economic Development (EDFP). He is accredited Airport Executive AAAE American Association of Airport Executives. Francisco Gutierrez started working for the City in 1985. He has held various positions within the City including Executive Assistant to the City Manager, Administrative Services Manager, and his current position of Executive Director of the Finance & Management Service Agency. He has participated in managing major projects including the development and construction of the City's 400,000 square foot Police Administration and Holding Facility as well as a $68 million bond for local streets. He holds a Master of Arts Degree in Business Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the University of California at Irvine. William Galvez has been serving municipal public works agencies for 30 years, beginning his professional career with the City of Los Angeles. He then moved on to serve the cities of Lynwood and Carson as a staff Engineer, and then City Engineer for the City of San Fernando. Mr. Galvez has been Public Works Director and City Engineer for the cities of San Fernando, South Pasadena, and Baldwin Park. Currently, Mr. Galvez is the Santa Ana Public Works Agency Interim Executive Director. 80A -157 17