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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12340RESOLUTION NO. 12340 A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $31,000 BETWEEN THE CITY OF PUEBLO AND RED OAK CONSULTING FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH REVIEWING SANITARY SEWER RATES WHEREAS, the City of Pueblo owns, operates and maintains a wastewater system subject to the requirements of the Federal Clean Water Act and the Colorado Water Quality Control Act, and; WHEREAS, the operation of the wastewater system is funded through user charges, and; WHEREAS, the City Council desires periodic review of wastewater charges to ensure that revenues are appropriate and are adequate to fully fund the operation of the wastewater system, and; WHEREAS, the City has selected Red Oak Consulting to provide certain professional services in connection with wastewater charges; BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: SECTION 1. The Agreement for Professional Services by and between Pueblo, a Municipal Corporation, and Red Oak Consulting, a true copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference (the “Agreement”) having been approved as to form by the City Attorney, is hereby approved. SECTION 2. The President of City Council is hereby authorized to execute the Agreement in the name and on behalf of the City and the City Clerk is directed to affix the seal of the City thereto and attest same. SECTION 3. Funds for payment for professional services under said Agreement in an amount not to exceed $31,000 shall be paid from appropriated and unencumbered funds budgeted in the City’s 2012 Budget from the Sewer User Fund. INTRODUCED: March 26, 2012 BY: Leroy Garcia COUNCIL PERSON Background Paper for Proposed RESOLUTION AGENDA ITEM # M-7 DATE: March 26, 2012 DEPARTMENT: WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT GENE MICHAEL, DIRECTOR TITLE A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $31,000 BETWEEN THE CITY OF PUEBLO AND RED OAK CONSULTING FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH REVIEWING SANITARY SEWER RATES ISSUE Should the City Council approve an agreement in the amount of $31,000 with Red Oak Consulting for professional services associated with reviewing sanitary sewer rates? RECOMMENDATION Approval of Resolution. BACKGROUND The Municipal Code requires that sanitary sewer rates be reviewed no less often than every two years. Red Oak Consulting was selected as the City’s Wastewater Rate Consultant of Record through a competitive bid process. A copy of the agreement with Red Oak Consulting for the 2012 Wastewater Rate Review is attached. FINANCIAL IMPACT Funds for the 2012 Wastewater Rate Review are available from the Sewer User Fund and were appropriated in the 2012 budget.