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RESOLUTION NO. 12759
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $73,740 BETWEEN THE CITY
OF PUEBLO AND OTTERTAIL ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.,
FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
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 Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has
adopted changes to the regulations governing the methods used to determine
attainment of aquatic life uses for surface waters; and
WHEREAS, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is
proposing to base assessment of compliance with narrative standards for nutrients on
the aquatic life attainment methodology; and
WHEREAS, the changes may affect the compliance status of Pueblo’s Water
Reclamation Facility; and
WHEREAS, the City has selected OtterTail Environmental, Inc. to provide
professional services for evaluating attainment of aquatic life uses; NOW THEREFORE,
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 OtterTail Environmental, Inc., 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 $73,740 shall be paid from appropriated funds budgeted in the City’s
2013 Budget from the Sewer User Fund.
SECTION 4.
The officers and staff of the City are directed and authorized to perform any and
all acts consistent with the intent of this Resolution and the attached agreement to
effectuate the transactions described therein.
SECTION 5.
This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon passage and approval.
INTRODUCED: August 26, 2013
BY: Ami Nawrocki
Background Paper for Proposed
RESOLUTION
DATE: AUGUST 26, 2013 AGENDA ITEM # M-4
DEPARTMENT: WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT
GENE MICHAEL, DIRECTOR
TITLE
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$73,740 BETWEEN THE CITY OF PUEBLO AND OTTERTAIL ENVIRONMENTAL,
INC., FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH ENVIRONMENTAL
MONITORING
ISSUE
Should the City Council approve an agreement in an amount not to exceed $73,740
with OtterTail Environmental, Inc. for professional services associated with
environmental monitoring?
RECOMMENDATION
Approval of Resolution.
BACKGROUND
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) recently
changed the regulations that establish aquatic life classifications for water bodies and
implemented guidance for methods to assess use attainment for aquatic life uses
through a Multi-Metric Assessment. The new rule changed the method used to
evaluate whether aquatic life uses are attained in surface waters, and CDPHE is
currently proposing to use this method in determining compliance with the narrative
standard for nutrients. A finding of non-attainment will result in the stream segment
being added to the list of impaired waters, which in turn will affect the effluent limits
applied to Pueblo’s Water Reclamation Facility. The next evaluation will be performed
in 2014. It is in the interest of the City of Pueblo to perform assessments to determine
the compliance status of Segment 1a of the Lower Arkansas River, and to ensure that
the assessment will not be based on the result of a single sampling effort.
A copy of the agreement with OtterTail Environmental, Inc. for the 2013 Multi-Metric
Assessment study is attached.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Funds for the 2013 Multi-Metric Assessment study are available from the Sewer User
Fund and were appropriated in the 2013 budget.