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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12759 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.