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AGENDA TITLE:
MEETING DATE:
PREPARED BY:
Adopt Resolution Authorizing City Manager to Execute Amendment No. 1 to
Professional Services Agreement with Robertson-Bryant, lnc., of Elk Grove, for
White Slough Water Pollution Control Facility Permit Compliance Services ($19,200)
October 1,2014
Public Works Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt resolution authorizing City Manager to execute Amendment
No. 1 to Professional Services Agreement with Robertson-Bryant,
lnc., of Elk Grove forWhite Slough Water Pollution Control Facility
permit compliance services in the amount of $19,200.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The RegionalWater Quality Control Board (RWOCB) adopted a new
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) discharge
permit for the White Slough Water Pollution Control Facility
(WSWPCF) on October 4,2013. The permit requires a Temperature Study Update and a Toxicity
Reduction Evaluation should the effluent bioassay testing results indicate toxicity. On December 4,2013,
City Council approved a three-year Professional Services Agreement with Robertson-Bryant, lnc., (RBl)
in the amount of $138,471, to perform the NPDES above-mentioned studies for WSWPCF.
ln preparation for the next permit renewal in 2018, staff recommends an amendment to the agreement to
add an investigation of the effectiveness of the aeration basin blowers. The blowers inject air into the
activated sludge ponds thereby maintaining dissolved oxygen levels needed for the survival of the
microorganisms. This investigation will determine alternative modifications to improve efficiency of the
blower operation, reduce power consumption, and improve treatment process effectiveness to meet the
anticipated ammonia limitations expected in our next permit renewal.
The City is already participating in a separate, although related, project through the Central Valley Clean
Water Association which is utilizing the services of RBl. That project, Phase 1 Freshwater Mussel Study,
was approved by Council on September 3, 2014, and will assist in the City's capability to determine what
plant process and equipment modifications will be necessary when the new regulations become effective.
FISCAL IMPACT: This work is necessary to prepare for achieving regulatory compliance in
anticipation of future effluent ammonia limitations.
FUNDING AVAILABLE: Wastewater Plant - Professional Services (170403.7323)
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JorÈn-Ayerè f-
Deputy City Manager/lnternal Services Director
Prepared by Karen Honer, Wastewater Plant Superintendent
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F. Wally delin
Public Works Director
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APPROVED
Ste n chwa City Manager
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RESOLUTTON NO. 2014-176
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
(NPDES) COMPLTANCE SERVTCES FOR THE WHITE SLOUGH
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY WITH
ROBERTSON-BRYANT, INC., OF ELK GROVE
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2013, City Council approved a three-year Professional
Services Agreement with Robertson-Bryant, lnc., in the amount of $138,471, to perform
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) compliance services for the
White Slough Water Pollution Control Facility; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends an amendment to the agreement to add an investigation
of the effectiveness of the aeration basin blowers to determine alternative modifications to
improve efficiency of the blower operation, reduce power consumption, and improve treatment
process effectiveness to meet the anticipated ammonia limitations expected in our permit
renewal in2018.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE lT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby
authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. I to the Professional Services
Agreement for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Compliance Services
for the White Slough Water Pollution Control Facility with Robertson-Bryant, lnc., of Elk Grove,
California, in the amount of $19,200.
Dated: October 1,2014
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2014-176 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held October 1, 2Q14, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - Hansen, Johnson, Mounce, and
Nakanishi
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN
COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
COUNCIL MEMBERS - Mayor Katzakian
COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
City Clerk
2014-176