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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Report - March 6, 2019 Public CommentC-15 Adopt Resolution Approving Public Works Standard Plans and Authorizing City Engineer to Make Changes (PW) Adopted Resolution No. 2019-32 approving Public Works Standard Plans and authorizing the City Engineer to make changes. C-16 Adopt Resolution Approving Public Works Design Standards and Authorizing City Engineer to Make Changes (PW) Adopted Resolution No. 2019-33 approving Public Works Design Standards and authorizing the City Engineer to make changes C-17 Adopt Resolution Selecting State Route 99/Harney Lane Interchange Reconstruction Project as Project Nomination for San Joaquin Council of Governments' One Voice Trip (PW) Adopted Resolution No. 2019-34 selecting State Route 99/Harney Lane Interchange Reconstruction Project as project nomination for San Joaquin Council of Governments' One Voice Trip. D Comments by the Public on Non -Agenda items THE TIME ALLOWED PER NON -AGENDA ITEM FOR COMMENTS MADE BY THE PUBLIC IS LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES. Public comment may only be made on matters within the Lodi City Council's jurisdiction (Government Code Section 54954.3, Lodi City Council Protocol Manual Section 6.31). The Council cannot take action or deliberate on items that are not on this agenda unless there is an emergency and the need to take action on that emergency arose after this agenda was posted (Government Code Section 54954.2(b)(2)). All other items may only be referred for review to staff or placement on a future Council agenda. Amanda Lee, member of the public, encouraged citizens to visit her Facebook page to learn more about water rights and the water protest process. Ms. Lee stated that she reported a potential chemical spill on the Mokelumne River and questioned whether the City's Storm Water Spill and Discharge Protocol was followed because none of the dispatchers she spoke with seemed aware of the response plan. She encouraged greater training and development in this area so the City can help the public when it reports spills. She stated she was told she should have contacted the Office of Emergency Services (OES); however, she believes it is the City's responsibility to pass that onto OES. Ms. Lee questioned whether the City has done anything to prevent further contamination. She showed photographs (filed) of a potential meth lab along the river, homeless encampments and the debris, and a homeless individual contaminating the river. She expressed concern that this is making Lodi's drinking water unsafe, as well as Lodi Lake where people swim and play in the water. City Manager Schwabauer explained that this location is within three jurisdictions, so the agency that answered Ms. Lee's 9-1-1 call depends on from where the call was made and whether it was made from a landline or cell phone. He stated the Lodi Police Department is prepared to direct callers in the right direction for a hazardous plan callout, but he could not guarantee if other agencies were. He added that staff has meetings scheduled in the near future with State and county representatives to come up with a solution for this area, including potential barriers and coordination of efforts. With regard to a potential meth lab, Lodi Police Department responded but found no evidence it was a meth lab. Michelle Domingo, member of the public, stated she has witnessed drug dealings and illegal dumping along the river during her 14 years in the neighborhood. Today, a trailer was parked behind her home, which looks into her backyard and the sliding glass doors into her home, and she is certain they will leave behind garbage and human waste. She stated it would be almost impossible to sell her home because there are routinely campers on or near the property, which is half in Lodi's jurisdiction and half in Caltrans. She stated she wants the mess cleaned up from behind her house. kQed19i0.12e- 1 Storm Water Spill and Illicit Discharge Response Plan rr 1.0 Agency Roles & Responsibilities The purpose of this Storm Water Spill and Illicit Discharge Response Plan is to provide a framework for spill and illicit discharge response procedures in the City of Lodi and to comply with the Phase II Small MS4 NPDES General Permit Order No. 2013-0001-DWQ. This spill plan is designed to provide general response procedures to the City of Lodi employees. However, each situation is unique and field conditions may necessitate a variation from these procedures. The plan does not specifically address follow up measures for hazardous materials spills or sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs). The City's Fire Department will respond to hazardous materials spills within the City under the direction of their Hazardous Materials Response Plan. The City's Public Works Department, Municipal Utility Services (MUS), will respond to SSOs under the direction of their Sanitary Sewer Overflow Response Plan. Department Contact / Phone Responsibilities Fire Department Emergency — 911 Non Emergency — (209) 333-6735 • Hazardous Materials • Unknown/Unidentifiable Materials • Emergency Response Police Department Emergency — 911 Non Emergency — (209) 333-6727 • Emergency Response (Access Control) Utilities - Wastewater Operations & Maintenance MUS / On-call Operator — (209) 368-5735 • Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs) • 24 -Hour Reporting Line • Illicit Discharge Identification • Non -Hazardous Material Response Code Enforcement (209) 333-6823 • Enforcement / Mitigation Page 1 Rev. 6/12/14 R:IGROUPISTREETSISTORMIMS4 Storm Water Permit12013-0001-DWQIRequired Documents\SWSRP 20141Storm Water Spill Response Plen.doc Storm Water Spill and Illicit Discharge Response Plan Reported Spill or) Disclrarge 4, Hazardous Material Can 911 (LFD) Refer to Hazardous Materials Response Man Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) Gall Public Worts (MUS)/ On-call Operator – (209)36R-5735 istherecleanup Refer to Sanitary Sewer to be performed after Overflow Response Pfari the hazardous material/ L_ situation was neutralized! No Non -Hazardous SpflI or Non -Storm Water Discharge Call Public Works (MUS)/ On-call Operator - (209)368-5735 Is the responsible party responsive with f — L q� f 4 Eliminate sots ce dtxhaYW L_ I�p Provide dean up measures and use storm water ordinance rrredran[nfsns to recover Costs. a Document Incident investigate Spill/ Discharge for 9QUrCe ,fs discharge illi` or aillowable? Illicit / Alianroable le ar cion action Page 2 Rev. 6/12/14 R:IGROUPISTREETSISTORMIMS4 Storm Water Permit12013-0001-DWQ1Required Documents\SWSRP 20141Storm Water Spill Response Plan. doc I Me= 7S44659 ,.r...s.a.• .ri..•• Photographs by Amanda Lee AKA: "SALLY GOOSE" ON FACEBOOK.COM After we realized that there was a possible chemical spill at the CalTrans Encampment, we called 9-1-1, and no one seemed aware of the protocol. 1 texted photos to Mayor Chandler and he referred me to Homeless Liaison Officer Dunfee, seemingly unaware of the City of Lodi's Storm Water Spill and Illicit Discharge Response Plan. Why was the City of Lodi's Storm Water Spill and Illicit Discharge Response Plan protocol not followed? It appears that no one investigated the issue despite my concerns that had been voiced repeatedly in week prior to the spill. Despite the clean-up effort by CalTrans, the illegal campers are back and continue to urinate and defecate directly into the river and on the land. What is the City of Lodi doing to prevent this contamination from continuing? Has CalTrans been cited for the ongoing contamination at the encampment that they have allowed at their property? r