HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2019-279RESOLUTION NO. 2019-279
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH ORKIN SERVICES OF CALIFORNIA, INC., OF
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FOR SQUIRREL ABATEMENT AT
WHITE SLOUGH WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY
WHEREAS, the White Slough Water Pollution Control Facility (WSWPCF) is located on
1,040 acres, of which 880 acres consist of agricultural lands; and
WHEREAS, because of the agricultural setting, WSWPCF has ongoing problems with
squirrel activity within the pond levees and irrigation ditches due to burrowing and tunneling
systems created by the squirrels weakening the levees and ditches causing leaks and
instability; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends authorizing the City Manager to execute a Professional
Services Agreement with Orkin Services of California, Inc., of Atlanta, Georgia, for squirrel
abatement, in an amount not to exceed $78,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby
authorize the City Manager to execute a three-year Professional Services Agreement with
Orkin Services of California, Inc., of Atlanta, Georgia, for squirrel abatement at White Slough
Water Pollution Control Facility, in an amount not to exceed $78,000.
Dated: December 18, 2019
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I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2019-279 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held December 18, 2019, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Chandler, Mounce, Nakanishi, and Mayor Kuehne
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Johnson
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
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PAMELA M. FARRIS
Assistant City Clerk
2019-279