HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-11204 authorizing use of Sewer Fund Unreserved Working Capital for the Calle Joaquin Siphon and Lift Station Replacement ProjectR 11204
RESOLUTION NO. 11204 (2021 SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING USE OF SEWER FUND
UNRESERVED WORKING CAPITAL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE
CALLE JOAQUIN SIPHON AND LIFT STATION REPLACEMENT
PROJECT, SPECIFICATION NO. 91118 AND GENERAL FUND
COMPLETED PROJECTS AND GENERAL FUND CAPITAL RESERVES
TO FUND SILT REMOVAL
WHEREAS, per the City’s General Plan Water and Wastewater Management Element,
2019 Sewer System Management Plan, and 2015 Wastewater Collection System Infrastructure
Renewal Strategy, the City replaces wastewater infrastructure to ensure delivery of reliable service,
minimize sanitary sewer overflows, and provide adequate capacity to serve future development ;
and
WHEREAS, the Calle Joaquin Sewer Lift Station serves properties in the southern portion
of the City on both the east and west sides of US 101, serves new development on the northern
portion of Calle Joaquin, and will serve the future Froom Ranch project; and
WHEREAS, the Calle Joaquin Sewer Lift Station was put into service in 1967 making it
the oldest of eight sewer lift stations operated by the City, and is past its useful life and in need of
replacement; and
WHEREAS, a sewer siphon under San Luis Obispo Creek and the gravity sewer main
across US 101 were installed in the early 1970s to direct wastewater to the Calle Joaquin lift
station, also requires replacement due to its condition; and
WHEREAS, construction of the sewer siphon enables access to an area to remove over
0.5 acres of the perennial invasive exotic grass Arundo donax and 1,000 cubic yards of silt from
the San Luis Obispo Creek channel that has posed a historic flooding risk to the City; and
WHEREAS, in June 2019, the City Council approved the 2019-21 Financial Plan, Capital
Improvement Program, which identified a total budget of $3.1 million for the Calle Joaquin Siphon
and Lift Station Replacement Project; and
WHEREAS, on March 5, 2019, the City Council approved amendments to the design
scope of the Project to include removal of the existing siphon from San Luis Creek and additional
environmental permitting work; and
WHEREAS, the total available budget for the Project is $2,600,000 and the total Project
cost is estimated at $5,500,000 requiring an additional $2,900,000 to fund Project construction;
and
WHEREAS, a balance of over $35 million is available from Sewer Fund, Unreserved
Working Capital to fund the Project; and
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WHEREAS, a balance of $23,000 is available from General Fund, Completed Projects
Account to fund a portion of the silt removal component of the Project; and
WHEREAS, a balance of $120,000 is available from General Fund, Capital Reserve
Account to fund the remainder of the silt removal component of the Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo
as follows:
SECTION 1. The budget of $2,900,000 will be moved to the Calle Joaquin Siphon and
Lift Station Replacement Project, Specification No. 91118, from Sewer Fund, Unreserved
Working Capital, as it is a high priority City project.
SECTION 2. The budget of up to $23,000 will be moved to the Calle Joaquin Siphon and
Lift Station Replacement Project, Specification No. 91118, from General Fund, Completed
Projects Account for silt removal.
SECTION 3. The budget of up to $77,000 will be moved to the Calle Joaquin Siphon and
Lift Station Replacement Project, Specification No. 91118, from General Fund, Capital Reserve
Account for silt removal.
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SECTION 4. Environmental Review. The City Council approved a Mitigated Negative
Declaration of Environmental Impact for the Project in 2016 by Resolution 10718 (2016 Series).
An addendum was prepared in 2020 to include the removal of the existing siphon from San Luis
Obispo Creek during construction as required by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration - National Marine Fisheries Service to improve fish passage in the Creek.
Upon motion of Council Member Christianson, seconded by Council Member Pease, and
on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Council Member Christianson, Marx, Pease, Vice Mayor Stewart, and
Mayor Harmon
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
The foregoing resolution was adopted this 12th day of January 2021.
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Mayor Heidi Harmon
ATTEST:
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Teresa Purrington
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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J. Christine Dietrick
City Attorney
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City
of San Luis Obispo, California, on ___________________________.
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Teresa Purrington
City Clerk