2010/11/10 Council Agenda Packet

7r tvEnnOrtUbiltdii,40MAIVOKOW$Mt PROJECT TITLE: 3 • Professional Services 11/10/10 Briefing COUNCIL BILL# Agreement with Otak for Phase Proposed Action • Originating Department Public Works I of the City of Everett Surface Consent Contact Person Heather Griffin Water Comprehensive Plan 11/17/10 Action Phone Number 425-257-7206 First Reading FOR AGENDA OF 11/10/10 Second Reading 11/17/10 Third Reading Initialed by: Public Hearing Department Head Budget Advisory CAA Council President Location Preceding Action Attachments Department(s)Approval Two Drainage Basins in Authorize Advertisement Professional Services Public Works Everett for Qualifications 5/5/10 Agreement Amount Budgeted $270,000 Expenditure Required $270,000 Account Number(s): UP3393 Budget Remaining -0- Additional Required -0- DETAILED SUMMARY STATEMENT: The City has drainage basins where stormwater runoff is handled in separate pipelines from sanitary sewer flows. Typically stormwater is directed to a nearby receiving water body. There are three watersheds within the City: the Port Gardner Bay Watershed,the Lake Washington Watershed and the Snohomish River Watershed. Basins within each watershed are defined by streams, creeks, or lakes that discharge to these receiving waters. The City of Everett's original basin plans were completed 25 years ago. During those 25 years,the City has annexed new areas,and regulations have changed significantly,resulting in limitations on how the originally proposed capital improvements can be implemented. In recent years,the City,as a Phase II community,was issued a Municipal Storm Sewer System(MS4)National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System(NPDES) permit. It is anticipated that additional requirements will be imposed through these permits. The City is embarking on a three-year effort to replace the outdated basin plans and produce a Surface Water Comprehensive Plan that will present a prioritized list of capital improvement projects and programs. The projects will have descriptions and cost estimates suitable for submittal for grant and funding applications. Phase 1 of the work entails data collection,reconnaissance, and analysis for two pilot basins: one basin in the high-gradient Port Gardner watershed and a second basin in the low-gradient Lake Washington watershed. << RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the Mayor to sign the Professional Services Agreement with Otak for Phase I of the City of Everett Surface Water Comprehensive Plan in the amount of$270,000. 11