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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4.06 CleanWaterProg . . . ~ -: . - ~ . . CITY CL~K File # D~[Q][(]-~IDJ AGENDA STATEMENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: January 20,1998 SUBJECT: Amendment to the Inter-Agency Agreement to Implement the Alameda County-Wide Clean Water Program Report prepared by: Lee S. Thompson, Public Works Director EXHIBITS ATTACHED: 1. Resolution 2. First Amendment to implement the Alameda Countywide Clean Water Program, with Exhibit A: Allocation of Voting Shares and General Program Costs Among Parties 3. Original Agreement RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution Approving an Amendment to Inter-Agency /) /I J1/ Agreement to Implement the Alameda Countywide Clean Water "\//lft r Program. FINANCIAL STATEMENT: The result of proposed modifications would be a decrease in the General Program cost share for most cities including Dublin, being offset by an increase in Alameda County's share. Dublin's share would decrease from 2.34 percent to 2.21 percent of the total County-Wide Program cost for a savings of $2,500 to $3,000 per year. DESCRIPTION: History The Federal Clean Water Act includes the 1987 amendment requiring stormwater discharges for municipal storm water to be regulated under a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. The local Water Quality Control Plan, administered by the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, requires that the NPDES permit be obtained for stormwater discharge from all cities in Alameda County, including Dublin. The most cost effective way for the fourteen cities in Alameda County, Alameda County, the Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, and Zone 7 of the District to meet this requirement was and is to work together to secure and comply with a master NPDES permit, with all ------------------------------------------------------------------- COPIES TO: 4.6 ITEM NO. g:npdeslamend.doc of the agencies listed as co-permittees. In order to apply for the permit and to comply with permit _ conditions, all of the agencies entered into an Inter-Agency Agreement to Implement the Alameda Coun~ Urban Runoff Clean Water Program in 1991. The first five-year permit was issued in 1991 and was renewed in 1996. On May 26, 1991, the City Council adopted Resolution Number 46-91, to execute ajoint agreement with Alameda County, the Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (ACFCD), Zone 7 of the ACFCD, and thirteen other cities within Alameda County to create the Alameda County Urban Runoff Clean Water Program. On April 1, 1997, the agreement was automatically renewed for another five years, as provided in paragraph six of the original agreement. The Management Committee of the Alameda Countywide Clean Water Program has since developed several minor changes to the agreement, which are described below. Amendments require approval from the governing bodies of at least two-thirds of the participating agencies to become effective. Proposed Amendments The primary purpose of the proposed amendments is to modify the funding allocation among the seventeen - participants in the Alameda Countywide Clean Water Program. The original agreement provides formulas by which percentages of cost allocation (and voting shares) have been calculated. Two substantive changes are proposed to make the Program shares more equitable. First, the amended agreement would require that the unincorporated Alameda County Program share be . based on the size of the area in the County's Castro Valley, San Lorenzo, and unincorporated Hayward areas, where most of the population is located, and on the population within the entire unincorporated area. Thus, the County's share of the Program would be based essentially on the same criteria as the other agencies. The original agreement based the County's Program share solely on population, whereas population and size were considered in allocating Program share cost for cities. The proposed modification provides for a uniform, consistent approach to assigning general Program costs and will increase Alameda County's cost share. Second, the proposed amendment requires the three smallest cities in Alameda County (Albany, Emeryville, and Piedmont) to pay one percent of the total Program costs. In the past, due to the small population and area of these cities, they have paid less than one percent. Management Committee review indicated that the actual costs of providing these cities with general Program services were higher than money received, so an amendment has been proposed to state that each municipality would be allocated a cost share (and corresponding voting share) of at least one percent. The proposed amended agreement also includes the following minor modifications: a) Change in the Program name from the Alameda County Urban Runoff Clean Water Program to the Alameda Countywide Clean Water Program; b) Allocation of one percent of the County's voting share to the Alameda County Flood Control and . Water Conservation District (as requested by Alameda County); Page 2 . c) . . Clarification that the Program cost share allocations and voting shares are identical (except for the County and Flood Control District as described above). Cost The result of these two proposed modifications would be a decrease in the Program cost share for most cities, including Dublin. It will reduce the City's cost share contribution from 2.34% to 2.21 %. Dublin's cost share contribution to the $2.1 million Countywide Program for Fiscal Year 1996-97 was $77,000. The change in the allocation formula will mean a savings of approximately $2,500 to $3,000 to the City for Fiscal Year 1997-98. Schedule The Management Committee of the Alameda Countywide Clean Water Program has recommended that the proposed amendment be approved by each participating agency. The changes in cost allocation will be retroactive to July 1, 1997, and the other changes will become effective immediately upon adoption. Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the resolution approving the amendment. Page 3 . . /~)Z RESOLUTION NO. - 98 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN ********* APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO INTER-AGENCY AGREEMENT TO IMPLEMENT THE ALAMEDA COUNTYWIDE CLEAN WATER PROGRAM WHEREAS, the California Regional Water Quality Control Board requires that Alameda County and the cities within Alameda County implement a program to evaluate sources of pollutants in urban runoff, to estimate pollutant loads, to ident:ifY pollutant control measures, and to implement a program of pollutant control; and WHEREAS, the City Council, on May 26, 1991, entered into an agreement with the County of Alameda to implement the Alameda Countywide Clean Water Program; and WHEREAS, the original agreement was automatically renewed April 1, 1997; and WHEREAS, all the co-permittees, including the City of Dublin, pay an annual fee to Alameda County to administer and coordinate the Program; and WHEREAS, it is proposed to modify the portions of the agreement which deal primarily with the cost sharing and voting of the General Program; and WHEREAS, the City of Dublin's share toward the Program would decrease from 2.3 percent to 2.21 percent of the total Countywide Clean Water Program cost. This is due to recalculating and modifying the funding allocation among the seventeen participants in the Alameda Countywide Clean Water Progr~ and WHEREAS, these modifications require formal action by the City Council. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin does hereby approve the Amendment to Inter-Agency Agreement to Implement the Alameda Countywide Clean Water Program. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of January, 1998. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: . ATTEST: Mayor J · --- City Clerk ~\f'l:l!":r';~.~T t- ~. '"', -" ti~::I "" .~ :::~ ~S~~f~~~ : k'" fl'. .1:.' .> ".!'!5 ~ 'C.~ ~~Sdi:$f ~ - . ;2afJ )t . FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT TO IMPLEMENT THE ALAMEDA COUNTYWIDE CLEAN WATER PROGRAM RECITALS A. The Agreement to "Implement the Alameda County Urban Runoff Clean Water Programln adopted in 1991 provides that the "agreement may be amended from time to time by written agreement of the Parties' governing bodies representing two-thirds or more of all allocated votes..." B. The following modifications to the agreement have been identified and approved by the Program's Management Committee as necessary to incorporate a fairer method of allocating voting and cost shares among the PARTIES and to incorporate several other minor changes. NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING MODIFICATIONS 1. Exhibit A, which assigns voting and cost shares, is modified as. shown in the new attached Exhibit A. Exhibit A will continue to be recalculated in the future based on updated information about population and area as. described in the Agreement. . 2. Exhibit B "FORMULAS FOR CALCULATING PERCENTAGE CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL PROGRAM" is modified to clarify that these formulas also include voting shares. The biggest changes are: " a. to include an area factor for the Alameda County unincorporated area similar /" to the municipalities; b. to assign a minimum cost and voting share of at least 1 % to each municipality; and c. to provide the District a voting share of 1 % by reducing Alameda County's voting share by 1 %. 3., The wording under 5. of the original agreement (page 7) is modified as follows: "By agreement of the PARTIES, budget allocations and voting shares for the General Program shall be made according to a formula which for the municipalities allocates proportional shares based on a 50 percent weight given to the area and a 50 percent weight given to the population within each municipalities' jurisdiction , The Management Committee informally changed the Program's name from the Alameda County Urban Runoff Clean Water Program to the Alameda Countywide Clean Water Program . in December 1 994. t:\a162-05\..gr.."..md 1 r'~.~~ ~~rr~~T ~ r~,:,!", ~ t:;.,..:: I:: ~.~~~. ~ ..... .... ~..... ~,...t:...........';".,~' . ;. _ ' ~ :'.'~..,~...: ';:;('",''''11I . ""~........ K" h.", ';: ",,~ ,,--~ ~ . "- ~- L~: ~2~r;~ I . . . 3; vzj / f3C. (excluding open water and wetland areas of San- Francisco Bay). For purposes of this calculation the area of Alameda County unincorporated will be considered to consist of the 50.2 square mile area within the District's Zone 2, Castro Valley. 4. The Program is renamed the Alameda Countywide Clean Water Program'. 5. Changes to Exhibits A and B and No.3 above will become effective starting July 1, 1997 so that costs are allocated based on one amount for the fiscal year, and the o~her changes listed will become effective immediately upon adoption of this amendment. t:\a162..Q5\agreeamd 2 -' !/ oD It'. EXHIBIT A AllOCATION OF VOTING SHARES AND GENERAL PROGRAM COSTS AMONG PARTIES AGENCY GENERAL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ~ COST SHARE COMMITTEE VOTING PERCENTAGE SHARE Alameda 4.53 4.53 Alameda County 12.39 11.39 Albany 1.00 , 1.00 Berkeley 5.645 5.645 Dublin 2.21 2.21 Emeryville 1.00 1.00 Fremont 16.27 16.27 Hayward 10.95 10.95 Livermore 5.285 5.285 Newark 2.81 2.81 Oakland 23.10 23.10 Piedmont 1.00 1.00 Pleasanton 4.275 4.275 San Leandro 4.655 4.655 Union City 4.88 4.88 District 0.00 1.00 Zone 7 0.00 0.00 Total 100.00 1 00.00 f;\.iI162-05\lIgreellmd 3 . . -. . . . ~ l - AGREEMENT TO IMPLEMENT THE ALAMEDA COUNTY URBAN RUNOFF CLEAN WATER PROCRAM ~~f{j( ~1!"~~~~ ~ '.:~' ~~- ~~. ~' . r ~; ~ ~~ !fL' .'!.~'-'~' ":-v: ~1 ~ ',~ kt~ ~ ~ f;;;' ~ ~ . 5' 4 J'Z" _3~ - . ~.. - -. ~ - -. . -.. - .' . . . " b t( I~ 1. AGREEMENT PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ALAMEDA COUNTY URBAN RUNOFF CLEAN WATER PROGRAM THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this' ~~ da.y of v..':..~ 1991 by and between the fallowing undersigned public agencies, all which are referred to collectively as the Parties. THE ALAMEDA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, - a local public agency of the State of California: Zone 7 of-ALAMEDA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, a local public agency of the State of 'California; COUNTY OF ALAMEDA, a subdivision of the state of California: CITY OF ALAMEDA, a municipal corporation of the State of California: CITY OF ALBANY, a municipal corpo~ation of the State. of California; CITY OF BERKELEY, a municipal corporation of the State of California: CITY OF DUBLIN, a municipal corporation of the State of Ca~ifornia: CITY OF EMERYVILLE, a municipal corporation of the State of California; CITY OF FREMONT, a municipal corporation of the State of California; CITY OF HAYWARD, a municipal corporation of the State of California; CITY OF LIVERMORE, a municipal corporation of the State of california; CITY OF NEWARK, a municipal corporation of the State of California: CITY OF OAKLAND, a municipal corporation of the State of California; CITY OF PIEDMONT, a municipal corporation of the state of Cal ifornia; .7 ~ j'iT. '. 2. CITY OF PLEASANTON, California; CITY OF SAN LEANDRO, a municipal corporation of the State of a municipal corporation of the State Of. , California; and CITY OF UNION CITY,- a municipal corporation of the State of California. RECITALS A. The 1986 Water Quality Control Plan for the San Francisco Bay Basin (Basin Plan), adopted by the Regional Water Quality Control Board in implementation of the Federal Clean Water Act, requires that the PARTIES develop a Program to control the discharge of po~lutants from urban runoff. . B. In furtherance of their responsibilities pursuant to the Basin Plan, the PARTIES have previously entered into a series of agreements to jointly fund the cost of preparing an action plan to evaluate nonpoint source pollutants, monitor identif ied pollutants and develop control measures to mitigate or reduce nonpoint sources of pollutants. Collectively, the measures un~ertaken pursuant to the previous agreements and anticipated to contiJ:l.ue pursuant to this Agreement, are known as the Alameda County Urban ,Runoff Clean Water Program (hereinafter "Program"). The Program c'ontains certain elements Which-provide a general benefit to ,the parties (such as monitoring, public education, program administration, etc.), and these elements of joint responsibility among the parties are termed the "General Program". In addition, the Program contains other elements . - - . --. ,- ". ,._,... 706 /r- 3. . which are an individual Party responsibility and which provide individual benefits (such as construction site controls, catch basin cleaning, and illicit and illegal. connection inspections, monitoring . and enforcement), and these elements are termed the "Individual pr~grams". A description-of the Genera1 and Individual Programs' elements, m_ajor t~sks,schedules, and budgets will be developed as part of the "Work plan for cities in ~lameda county, Alameda county, and the Alameda county Flood control and Water conservation District to file for a NPDES Permit" dated August. 24, 1990. C. The previous Agreements that have been executed are the following: The November 10, 1987 "Agreement Regarding Evaluation of . Non-Point _ Source of Water Pollution" and the October 1.7, 1.989 "Agreement Regarding Implementation of Nonpoint Source Control Evaluation Program". In addition there is a pending agreement titled "Agreement Regarding Development of a Proposed Alameda county Nonpoint Source control Management Plan" which will provide funding through June 1.991 for implementation of the August 24, 1990 work plan. D. The PARTIES desire to continue the Program a!ld to enter into this Agreement for the purpose of ensuring continued participation, in terms of cost and administrative responsibilities. . Eo This Agreement does not amend or supersede any prior agreement among the PARTIES regarding the program, but is to be read as in accord with and implementation thereof. 7' ;zf /r " 4. F. The Alameda County Flood Control and' Water Conservation . District (District) is a local - public agency of the State of California duly organized and existing and empowered to conserve water .and to provide maintenance and flood control management of the water courses and has the authority to control the discharge of surface waters to its facilities. - The County of "Alameda and all of the cities therein are subdivisions of the State with authority to control the - . di~charge of surface waters from their respective jurisdictions. NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS: 1. A Management Commi~tee is hereby created to provide overall program direction, review and recommend an annual budget for approval . by the PARTIES, and budget oversight, all in accordance with the Alameda County Urban Runoff Clean Water Program. Management Committee members, and their alternates, shall be appointed by the City Manager or the equivalent of the respective Parties and a confirming letter sent to the authorized representative of the District. The Management Committee shall adopt bylaws for its governance. (a) Each Party to this agreement is allocated the number (or fraction thereof) of votes shown in Exhibit A. This allocation of voting strength is based on the formulas stated in Exhibit B to the Agreement. (b) A quorum for the conduct of business by the Management Committee shall be a majority of the voting Parties to the Agreement. The voting strength allocated to a Party shall . not be considered in the determination of a quorum. "'.:;.:'::"'~.~-~ .'r~-":'."...", e e- e .......'. It!) 0 jg ~ 5. (c) Approval of actions by the Management Committee shall . . require a two-thirds affirmative vote of all allocated votes as shown in Exhibit A. No action shall be taken by the District which requires expenditures .. by any party other than the .District without prior Management committee approval. 2. Pursuant to direction of the Management Committee, the District shall. administer and coordinate th~ Program, which duties include but are not limited to: (a) Applying on behalf of the PARTIES to become co- applicants for a National pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit; (b) Preparing draft annual budget and, periodic status reports on Program activities and expenditure and distri- " buting same to ?ARTIES at least quarterly; (c) consolidating and submitting reports prepared by the several PARTIES required by the NPOES-permit; (d) Letting and administering approved consultant con- tracts according to District policies and procedures and considering other members' requirements. . All consultant contracts will contain hold harmless and indemnity pro- visions and insurance requirements for the benefit of all PARTIES; (e) conducting audits of consultant contracts in accordance with District policies and procedures; ;1 qf_/~ .. 6. (f) Maintaining knowledge of and advising the PARTIES. regarding curr~nt and proposed state and federal policies, regulations and programs that impact nonpoint source pollutant control programs; assisting the PARTIES in development and presentation of positions on these issues before iocal~ State and Federal agenciesj - to ~. (g) Preparing an annual report on the implementation of the Program; (h) Representing the PARTIES in participation in the Bay Area Stormwater Management Agencies Association; and (i) Formally advising the appropriate State and Federal agencies of termination or amendment of this Agreement. 3. The PARTIES accept and agree to. perform the following . duties: Ca) Each will authorize a representative to apply for an NPDES permit as co-applicants with the other Parties; (b) Each will fully comply with the NPDES.- permit condi- tions applicable to its Indlvidual Program and its identi- f ied 'portion of the General Program'; (e) Each will select a representative and an alternate to participate in Management Committee meetings and other .. required meetings of the PARTIES: Cd) Each will' fund and implement its own Individual Program, and will fund and implement its share of the General Program. The District intends to provide funding to support new and expanded activities required by the . ': ,. . . . /) z;j /'?' 7. General and Individual Programs for Cities located in District zones with Benefit Assessment programs. Such funding will be provided to the extent that it is available and' with the concurrence of the applicable City if it results in deferring flood control projects. (e) Each will provide agreed upon reports (certified under penalty of perjury) to the District on compliance with applicable provisions of the NPDES permit ana program implementation. 4. A proper accounting of funds and reports of all receipts and disbursements shall be made, including funds ~isbursed to individual parties for implementation of permit programs. Upon completion of the purposes of this Agreement, any surplus money on hand shall be returned in proportion to the contributions made. In the event a Party terminates this Agreement, any unexpended portion of its share of cost funds shall be returned to it. 5. By agreement of the PARTIES, budget allocations for the General Program shall be made according to a formula which for the municipalities allocates proportional shares based on a 50 percent we.-ight given to the area and a 50 percent weight given to the population within each municipalities' jurisdiction (excluding open water and wetland areas of San Francisco Bay). The attached Exhibit B provides a copy of the formulas which are used to allocate costs. Each Parties' share' of th~ General Program's costs for fiscal year 1991/92 will be according to the percentages provided in Exhibit A. /~ 4_/~, B. Cost shares will be recalculated based on updated information on population and area using the formulas in Exhibit B for fiscal year 1992/93 and at appropriate future intervals as specified in the bylaws. The budget allocation for the Individual Programs shall be ( made directly by the individual responsible parties. 6. This Agreement shall have a term of six (6) years from the first day of April 1991. .subject to automatic ren'ewal for ~ five (5) year period in the absence of objection thereto made in writing by any Party 90 days in advance of the renewal date. The participation of any Party to this Agreement may be terminated by a two-thirds affirmative vote of all allocated votes in any year in which the funds necessary for its continued involvement are not appropriated by its legislative body. 7. The PARTIES shall retain the ability to individually (or collectively) request permit modifications and initiate permit appeals for permit provisions to the extent that a provision affects an individual party or group of PARTIES. 8. This agreement .may be amended from time to time by written agreement of the Parties' governing bodi~s representing two-thirds or more of all allocated votes as shown in Exhibit A. . . 9. Participation in this Agreement may be terminated by any Party for any reason after the Party complies with all of the condi- . tians of termination. The conditions of termination include the .' . . ;1/ 4 jg- 9. follow~ng: the Party shall notify all of the other Parties to the Agreement 90 days prior to its termination in the Agreement, the Party shall obtain its own NPOES permit for urban runoff, and the Party shall have its name deleted as a co-permittee of the Parties' NPDES permit through an amendment of the Parties I NPDES permit. Any - .. ",..- &. --. expenses associated with terminating the Agreement including but not limited to filing for and obtaining the individual NPDES permit and the amendment of the Parties I NPDES permit will be solely the responsioility of the Party terminating its participation in the Agreement. . , po . EXHIBIT A ALAMEDA COUNTY URBAN RUNOFF CLEAN WATER PROGRAM ~AGEMENT COMMITTEE . Alameda . Alameda County . Alameda. County Flood Control and Water Conservation District . Zone 7 of Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District . Albany Berkeley Dublin . . . Emeryville . Fremont . Hayward . Livermore . N~wark . Oakland . Piedmont . Pleasanton . San Leandro Union City /5tf /r 10. . Voting'and General . Program Cost Share Percentaqes Total 4.96 9.28 0.00 . . . ..., ..., j:Q E-4 H tQ H ::I: X ~ tf.l Z o H E-4 ;::l lI.l H p: E-<< Z o "~~ l:)l:) ,:to .E-<~ Z.... ~~ ~~ Ww p..;Z; t,!)W ~C) H f-oE-t 1'tP: ,.,JO ;::lp.. Up.. ,.,J:J ,:tU) . () 0- p:E-< o """ tI) <It ~ =:a ~ o """ '*' o o rl x >. +oJ t:; ::J o U J:: l'll w-n "O/O..c::; QlQI+J g J.4 -ri >. l'll-=:~+J 1""1 o<t;"OCJ:: QJ 0 ;:J r::. ......-n 8 on 10 ...... ..c::;J.4/Ql'll ",",01""1"0 -ri ;.l .... ::J QI o 0. J:; C U 0 l'll 0J::P"r-l ori ...... r-l fI:( +JS:;l'll /O::J+J rl 0 ::J E-o 0. o p" II QI .... ", ..c::; Ul o QI Ol ", ...... J:: QI U .... QI p" >. ...... s:; :J o U Itl '0 QI g III 1""1 I<t /6 zi /8 tn o x . o u Itl_ 'OQI Ql J.4 g ", 1O.,.c: r-l1J) ~ o o rl - II QJ J.4 l'll ..c::; Ul QJ Ol 10 "'"' s:; QJ U J.4 QI p.. W >t +J -ri 1""'1 /0 0. .ri U ori s:; ::I ::c ..c::; u 10 ILl ;. , ~ c \ : APPJlO\7EDA5;J/ COunty Counsel A:L.l.~'.lI: . ~ .~- ~ '-^-^- Wi 1 1 i~ Mehn.;ein, Cle:dc %e B::ard of Sufervi.sars, }.l rmJ=I(ia COunty Flo::d Control and Water COnservation D.i.stJ::i..ct / 1 czf /Y' ' . 12. .AIAMEDA a:xJN1'Y F.UXD cnma, .AND wm-:R D::NSERVATICN DIS'mICl', a local p,hlic agency of the State of cali:fam1A BT-PLes~' .~~ ~ tr - .. "'- . . I hereby certify under penalty of perjury that the President of the Board of Supervisors was duly authorized to execute this document on behalf of the Alameda county Flood Control and Water Conservation District by a majority vote of the Board on ry~AY 1 d 1991 1 and that a copy has been delivered to the President as provided by Government Code section 25103. Dated: (r:AY 1 4: ,qq, \ WILLIAM HEHRWEIN, Clerk, Board of Supervisors and water of caJ.1fornia . '. e.' e e . I /z' otf /% 17. APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~ ?/.~k~ city Attorney A~EST: dePf cJ