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Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution to Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Asset Transfer Agreement Between the City of San Leandro and the East Bay Dischargers Authority
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a Resolution to approve and authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement between the City and the East Bay Dischargers Authority (EBDA) to transfer assets from EBDA to the City.
BACKGROUND
EBDA was created in 1974 for the purpose of discharging treated wastewater to the San Francisco Bay. It collects the discharges from four wastewater treatment plants in the East Bay: Union Sanitary District, City of Hayward, Oro Loma Sanitary District, and the City of San Leandro. It dechlorinates these discharges at the Marina Dechlorination Facility and pumps the water about seven miles into the San Francisco Bay.
At the November 18, 2019 City Council meeting, the City Council approved a resolution to authorize the City Manager to sign an Amendment Five to the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (JPA). This amendment has been signed by the other EBDA member agencies and will go into effect on July 1, 2020. As part of this amendment, the City agreed to assume ownership of the pump station located at the Water Pollution Control Plant in San Leandro and the pipeline between the pump station and the force main at the EBDA dechlorination facility.
The agreement attached to the Resolution formalizes the transfer of assets as specified in the amended JPA.
Analysis and Fiscal Impact
There is no exchange of money between EBDA and the City at this time. However, as noted at the November 18, 2019 City Council meeting, the City will no longer be required to share in the cost of pipelines or pump stations for other member agencies. The City will be responsible for all costs associated with the pump station located at the San Leandro Water Pollution Control Plant and the pipeline between the pump station and the EBDA discharge facility. Staff expects there will be a small net savings as a result of efficiencies gained by maintaining these facilities with City staff.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachments to Related Legislative Files
o Transfer Agreement San Leandro Pump Station and Pipelines to Force Main
PREPARED BY: Justin Jenson, Water Pollution Control Plant Manager
Hayes Morehouse, Water Pollution Control Plant Administrative Analyst II