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Adopt a Resolution to Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Consulting Services Agreement with Terraphase Engineering for $37,290 to Conduct a Climate Vulnerability Assessment and Flooding Plan for the Tony Lema Landfill Site
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COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Sustainability & Resiliency
SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the attached resolution that would facilitate a consulting services agreement with an existing vendor (Terraphase Engineering) to conduct a climate vulnerability assessment and flooding plan for the Tony Lema Landfill, in an amount not to exceed $37,920. If adopted, this agreement would enable the City to meet the mandated requirements of the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board that such plans be developed for all landfills throughout the region that are located adjacent to San Francisco Bay. [PRR1]
BACKGROUND
The California Regional Water Quality Control Board for the San Francisco Bay Region has found there are more than 30 landfills located immediately adjacent to San Francisco Bay, including the Tony Lema Landfill in San Leandro. These Bayfront landfills are inherently vulnerable to sea level rise (SLR), extreme storm events, king tides, and groundwater rise which can occur when higher sea levels cause shallow water tables to rise.
The Water Quality Control Board has amended the Regional Water Board Orders to require dischargers to submit a climate change vulnerability assessment and adaptation plan for the landfill sites. The plan must identify strategies for the long-term protection of the landfill from flooding and inundation due to SLR, groundwater rise, and extreme climate/weather events. This long-term protection plan is due 180 days after the adoption of the Order (October 12, 2022) and must be updated every 5 years thereafter.
In addition, planning for sea level rise and flooding was identified as an action item in the...
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