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Staff Report for a Resolution of the City of San Leandro City Council to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Six-Month Extension to the Current Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement with East Bay Dischargers Authority, with Term Ending June 30, 2020, and to Execute an Amended and Restated Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement with East Bay Dischargers Authority, with Term Ending June 30, 2040
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a Resolution to approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a six-month extension to the existing Joint Exercise of Powers (JPA) authority agreement with the East Bay Dischargers Authority (EBDA), which will extend the agreement through June 30, 2020. In addition, staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution to authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to the JPA agreement with EBDA, which would commence on July 1, 2020 and end on June 30, 2040.
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 and pumps the water about seven miles to the San Francisco Bay. These four entities, plus Castro Valley Sanitary District, are the five member agencies of EBDA. Each agency sends a representative to serve on the EBDA Commission. Mayor Cutter is currently representing the City on the Commission.
EBDA owns and is responsible for pump stations at each treatment plant, the pipes that convey the wastewater from the treatment plants, the Marina Dechlorination Facility and the outfall pipeline. EBDA's budget is about $5 million per year, which is funded by the member agencies, pro-rated by the quantity of water each member discharges.
The agreement that created the EBDA JPA has been amended three ti...
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