REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Baylands Storm Pump Station No. 2 Rehabilitation Project
Report
BACKGROUND
Storm Pump Station No. 2 is located in northern Sunnyvale, east of Baylands Park, and pumps storm water from a collection basin over a levee into Calabazas Creek which drains into San Francisco Bay. The station handles storm water that originates from a 500-acre area of northern Sunnyvale, south of SR 237. Maintained and operated by the City of Sunnyvale, the station was originally constructed in 1966 with additional pumping capacity added in 1990. The mechanical equipment at the pump station, including the original pumps and natural gas powered drive units, have reached the end of their useful life and need to be replaced to ensure continued long-term efficient and reliable operation of the pump station.
A contract for design of the Baylands Storm Pump Station No. 2 Rehabilitation Project was awarded to Schaaf & Wheeler, Consulting Civil Engineers, in the amount of $316,093 on July 17, 2012 (RTC 12-169). Planned improvements include new pumps with electric motors and automated controls, upgrades to the existing pump station structure and drainage basin on City property as well as improvements to the discharge outfalls to Calabazas Creek. All improvements have been designed in accordance with the recommendations of a comprehensive condition assessment and feasibility study conducted in 2011.
Design work is nearing completion and the process of obtaining permits for the portion of work in the seasonal wetlands preserve and Calabazas Creek is underway. The permits are expected to be issued in the fall of 2014. Construction is expected to take place after the rainy season in early summer 2015, however, the City is considering phasing construction of the project so that work on City property, which doesn't require additional permits, could begin a...
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