REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approve Budget Modification No. 28 in the amount of $1,868,408 for Emergency Pipeline Repair Work
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested for Budget Modification No. 28 in the amount of $1,868,408 for the design ($252,946) and construction ($1,615,462) of the emergency repair of the Pond Effluent Pipeline.
EXISTING POLICY
Pursuant to Sunnyvale Charter Section 1305, at any meeting after the adoption of the budget, the City Council may amend or supplement the budget by motion adopted by affirmative votes of at least four members to authorize the transfer of unused balances appropriated for one purpose to another, or to appropriate available revenue not included in the budget.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The initial emergency repairs were exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 15269, which exempts emergency repairs to publicly or privately owned service facilities necessary to maintain service essential to the public health, safety or welfare.
This action is exempt from review under CEQA in that it involves fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect changes to the environment, and which do not commit the City to any specific project that may result in a potentially significant impact on the environment. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4).)
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
On July 29, 2020, Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) operators discovered a leak in the secondary effluent pipe that runs between the oxidation treatment ponds and the WPCP. The pipe carries sewage water (effluent) that has undergone two out of three stages of treatment and is substantially treated.
Effluent from the primary treatment process at the WPCP undergoes secondary treatment using two oxidation ponds that have a combined surface area of 440 acres. Following treatment in the oxidation ponds, secondary effluent is then pumped through a 36-inch welded steel Secondary Effluent (...
Click here for full text