HomeMy Public PortalAbout2016.182 (08-16-16)RESOLUTION. 2016.182
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD
APPROVING A CONTRACT WITH JOHN L. HUNTER AND ASSOCIATES TO
INSTALL GROUNDWATER MONITORING WELL IF NEEDED, PREPARE
GROUNDWATER INSTALLATION REPORT, PROVIDE PERIODIC
GROUNDWATER MONITORING AND REPORTING, AND REPRESENT THE
CITY WITH THE STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD (CIP NO.
4011.67.880) FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $66,129
WHEREAS, in December 1998, two gasoline (12,000 and 2,000 gallon),
one 550 gallon diesel, and one 280 gallon waste oil underground storage tanks
(USTs) were removed at City Hall North (former police station); and
WHEREAS, on May 1, 2014, the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality
Control Board ( LARWQB) issued a notice to the City to resume groundwater
monitoring; and
WHEREAS; John L. Hunter and Associates has conducted previous
monitoring of groundwater at this location; and
WHEREAS, it is prudent for the City to demonstrate good faith to comply
with the order LARWQB by expediting the monitoring.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD
DOES HEREBY FIND, PROCLAIM, ORDER AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council approves an agreement with John L. Hunter
and Associates in an amount not to exceed $66,129 with the provision to allow
the City Manager authority to amend the agreement in the amount not to exceed
$9,919 to provide project planning, scoping, management; to negotiate with the
Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board; to install ground water
monitoring well if needed; to prepare a groundwater installation report; to conduct
periodic groundwater monitoring; and to prepare periodic reporting for four events.
Section 2. The City Council authorizes the Mayor to sign an agreement
with John L. Hunter and Associates attached hereto as Exhibit A in a form
approved by the City Attorney.
Section 3. The City Council authorizes the City Manager to amend the
agreement with John L. Hunter and Associates for additional services in the
amount not to exceed $9,919.
Section 4. The City Council approves the additional appropriation as
follows:
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From the unappropriated Water Fund To CIP No. 4011.67880
$37,581 $37,581
Section 5. The City Council finds by way of a four - fifths vote of its
members that such acquisition may be more economically and efficiently effected
through the use of an alternate procedure.
Section 6. The City Council finds that resuming the groundwater
monitoring expeditiously by John L. Hunter and Associates, a firm knowledgeable
about this site's monitoring history, would provide good faith compliance with the
LARWQCB.
Section 7. That this Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its
adoption.
Section 8. The City Clerk shall certify as to the adoption of this City
Council Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 16th day of August, 2016.
ATTEST: _
Maria QuMonez,
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
David A. Garcia,
City Attorney
CZ,
Edwin Hernandez,
Mayor
J. Arnoldo Beltran,
City Manager
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Raul Godinez II, P. V,
Director of Public Works /City Engineer
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) SS.
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, Maria Quinonez, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood /Secretary
to the Lynwood Utility Authority, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution
was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Lynwood and the
Lynwood Utility Authority at a regular meeting held on the 16th day of August,
2016, and passed by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS ALATORRE,
SOLACHE, CASTRO AND HERNANDEZ
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
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Maria Quinonez, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
) SS.
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
SANTILLAWBEAS,
I, Maria Quinonez, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood /Secretary
to the Lynwood Utility Authority, do hereby certify that the above foregoing is a
full, true and correct copy of Resolution No. 2016.182 on file in my office and that
said Resolution was adopted on the date and by the vote therein stated. Dated
this 16th day of August, 2016.
M ria Quinonez, City Clerk