Submitted By: Public Works
Prepared By: Dustin Burnside, Utilities Manager
Julie Schmidt, Sr. Management Analyst
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CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION AWARDING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE INSPECTION SERVICES CORPORATION (ECIS), FOR FATS, OILS, AND GREASE (FOG) PROGRAM AND NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEMS PERMIT (NPDES MS4) INSPECTION SERVICES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $205,800 FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE TWO ONE-YEAR EXTENSIONS, AND FINDING THE PROJECT CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
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Summary:
The City Council is being asked to consider a request to award, and authorize the execution of a three-year Professional Services Agreement with Environmental Compliance Inspection Services Corporation (ECIS), in an amount not to exceed $205,800 with two optional one-year extensions (Attachment 2). This Agreement will provide inspection services and administration of the City’s FOG program for Food Service Establishments (FSE’s) and perform inspections, education, and notifications of violations to comply with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems Permit (NPDES MS4) for the FSE’s that have grease interception devices.
Background:
Under California general waste discharge requirements established by the State Water Resources Control Board, the City is required to have a comprehensive FOG control program. Significant sources of FOG are generated from residential homes, apartments/condos and FSEs, where cooking oil and residual food grease from dishes are improperly disposed of in kitchen drains. FOG that enters the sewer system eventually hardens and coats the inside of sewer pipes. Over time, FOG residues build up in the sewer pipes and begin to restrict flows until build-up completely blocks...
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