CITY OF MERCED - File #: 20-520

• File #: 20-520
• Version: 1
• Type: Consent Item
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 9/9/2020
• In control: City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency
• On agenda: 10/19/2020
• Title: SUBJECT: Approving the First Amendment to the Agreement for Professional Services with LSA Associates, Inc., in the Amount of $11,555.06, for Environmental Compliance Services, Including the Preparation of a Mitigated Negative Declaration, for the Proposed Well Site No. 22, Project No. 116020 REPORT IN BRIEF Authorizes an amendment to a contract for environmental compliance services with LSA Associates, Inc., to prepare a Mitigated Negative Declaration document for the proposed Municipal Well 22 at 3987 North Hatch Road. RECOMMENDATION City Council - Adopt a motion approving the first amendment to an agreement for professional services with LSA Associates, Inc., in the amount of $11,555.06 and authorizing the Interim City Manager to execute the necessary documents.

Report Prepared by: Joseph D. Angulo, Acting Deputy Director Public Works

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SUBJECT: Approving the First Amendment to the Agreement for Professional Services with LSA Associates, Inc., in the Amount of $11,555.06, for Environmental Compliance Services, Including the Preparation of a Mitigated Negative Declaration, for the Proposed Well Site No. 22, Project No. 116020

REPORT IN BRIEF
Authorizes an amendment to a contract for environmental compliance services with LSA Associates, Inc., to prepare a Mitigated Negative Declaration document for the proposed Municipal Well 22 at 3987 North Hatch Road.

RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion approving the first amendment to an agreement for professional services with LSA Associates, Inc., in the amount of $11,555.06 and authorizing the Interim City Manager to execute the necessary documents.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve, as recommended by staff; or,
2. Approve, subject to modifications as conditioned by City Council; or,
3. Refer to staff for reconsideration of specific items; or,
4. Deny.

AUTHORITY
Charter of the City of Merced, Section 200, et seq.

Services with an estimated value greater than $33,000 are made by written contract in accordance with Merced Municipal Code, Title 3 - Revenue and Finance, Chapter 3.04.

CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
As provided for in the 2020-21 Adopted Budget.

DISCUSSION
Municipal Well Site 22

The City of Merced utilizes groundwater as the sole source for the City's water supply system. Existing Municipal Well No. 7B, located at 3362 McKee Road, has contained nitrate concentrations above the California Maximum Contaminant Level for drinking water supplies. Due to this condition, it was taken out of service in April 2009.

A new Well No. 22 is proposed to serve as a replacement for Well No. 7B. The City Engineer and Public Works Director have recommended that a new water well be located on a 4-acre City-owned parcel at the intersection of Hatch and Cardella Roads (...