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CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT For Council Meeting of July 18. 1989 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Leslie A. Keane, City Manag 4 SUBJECT: Approval of Regional Tertiary Treatment Project Date: July 14, 1989 Agreements In -May of the current year, the Council approved two agreements for the operation of a.regional wastewater treatment demonstration project. These agreements anticipated that the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District (SBVMWD) would negotiate site options and purchases and would obtain the required construction and discharge permits. In the process of finalizing the agreements, we have been unable to negotiate a number of liability issues with SBVMWD and they have decided not to participate in the project. The Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA) has, however, agreed to obtain the required permits and act as oversight agency for the demonstration project. The City of San Bernardino has also offered to operate the demonstration project through the initial testing stages. Neither the City of San Bernardino nor Colton has committed to the permanent operation of a regional tertiary facility in lieu of individual city operations. Nor has either committed as to an operator/administrator should we proceed with the regional concept beyond the demonstration project. These decisions will need to be made prior to the end of the demonstration project. Should either, or both cities, abandon the regional concept, information provided via the demonstration project may be used by either in its decision to construct and operate an RIX or conventional facility. Since SBVMWD is no longer involved in this project, it is necessary to restructure the operations and administration agreements. The three new agreements have been reviewed by Best, Best & Krieger to assure that they are in the best interests of the City of Colton. The agreements have also been approved and signed by the City of San Bernardino. RECCMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council approve, and authorize the Mayor to execute, the attached three agreements for the operation of a regional wastewater treatment demonstration project. Attachments: 3 Page 1 of—_ — Item No