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·6·/ REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager August23,2004 Subject Redwood City Recycled Water Project Recommendation 1. By Motion, approve professional engineering services agreement with Kennedy/Jenks Consultants for Recycled Water Project - Distribution System Design - Redwood Shores Project Area, and authorize the City Manager to sign agreement 2. By Motion, approve professional engineering services agreement with Kennedy/Jenks Consultants for Recycled Water Project - Customer Retrofit and Program Support Services - Phase One, and authorize the City Manager to sign agreement Background In early 2001 , staff conducted a competitive consultant selection process for the purpose of recommending to the Council the most experienced and best qualified firm to assist the City in determining the feasibility of recycled water as an additional water supply. On June 11,2001, the City Council approved the initial agreement with Kennedy/Jenks Consultants to perform the Water Recycling Feasibility Study for the Redwood Shores Area, which was presented and accepted in January 2002. Based on this report and the evolving understanding of the threat of a major water shortage, the City Council established new, two-year priorities, including: · Address Redwood City Water Supply Assurance · Implement Water Recycling Project · Regional Water Supply: Fix the System In June 2002, the Council accepted the final report, Redwood City Water Use Forecast - 2000 to 2020, and directed staff to amend the City's Urban Water Management Plan to incorporate the forecast data. In August 2002 the City Council reviewed and accepted the final report - Water Recycling Feasibility Study for Redwood City. At staff's request, the Council also authorized negotiation of a scope of engineering services for the design of the distribution system of the proposed Recycled Water Project with Kennedy/Jenks Consultants (Minute Order 02- 248). In the spring of 2003 Kennedy/Jenks and staff presented revised project alternatives that expanded the geographical area of the program in order to meet the goal of distributing 2,000 acre-feet per year of recycled water by 2010. At the same time, the City Council adopted a policy that precludes mandatory use of recycled water in existing residential areas. In August 2003 the City Council approved a broadly defined, flexible project, filed a California Environmental Quality Act Notice of Determination, and formed a citizen Page 1 of 4 -. - - - ->.,~ .."....... ,.,....-.- -