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, \1~-" REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the Cit Mana er May 22, 2000 Subject Redwood Shores Lagoon Management Plan Recommendation By motion, authorize Task Order No.3, extending the agreement with Waterworks Industries, Inc. for environmental engineering services and implementation of the Redwood Shores Management Plan, from June 30, 2000 to December 31, 2001, and increasing the not-to-exceed amount to $514,730. This task order is contingent on future Council approvals of the FY 2000/01 and FY 2001/02 operating budgets. Background Waterworks Industries, Inc. maintains the water quality of the Redwood Shores Lagoon through mechanical harvesting of widgeon grass, manual removal of excessive algae growth, weekly water sampling and monitoring of Lagoon conditions, and chemical treatment as needed. These maintenance activities are governed by the City's Lagoon Management Plan, which was tentatively approved by the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) staff in March 1995. On June 14, 1999, the Council authorized the Waterworks agreement for environmental engineering services and implementation of the Redwood Shores Lagoon Management Plan for a one-year period (ending June 30, 2000) in the amount of $113,405. The contract was funded at the $113,405 level to cover maintenance expenses for the first six months of the agreement (through December 31, 1999). The reason for funding only the first half-year was the uncertainty of what action the RWQCB would take on the City's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Storm Water Discharge Permit, which was pending approval at the time. Staff wanted to maintain the flexibility of issuing a new request for proposals for maintenance services if the permit contained new rules or operating requirements, or alternatively, of extending the existing agreement, if it did not. On July 21, 1999, the RWQCB approved the permit, without significantly different requirements. However, a new provision was added to the permit. The Board directed that the Cities of Foster City, San Mateo, and Redwood City "develop jointly by June 30, 2001, a consistent and complete set of Performance Standards that address proper lagoon design, the use of integrated pest management in place of complete reliance upon herbicide application (including the use of copper containing products as an algaecide), and source control and management of nutrient, sediment, and pathogens." .-........ ..-r-...-..