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6.1.13. - Page 2 ANALYSIS PWS finalized access terms with the last property owner in October 2017. The access terms limit on-site work hours to a five-hour period during the night and require removal of all equipment and materials off-site after each shift. The access agreement restraints have led to increased costs for the consultants, as the work will now be performed during night hours with multiple mobilization and demobilization events. Cascade had originally estimated the costs at $56,616 for the pilot study, but has revised their estimate to $75,257. Amendment No. 1 with Cascade reflects the revised work hours and subsequent increase in costs. The previous contract with GES for $127,490 included pilot project oversight and 2017 groundwater monitoring events. Staff elected to create a new agreement, in the amount of $153,650, due to the higher cost estimate for additional activities in 2018. The new scope includes five groundwater monitoring events, pilot test scheduling and coordination, oversight of new monitoring well installation, data reporting, and completion of a remedial design implementation plan report. Staff requests that Council authorize the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with GES and an amendment with Cascade to allow PWS to perform a pilot remediation project at the Sequoia Station Shopping Center. This is a RWQCB-mandated project and the property owner's reluctance to grant access has caused major delays, affecting the department's ability to meet the RWQCB's April 30, 2017 deadline to report on pilot project results. Site access has finally been secured and PWS needs to begin activities as soon as possible to comply with the RWQCB's remediation schedule. ALTERNATIVES Council may choose to not approve the agreements with GES and Cascade. However, PWS is required by the RWQCB to make progress on remediation activities and additional delays will make meeting these requirements difficult. Staff recommends approving the agreements so that the pilot project may be completed. FISCAL IMPACT The City received $510,000 in fiscal year 2007-08 as part of a settlement with Roy's Dry Cleaners when it was discovered that the contamination was caused by inappropriate discharge from the dry cleaner's via a broken sewer pipe. Remediation activities will be funded by the settlement funds and the sewer enterprise. Funds are available in the fiscal year 2017-18 sewer capital projects fund. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW The proposed actions, which represent agreements for cleanup of a contaminated site, is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act review under Section 15321 (Enforcement Actions by Regulatory Agencies) in that it is a mandated action by the RWQCB.