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.s: ¡¡e:--I September 12, 2005 Subject Maintenance Agreements with Other Jurisdictions Recommendation By Motion, authorize the City Manager to enter into agreements with other jurisdictions within the San Mateo Countywide Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program (STOPPP) area to provide annual catch basin and inlet cleaning services. Background Several of the surrounding jurisdictions within San Mateo County have experienced budget reductions that have resulted in reduced staffing or equipment. This has impacted the ability of some jurisdictions to perform the annual storm drainage system cleaning mandated by the San Mateo Countywide municipal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. Three local jurisdictions, the cities of Half Moon Bay, City of Menlo Park and the Town of Atherton have requested assistance from the City of Redwood City in meeting the permit requirement. The Town of Atherton with its small staff does not possess the type of equipment needed to remove debris and sediment from catch basins and inlets. Service to Atherton is minimal, usually involving the cleaning of approximately three to six catch basins / inlets per year. Compensation for work performed for the Town of Atherton will be billed against an Atherton-initiated purchase order of less than $10,000. Similarly the City of Menlo Park does not own the equipment needed to perform the clearing and removal of vegetation, sediment and debris from their stretch of Atherton Channel. Stormwater runoff from Menlo Park and the Town of Atherton empties into the Bay Front Canal in Redwood City's jurisdiction where its flow to San, Francisco Bay is controlled by tide gates maintained by Redwood City. The scope of services with the City of Menlo Park is more extensive and involves the removal of sediment, debris and vegetation from the portion of Atherton Channel that lies within Menlo Park city limits. Redwood City first entered into an agreement with Menlo Park to perform this service in 2002. For many years prior, Public Works Services was forced to handle debris flow from Atherton Channel on an emergency basis, usually during heavy storms, when floating debris threatened to jam the tide gates at the end of the Bay Front Canal. During those years, Redwood City would send letters forewarning the City of Menlo Park of potential liability and consequences offailure to clean the channel each year. Following a season of periodic flooding from the Channel within their jurisdiction, Menlo Park approached Redwood City about performing this service. Menlo Park obtains all regulatory agencies' permits for this activity prior to the start of work. The agreement with Menlo Park is generated by that city and will be for the not -to-exceed amount of $24,000.