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Staff Is seeking Council action on three items: 1. Approve expenditure of budgeted Water Enterprise Capital Improvement Program funds for temporary treatment and storage improvements at the SBSA wastawater treatment plant. These improvements are identified in the final report of the Water Recycling Feasibility Study for the Redwood Shores Area from Kennedy/Jenks Consultants. They are needed 'in order to continue the First Step Project beyond the initial two years and allow SBSA to restore use of permanent facilities for wastewatar treatment that were being 'loaned" to the First Step project. Additionally, an Increase In the production amount and storage of recycled water in the period pdor to proposed permanent Improvements is required in order to meet anticipated recycled water demand. There are several cost saving, operational, and reliability benefits provided by these temporary Improvements. 2. Authorize staff to execute a reimbursement agreement between Redwood City and SBSA for final agreed amount not to exceed $130,000.00, per Item no. 1 above. Such agreements have been utilized in past joint projects, most recently the City-owned Redwood Shores Maintenance Facility built within the SBSA plant grounds. 3. Request that SBSA establish a wholesale rate of charge for 2002, for production of recycled water to be served by Redwood City to specified irrigation water meters in Redwood Shores. For 2001, the City Council established a special 'Incentive rate" of $0.00 per unit of recycled water served to First Step customers. For 2002, the SBSA staff is prepared to respond to the Council's request for a wholesale rate, which would be brought back to Council in the form of a retail rate recommendation for consideration and adoption by April 1, 2002. As a residual benefit to the City for carrying the First Step Project forward, SBSA has facilitated the application process for permit renewal from the State of California Department of Health Services. As of this date, renewal of the permit is expected to be approved quickly. Alternative Do not authorize expenditure and give direction to staff; in which case the request for a wholesale rate would apply only to existing First Step customers, due to the hydraulic limitations of the existing temporary treatment improvements at SBSA. Flacal Impact To date, funds have been approved and appropriated by the City Council in the Water Enterprise Fund Capital Improvement Program, Recycled Water Project In the aggregate amount of $1,300,000, consistent with budget objectives, of which approximately $1 million Is available for the,temporary improvements and subsequent project expenditures. Peter Ingram Ed Everett Director, Public'Works Services City Manager Attachment (none) 2 of 2