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C. 88

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:	February 28, 2023

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

On-call Contract Amendment with Blankinship & Associates, Inc. Project No. 7517-WO7241

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/28/2023

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Ken Carlson, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Michele Mancuso, (925) 313-2236
cc:	Allison Knapp, Deputy Public Works Director Tim Jensen, Flood Control Michele Mancuso, Flood Control, County Watershed Program Michael Taylor, Flood Control Catherine Windham, Flood Control

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: February 28, 2023
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with Blankinship & Associates, Inc., to extend the term through March 30, 2024, for on-call professional stormwater quality services for a variety of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit requirements, with no change to the payment limit, Countywide. (No fiscal impact)

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no fiscal impact with this action, as it is only to extend the term of the contract. This project, including the contract, will be funded 100% by Stormwater Utility Assessment Funds.

BACKGROUND:

The Contra Costa County Watershed Program (CWP) is responsible for implementing the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Control Board Municipal Stormwater Permit (MRP) under the NPDES No. CAS612008, on behalf of Contra Costa County, including Contra Costa County Public Works and the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (FC District). CWP and the FC District are member agencies of a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (JEPA), including the following JEPA members, the City of Antioch, Alameda County Public Works, and Zone 7 Water Agency. The City of Concord was active when the group was formed in the early 2000s, but has been inactive with the JEPA and NPDES for over a decade. The JEPA was formed to develop and implement a monitoring plan for each discharger’s permit under the Aquatic Pesticide (Water Quality Order No. 2013-0002-DWQ, General Permit No. CAG990005) general NPDES Permit.

The NPDES Permits require permittees to reduce pollutants flowing from their jurisdictions to receiving waters from pollutants, trash, abandoned waste, and other pollutants of concern found in urban runoff.

The CWP requires on-call professional service contracts for the provision of expertise in a variety of technical fields in support of meeting the water quality requirements of the NPDES Permits and additional County initiatives.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Without the approval of this contract by the Board of Supervisors, Contra Costa County will be unable to meet its requirements under NPDES No. CAS612008 and No. CAG99005.