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AGENDA
Utilities Committee Regular Meeting
6:00 PM - Monday, March 25, 2019
Council Conference Room, 7th Floor, City Hall – 1055 S. Grady Way
1. Emerging Issues in Utilities
• Kennydale Reservoir Bid Award
• 2019 King County Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan
• 2019 Stormwater Management Program Plan
a) Memo
PUBLICWORKSDEPARTMENTMEMORANDUMDATE:March21,2019TO:DenisLaw,Mayor7)FROM:GreggZimmerm4jiiblicWorksDepartmentAdministratorSTAFFCONTACT:RonStraka,UtilitySystemsDirector,ext.7239SUBJECT:EmergingIssuesItemsontheMarch25UtilitiesCommitteeMeetingAgendaForyourinformation,thefollowingisasummaryoftopicsthatwillbediscussedunderEmergingIssuesattheMarch25UtilitiesCommitteemeeting.KennydaleReservoirProject:ThebidopeningforthisprojectwasheldonMarch5,2019.Twobidswerereceived.ThelowbidwasfromMcClure&SonsofMillCreekfor$5,188,392,andthesecondbidfromT.BaileyofAnacortesfor$5,502,458.Theengineer’sestimatewas$5,496,330.40.Thecontractorisqualifiedtoperformtheworkandnoirregularitieswerefoundwiththelowbid.Theprojectbudgetforreservoirconstructionis$5,800,000,withatotalprojectbudgetof$9,000,000.ConstructionisestimatedtobegininAprilandbecompletedinJuly2020.ThePublicWorksDepartmentrecommendsthatCouncilawardtheconstructioncontracttoMcClure&SonsattheApril1Councilmeeting.Draft2019StormwaterManagementProgramPlan:TheSurfaceWaterUtilityputtogetheraStormwaterManagementProgramPlan(SWMP)inaccordancewiththerequirementsofthePhaseIINPDESpermitissuedtothecitybytheWashingtonStateDepartmentofEcology.Thispermitrequiresthecityimplementprogramstocontrolandreducepollutantdischargetoreceivingwaterbodies.The2019SWMPwaspreparedinaccordancewithnew2019-2024permitrequirements,whichgointoeffectonAugust1,2019.Thenewpermitrequiresthefollowingadditionalprograms:1.ComprehensivestormwaterplanningbyMarch31,2022.2.Municipalstormsystemmappinganddocumentation(independentofillicitdischargedetectionandillumination)byAugust1,2021.3.Sourcecontrolprogramexistingdevelopment(developanordinancetorequiresourcecontrolbestmanagementpracticesbyAugust1,2022withimplementationbyJanuary1,2023.AGENDA ITEM #1. a)
DenisLaw,MayorPage2of3March21,20192019KingCountyComprehensiveSolidWasteManagementPlan:Followingovertwoyearsofcollaborationwith37partnercities,theSolidWasteAdvisoryCommittee(SWAC),MetropolitanSolidWasteManagementAdvisoryCommittee(MSWMAC)andKingCountyExecutiveDowConstantinetransmittedthe2019ComprehensiveSolidWasteManagementPlan(CompPlan)totheKingCountyCouncilfortheirconsiderationandapprovalJuly26,2019.ThisCompPlanisrequiredbystatelaw.Aninterlocalagreementbetweenthe37partnercitiesisinexistence.TheCompPlanpresentsstrategiesformanagingKingCounty’ssolidwasteoverthenextsixyears,withconsiderationofthenext20years.Itaddressesthemanycomponentsoftheregionalsystemincludingrecycling,collection,finance,transferstationservicesanddisposal.OnJanuary9,2019theKingCountyCouncil’sRegionalPolicyCommittee(RPC)discussedtheCompPlanwithmanymembersinattendancevoicingtheirsupportforadoption.TheRPCapprovedtheCompPlanFebruary27.TheKingCountyCouncil’sCommitteeoftheWhole(COW)deliberatedtheplanduringtheirMarch6meeting.ItisnowsubjecttoaCouncilmotiontorelievetheCOWoffurtherconsideration.ItisanticipatedtheCompPlanwillbemovedforconsiderationbythefullCouncilnolaterthanAprilfollowingapublichearing.OnceapprovedbytheKingCountyCounciltheCompPlanmustbeapprovedbythepartnercitiesandtheWashingtonStateDepartmentofEcology.Theapprovalprocessisexpectedtoconcludelaterthisyear.ItemsofinteresttoRentonandothercities:TransferServices:•Directssitingofanewnortheasttransferstation.•HoughtonTransferStationinKirklandwillclosewhenreplacementcapacityisavailable.•TheRentonTransferStationserveseastandsoutheast(Renton)unincorporatedKingCountyandtheCityofRenton.TheserviceareaoverlapswiththeBowLakeandFactoriatransferstations.oMayclosewhenreplacementcapacityisavailable.oNorestrictionsonself-haultransactions.oServesRenton’ssolidwastecontractorRepublicServices.oProvidesfreeancillaryrecyclingservicestobusinessesandresidents.H:\FileSys\USA-UtilitySystemsDivisionAdministration\USA-03-CORRESPONDENCE\USA-03-0001UtilityDirectorsCorrespondence\2019coRR\MemotoMayorreUtilitiesCommitteeBriefing03.25.19.docx\mcAGENDA ITEM #1. a)
DenisLaw,MayorPage3of3March21,2019ChoosingDisposalOptions:FurtherdevelopmentoftheCedarHillsLandfillisrecommended.•CurrentpermittedcapacityoftheCedarHillsalongwithrecyclinggoalsprovidecapacityupto2028.ThisplanrecommendsexpandingadditionalcapacityatCedarHillswhichwouldprovidecapacityupto2040,assumingrecyclinggoalsarealsomet.Italsorecommendsfurtherstudyofcostsandenvironmentalimpactsof:•Wasteexport•Wastetoenergy(WTE)massburnfacility.SustainableMaterialsManagement:Interimgoalof70%recycling.•Note:Renton’ssingle-familycurbsiderecyclerateis67%in2018butdipsto38%foroverallrecycling(includedsingle-family,multifamilyandcommercial).Supports:•Mandates(e.g.mandatorygarbageand/orrecyclecollection).•Incentives(e.g.variableratestructures).•Educationandpromotion.•Enforcement.•Partnershipssuchasproductstewardship(e.g.E-cycleWashington).cc:RobertHarrison,ChiefAdministrativeOfficerJosephFarah,SurfaceWaterUtilityManagerLindaKnight,SolidWasteCoordinatorAprilAlexander,ExecutiveSecretaryJuliaMedzegian,CouncilLiaisonH:\FileSys\USA-UtilitysystemsDivisionAdministration\USA-03-CORRESPONDENCE\USA-03-0001UtilityDirector’sCorrespondence\2019CORR\MemotoMayorreUtilitiesCommitteeBriefing03.25.19.docx\mcAGENDA ITEM #1. a)