HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-01-12 Ordinance 5296Ordinance No. 5296
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AMENDING THE BUDGET
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 20151N THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FUND, REDUCING
THE PLANT EQUIPMENT REPLACMENTS PROJECT (WQ-80021) BY $1,942,651 AND
INCREASING THE BIOSOLIDS FACILITY PROJECT (WQ-14001) BY $1,942,651,
RESULTING IN NO IMPACT TO THE RESERVE LEVEL IN THE WASTEWATER
TREATMENT FUND.
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. The Council of the City of Palo Alto finds and determines as follows:
A. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of Article Ill of the Charter of the City of
Palo Alto, the Council on June 16, 2014 did adopt a budget for Fiscal Year 2015; and
B. The City of Palo Alto. is one of only two wastewater plants in California operating
sewage sludge incinerators, and plans to retire the incinerators in 2019; and
C. On January 24, 2013 the City Council approved the development of a Biosolids
Facility Plan, and on May 12, 2014 the City Council approved an Organics Facility Plan; and
D. The City Council directed staff to initiate design of Component One of the
Organics Facility Plan on May 12, 2014, which is a sludge dewatering truck load facility, which
will allow for sealed truck hauling of dewatered sewage sludge cake to regional facilities for
final treatment; and
E. Funding adjustments included in this Budget Amendment Ordinance will allow
for design and environmental consulting services for the sludge dewatering truckload facility.
SECTION 2. The sum of One Million Nine Hundred Forty Two Thousand, Six Hundred and
Fifty One Dollars ($1,942,651) is hereby reduced from the Plant Equipment Replacements
project (WQ-80021) and the Biosolids Facility project (WQ-14001) is hereby increased by a
corresponding amount, resulting in no net impact on reserves in the Wastewater Treatment
Fund.
SECTION 3. As provided in Section 2.04.330 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, this
ordinance shall become effective upon adoption.
SECTION 4~ The Council of the City of Palo Alto hereby finds that this is not a project
under the California Environmental Quality Act and, therefore, no environmental impact
assessment is necessary.
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INTRODUCED AND PASSED: January 12, 2015
AVES: BERMAN, BURT, DUBOIS, FILSETH, HOLMAN, KNISS, SCHARFF, SCHMID, WOLBACH
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
NOT PARTICIPATING:
ATIEST:
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~J4. City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED:
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Senior Assistant City Attorney
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