DATE: August 24, 2021
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Agreement with Caruthers Community Services District
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with the Caruthers Community Services District for the Caruthers Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge Drying Bed, Community Development Block Grant Project No. 20111, effective upon execution through March 14, 2023, total not to exceed $250,000.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will provide Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for the Caruthers Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge Drying Bed (Project), included in the County's 2020-21 Action Plan approved by your Board on April 28, 2020. The Project consists of the construction of a new sludge drying bed at the Caruthers Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in the community of Caruthers. The new sludge bed will improve treatment efficiency and provide system redundancy; plant capacity will not be increased. The County will provide $250,000 in CDBG funds for the Project. If necessary to complete the Project by March 14, 2023, the Caruthers Community Services District (District) will provide a local financial contribution for project costs in excess of the CDBG funds. This item pertains to a location in District 4.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may reject the recommended action, and direct Department of Public Works and Planning staff to identify a project from the 2020-21 Back-Up list for consideration. However, deletion may impact the County's ability to meet its CDBG expenditure timelines set by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The Project's total estimated cost is $250,000, which includes construction, design and construction engineering, and contingency and permits. CDBG funds in the amount of $25...
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