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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Water Infrastructure Agreement for Alameda Point with East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) to: (1) Address the Implementation of New Water Infrastructure in the Reuse Area; and (2) Extend the Existing Short-Term Maintenance and Operations Agreement for the Existing Water System and (3) Accept Credits in System Capacity and Wastewater Capacity Fees from EBMUD. (Base Reuse 819099)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jill Keimach, City Manager
Re: Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Water Infrastructure Agreement for Alameda Point with East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) to: (1) Address the Implementation of New Water Infrastructure in the Reuse Area; and (2) Extend the Existing Short-Term Maintenance and Operations Agreement for the Existing Water System and (3) Accept Credits in System Capacity and Wastewater Capacity Fees from EBMUD
BACKGROUND
Prior to closure of the former Naval Air Station Alameda (NAS Alameda), commonly referred to as Alameda Point, the United States Navy (Navy) designed, owned and operated the potable water system at Alameda Point (Navy Water System). Water was supplied to the Navy Water System by East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) through three master meters located on the perimeter of NAS Alameda. The Navy Water System was neither built, nor maintained to the standards of EBMUD.
In anticipation of the base closure, on May 2, 1997, EBMUD and the City entered into a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (JPA) under which EBMUD agreed to provide specified services to assist the City in meeting its potable water system related custodial responsibilities at Alameda Point in anticipation of the Navy Water System being upgraded and conveyed to EBMUD. Through a series of modifications and extensions the JPA was continued through March 31, 2017. On April 26, 2017, the City and EBMUD entered into a short-term s...
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