8794-15 Establish pilot program to remove clean water from sanitary sewer

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WHEREAS, this Council desires to provide the authorization to the Mayor (Director of Public Safety), the Director of Public Works, the Director of Law, the Director of Finance, and /or the Purchasing Manager to enter into contracts for professional services for the pilot pro- gram, and to advertise for bids and enter into contracts for the purchase of repair, maintenance and operating supplies, services and equipment for the pilot program as authorized by the Ad- ministrative Code of the City of Lakewood with the lowest and best bidder or bidders or as oth- erwise provided by law in an amount not to exceed $900,000.00; and WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood makes this determination solely and expressly for the aforementioned purpose and only for this specific pilot study area; and WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood has determined it is in the best interest of the public; to protect the public health and welfare, that it is necessary to fund the correction and rehabilita- tion necessary on private property in the pilot study area as a critical and key element to the proper development of a comprehensive plan to reduce and eliminate sewage discharges to the environment; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Ohio and the Ohio Revised Code, municipalities have the power of local self - government, and the power to enact laws that are for the health, safety, welfare; and WHEREAS, this Council by a vote of at least five of its members determines that this resolution is an emergency measure and that it shall take effect immediately, as set forth in Arti- cle III, Sections 10 and 13 of the Second Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, and that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public property, health, and safety and to pro- vide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments, in that the City must proceed to in- vestigate and correct improper inflow and infiltration of stormwater into the sanitary system un- der the Ohio EPA NPDES permit immediately; now, therefore BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. The City hereby establishes a pilot project in western Lakewood, within the area bounded by Hilliard Road to the north, Atkins Avenue to the west, Eldred Avenue to the east and Delaware Avenue to the south, to remove clean water sources from the City's sanitary sewer system in the furtherance of the City's permitting under the Ohio EPA, substantially under the conditions and specifications identified in the pilot project program guide attached hereto as Exhibit A. Section 2. The Mayor (Director of Public Safety), the Director of Public Works, the Di- rector of Law, the Director of Finance, and/or the Purchasing Manager be and are hereby author- ized and directed to enter into contracts for professional services for the pilot program, and to advertise for bids and enter into contracts for the purchase of repair, maintenance and operating supplies, services and equipment for the pilot program as authorized by the Administrative Code of the City of Lakewood with the lowest and best bidder or bidders or as otherwise provided by law in an amount not to exceed $900,000.00.