76-79 contract to design WWTP improvements

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ORDINANCE NO. 76-79 BY: McNally, Salmon, Wendling, Brockman, Brown, Chinnock, McBrid AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE authorizing the Mayor as ex-officio Director of Public Works to execute a Step II Grant Agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency and to enter into a contract with Watermation, Incorporated for the Step II work consisting of the detailed design and preparation of specifications and construction drawings for the improvements in the Lakewood Wastewater Treatment Plant and its.ancillary systems in accordance with the Lakewood Facility Plan. WHEREAS, it is necessary to comply with Public Law 92-500 the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and ' ' / WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood has submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency a Facility Plan and a Step II Grant Application, and WHEREAS, the Environmental Protection Agency has approved the Lakewood Facility Plan and has advised the City that the federal 75% share of funds, in the amount of $1, 366,350, has been made available for the Step II work and WHEREAS, the Environmental Protection Agency has advised the City that the Step II Grant Agreement must be executed by the City and returned to the Environmental Protection Agency by October 26, 1979, and WHEREAS, the firm of Watermation, Incorporated prepared the Lakewood Facility Plan and Step II Grant Application, which includes a proposed contract between the City of Lakewood and Watermation, Incorporated, and WHEREAS, this ordinance constitutes an emergency measure providing for .the immediate preservation of the public health, safety and welfare and for the further reason that it is in the interest of the public service, Welfare and safety to proceed with the Step II work relating to our Wastewater Treatment Plant and ancillary systems at the earliest possible time; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CI'TY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That the Mayor as ex-officio Director of Public Works be and he is hereby authorized and directed to execute a.Step II Grant Agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency and employ by contract the firm of Watermation, Incorporated, 2304 University Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota as consulting engineers for the purpose of performing detailed design work and the preparation of specifications and construction drawings necessary for the implementaion of the improvements in the City's Wastewater Treatment Plant and ancillary facilities in accordance with the approved Facility Plan. Section 2. That the City of Lakewood's 25% share of the total cost for this work is estimated at $455,450.00, and the funds for this work are to be provided by the Wastewater Sewer Facility Fund. Section 3. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this- Council concerning and relating to the passage of this ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all such deliberations of this Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action, were in meetings open to the public, in compliance with all legal requirements including Section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code. Section 4. That this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure for the reasons stated in the preamble hereof and provided it receives the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members elected to Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its adoption and approval by the Mayor; otherwise it shall take effect allowed by law. Approved:~/~ ~'~0, /~,~y and be i~.'orce after t~e earliest period ' ///'---~-~ayor ~