HomeMy WebLinkAbout02082000 Perlin Staff ReportSARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY NO.
AGENDA ITEM
MEETING DATE: February 8, 2000
CITY MANAGER:
ORIGINATING DEPT.: CITY MANAGER
DEPT. HEAD:
SUBJECT: Status report on Saratoga Creek Settlement Agreement Activities
The following briefly describes the status of each of the activities required in connection with the
Saratoga Creek Litigation Settlement Agreement. The progress reported for each activity reflects
what has been accomplished since the previous status report dated October 26, 1999.
A. No-dumping stencils - As previously reported, these have been installed per the terms of
the agreement.
B. Warning signs - As previously reported, these have been installed per the terms of the
agreement.
Water Quality Testing - No additional water quality testing of samples taken directly from
Saratoga Creek has been performed since the October 4 sampling event. The next round
of sampling is scheduled to occur in mid-May, weather permitting. Prior to this time,
additional video surveying of both the Fourth Street and Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road storm
drain systems will be performed with the assistance of the West Valley Sanitation District
in an effort to identify potential locations of groundwater/sanitary sewer infiltration that
leads to high fecal coliform concentrations in the creek at both outfall locations. Friends
of Santa Clara Creeks will also participate in the video surveying effort.
Storm Drain Maps - City staff continues to refine the storm drain maps being produced on
the City's new GIS system. Unfortunately, most of the previous work performed by the
West Valley Sanitation District has proven to be unreliable so the City's engineering staff
is creating the entire maps from scratch. Targeted completion is now the end of March
due to the unanticipated additional work required and the time devoted to completing the
maps of parcels not connected to the public sanitary sewer system for aid in implementing
the Septic System Abatement Ordinance.
Discharge Response Plan - Publication of the Plan in the Saratoga News was put on hold
pending resolution of issues in connection with recent SFD response to a reported
discharge incident. City remains concerned about SFD's willingness to handle responses
as previously agreed to. Assuming concerns can be addressed, Plan will be published in
March. If concerns cannot be satisfactorily addressed, Plan will need to be modified
before it is published. Additional publication of the Plan in the second and future editions
of the City's newsletter is also anticipated.
Storm Drain Sag Repair - Both sags were cleaned in May and August. Fourth Street sag
will be cleaned prior to video survey of the storm drain system. Future repair of sags to
occur when SFD Fire Station is rebuilt, and when Fourth Street Bridge is replaced.
Non-storm water effluent from the outfall at Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road - City continues to
work closely with Friends of Santa Clara Creeks to pinpoint sources of high fecal effluent
from the outfall (see discussion of video surveying in C above) documented in previous
water sampling events. Recently completed profile mapping of the sanitary and storm
sewers have identified one suspect location where the sanitary sewer crosses above the
storm drain by only several inches. This will be further investigated as a possible sewage
infiltration point.
Septic System Phase-Out - Complete maps of all properties identified by West Valley and
Cupertino Sanitary Districts have been prepared by the City's engineering staff on the new
GIS system. A Microsoft Access database has also been created by a West Valley College
volunteer to track compliance status of all parcels subject to the new Ordinance. The
City's Notice to Abate and cover letter have been finalized and reviewed by the Sanitation
Districts and are scheduled to be mailed to property owners by the end of this week.
I. Attorney's fees and costs - Second installment payment to Plaintiff's attorneys made on
July 1. Third and final installment to be paid on July 1, 2000.