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SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
MEETING DATE: April 6, 2011 AGENDA ITEM:
DEPARTMENT: Public Works CITY MANAGER: Dave Anderson
PREPARED BY: Kristin Borel DIRECTOR: John Cherbone
Public Works Analyst
SUBJECT: Association of Bay Area Governments Agreement for Local Agency
Participation in the Grant-funded Bay Area-wide Trash Capture
Demonstration Project
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the agreement with the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), which will
provide trash capture equipment for installation in existing storm drains to comply with the San
Francisco Bay Municipal Regional Stormwater Permit, and authorize the City Manager to
execute the agreement. The Agreement will be provided at the Council meeting and will be sent
separately in electronic format.
REPORT SUMMARY:
The City was issued a new five year Municipal Stormwater National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) permit in October 2009. Provision C.10 of the permit requires
municipalities to install and maintain a minimum number of full trash capture devices by July 1,
2014 to treat an area equivalent to 30% of the Retail/Wholesale (commercial) land that drains to
the municipal storm sewer system. For each City, the Regional Water Quality Control Board
(RWQCB) provided minimum requirements for trash capture catchment areas. For Saratoga, 12 acres,
or approximately four storm drains, must be retrofitted with full trash capture devices to meet the
permit requirement (see attached map for possible locations). Full trash capture devices are
intended to capture trash in the storm drain system and prevent it from being discharged into
creeks and the San Francisco Bay.
In October 2009, the San Francisco Estuary Partnership (SFEP) was awarded $5 million dollars
in federal stimulus funds through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to
support the Bay Area-wide Trash Capture Demonstration Project. The Project’s purpose is to
allow cities to test different types of full trash capture devices and assist in compliance with the
municipal stormwater permit requirements. The project is managed by the staff of SFEP under
the sponsorship of ABAG.
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FISCAL IMPACTS:
If awarded, the City will receive twenty-one thousand, one hundred two dollars ($21,202) in
grant money, which will pay for the purchase and installation of full trash capture devices to meet
the permit requirements. There are no City matching funds required.
The City will be responsible for the long-term maintenance of the installed units and it is
estimated that in order to meet the manufacturer’s recommendations for inspection and cleaning
for the useful life of the product (not to exceed 25 years), approximately $1,000 per year will be
needed for the four units that will be installed.
CONSEQUENCES OF NOT FOLLOWING RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
The City would be required to fund the full cost for purchase and installation of the trash capture
devices to meet the requirement of the NPDES stormwater permit.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION (S):
None in addition to the above.
FOLLOW UP ACTION(S):
The City Manager will execute the agreement with ABAG.
ADVERTISING, NOTICING AND PUBLIC CONTACT:
This item was posted as a City Council agenda item and was included in the packet made
available on the City’s web site in advance of the meeting. A copy of the agenda packet is also
made available at the Saratoga Branch Library each Monday in advance of the Council meeting
and residents may subscribe to the agenda on-line by opting in at www.saratoga.ca.us
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Sample Trash Capture Device
2. Resolution
3. Potential locations map