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VICE PRESIDENT MCGUIRE'S.WILL I HAVE A MOTION TO AND APPROVE? UM, WE HAVE A MO WE HAVE A MOTION TO EXCLUDE MCGUIRE AND CERA.
MY FIRST, DID I HAVE A SECOND AND A FIRST? YES.
UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
NEXT WE ARE TO REGULAR AGENDA.
[1. 24-53879 Recommendation to cancel the July 4, 2024 Board meeting. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
RECOMMENDATION TO CANCEL THE JULY THE FOURTH BOARD MEETING.AND YOU ARE ALL AWARE THAT THAT'S A, UH, HOLIDAY.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS, ANY COMMISSIONER'S COMMENTS? DO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? MOVED BY, UM, COMMISSIONER SHANNON, SECOND AND SECOND.
UM, AND OUR SECOND IS BY COMMISSIONER KEVIN SCOTT.
SO ANY, THERE'S NO OPPOSITIONS.
[2. 24-53880 Recommendation to approve June 6, 2024 Board meeting minutes. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
APPROVE THE JUNE, JUNE 6TH BOARD MEETING MINUTES.ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? ANY COMMISSIONER'S COMMENTS? DO I HAVE A MOTION? AND A SECOND? SO, MOVE, MOVE BY COMMISSIONER SHANNON AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SCOTT.
REALIZE HOW MUCH POWER WE HAVE.
EITHER ONE OF US, UH, STAYS SILENT, NOTHING PASSES.
ALL OF THOSE THAT ARE IN FAVOR SAY, AYE.
SO IT PASSES AND I HEARD NO OPPOSITION WILL MOVE TO ITEM THREE.
[3. 24-53881 Recommendation to authorize the General Manager to enter into separate contracts with Merrimac Petroleum dba Merrimac Energy Group, Falcon Fuels, Inc., and Pinnacle Petroleum Inc., for the purchase and delivery of petroleum fuels, in an annual aggregate amount not to exceed $265,000 for a period of two years, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL MANAGER TO ENTER INTO SEPARATE CONTACTS WITH MERRIMAC ENERGY GROUP, FALCON FUELS AND PINNACLE PETROLEUM.UM, SO STAFF REQUEST THE BOARDS AUTHORIZED THE GENERAL MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A SEPARATE CONTRACT WITH MERRIMACK FUELS, UM, MERRIMACK ENERGY, FALCON FUELS, AND PINNACLE PETROLEUM FOR THE PURCHASE AND DELIVERY OF PETROLEUM FUEL PRODUCTS, UM, IN AN ANNUAL AGGREGATE AGGREGATE AMOUNT, NOT TO EXCEED $265,000, UM, WITH THE, FOR A PERIOD TWO YEARS WITH THE OPTION TO RENEW FOR THREE ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR PERIOD.
SO THIS IS, UM, OUR OPERATING CONTRACT TO BUY UNRELATED AND DIESEL FUEL.
WE LOOK TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO RENEW A CONTRACT.
WE LOOK TO THE CITY, CITY DID A BID, UM, THEY AWARDED TO THESE THREE VENDORS.
SO WE ARE PIGGYBACKING OFF OF THE CITY'S PROCUREMENT PROCESS AND SELECTION OF MERRIMACK, FALCON AND PINNACLE.
AND SO STAFF REQUESTS TO ENTER INTO THOSE CONTRACTS WITH THESE THREE COMPANIES AS WELL.
SO WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS, COMMISSIONER'S COMMENTS WILL HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND MOTION.
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ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.[4. 24-53882 Recommendation to authorize the General Manager to enter into a contract with Sully-Miller Contracting Co., for asphalt concrete and related materials, in an annual amount not to exceed $205,000 for a period of two years, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
UH, AUTHORIZATION.AUTHORIZED THE GENERAL MANAGER TO ENTER CONTRACT WITH SULLY MILLER CONTRACTING COMPANY CALLED ON TOP AGAIN.
SO STAFF REQUEST FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM TO AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH SOLY MILLER CONTRACTING, INC.
TO PROVIDE ASPHALT, CONCRETE AND RELATED MATERIALS IN AN ANNUAL AMOUNT, NO TO SPEED, $205,000 FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS WITH THE OPTION TO RENEW FOR THREE ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR PERIODS.
SO, LIKE THE PREVIOUS, UM, REQUEST, THIS IS ANOTHER OPERATIONAL CONTRACT FOR US TO BUY YARD MATERIAL.
SO THIS IS LIKE THE TEMPORARY ASPHALT, THE BASE MATERIALS, THE ROCKS, AND SO ON.
UM, AGAIN, OUR CONTRACT EXPIRED.
WE LOOK TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO, WHETHER WE GO OUT TO BID CITY HAS A BIDDING PROCESS AND THEY WENT OUT TO BID AND AWARDED SOLY MILLER.
SO WE'RE PIGGYBACKING OFF OF THE CITY PROCUREMENT PROCESS.
UM, AND SO WE, UH, ALSO REQUESTING TO INTERN CONTRACT WITH SOLID MILLER, JUST LIKE THE CITY CURRENTLY HAS.
SO, WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ANY, UH, COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY.
DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR, UM, FIRST AND A SECOND? SECOND.
SECOND IS BY KEVIN, AND FIRST IS BOB SHANNON.
[5. 24-53883 Recommendation to adopt Specifications WD-04-24 and authorize the General Manager to execute a contract with ERS Industrial Services, Inc., to provide filter inspection and repair services in an amount not to exceed $4,050,101. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
ITEM FIVE.ITEM FIVE IS ADOPT SPECIFICATIONS.
AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH ERS INDUSTRIAL SERVICES.
FELLOW COMMISSIONERS, LONG BEACH FELLOW COLLEAGUES AND GUESTS.
I'M A SENIOR ENGINEER WITH THE OPERATIONS GROUP WORKING WITH TY YAN AND SKIP BEEN THERE FOR ABOUT SIX AND A HALF YEARS.
THEY REFER TO ME AS THE JOHNNY CASH OF LONG BEACH
I CAN PROBABLY COUNT THE NUMBER OF DATES WHERE I'VE WORN COLOR.
SO I WAS JUST SHARING THAT I WAS, UH, REFERRED TO AS THE JOHNNY CASH OF THE TREATMENT PLANT.
MOST DAYS I WEAR BLACK, BUT TODAY'S A SPECIAL DAY.
TODAY I GET A PRESENT TO THE BOARD REQUESTING FUNDING SO THAT WE CAN REPAIR OUR FILTERS.
SO HERE'S A HIGH LEVEL PRESENTATION OVERVIEW.
WE'RE GONNA COVER A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE TREATMENT PLANT PROCESS HERE AT THE, WE HAVE ONE TREATMENT PLANT AT, FOR THE CITY OF LONG BEACH WHERE WE TREAT GROUNDWATER.
SO WE'LL BE COVERING THAT PROCESS.
THAT'S THE SUBJECT THAT WE'LL BE FOCUSING ON TODAY.
SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW IT WORKS AND ALL THAT.
AND THEN AN EXPERIENCE THAT WE DEALT WITH TWO YEARS AGO WHERE WE HAD TO PERFORM AN, AN EMERGENCY INSPECTION ON ONE OF THE 10 FILTERS.
AND WHAT DID WE LEARN FROM THAT? RIGHT? OUR INFRASTRUCTURE'S FAILING.
SO WHAT, WHAT DID WE DO TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR, TO PREPARE FOR THE, UH, THE REMAINDER OF THE FILTERS.
WITH THAT, WE'LL PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION AT THE, THE END.
SO THE TREATMENT PLANT WAS BUILT OR CONSTRUCTED IN 1994 AND WAS COMMISSIONED IN 1996.
SO IT'S BEEN IN SERVICE FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS NOW.
I LIKE TO BREAK DOWN THE TREATMENT PROCESS IN DIFFERENT, IN CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL TREATMENT.
OKAY? SO WE DO TREAT WELL WATER THAT WE PUMP THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
IT ALL GETS CENTRALIZED OR BLENDED AT THE TREATMENT PLANT AND IS TREATED TOGETHER.
SO WE START BY CHEMICAL TREATMENT BY ADDING CHEMICALS TO ENCOURAGE, UH, THE, THE SMALL PARTICLES IN THE WATER TO COAGULATE AND SETTLE OUT.
THE PHYSICAL FILTRATION IS THROUGH THE FILTRATION SYSTEM ITSELF.
THEY OPERATE THROUGH, UH, GRAVITY.
AND I'VE ALWAYS LOOKED AT IT, IT'S A POLISHING STEP, RIGHT? SO WHATEVER HAPPENS, THE FILTERS ARE GONNA PERFORM, BUT YOU HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE FILTERS.
SO, WITH THAT BEING SAID, OUT OF ALL THESE PROCESSES, IT'S IMPORTANT TO TAKE CARE OF ALL OF THEM.
IF ANY OF THE UNIT PROCESSES FAIL, IT BASICALLY REDUCES OUR CAPACITY TO TREAT WATER.
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FOR THOSE THAT ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE TREATMENT PLANT, IT'S LOCATED OFF OF THE INTERSECTIONS OF SPRING AND REDONDO.SO THIS IS AN AERIAL VIEW WITH SOME ANNOTATIONS JUST IDENTIFYING WHAT THE EACH PROCESS IS.
IT IS STILL WOBBLY SINCE THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, BUT WE HAVE, WELL, UH, COLLECTION PIPES, WE CALL IT COMING FROM TWO SIDES OF THE PLANT, ONE ON THE WEST SIDE AND ONE ON THE EAST SIDE.
THEY COME TOGETHER AND COMBINE, BLEND HERE AND FOLLOWS THIS PATH HERE.
AND IT GETS TREATED WITH COAGULATION, FLOCCULATION SEDIMENTATION.
THAT'S THE CHEMICAL PORTION THAT I WAS REFERRING TO.
ALL THAT WATER EVENTUALLY ENDS UP HERE AT THE FILTRATION PROCESS.
SO IN THE FILTERS WE HAVE 10 FILTERS.
OKAY? AND THE FILTER IS ONCE THE WATER'S FILTERED, THEN WE DISINFECT IT AND THEN SEND IT TO THE STORAGE TANK OVER HERE BEFORE WE SEND OUT TO THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.
ALRIGHT, SO THE PHOTO ON THE LEFT, I'LL EXPLAIN JUST BRIEFLY HOW THE FILTER WORKS.
THIS IS A SCHEMATIC THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER WHEN IT COMES FROM THE O AND M MANUAL.
IF YOU CAN FOCUS ON THIS SECTION HERE, THAT'S THE FILTER BELOW.
WE CALL THIS THE UNDER DRAIN SYSTEM IS A STRUCTURAL COMPONENT.
ON TOP OF THAT, IF YOU CAN VISUALIZE OR TRY TO IMAGINE, THERE'S MEDIA THAT SITS ON TOP OF THE FILTERS.
THERE'S 18 INCHES OF 18 INCHES OF SAND AND 68 INCHES OF ROYTE OR COAL.
FROM THIS SECTION HERE, I KNOW IT SAYS WASTE COAL.
WE USE IT FOR MULTIPLE THINGS.
WATER WOULD COME IN OVERFLOW THROUGH THE TOP AND TREAT, UH, IS, IS TREATED THROUGH GRAVITY.
AND ALL THAT WATER THAT'S FILTERED COLLECTS IN THIS PIPELINE HERE AND GOES INTO THIS SECTION, WHICH WE CALL THE DISTRIBUTION FLUE OR UNDER DRAIN PLENUM.
FOR THOSE THAT HAVE TAKEN A, A TOUR AT THE PLANET, I SEPARATED THIS DIAGRAM INTO TWO, TWO SECTIONS, WHICH I'LL REFER TO AS THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM.
THIS IS WHERE YOU'LL SEE ALL THE WATER BASICALLY POUR INTO THE FILTERS AND GETS TREATED.
AND THE UNDERGROUND PORTION, WE CALL THAT THE FIL UH, FILTER GALLERY, WHICH IS THE BOTTOM.
AND IT'S REALLY THE HEART OR ARTERY OF ALL THE PIPING.
SO I ASKED YOU EARLIER TO IMAGINE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, RIGHT? HAVING THE SAND AND ANTHRACITE.
WELL, I PROVIDED A VISUAL 3D SCHEMATIC ON THE LEFT SIDE.
OKAY? SO ON THE LEFT IT SHOWS THE SOURCE WATER PASSING THROUGH, THROUGH GRAVITY FILTERED WATER HERE, THE UNDER DRAIN SYSTEM, IT'S DARK RIGHT HERE.
IT'S ABOUT 16 INCHES TALL, AND IT HOLDS SAND AND ANTHRACITE.
SO NORMALLY WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 6 86 INCHES OF MEDIA SITTING ON TOP OF THE UNDER DRAIN BLOCK.
IN 2021, WE DISCOVERED THROUGH MON CONTINUOUS MONITORING THAT THE WATER QUALITY STARTED TO DECLINE ON ONE OF THE FILTERS.
SO WE TOOK THAT FILTER OUTTA SERVICE AND WE INSPECTED IT.
THE FILTER WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS FILTER NUMBER THREE.
WE FOUND THAT WE WERE MISSING 45 INCHES OF MEDIA OVER THE SPAN OF A COUPLE MONTHS.
NORMALLY IT'S, IT'S, IT'S NORMAL TO LOSE ONE TO TWO INCHES EVERY COUPLE YEARS, BUT 45 INCHES IS A LOT.
SO WE ASKED WHERE DID ALL THE MEDIA GO? THAT'S WHEN WE FURTHER INVESTIGATED.
WE WENT TO THE BOTTOM WHERE THE FILTER GALLERY OPENED UP THE PIPING AND INSPECTED IT.
ONE THING I EXPLAINED ABOUT THE UNDER DRAIN SYSTEM, THAT BLOCK HAS A POROUS CAP ON TOP OF IT.
IT'S, IT'S INTENDED TO RETAIN ANY MEDIA FROM PASSING THROUGH.
SO ONLY WATER SHOULD BE PASSING THROUGH THE UNDER DRAIN SYSTEM.
SO WHEN WE OPENED IT UP, WE SAW THIS MOUND OF MEDIA, WHICH DOES NOT BELONG THERE.
SO THAT'S WHEN WE KNEW WE NEEDED TO REPAIR THE FILTERS.
WHAT YOU SEE HERE, IT'S ACTUALLY A REFLECTION.
THIS IS THE FLOOR RIGHT HERE AND ON THE SIDE, THAT'S WHERE WE INJECT AIR AND ALL THAT.
SO IN 2022, WE BROUGHT ON A CONTRACTOR TO HELP US INVESTIGATE FURTHER.
SO OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL SLIDES, I'LL BE SHOWING YOU PHOTOS FROM THE TOP AS WELL AS THE BOTTOM TO CONVEY WHAT TYPE OF WORK THEY HAD TO DO.
SO THE IMAGE ON THE LEFT, BASICALLY THEY HAD TO REMOVE ALL THAT 86 INCHES OF MEDIA OR WHAT WAS REMAINING OF IT.
THEY HAD TO REMOVE IT IN A WAY WHERE THEY HAD TO PRESERVE THE MEDIA.
IT'S COAL, RIGHT? SO WE WANT TO PREVENT THE GRINDING, GRINDING AND, AND BREAKING DOWN OF THE PARTICLE SIZES.
SO IT, IT'S, IT'S A LARGE EFFORT TO REMOVE ALL THE MEDIA ONCE THEY REMOVE ALL THE MEDIA.
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DRAIN SYSTEM THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.I HAD A NOTE HERE THAT SAYS BRING PROP OUT, BUT I TOTALLY FORGOT IT.
I LEFT IT IN FRONT OF MY SEAT, SO THAT WOULD TRIP OVER, BUT I GUESS I STEPPED RIGHT OVER IT.
ANYWAYS, IF YOU CAN ENVISION, THIS IS WHAT THE UNDER DRAIN SYSTEM LOOKS LIKE.
THE GRAY AREA IS MADE OF PLASTIC.
THE TOP IS THAT POROUS CAP THAT I WAS REFERRING TO THAT'S SUPPOSED TO RETAIN THE MEDIA.
THE PHOTO ON THE RIGHT IS A CLOSEUP.
ONCE THEY REMOVE THE BLACK COMPONENTS, THE CAPS, WHAT WE CALL THE POOREST CAPS, YOU CAN SEE THE PRESENCE OF MEDIA PASSING THROUGH.
SO THAT'S THE FIRST SIGN THAT MEDIA IS PASSING THROUGH.
IT'S PLUGGING UP THE HOLES AND IT'S GETTING INTO OUR SYSTEM AND SETTLING OUT WHERE IT DOESN'T BELONG TO MOVING FORWARD.
SO PHOTOS ON THE LEFT IS A CLOSE REVIEW.
WHAT WE DISCOVERED WITH THIS FILTER WAS ON THE TOP PHOTO, AGAIN, THAT'S MEDIA.
WHAT WE SHOULD SEE IS NOTHING JUST GRAY, RIGHT? GRAY PLASTIC ON THE BOTTOM.
YOU ALSO SEE, UH, EROSION JUST FROM 30 YEARS OF OPERATION OVER TIME, IT NEEDS REPAIR OR TOUCH UP OR REHAB, I SHOULD SAY.
SO ONCE THEY PROVIDED US THE INSPECTION AND SHARED WITH US WHAT THE REPAIR IS, WE ACCEPTED AND WE ASKED 'EM TO PROCEED WITH THE REPAIRS.
SO THE PHOTOS IN THE MIDDLE AND THE RIGHT, THIS IS IN PROGRESS AS THEY WERE GOING THROUGH THE REHAB PROCESS.
AND THE PHOTO ON THE RIGHT IS A COMPLETELY REPAIRED PRO, UM, PROCESS, RIGHT? IT LOOKS BRAND NEW.
BOUGHT US ABOUT 30 MORE YEARS OF LIFE ON THIS FILTER.
SO THAT WAS COVERING THE TOP PORTION OF THE FILTERS.
WHAT ABOUT ALL THE, THE BOTTOM RIGHT? SO EARLIER I SHOWED YOU A PICTURE WITH A MOUND OF MEDIA.
THE ONE ON THE LEFT IS, IS BETTER BECAUSE THEY HAD LIGHTING.
THIS IS THE CONTRACTORS WORKING, OKAY? SO THEY HAD TO CLIMB IN THE PIPE.
AND THEY BASICALLY HAD TO GO THROUGH AND REMOVE EVERY SINGLE GRAIN OF MEDIA THAT WAS IN THE UNDER UNDERGROUND PLENUM.
IT'S COMPLETELY CLEAN, AND THIS IS WHAT WE EXPECT.
SO I WANT TO KIND OF FOCUS ON THIS TOO.
WHEN MEDIA GETS IN HERE, WE DO SAMPLE IN THIS LINE.
SO WE'RE ABLE TO OBSERVE WHETHER MEDIA IS SHOWING UP IN THE SAMPLE TAB.
SO AFTER THIS REPAIR, WE ASKED OURSELVES, WHAT ABOUT THE NINE OTHER NINE FILTERS? WHAT WE DID WAS WE INCREASED THE FREQUENCY OF MONITORING OF THE MEDIA PASSING THROUGH THE FILTERS.
THIS IS A PHOTO HERE, THIS IS FILTER SIX.
YOU CAN SEE THAT MEDIA IS PRESENT AFTER FLUSHING IT, AFTER HOLDING IT FOR A WEEK.
AGAIN, IN A PERFECT SYSTEM, WE WOULDN'T SEE ANY MEDIA PASSING THROUGH JUST TO SHOW YOU THE SEVERITY OF FILTER THREE, WHICH HAPPENED IN 2022.
THAT'S WHAT WE SAW, RIGHT? SO IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS BECOMES THIS.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE DID, WE WERE PROACTIVE IN TAKING MEDIUM MEASUREMENTS.
SO WE STICK A A PIPE DOWN THERE THAT'S GRADUATED.
WE WANT TO CHECK ARE WE LOSING ANY MEDIA.
SO WE DO THAT ON A WEEKLY BASIS.
IN ADDITION, WE'RE CONTINUING TO MONITOR THE WATER QUALITY COMING OUT OF THE FILTERS.
ALL THE FILTERS, THEY'VE BEEN IN SERVICE FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS.
THEY ALL HAVE COMPARABLE SERVICE LIFE AND THEY ALL SHOW MORE OR LESS SOME SIGNS OF MEDIA PASSING THROUGH, SOME WORSE THAN OTHERS.
SO IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE WE CAN EXPECT A LARGER, UH, FAILURE TO OCCUR.
SO WE WENT OUT TO BID ON APRIL.
ON APRIL 3RD, WE POSTED THE BID.
WE HAD A PRE-BID MEETING AND WE HAD THREE CONTRACTORS SHOW UP, ASKED A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS, AND ON BID OPENING WE ONLY RECEIVED ONE VENDOR ERS.
THEY WERE THE SAME CONTRACTORS THAT PROVIDED THE, THAT PERFORMED THE WORK IN 20 20 22.
UH, THEY DO COMPLY WITH THE BID SPECS AND THEY ARE REGISTERED AS A SMALL BUSINESS.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE RECOMMEND TO ADOPT THE SPECS WD 0 4 24, AND AUTHORIZED A GENERAL MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH ERS INDUSTRIAL SERVICES TO PROVIDE FILTER INSPECTION AND REPAIR SERVICES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $4,050,101.
WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
UH, ARE THERE ANY, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS, COMMISSIONERS? UH, JUST A QUESTION ON THE ORIGINAL RE EMERGENCY REPAIR COST OF FILTER THREE.
UH, DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THAT WAS THE, THE EMERGENCY REPAIR? YEAH, THAT TO, UH, COSTED US ABOUT A LITTLE OVER $500,000.
AND SO THE, ALL OF THE REMAINING FILTERS ARE COVERED UNDER THIS 4 MILLION? CORRECT.
AND IS THERE A TIMELINE TO, UH, COMPLETE? YEAH, WE GAVE THEM A YEAR
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CONTRACT ONCE WE STARTED.SO, AND THEN WE ARE WORKING PROACTIVELY WITH OTHER ONGOING PROJECTS TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE, UH, COORDINATED BECAUSE IT REQUIRES US TO TAKE THE FILTERS OUT A SERVICE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS.
AND IS THAT $4 MILLION COVERED UNDER THE CURRENT BUDGET OR IS THAT NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET? I BELIEVE IT'S INCLUDED IN IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, CORRECT? YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER'S COMMENTS OR PUBLIC COMMENTS? OKAY, DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION? SECOND.
UM, WE HAVE A MOTION AND, UM, A SECOND.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? YES, I SECOND.
HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND AND HEAR.
[6. 24-53884 Recommendation to adopt Specifications WD-12-21 for the S-8 Sewer Lift Station Rehabilitation Project (SC-0359) and authorize the General Manager to sign a construction contract with Lucas Builders, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $4,969,668. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
SIX AND SEVEN, THEY ARE TOGETHER.ADOPT SPECIFICATION WD ADOPT SPECIFICATION, WD 66 22.
AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH, UH, TO SIGN A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH LUCAS BUILDERS.
NUMBER SEVEN, AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH AN OR ADVER ADVISORY, UH, MANAGEMENT CALL ON, IS IT KLO? HELP ME WITH YOUR NAME.
UH, ONE PRESENTATION FOR ITEM SIX AND SEVEN.
I'M CCP C3 WITH ENGINEERING FACILITY GROUP.
I JOINED LONG BEACH UTILITIES BACK IN JANUARY THIS YEAR, AND I'M ALSO CSU LONG BEACH MASTERS DEGREE.
I'M SORRY TO, UH, BOTHER YOU, BUT COULD WE JUST, WOULD YOU PLEASE SPEAK JUST A LITTLE BIT LOUDER? OF COURSE.
I JOINED LONG BEACH UTILITIES BACK IN JANUARY THIS YEAR, AND ALSO I'M A CSU LONG BEACH MASTER'S DEGREE GRADUATE.
I'M PRESENTING ITEM SIX AND SEVEN BEACH FOR CONSTRUCTION AND ALSO CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT INSPECTION SERVICES FOR S EIGHT SEWER LIFT STATION.
REHABILITATION PROJECT SC DASH 0 3 5 9.
BACKGROUND S EIGHT IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH EAST SIDE OF THE CITY NEAR SECOND STREET AND MARINA DRIVE CLOSE TO PCH.
IT IS LOCATED IN THIS GREEN AREA.
IT WAS CONSTRUCTED BACK IN 2000, UH, ONE, UH, 1973 AND IT WAS INCLUDED PART OF 2013 CONSTRUCTION, UH, SEWER MASTER PLAN AS IDENTIFIED AS A STATION TO REHABILITATE BACK IN 2018.
THE CRITICAL PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, WHICH ARE TWO PUMPS AND ONE MOTOR.
THIS IS A SECTION VIEW OF THE STATION.
AS WE CAN SEE HERE, THIS PORTION IS ABOVE THE GROUND.
AND MAJORITY OF THE STATION IS UNDERGROUND, INCLUDING THE DRY WELL AND VET.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO REINSTATE THE PRODUCTIVITY OF THE STATION AND ITS PUMPS TO AVOID FUTURE OUTAGES AND ALSO TO FACILITATE THE NEW DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA.
THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THIS PROJECT IS RECCO THE VET, WELL, INSTALLING NEW DOUBLE MAIN FORCE LINES, ALSO INSTALLING NEW MANHOLE AND STATION BYPASS, ALSO INSTALLING NEW PUMPS, MOTORS, ELECTRICAL PANELS, AND ALSO PERFORMING SITE IMPROVEMENT.
THIS IS A SITE PLAN OF THE PROJECT.
THIS IS THE BUILDING FOR THE STATION LOCATED ON THE GRASS AREA.
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OUT OF THAT BUILDING, WE HAVE DOUBLE FORCE MAINLINE GOING TO NEW MANHOLE.AND FROM THE MANHOLE PRIOR TO THE STATION, WE HAVE A STATION BYPASS GOING TO THE NEW MANHOLE AFTER THE STATION SITE PHOTOS AND EXISTING CONDITION.
THIS IS THE BUILDING OF THE STATION ABOVE THE GROUND.
THIS IS THE PACIFICA MARINO COMMUNITY CLOSE TO THE STATION FROM THIS BUILDING.
WHEN WE ENTER, WE SEE THIS PICTURE, WE SEE ALL THE ELECTRICAL PANELS, MOTORS, AND INSIDE THE ENTRY LEVEL BASICALLY, AND ACCESS.
FROM THERE WE HAVE THE VET WELL.
AND DOWN FROM ENTRY LEVEL, WE HAVE THE DRYWALL, WHICH WE HAVE, UH, PUMPS AND PIPING CONNECTED TO THE VET.
WELL RECOMMENDATION FOR CONSTRUCTION, WHICH IS ITEM SIX ON MARCH 20TH AND MARCH 27TH, A STAFF PUBLISHED THE NOTICE INVITING BIDS FOR S EIGHT SW LIFT STATION REHABILITATION PROJECT.
ON MAY 9TH, 2024, WE RECEIVED THREE BIDS AND WE OPENED THEM.
THE BID TABULATION IS ATTACHED.
AFTER EVALUATING ALL BIDS RECEIVED THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE BID SUBMITTED BY LOW COST BUILDERS IN THE AMOUNT OF 4,969,668 WAS FOUND TO BE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE BID DOCUMENTS.
THE STAFF RECOMMENDS TO ADOPT A SPECIFICATION WD DASH 12 DASH 21 FOR THE S EIGHT SEWER LIFT STATION REHABILITATION PROJECT AND AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL MANAGER TO SIGN A CONTRACT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH LOW COST BUILDERS INC.
IN THE AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $4,963,668.
AND ALSO FOR ITEM NUMBER EIGHT SEVEN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND INSPECTION SERVICES ON JANUARY 29TH, 2024, STAFF SOLICITATED PROPOSALS TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND INSPECTION SERVICES FOR S EIGHT SEW LIFT STATION.
FIVE PROPOSALS WERE RECEIVED, EVALUATED AND ANALYZED.
ALSO, A STAFF RECOMMENDS TO AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH ANSWER ADVISORY MANAGEMENT LLC TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND INSPECTION SERVICES FOR S EIGHT THROUGH A LIFT STATION REHABILITATION PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED 923,153.
IS THERE ANY QUESTION? ARE THERE, UM, ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC OR COMMISSION? OKAY, COMMISSIONER FOX.
UH, COULD, UH, WE RETURN TO PAGE THREE? THERE WE GO.
UH, I'M JUST CURIOUS HOW THE, AT THE BOTTOM OF THAT SCHEMATIC, HOW DEEP ARE WE GOING, GOING, UH, UNDERGROUND, THIS IS THE GROUND ELEVATION FROM HERE WE GO ALMOST THREE STORIES DOWN.
STORIES ALMOST TWO AND A HALF.
A STORY TO THREE STORIES DOWN.
I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT FOOTAGE OF THE DIPPED, BUT AS WE CAN SEE, IT IS ALMOST THREE TIMES THAN THE EIGHT FEET, NINE FEET, UH, USUAL CEILING HEIGHT FOR THE BUILDINGS.
SO YOU SAID THIS WAS, UH, NOT ONLY TO REHAB AN OLDER STATION OR OLDER LIFT STATION, BUT ALSO TO SUPPORT NEW DEVELOPMENT.
WE ARE UPSIZING THE PUMPS FOR THE NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE OVER HERE, STARTING OVER HERE.
AND IT'S A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT.
SO DOES THAT INCLUDE THE RESIDENTIAL, UH, DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE GOING ALONG TCH? I BELIEVE SO.
WE HAVE RECEIVED A MEMO FROM THE DOWNTOWN.
SO SAFE TO SAY SOME OF THESE COSTS WILL BE OFFSET BY DEVELOPER FEES? I BELIEVE SO.
SO THE WAY THAT THAT WORKS IS THAT AS THEY APPLY FOR DEVELOPMENT, THERE'S AN ASSESSMENT MADE ON THE FIXTURES THAT THEY ARE PROPOSING BASED ON THE BALANCE OF FIXTURES THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING, CONTRASTED WITH THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT THAT REPRESENTS THEIR BUY-IN TO THE CAPACITY.
AM I SAYING THAT RIGHT, ROB? AND SO IN, IN ESSENCE THOUGH, THOSE COSTS ARE RECOVERED IN THAT MANNER
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THROUGH THE CAPACITY FEES.UH, ANY ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER'S COMMENT? SHANNON? UH, MR. SCOTT? OKAY.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? SO MOVED.
CAN, UM, CAN WE GET CLARIFICATION ON WHICH ITEM IF WE'RE TAKING A MOTION ON BOTH ITEMS TOGETHER AT ONCE OR INDIVIDUAL ITEMS? WE TAKING MOTION ON BOTH.
IS THAT NOT TRUE? THEY'RE TOGETHER.
TOGETHER FROM THE YEP, YOU CAN DO IT.
SO THIS VOTE IS ON BOTH SIX AND SEVEN.
UM, THE SECOND WHO? I THE SECOND? UM, ME SECOND.
THE MOTION, UM, TO APPROVE IS SHANNON AND THE SECOND BY KEVIN SCOTT.
ALL THOSE IN, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.
IT PASSES AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
ADOPT SPECIFICATIONS WD 6 6 22.
CAN WE TAKE THE RECESS? WE NEED TO TAKE A SHORT RECESS.
WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO SERVE? DO WE CARRY THESE OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING SINCE WE DON'T HAVE A FORUM ANYMORE? OKAY.
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SESSION ADOPTS[8. 24-53886 Recommendation to adopt Specifications WD-66-22 for the Alamitos Tank No. 22 Rehabilitation Project (EO-3601) and authorize the General Manager to sign a construction contract with Paso Robles Tank, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $2,330,681. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
SPECIFICATION WD 66 DASH 22.AUTHORIZED THE GENERAL MANAGER TO SIGN A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH PESO ROBLES TANK.
IS IT, UH, MANON? THAT'S CORRECT.
UH, THIS IS TO AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE ALAMEDAS TANK 22 REHABILITATION PROJECT.
SOME BACKGROUND ON THE PROJECT.
UH, OVER THERE ON THE LEFT, YOU CAN SEE THE MAP OF THE RESERVOIR.
TANK 22 IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH END OVER HERE.
UH, THE ALAMITOS RESERVOIR IS LOCATED NEAR 1900 REDONDO AVENUE, ALSO NEAR PCH.
IT HAS 19 PORTABLE WATER TANKS HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE AND FIVE RECYCLED WATER TANKS IN PURPLE.
THIS PROJECT IS GONNA REHABILITATE IT.
RECYCLED WATER TANK NUMBER 22 TO EXTEND ITS USEFUL LIFE.
RECYCLED TANK NUMBER 22 WAS CONSTRUCTED IN THE 1960S.
IT HAS A 3.3 MILLION GALLON CAPACITY WELDED STEEL ROOF AND SHELL, AND IT WAS IDENTIFIED FOR REHABILITATION AS PART OF THE RECENT TANK MASTER PLAN.
UH, JUST FOR SOME QUICK BACKGROUND INFO TANKS 19 AND 20 THAT ARE LOCATED ADJACENT WERE RECENTLY CONVERTED TO RECYCLED WATER FROM PORTABLE.
AND ADDING THE SUPPLY OF RECYCLED WATER HAS ACTUALLY GIVEN US THE OPTION TO REHABILITATE TANK NUMBER 22 AND PUT IT AT A SERVICE FOR LONGER.
THE PURPOSE, AS I MENTIONED, IS TO MAINTAIN STORAGE FOR RECYCLED WATER AND INCREASE THE RELIABILITY OF SUPPLY.
UH, THE, THE REHABILITATION OF THE TANK IS GONNA INCLUDE, UH, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR COATING REPLACEMENTS, THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CATHARTIC PROTECTION SYSTEM, PIPINGS VALVES AND FITTINGS, AND STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE INTERIOR OF THE TANK AS WELL.
WE'RE ALSO DOING MODIFICATIONS TO THE RESERVOIR DRAINAGE SYSTEM AT THE ELEMENTS RESERVOIR.
AND THIS IS TO IMPROVE HYDRAULICS AND ALLOW MORE EFFICIENT MAINTENANCE OF, UH, THE VAULTS THAT WE HAVE IN THE SYSTEM.
HERE'S SOME EXISTING CONDITIONS OF THE TANK.
ON THE BOTTOM LEFT THIS'S, ACTUALLY TANK NUMBER 22.
UH, TOP LEFT, YOU CAN SEE THE INTERIOR.
THESE ARE THE RAFTERS HOLDING UP THE ROOF.
YOU CAN SEE THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF SIGNIFICANT CORROSION.
UH, OVER HERE ON THE TOP RIGHT, THIS IS THE EXTERIOR VENT AT THE TOP OF THE STATION OR THE TANK.
AND YOU CAN SEE THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF CORROSION ON THE EXTERIOR AS WELL.
AND THEN OVER HERE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT, THIS IS THE END OF OUR DRAINAGE SYSTEM.
THIS IS ACTUALLY THE CONNECTION TO THE STORM DRAIN.
SO THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GONNA BE PERFORMING THOSE MODIFICATIONS TO IMPROVE THE HYDRAULICS OF THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM.
UH, ON FEBRUARY 8TH AND 15TH, STAFF PUBLISHED A NOTICE INVITING BIDS FOR THE ALAMEDOS TANK 22 REHABILITATION PROJECT.
ON MARCH 14TH, WE RECEIVED SIX BIDS AND THE BID TABULATION IS ATTACHED.
AFTER EVALUATING ALL BIDS RECEIVED, THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE BID WAS SUBMITTED BY POST TANK IN THE AMOUNT OF $2.3 MILLION, AND WAS FOUND TO BE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE BID DOCUMENTS.
WITH THAT STAFF RECOMMENDS TO ADOPT SPECIFICATIONS WD DASH 66 DASH 22 FOR THE ALAMEDOS TANK NUMBER 22 REHABILITATION PROJECT, AND AUTHORIZE A GENERAL MANAGER TO SIGN A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH PASO ROBLESS TANK IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
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EXCEED $2,330,681.UH, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
SO I CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS HAVE ANY PUBLIC? UM, WOULD YOU GUYS, SOMEONE PLEASE TURN THE LIGHTS BACK ON.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? ANY COMMISSIONER'S COMMENTS? DO I HAVE A MOTION? COULD I JUST, UH, YES.
UM, NORMALLY WHAT WOULD, UH, ONE OF THOSE THINGS HOLD IN WHAT, UH, IN TERMS OF VOLUME, THAT'S 3.3 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER.
UM, IF YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THIS TANK OVER HERE, THIS PICTURE THAT'S AROUND 130 FEET IN DIAMETER, AROUND 30 FEET IN HEIGHT.
SO THE OVERFLOW OF THESE TANKS, IT DOESN'T GO ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP.
THE OVERFLOW IS ACTUALLY LOCATED AROUND HERE.
SO THAT'S 20, UH, AROUND 26, 27 FEET OF WATER AND 132 FEET IN DIAMETER.
DO YOU NORMALLY STRIVE TO KEEP COAL OR
SO, SO WE DO, WE WILL TRY TO FILL IT AS HIGH AS WE CAN.
UM, WHEN WE HAVE WATER AVAILABLE COMING OUT OF THE RECLAMATION PLANT, SO WHEN WE HAVE RECYCLED WATER, SO THIS IS A RECYCLED WATER STORAGE TANK, SO WE'LL FILL IT AS FAR AS WE CAN DURING THE DAY.
AND THEN AT NIGHT WHEN THERE'S NO RECYCLED WATER SUPPLY, THEN WE WILL USE THE STORAGE SUPPLY TO DRAIN IT DOWN SO IT CAN FLUCTUATE, UM, FOR RECYCLED WATER, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE AS MANY TANKS, IT CAN FLUCTUATE 15 FEET OR MORE, UM, DURING A DAY.
HOW YOU
SO THERE'S FIVE, CURRENTLY THERE'S FIVE, 3.3 MILLION GALLON TANKS THAT'S TIED TOGETHER.
AND SO THEY'LL MOVE UP AND DOWN ALL AT THE SAME TIME UNLESS WE TAKE ONE OUTTA SERVICE.
SO IN THIS CASE, WE'LL TAKE ONE OF THE FIVE OUTTA SERVICE FOR REHAB.
BEFORE WE USED TO ONLY HAVE THREE TANKS, UM, PRIOR TO TANK 19 AND 20 CONVERSION.
UM, AND SO BECAUSE WE ONLY HAD THREE TANK, THAT'S ONLY 9 MILLION GALLONS OF STORAGE.
SO IF WE TOOK ONE TANK OUTTA SERVICE FOR REHAB, IT WOULD REALLY CONSTRAIN OUR AVAILABLE, UM, RECYCLED WATER STORAGE.
SO THAT'S WHY WE HADN'T, UM, DONE THAT UNTIL NOW.
UH, ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER? OH, GLORIA CORDERO? ANY? NO.
DO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? MOTION APPROVE.
SECOND MOVE FOR APPROVAL BY SHANNON.
AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL MANAGER TO EN UH, ENROLL LONG BEACH UTILITY.
[9. 24-53887 Recommendation to authorize the General Manager to execute Amendments to Agreement Nos. UT-3825, UT-3826, and UT-3827 with Charles King Company, Inc., Ramona, Inc., and Mike Prlich & Sons, Inc., respectively, for on-call emergency water and sewer repair service, increasing each contract amount by $1,000,000 for a total amount not to exceed $2,000,000 per contract. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
OH NUMBER OH, I'M SORRY.NUMBER NINE, AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL MANAGER TO EXECUTE AMENDMENTS TO AGREEMENTS WITH CHARLES KING COMPANY, RAMONA AND MICHAEL.
ALRIGHT, GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS.
IN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR, UM, THIS BOARD APPROVED CONTRACTS WITH CHARLES KING COMPANY RAMON INC.
MIKE PERLICH AND SONS FOR THE EMERGENCY WATER AND SEWER REPAIRS ON-CALL SERVICES.
AS OF JUNE OF THIS YEAR, OUR ON-CALL CONTRACTORS HAVE RESPONDED TO, UH, SIX WATER EMERGENCIES.
AND OF 13, UH, THE NUMBER HAS CHANGED A LITTLE SINCE WE RECEIVED THE INVOICE, UM, JUST BEFORE THIS MEETING FOR A EMERGENCY THAT HAPPENED ON THE 31ST.
SO THERE'S 13 SEWER EMERGENCIES.
SO THE EXPENDITURES ARE NOW AT ABOUT 2 MILLION, UH, 57,000.
SO THIS, UH, THIS SERVICE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2005 WITH, UH, TWO YEAR CONTRACTS AT 250,000 PER CONTRACT.
WHAT IS AN EMERGENCY? IT'S, YOU, IT'S, UM, WATER FLOWING IN THE STREET OR, OR IN THE ROADWAY THAT IS INDICATING SOME TYPE OF BREAK, UH, OVERFLOWING SEWAGE FROM A, A MANHOLE IMPLYING A BLOCKAGE EITHER THROUGH COLLAPSE OR INTRUSION,
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UH, ANY IMMINENT, UM, THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFE, PUBLIC HEALTH OR SAFETY.UH, ATHERTON WAS THAT TYPE OF EMERGENCY.
WE HAD A SINK HOLE THAT WAS IN THE WESTBOUND LANE.
UH, A 16 FOOT 15 INCH DIAMETER SEWER MAIN WITH HEAVY FLOW, NOW 100 FEET OF SEWER MAIN THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THE, THERE WAS A SAG IN THE LINE, MULTIPLE FRACTURES AND GROUNDWATER INFILTRATION CONTINUING WITH THIS EMERGENCY.
IT JUST, WE HAD TO HAVE, UM, BECAUSE OF THE GROUNDWATER PRESENCE FOR THE WATERING WELLS, UH, ENGINEERING SHORING TO KEEP THE PERSONNEL AND THE PIPE ITSELF SAFE AND A SEWER BYPASS OVER THERE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT SO THAT WE WILL ALLOW CUSTOMERS WITH, UH, CONTINUING UNINTERRUPTED SERVICE.
AND PLENTY OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT WAS REQUIRED ON THIS JOB.
ANOTHER EMERGENCY WAS SANTA FE AND DEL LAMO.
THIS WAS A LEAK THAT WAS UNDERNEATH THE, UH, DEL LAMO AND COMPTON CREEK CROSSING.
AND IT WAS A DIFFICULT SHUTDOWN.
AND WHY OTHER THAN THAT NICE VIDEO WE HAVE ON THERE THAT I JUST SKIPPED, WHY IT WAS BECAUSE WE HAD AN INOPERABLE VALVE THAT EXPANDED THE SHUTDOWN TO ABOUT 6,095 LINEAR FEET OF 48 AND 20 INCH DIAMETER MAIN.
NOW THIS WAS WELL OVER A MILE OF LARGE DIAMETER PIPE, WHICH WOULD'VE RESULTED IN A COST OF OUR, A LOSS OF 460,000 GALLONS OF WATER, WHICH WOULD'VE IMPACTED OUR JW JOHNSON RESERVOIR AND WEST LONG BEACH.
AND THIS WAS AVOIDED BECAUSE OF NIGHT WORK, UH, ON A HEAVY TRUCK ROUTE.
IT WAS, UH, TRAFFIC CONTROL, WHICH NEEDED THE, THE CONCRETE K RAILS THERE, A LINE STOP VALVE INSTALLATION OF A NEW BUTTERFLY VALVE THAT HAD TO GO INTO AN ACTIVE MAIN AND INTRICATE PIPE WELDING.
THE FINAL COST FOR THIS ONE, THIS WAS, WAS $420,000.
THIS TIME I DIDN'T SKIP THE VIDEO.
SO OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE BOARD, UH, AUTHORIZED THE GENERAL MANAGER TO EXECUTE AMENDMENTS TO OUR AGREEMENTS, NUMBER UT 38 25, 26, AND 27 WITH CHARLES KING COMPANY, RAMONA INC.
MIKE PERLE AND SONS, RESPECTIVELY FOR ON-CALL SERVICES INCREASING EACH CONTRACT BY $1 MILLION TO $2 MILLION PER CONTRACT.
THAT WAS BE A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT.
AND THAT WAS THE END OF MY PRESENTATION, UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? ANY COMMISSIONER'S COMMENTS? GLORIA, SHANNON, GLORIA? YEAH.
THANK YOU, UH, PRESIDENT RAINEY.
AND, UM, I, I THINK IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT THE STAFF HAS, THIS IS WHERE WE RECEIVE A LOT OF OUR ACCOLADES, CHRIS, IS THAT CORRECT? LETTERS FROM, FROM CUS FOR OUR RESIDENTS WHO WRITE IN AND SAY THEY REALLY APPRECIATE THE RESPONSE, THE RESPONSE TIME, THE RESPONSE, THE COURTEOUSNESS AND, UH, OF WHAT THEY'VE DONE.
AND, AND I THINK THE, OBVIOUSLY THE, THE PUBLIC, UH, I, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, ENJOY SEEING ACTUAL WORK BEING DONE.
UH, THEY SEE THE, THE WORK, UH, YOU KNOW, MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, UH, AS HE SHOWED ON ONE SITE, WE HAD TO, UH, CLOSE DOWN QUITE A BIT OF THE TRAFFIC ON THE HEAVY FREE, UH, HIGHWAY.
UM, THE PEOPLE LIKE, LIKE TO SEE THAT, UH, THEIR MONEY'S BEING USED.
SO WITH THAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I'LL, UM, MOVE THE MOTION.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COMMISSIONER GLORIA CERO AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SHANNON.
THE MOTION CARRIES AND WILL GO TO
[10. 24-53888 Recommendation to authorize the General Manager to enroll Long Beach Utilities Department as a partner agency of the Ocean Sewage Alliance. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
ITEM NUMBER 10, AUTHORIZED THE GENERAL MANAGER TO ENROLL LONG BEACH UTILITIES DEPARTMENT AS A PARTNER AGENCY WITH, UH, OCEAN SEWAGE ALLIANCE.GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 10.
STAFF REQUESTS THAT THE BOARD AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL MANAGER TO ENROLL AS A PARTNER WITH THE OCEAN SEWAGE ALLIANCE.
WE WERE INTRODUCED TO THIS ORGANIZATION BY THE AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC.
AND AS A COASTAL AGENCY, WE SHARE THE ALLIANCE'S COMMITMENT TO
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ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND REDUCING THE, UH, AMOUNT OF POLLUTION INTO OUR OCEAN AND WATERWAYS.SO THE LONG BEACH UTILITIES HAS A VERY LONG HISTORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.
THE UTILITY SOURCE SYSTEM HAS ALWAYS HANDLED WASTEWATER IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE MANNER.
THE SOURCE SYSTEM IS COMPRISED OF 700 MILES OF SORE MAINS, ALMOST 500 MILES OF SOAR LATERALS.
AND THESE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PUMP STATIONS AND THE FORCE MAINS COMPRISE OUR, UH, SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE.
EVERY DAY, ABOUT 40 GIG MILLION GALLONS OF WASTEWATER IS COLLECTED IN THE SOAR SYSTEM, AND IT IS CONVEYED TO LOS ANGELES COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT, UH, SYSTEM.
UH, THIS MAP HERE SHOWS THE CONNECTION POINTS AT WHICH THE LONG BEACH SOURCE SYSTEM CONNECTS WITH THE LA COUNTY SOURCE SYSTEM THAT'S REPRESENTED BY THESE, UH, RED DOTS.
AND AFTER THAT, IT IS TRANSPORTED TO, UH, LA COUNTY FACILITIES FOR TREATMENT.
SO THERE ARE MANY WAYS THAT LONG BEACH UTILITIES ENSURES THAT WASTEWATER STAYS IN THE SEWER PIPES AND DOES NOT LEAK OR CAUSE A SOAR SPILL.
PRIMARILY, THIS IS DUE TO SOAR OPERATIONS, PROACTIVE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.
THIS INCLUDES CLEANING, WHICH ALL OF THE SOAR LINES IN THE CITY ARE CLEANED ON A TWO YEAR CYCLE.
THE THE LINES ARE ALSO INSPECTED ON A REGULAR BASIS.
UH, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THIS PICTURE AT THE BOTTOM, THIS IS A-C-C-T-V SOAR, UH, ROVER, AND IT HAS A CAMERA AT THE END OF IT ABOVE GROUND.
AN OPERATOR IS MONITORING THE FOOTAGE AND CODING WHEN HE SEES DEFECTS IN THE SOAR LINE OR STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS. THIS DATA IS THEN USED BY OUR ENGINEERING TEAM TO PRIORITIZE THEIR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR SOLINE REHABILITATION.
OUR IN-HOUSE, UH, SOAR OPERATIONS TEAM ALSO DOES, UH, REPAIRS OF LOCALIZED SPOT REPAIRS, AND THEY CAN DO BOTH OPEN CUT EXCAVATION AS WELL AS TRENCHLESS REPAIRS.
IN ADDITION TO OUR OO AND M UH, PROGRAM, UH, LONG BEACH UTILITIES TAKES ADDITIONAL ACTIONS THAT ARE ABOVE AND BEYOND THE NORMAL O AND M, UH, PROGRAM, UH, WHICH INCLUDES THINGS LIKE INSTALLING SMART COVERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
NOW, A SMART COVER IS A DEVICE THAT IS AFFIXED TO THE UNDERSIDE OF A SOAR MANHOLE LID.
AND, UH, IT HAS A SENSOR THAT DETECTS WHEN THE WATER LEVEL OF A SOAR MANHOLE IS RISING ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS, THEN IT SENDS A TEXT MESSAGE TO OUR SOAR STAFF WHO CAN THEN RESPOND TO THE LOCATION, CLEAR THE BLOCKAGE AND RESTORE FLOW, THEREBY REDUCING OR ELIMINATING THE CHANCE OF A SOURCE SPILL OR STORM, UH, STORM, UH, RELATED SOURCE SPILLS.
ACTIONS THAT WE TAKE TO MINIMIZE SPILLS DUE TO STORM IS THAT WE DO THINGS LIKE CORK AND SEAL.
THE MANHOLES THAT, UM, ARE IN AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO FLOODING.
THIS WILL PREVENT STORMWATER FROM ENTERING THE SOURCE SYSTEM AND OVERWHELMING ITS CAPACITY.
ALSO, LONG BEACH UTILITIES PARTNERS WITH, UH, THE LONG BEACH HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE THAT ALL RESTAURANTS IN THE CITY ARE INSPECTED, UH, AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR TO PREVENT, UH, FAT SOILS IN GREECE FROM ENTERING INTO THE SOAR SYSTEM, WE'VE ALSO STEPPED UP OUR EFFORTS, UH, IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
UH, WE AIM TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON VARIOUS TOPICS.
UH, FOR INSTANCE, HOW TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THE STORM DRAIN SYSTEM AND THE SEWER SYSTEM.
UH, IN PAST STORM EVENTS, WE HAVE FOUND SOME SORE LIDS WERE OPENED, AND WE BELIEVE THIS IS MOST LIKELY BECAUSE RESIDENTS WERE TRYING TO MINIMIZE THE EFFECT OF FLOODING ON THEIR STREET.
UM, BUT LITTLE DID THEY KNOW THAT THEY WERE ACTUALLY INCREASING THE CHANCE OF A SOURCE BILL ON THEIR STREET.
SO, UM, SO WE'VE DONE THINGS LIKE CREATED THIS VIDEO THAT WE POST ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, UH, SITES.
AND, UH, LET ME PLAY THAT VIDEO LOOK SIMILAR.
THESE ARE TWO SEPARATE SYSTEMS THAT NEVER IN AND THEY NEVER CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER, OR IS A CLOSED SYSTEM THAT TRANSPORTS ALL THE WATER FROM HOUSES AND BUSINESSES TO A TREATMENT PLANT.
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DRAINS, ON THE OTHER HAND, ARE AN OPEN SYSTEM OR ANY WATER RUNOFF FROM RAIN COLLECTS AND IS TRANSPORTED TO THE OCEAN, ARE DESIGNED TO CARRY A LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER EITHER THROUGH A CHANNEL OR CANAL UNTIL IT TOOK THE OCEAN.SEWERS ARE NOT DESIGNED TO DO THAT, WHICH IS WHY YOU SHOULD NEVER OPEN A SEWER LIDER.
LASTLY, THE UTILITY LONG BEACH.
UM, SO IT'S ALSO WORTH NOTING THAT THE STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD HAS ADOPTED A NEW STATEWIDE SANITARY SANITARY SOURCE SYSTEM GENERAL ORDER, UH, AS OF LAST YEAR.
AND SOME CHANGES THAT THE NEW ORDER INCLUDES IS THAT ALL SOAR AGENCIES ARE REQUIRED TO IDENTIFY, UH, SYSTEM SPECIFIC AREAS THAT ARE IMPACTED BY CLIMATE AND TO TAKE MEASURES TO REDUCE THE IMPACTS, UH, IN THESE AREAS.
SO WE ARE ALREADY DOING THAT WITH, UH, THINGS LIKE THE CORK AND SEAL PROGRAM THAT I DESCRIBED EARLIER.
ANOTHER CHANGE IS THAT THE ORDER REQUIRES THAT AGENCIES HAVE ENHANCED COLLABORATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES.
SO WE'RE ALREADY DOING THAT WITH, UM, AGENCIES LIKE LA COUNTY SANITATION, AS WELL AS OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS, SUCH AS PUBLIC WORKS FOR STORM DRAINS AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR OUR FOG PROGRAM.
SO A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OCEAN SEWAGE ALLIANCE WOULD TAKE THIS ONE STEP FURTHER.
THE OCEAN SEWAGE ALLIANCE HAS A MISSION TO ELIMINATE POLLUTION CAUSED BY WASTEWATER INTO OUR, UH, OCEANS AND WATERWAYS, AND TO PROTECT, UH, HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
THEY AIM TO ACHIEVE THIS THROUGH SHARING KNOWLEDGE, DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS, AND RAISING AWARENESS.
SO BY BECOMING AN AN OSA PARTNER, WE CAN PARTICIPATE IN A SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS.
THIS INCLUDES, UH, PARTICIPATING IN THEIR QUARTERLY CONFERENCE CALLS, UH, CONTRIBUTING TO THEIR MONTHLY NEWSLETTER, AND PARTICIPATING IN WORKING GROUPS.
BY BECOMING A PARTNER WITH THE OCEAN SEWAGE ALLIANCE, LONG BEACH UTILITIES HAS THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME, UH, UH, TO JOIN A SERIES OF, UH, OF EXPERTS THAT ARE COLLECTIVELY WORKING TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF O OCEAN, OF, UH, SORRY, OF WASTEWATER POLLUTION INTO OUR OCEANS AND TO DEVELOP, UH, SOLUTIONS ACROSS SECTIONS TO SOLVE THIS, UM, TODAY WE ARE JOINED BY, UM, SOMEBODY FROM THE AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC, WHO I'M VERY HAPPY TO INTRODUCE.
HER NAME IS JENNY DEAN AND SHE'S THE VICE PRESIDENT OF CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION.
SHE'S GONNA SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE AQUARIUM'S PARTNERSHIP WITH OSA.
UM, THE AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN THE ALLIANCE IN 2021.
THIS WAS INTRODUCED TO US BY ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS.
STEPHANIE WEIR IS A SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AT CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL AND ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THIS ALLIANCE.
AND SHE THOUGHT IT FIT REALLY WELL.
AND I AGREE WITH THE MISSION OF THE AQUARIUM.
AS YOU LIKELY ARE FAMILIAR, THE MISSION OF THE AQUARIUM IS TO PROMOTE STEWARDSHIP, SO THAT BALANCE OF NATURE AND PEOPLE TOGETHER.
AND THAT IS DIRECTLY, AS JENNIFER SAID, THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS ALLIANCE.
WE'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY SINCE JOINING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MISSION OF SPREADING THE WORD.
UM, OFTENTIMES THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE IS SORT OF OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND, BUT WE DO SEE VALUE IN, UH, ELEVATING IT INTO OUR COMMUNITY'S AWARENESS.
WE HOSTED A LECTURE, WE HAVE A FIRST WEDNESDAY LECTURE SERIES, AND SO WE ARE ABLE TO HOST AN EXPERT TO TALK ABOUT THE OCEAN, UH, POLLUTION ISSUES THAT ARE COMING FROM WASTEWATER, UH, AND, AND PROMOTE COMMUNITY ACTIVISM.
WE ALSO DO A COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROGRAM IN WHICH WE'RE DOING MONITORING OF OUR LOCAL HARBOR, RAINBOW HARBOR FOR HARMFUL AL ALGAL BLOOMS. HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS AREN'T EXCLUSIVELY DRIVEN BY WASTEWATER OUTFALLS, BUT THEY CAN BE.
AND SO DETECTING THEM EARLY ALLOWS US TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE HAZARDS THAT MIGHT EXIST IN THEIR COASTAL SYSTEMS. WE WOULD LOVE THE CITY TO JOIN US, AND I'M, I'M HAPPY, UH, TO BE PRESENTING THAT OPPORTUNITY TODAY.
UM, SO WITH THAT, UH, WE RECOMMEND THAT, UH, THE BOARD AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL MANAGER TO ENROLL LONG BEACH UTILITIES AS A PARTNER AGENCY OF THE OCEAN SEWAGE ALLIANCE.
SO, UH, WE ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD MAY HAVE.
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THANK YOU.UH, WHAT DOES A FORCE MEAN? SO A FORCE MAIN IS WHERE, SO USUALLY THE MAJORITY OF THE SOURCE SYSTEM JUST OPERATES BY GRAVITY.
UM, JUST GOING FOLLOWS THE GEOLOGY, UM, GEOGRAPHY TO JUST GO, YOU KNOW, LOWER AND LOWER AND LOWER.
NOW AT CERTAIN POINTS WHERE IT HAS TO BE, UM, WHERE IT KIND OF RUNS OUT OF, GETS TO THE LOWEST POINT AND IT HAS TO BE RAISED ABOVE TO, UM, TO START AGAIN, THE GRAVITY PROCESS.
THAT'S WHERE A SOLAR PUMP STATION MIGHT BE LOCATED.
AND, UM, TO CONNECT IT TO THE SOLAR PUMP STATION IS A FORCE MAIN.
SO IT FORCES, UM, IT FORCES, BASICALLY IT'S UNDER PRESSURE.
IT'S A PIPE UNDER PRESSURE THAT, UM, WOULD FORCE SEWER, UH, WATER TO FLOW UPWARDS AS OPPOSED TO FLOW DOWNHILL.
JUST AS A LAY PERSON, I'M, I'M LOOKING AT, YOU'VE GOT EIGHT MILES OF FORCE MAIN AND LIKE 700 MILES OF SEWER MAIN MM-HMM
IT SEEMS LIKE YOU DON'T HAVE MUCH IN THE WAY OF FORCE MAIN NO, NO, BECAUSE THAT'S ONLY, THERE'S ONLY CERTAIN POINTS WHERE WE NEED TO RAISE THE, UM, WE NEED TO RAISE IT UP BACK UP SO THAT IT CAN FOLLOW GRAVITY AGAIN.
IT'S COMPARATIVELY SPEAKING, IT'S VERY FEW FORCE MAINS, BUT THEY'RE UNIQUE IN THAT THEY'RE UNDER PRESSURE.
SO WHEN WE HAVE A PROBLEM ON A FORCE MAINE, IT'S UM, IT'S A VERY DIFFERENT OPERATION THAN REPAIRING A, A GRAVITY LINE.
UH, UH, IT'S KIND, IT KIND OF ACTS LIKE THE WAY A WATER MAIN WOULD THAT 'CAUSE WATER'S UNDER PRESSURE? AND SO IF THERE'S ANY PROBLEM WITH THE FORCE MAINE, THAT CAUSES A MUCH BIGGER PROBLEM THAN SAY A BREAK WOULD ON A GRAVITY LINE.
LORI ERO? YEAH, THANK YOU, UH, VERY MUCH.
I, I, THE VIDEO IS ACTUALLY REALLY GOOD.
I THINK THEY DID A GOOD JOB ON THAT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
UM, AND THANK YOU JENNY, FOR BEING HERE.
I THINK THERE'S SEVERAL, UM, OPPORTUNITIES FOR US HERE.
AND ONE OF COURSE IS TO JOIN WITH THE AQUARIUM, WHO DOES SUCH A GREAT JOB IN OUR CITY AND IT JUST MAKES SENSE TO HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM AND HOPEFULLY FURTHER, UH, A PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM.
UM, AND THEN ALSO JUST TO JOIN WITH SURF RIDER AND NATURE CONSERVANCY, WHO ARE ALSO VERY VISIBLE.
I KNOW SURF RIDERS ARE VISIBLE IN OUR CITY, UM, AS WELL.
UM, AND THEN IT JUST ALSO GETS THE MESSAGE OUT THERE.
WOULD THAT BE YOU OR WOULD YOU, UH, UH, TURN IT OVER TO SOMEONE WITHIN YOUR DEPARTMENT TO HANDLE IT? SO, UH, AS FAR AS GETTING THE MESSAGE OUT THERE, WELL JUST TO BE INVOLVED AND ON THE MEETINGS AND THAT SORT OF THING.
AND I'D, UH, IN CONSULTATION WITH, UM, WITH DIANA TANG, OUR, AS, UM, ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER, IF THERE WAS, UH, SITUATIONS WHERE SOMEBODY ELSE MIGHT BE MORE APPROPRIATE, UM, THAT WOULD, WE WOULD CALL SOMEBODY ELSE IN.
BUT, UM, AS OF NOW, I PLAN ON LEADING THIS EFFORT AND UM, OBVIOUSLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER, WITH OUR, UM, WITH OUR OTHER INTERNAL PARTNERS.
BUT, UH, BUT IN GENERAL, YES, IT WOULD BE ME.
AND THEN DIANE THAT'S UNDER YOUR DEPARTMENT, SO GREAT.
SO JENNY, IF THIS GOES THROUGH THEN I THINK THAT'S A GREAT PARTNERSHIP, GREAT BEGINNING AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND WITH THAT I'LL MOVE THE MOTION.
UM, MS. UH, ROJAS, THIS IS EXCELLENT, BUT I HAD ONE, YOU, YOU STATED SOMETHING THAT I MIGHT EVEN BE GUILTY OF MYSELF.
UM, I, YOU KNOW, GO TO CHURCH IN ONE AREA SHOP, AND SO I GET TO BE AROUND THE CITY.
IS THERE ANY WAY, YOU TALKED ABOUT, UM, YOU TALKED ABOUT HOW THE DRAIN AND THE SEWER AND SOMETIMES PEOPLE GET THEM CONFUSED.
UH, WHAT ELSE ARE WE DOING TO EDUCATE OUR CITIZENRY, UM, ABOUT THAT SO THAT THEY WILL KNOW, YOU KNOW, I MEAN CALL IF YOU HAVE A CONCERN, BUT HOW ARE WE LETTING THEM KNOW? UM, SO AN ADDITIONAL EFFORT THAT WE'VE MADE BESIDES PUTTING STUFF ON SOCIAL MEDIA, 'CAUSE WE KNOW NOT EVERYBODY LOOKS AT SOCIAL MEDIA.
SO WE WE'RE REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY GROUPS, FOR EXAMPLE, UM, MAYBE TWO WEEKS AGO WE MET WITH THE NAPLES IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION AND WE MET WITH THEIR BOARD TO LET THEM KNOW THAT, UM, TO, TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS AND TO, UM, EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT, UH, ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STORM DRAINS AND, AND THE SOURCE SYSTEM.
AND IT'S USUALLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH A FEW OTHER, UH, THINGS THAT ARE OF, OF USE FOR THE, FOR THE COMMUNITY.
BUT WE PLAN ON, UM, DOING MORE AND MORE OF THOSE TO REACH PEOPLE IN PERSON AND, UM, AND WORKING WITH THE COUNCIL DISTRICT SO THAT WE CAN, UM, TRY AND REACH OUT TO PEOPLE IN THAT WAY.
UM, WE'LL ALSO BE, UH, PARTNERING WITH OUR, UH, PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE TO SEE IF THERE'S, UM, OTHER WAYS THAT WE CAN GET THE WORD OUT ON, ON THIS TOPIC.
NOW, UM, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
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HEARING NONE, UM, WE'LL NEED THE, A MOTION AND A SECOND MOVE APPROVAL.AND SECOND, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CORDERO.
IT CARRIES WE'LL GO TO ITEM 11,
[11. 24-53889 Recommendation to adopt Specifications UD-24-160 and authorize the General Manager to execute a contract with South Bay Ford Lincoln Inc., to furnish and deliver one Service Rig in an amount not to exceed $350,000. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
ADOPT SPECIFICATION UD DASH 24 DASH ONE 60 AND AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL MANAGER TO EXECUTE CONTRACT WITH SOUTH BAY FORD.UH, LINCOLN CALL ON MICHAEL ASH.
I AM THE MANAGER OF SEWER OPERATIONS AND I'LL BE PRESENTING FOR ITEMS 11 AND 12.
STAFF WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THE PURCHASE OF ONE SERVICE RIG AS PART OF UD 24 DASH ONE 60.
THIS RIG IS EQUIPPED WITH ALL THE ESSENTIAL TOOLS AND SUPPLIES FOR THE REPAIRS IN THE FIELD.
MORE THAT IS REQUIRED IN CASE THE JOB INCREASES IN COMPLEXITY.
THIS PREVENTS MULTIPLE TRIPS TO AND FROM THE YARD.
PICTURED IS OUR PREVIOUS RIG ACQUIRED IN 2011.
IT HAS REACHED THE END OF ITS INTENDED SERVICE LIFE AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE TWO, UM, RIGS OF THIS STYLE IN OUR FLEET.
PICTURED IS OUR NEWEST RIG IN THE FLEET.
THIS WILL BE VERY SIMILAR, JUST NEWER MODEL YEAR.
OUR RIG HAS A A HUNDRED GALLON WATER TANK.
IT HAS AN AIR COMPRESSOR THAT RUNS OFF THE ENGINE AND WE HAVE A GENERATOR FOR ELECTRICITY.
SO WE ARE SELF-SUFFICIENT IN THE FIELD WITH THESE RIGS.
WE RECEIVED ONE RESPONSIVE BIDDER THROUGH LONG BEACH BUYS.
SOUTH BAY FORD AND INCORPORATED STAFF RECOMMENDS THE ADOPTION OF SPECIFICATION UD 2 4 1 6 0 AND AUTHORIZED THE GENERAL MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH SOUTH BAY FORD LINCOLN INCORPORATED TO FURNISH AND DELIVER ONE SERVICE RIG IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $350,000.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I AM AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE.
MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER DORO.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BOB SHANNON.
ANY OPPOSITION HEARING ON THE MOTION HERE? THANK YOU.
[12. 24-53890 Recommendation to adopt Resolution No. UT-1520 authorizing the General Manager to enter into a sole source agreement with Golden Bell Products, Inc., for roach control services for sanitary sewer manholes in the City of Long Beach, in an amount not to exceed $200,900 for a one-year period, and to authorize the General Manager to exercise the option to renew for two additional one-year periods, subject to a maximum annual increase of 6 percent. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]
12, ADOPT RESOLUTION UT 1520 AUTHORIZING THE GENERAL MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A SOLE SOURCE AGREEMENT WITH GOLDEN BELL PRODUCTS CALLED ON MICHAEL HERBA.GOTTA WRITE THE SUMMARY
STAFF WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND, UH, TO ENTER INTO A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT WITH GOLDEN BELL PRODUCTS FOR ROACH CONTROL SERVICES.
LONG BEACH UTILITIES HAS ABOUT 16,000 MANHOLES THAT ARE TREATED WITH ROACH CONTROL ONCE EVERY TWO YEARS.
GOLDEN BELL HAS A WARRANTY OF 18 MONTHS FOR THE PRODUCT'S EFFECTIVENESS.
GOLDEN BELL HAS THE SOLE DISTRIBUTION AND APPLICATION RIGHTS WITHIN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR INSECTA 4 5 6 0 0 DASH ONE.
INSECTA IS A APPROVED APPLICATION AND PUBLIC SEWER MANHOLES AND INSECTA IS STATE AND FEDERALLY LICENSED PESTICIDE.
WE SEE THE PICTURES OF THE BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER APPLICATION, AND I CAN ATTEST TO WHEN I WAS IN, IN THE FIELD TO THIS PRODUCT'S EFFECTIVENESS.
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DAF RECOMMENDS ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER UT 1 5 2 0 AUTHORIZING THE GENERAL MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A SOLE SOURCE AGREEMENT WITH GOLDEN BELL PRODUCTS INCORPORATED FOR ROACH CONTROL SERVICES FOR SANITARY SEWER MANHOLES IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $200,900 FOR A ONE YEAR PERIOD.AND TO AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL MANAGER TO EXERCISE THE OPTION TO RENEW FOR TWO ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR PERIODS, SUBJECT TO MAXIMUM INCREASE OF 6%.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I'M OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS, ANY COMMISSIONER'S COMMENTS? GLORIA RO.
UM, ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS SHOW THE PICTURES AND I THINK YOU WOULD'VE GOTTEN PROOF ON THIS.
SO WITH THAT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
UH, COMMISSIONER SHANNON, ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? OKAY.
DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? YOU MADE A MOTION.
ALL IN FAVOR? WE NEED A ROLL CALL.
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PUBLIC COMMENTS.IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON A NON-AG AGENDA ITEM? SEEING, I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS SEEING NONE.
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSES.
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UH, AS I WANT TO, UH, COMMEND OUR, UM, GENERAL MANAGER.HE SENDS A LOT OF EMAILS SHARING AND I GUESS MRS. SQUIRE A AS WELL, UH, SHARING POSITIVE COMMENTS AND I JUST WANTED HIM TO DO, NOT ALL OF THEM, BUT A FEW THEM TODAY.
COULD I ASK THAT THEY ALSO SEND THE S DOES HE ALSO SEND THE COMPLAINTS?
AND AND I'LL BE HONEST, WE, WE, WE GET VERY FEW COMPLAINTS AND IT'S REALLY A TESTAMENT TO OUR, OUR EMPLOYEES OUT IN THE FIELD.
WE HAVE A LOT OF, WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF EMPLOYEES OUT IN THE FIELD EVERY SINGLE DAY DEALING WITH EITHER GOING TO PEOPLE'S HOMES, THE LIGHT PILOTS, UH, TURNING OFF METERS, TURNING ON METERS, UH, DEALING WITH WATER LEAKS, GAS LEAKS, SEWER ISSUES.
AND UH, I THINK, UM, THE RESPECT WE HAVE IN THE COMMUNITY WAS BORN OUT WHEN WE HAD THE, UH, UH, ELECTION FOR THE MERGER.
I THINK PEOPLE TRUSTED US TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
AND IT'S REALLY A TESTAMENT TO OUR EMPLOYEES ON THE FIELD.
I RECEIVE VERY, VERY FEW COMPLAINTS FROM FROM COUNCIL.
UM, I GET, UH, COMPLIMENTS FROM, UH, CUSTOMERS THAT, UH, THEY TAKE THE TIME TO, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY'VE BEEN SO IMPRESSED WITH OUR FIELD FOLKS THAT THEY TAKE THE TIME TO REACH OUT TO US.
SO I TRY AND SHARE THAT WITH, UH, THE BOARD AND WITH THE, UH, UH, COUNCIL AS AS APPROPRIATE.
AND I'LL LET YOU KNOW IF I COULD EVER GET A COMPLAINT.
I'M NOT SURE IF I HAD ONE IN PROBABLY 10 YEARS.
UM, I HAVE A COUPLE OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS I'D LIKE TO MAKE, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
UM, DIANA, IF YOU COULD INTRODUCE A COUPLE OF YOUR NEW PEOPLE.
UM, AS CHRIS MENTIONED, WHEN WE MERGED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, WE COMBINED A NUMBER OF OUR DIFFERENT UTILITY DEPARTMENT, UM, PARTNERS AND WORK GROUPS.
AND IN THE SECTION THAT I WAS ASSIGNED IN BU THREE, WE HAD A NUMBER OF MANAGEMENT VACANCIES.
AND I AM VERY, VERY HAPPY TO SHARE THAT MOST OF THOSE ARE FILLED.
NOW, ABOUT A MONTH AGO, WE INTRODUCED DEIDA, JOY CONTRERAS, OUR UM, PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER.
AND TODAY I'M PLEASED TO INTRODUCE YOU TO, UH, TWO NEW EMPLOYEES AND I'LL LET THEM COME UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THEMSELVES AS WELL.
VETERINARY SANTOS, WHO IS MY EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT IN SUPPORTING OUR WORK GROUPS IN BU THREE AND WAYNE JOHNSON, WHO IS OUR SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION, HE'LL OVERSEE PERSONAL SERVICES, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, AND, UM, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE DEPARTMENT.
SO ARI AND WAYNE, MORNING COMMISSIONERS.
I GO BY V SO EVERYONE CALLS ME V UH, THIS IS DAY THREE FOR ME, SO I'M THRILLED.
I'M HERE, UM, ABOUT A 15 YEAR CAREER IN PUBLIC SECTOR.
I STARTED WITH THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS PUBLIC WORKS, WORKED MY WAY INTO WEST BASIN MUNICIPAL
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WATER DISTRICT, AND MORE RECENTLY INTO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION WITH METROLINK.I'VE SUPPORTED THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR AT LEAST 15 YEARS AND I'M HAPPY TO BE WITH THE TEAM.
DIANA'S BEEN GREAT, THE WHOLE TEAM'S BEEN GREAT AND EVERYONE'S BEEN WELCOMING AND JUST TO HEAR CHRIS'S COMMENTS ABOUT ZERO COMPLAINTS, THAT SELLS IT ENOUGH FOR ME.
BEVERLY HILLS HAD A LITTLE MORE
AND YOU HAVE A GREAT STAFF SO FAR, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU'LL LEARN NOT TO VERIFY ANYTHING THAT I SAY.
UH, I SPENT THE LAST 30 YEARS WITH THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY, UH, 20 OF THEM ON THE EAST COAST, LAST 10 ON THE WEST COAST.
AND, YOU KNOW, DAY NUMBER THREE AS ARI SAID.
AND IT'S BEEN A GREAT START AND TEAM HAS BEEN WELCOMING.
NOW JUST, I, I HAVE A COUPLE MORE IF YOU DON'T MIND.
SO, UH, YAN, IF YOU'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR LATEST PROMOTION.
UM, I'M VERY HAPPY TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW MANAGER OF TREATMENT TODAY.
SKIP TON, LIKE TO SKIP TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF.
UM, JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT, UH, THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PROMOTE INTO THIS POSITION IS PRETTY NEAR AND DEAR TO ME.
UM, I HAVE BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT FOR 22 YEARS.
UH, STARTED OUT IN LANDSCAPING AS A NON-CAREER.
UH, MOVED ON TO, UH, THE METER SHOP FROM THERE AND THEN ONTO THE TREATMENT PLANT FOR THE LAST 20.
UM, I SAY THIS IS NEAR AND DEAR TO ME BECAUSE I'M SECOND GENERATION, UH, CITY EMPLOYEE.
MY FATHER RETIRED FROM THE WATER DEPARTMENT, UH, BACK IN 1996.
AND, UH, IRONICALLY, HIS FIRST JOB AT THE WATER DEPARTMENT WAS IN LANDSCAPE ALSO AS AN EQUIPMENT OPERATOR.
UM, BUT ALSO JUST TO SAY, I'M THIRD GENERATION, BORN IN LONG BEACH.
UH, MY KIDS ARE THE FOURTH, AND I REALLY, UH, ENJOY WORKING FOR THIS DEPARTMENT.
LOVE THE JOB, LOVE THE PEOPLE THAT I WORK WITH.
IT'S BEEN A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
SO, UH, THANK YOU ALL FOR TRUSTING ME IN THIS, UH, NEXT CHAPTER AND, UH, HOPE TO NOT DISAPPOINT ANYONE.
UH, AND THEN I JUST WANNA POINT OUT, UH, THIS IS RICH ANTHONY'S LAST MEETING WITH US.
AND SO, UH, WE, WE WANNA THANK HIM FOR EVERYTHING HE IS DONE FOR US OVER THE YEARS AND, UH, WISH HIM WELL, HIS NEW CAREER WITH, UH, SHANNON KY INTO ANTHONY
BUT WE, WE REALLY WANNA THANK RICH FOR EVERYTHING HE'S DONE.
HE'S, HE'S BEEN ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH.
IF YOU WANT A, UH, 10 WORD ANSWER, HE GIVES YOU A 10 WORD ANSWER AND, WHICH IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR AN ATTORNEY.
SO HE TELLS YOU HOW YOU CAN GET THINGS DONE VERSUS WHY YOU CAN'T GET THINGS DONE.
CAN I, CAN I RECOGNIZE A COUPLE PEOPLE? MM-HMM.
I WANNA RECOGNIZE COMMISSIONER SHANNON WHO HIRED ME 20 YEARS AGO WITHOUT COMMISSIONER SHANNON HAVING HIRED ME, I WOULDN'T BE HERE.
UM, HE, WELL,
HE SAID, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GEOGRAPHICALLY UNDESIRABLE.
I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GONNA BE WILLING TO MAKE THE DRIVE.
THIS COMMUTE'S GONNA WEAR ON YOU.
AND, UH, 20 YEARS LATER, HE WAS RIGHT,
I ALSO WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO CHRIS.
THANK YOU FOR COLLABORATION FOR 19 YEARS.
I'M SORRY THAT I'M BEATING YOU OUTTA HERE BY A FEW MONTHS AND THEN I'M NOT GONNA RECOGNIZE EVERYONE BY NAME.
BUT EVERYBODY IN THE CROWD THAT I'VE WORKED WITH, IT'S BEEN GREAT.
I DON'T TELL ALL THE DEPART, ALL MY CLIENT DEPARTMENTS THIS, I REALLY DON'T.
THIS IS THE BEST DEPARTMENT, TOP TO BOTTOM IN THE CITY.
YOU DO THE BEST WORK, YOU DO THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK, I FEEL LIKE, AND THIS COMMISSION, I FEEL THE SAME WAY ABOUT THE COMMISSION.
YOU GUYS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN REALLY, REALLY GREAT TO WORK WITH.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE EVERYONE'S WILLINGNESS TO COLLABORATE.
I KIND OF FEEL LIKE I'M PART OF THE TEAM, WHICH MAKES MY JOB A LOT EASIER.
UH, I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT THEY WILL.
I'M NOT RETIRING, JUST HANGING IN A SHINGLE.
ANTHONY, ONLY FOR THE TIME BEING
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THANKS, RICH.HE MENTIONED THAT CHRIS WILL BE RETIRING, BUT WHEN WE MERGED TOGETHER, GAS AND WATER, IT WAS, SO, I WASN'T A COMMISSIONER AT THE TIME, BUT IT WAS REALLY REFRESHING AND FELT REALLY GOOD.
UH, I FELT REALLY GOOD AS A CITIZEN THAT HE WAS, HE HAS BEEN ABLE TO, THAT HE WAS, UH, SELECTED AND HAD THE SKILLS TO TAKE OVER BOTH, UM, UM, GAS AND WATER.
AND I HOPE, AND I HEARD THE THIRD, UH, THE YOUNG MAN THAT SAID, UM, HE WAS A THIRD AND THERE WAS A FOURTH.
I MEAN, THAT'S GOOD, BUT I HOPE THAT, UM, ALL OF YOU WILL, WE ARE GONNA MISS CHRIS.
I MEAN, WHEN HE DOES RETIRE, WHICH IS NOT THAT FAR OFF.
BUT CHRIS, YOU'VE BEEN EXCELLENT AND YOU'RE, I SAY AS ONE COMMISSIONER, I CAN'T SPEAK FOR ALL ON THIS ONE, THAT YOU'VE BEEN EXCELLENT AND SHOULD BE COMMENDING WITH THAT.
I WANNA SAY SOMETHING ABOUT GOOD
NOW, I DID SAY WHEN I HIRED HIM, I THOUGHT IT WAS AT LEAST 20 YEARS AGO, WAS, UH, GEOGRAPHICALLY ON ART.
USUALLY YOU SAY THAT TO A LADY OR A GUY.
UH, HE WHERE DO YOU LIVE? YOU LIVE OUT IN A BOONDOG.
I LIVE IN SAN GABRIEL ANYWAY, UM, I DO NOT PLAN TO JOIN EITHER HIM OR JERRY SHTE IN A LAW FIRM.
UM, BELIEVE ME, I'M NOT PREPARED TO DO THAT.
BUT HE'S BEEN AN EXCELLENT ATTORNEY.
AND I'LL SAVE MY REMARKS ABOUT YOU FOLKS AND MY DEPARTURE, WHICH IS PROBABLY IMMINENT AND PROBABLY GET ABOUT 24 HOURS NOTICE.
BUT, UH, NO, RICHARD'S DONE A HELL OF A JOB.
I JUST, CAN I JUST SAY REAL QUICK, JUST VERY QUICKLY, I JUST WANNA THANK YOU, UM, FOR EVERYTHING.
UM, I HAVEN'T BEEN AROUND AS LONG AS SOME OF THE PEOPLE, BUT I, I REALLY ENJOYED WORKING WITH YOU.
I JUST TOOK THE COURSE ON PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE, UM, AND REALIZING THAT HAVING SOMEONE SIT HERE THAT REALLY SUPPORTS US AT ALL TIMES IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
THEY SUCH AN IMPORTANT PROCESS.
BUT TO HAVE SOMEONE THAT CAN KIND OF LOOK TO, TO HELP US MOVE IT ALONG, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR WORK.
'CAUSE I KNOW I HOPE YOU DO SOME TRAVEL 'CAUSE I KNOW YOU LOVE TO TRAVEL WITH YOUR FAMILY, SO I HOPE YOU DON'T, YOU GET TO BALANCE YOUR LIFE OUT.
AND SO THANK YOU YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR US.
I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE, THE STAFF AND THE, THE RE PERSON WHO JUST GOT, UH, YEN YOU JUST PROMOTED.
UM, IT'S STORIES LIKE THAT THAT I THINK MAKE LONG BEACH UNIQUE WHEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT STARTED, YOU KNOW, IN LANDSCAPING AND AS A YOUNG MAN OR A WOMAN, AND THEN MOVE UP AND STAY IN THIS COMMUNITY AND ARE COMMITTED BECAUSE THEY HAVE THEIR ROOTS HERE.
UM, I THINK THAT MAKES A BETTER CALENDAR THAN HAVING THINGS ON OUR CALENDAR THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD BE REALLY COOL TO HAVE TO DEPICT SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN OUR DEPARTMENT WHO HAVE BEEN HERE FOR SO LONG AND ARE THROUGH GENERATE MULTI-GENERATIONAL.
YEAH, I, I SET HIM UP FOR THAT.