TO: LINDA REICH, CITY MANAGER
FROM: HYE JIN LEE, PE, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
SUBJECT
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Amendment No. 5 to Professional Services Agreement with Kaplan Kirsch, LLC for Legal Services.
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RECOMMENDATION
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Approve Amendment No. 5 to the professional services agreement for legal services with Kaplan Kirsch, LLC, (Contract 2022-285), in the amount of $220,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $310,000; and authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents on behalf of the City.
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FISCAL IMPACT
The cost of $220,000 for the scope of service to complete additional legal services is included in the FY 2025-26 Budget Water Fund (520).
CITY OF CHINO MISSION / VISION / VALUES / STRATEGIC ISSUES
The recommendation detailed above further the City's values and strategic issues that serve as key pillars on which identified priorities, goals, and action plans are built, by fostering:
* Financial Stability
* Responsible Long-Range Planning
Revenue:
Expenditure: 5207300 - 43510
Transfer In:
Transfer Out:
BACKGROUND
The City's Well No. 11, located west of San Antonio Avenue and south of SR-60, has been inactive since 2018 due to the presence of 123-trichloropropane (123-TCP) exceeding the Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) in the groundwater produced by the Well.
In 2020, the City initiated its plan to remove 123-TCP from the groundwater produced by Well No. 11 and return the Well to active status by expanding the Eastside Water Treatment Facility (EWTF) capacity to accommodate Well No. 11 water and by building a pipeline connecting Well No. 11 to the EWTF. These respective projects were completed by April 2023. During discussions with the regulatory agency responsible for public water systems, California State Water Resources Control Board Division of Drinking Water (DDW), regarding the EWTF expansion, the City was advised to test groundwater from Well No. 11 for trichloroethylene (TCE) due to concerns that a TCE contamina...
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