TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CONTACT(S):
Public Works
Aaron L. Bert
425-553-5814
DEPARTMENT STAFF:
Public Works
Jessica Atlakson
Senior Environmental Geologist
Public Works
Aaron Moldver
Environmental Programs Manager
TITLE:
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Approval of Redmond Paired Watershed Study Contract Amendments
OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
recommendation
Execute the following contract amendments to continue the Redmond Paired Watershed Study (RPWS):
* Amendment No. 8 to the Interagency Agreement with the Washington State Department of Ecology in the amount of $524,847.12 to fund the contracts with King County and Herrera Environmental Consulting.
* Phase VI Agreement with King County in the amount of $100,227.12.
* Supplemental Agreement No. 6 with Herrera Environmental Consulting in the amount of $424,620.
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? Additional Background Information/Description of Proposal Attached
REQUESTED ACTION:
? Receive Information ? Provide Direction ? Approve
REQUEST RATIONALE:
* Relevant Plans/Policies:
Comprehensive Plan, Environmental Sustainability Action Plan, Redmond Watershed Management Plan
* Required:
The current contracts for the monitoring component of the RPWS expire on September 30, 2024.
* Council Request:
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* Other Key Facts:
Background
The Redmond Paired Watershed Study (RPWS) and partnership between King County, Herrera Environmental Consulting (Herrera), and Redmond started in 2014 to measure the health of streams in Redmond and unincorporated King County. The goal of the RPWS is to measure the effectiveness of actions taken by Redmond's Stormwater Utility and King County to restore urban streams on a watershed scale. The City is focusing restoration efforts in priority watersheds identified in the 2013 Watershed Management Plan.
Many studies have occurred nationally that measure the declining health of streams after urbanization of a watershed. This Study does the opposite by measuring the health of streams...
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