City of San Antonio - File #: 18-3003

• File #: 18-3003
• Type: Misc - Professional Services Agreements
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 6/21/2018
• Posting Language: Ordinance approving a task order contract with the San Antonio River Authority in an amount not to exceed $60,200.00 for the development of the Water Quality Visioning Document, a Storm Water Operating funded project. [Peter Zanoni, Deputy City Manager; Mike Frisbie, Director, Transportation & Capital Improvements]

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/21/2018	1	City Council A Session	adopted	Pass

DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Capital Improvements


DEPARTMENT HEAD: Mike Frisbie, P.E.


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide


SUBJECT:

Task Order for Water Quality Visioning Document


SUMMARY:

An ordinance authorizing a task order contract with the San Antonio River Authority (SARA) for 50%, or $60,200.00, reimbursement of the Water Quality Visioning Document being developed jointly by the City of San Antonio (COSA) and SARA.


BACKGROUND INFORMATION:


The Water Quality Vision Document looks to answer the policy questions of why and where our community should implement water quality infrastructure, including low impact development (LID). This document will be a road map to achieving water quality objectives through measurable and achievable actions including integrating existing plans, monitoring efforts, and collecting data to provide a comprehensive approach to achieving water quality objectives.
COSA and SARA have agreed to jointly fund the development of a Water Quality Visioning Document.


ISSUE:

This ordinance authorizes a task order contract with SARA to jointly fund the development of a Water Quality Visioning Document.

The Vision Document looks to answer the policy questions of why and where our community should implement water quality infrastructure, including low impact development (LID). This document will be a road map to achieving water quality objectives through measurable and achievable actions including integrating existing plans, monitoring efforts, and collecting data to provide a comprehensive approach to achieving water quality objectives.

As a part of this effort, significant stakeholder outreach, internal and external to COSA, will be made to ensure understanding of barriers and benefits to implementing water quality infrastructure in San Antonio. This document will explore and make recommendations on policy, code changes, and operational and programmatic changes that could be made if water quality infrastructure were to be...