RESOLUTION NO. (XX)
APPROVING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH STONE CREEK
ENVIRONMENTAL FOR STORM WATER SUPPORT SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026/27
WHEREAS, the City of Cotati is subject to the requirements of Regional Water Quality Control Board Order No. R1-2015-0030 and the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit No. CA0025054 governing operation and maintenance of the City’s Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4); and
WHEREAS, the City must continue implementing the requirements of the existing MS4 Permit until a renewed permit is issued by the Regional Water Quality Control Board; and WHEREAS, the proposed Professional Services Agreement with Stone Creek Environmental will provide technical assistance necessary to support the City’s compliance with storm water permit requirements, including annual reporting, staff training, construction site inspections, permit implementation activities, and participation in regional co-permittee efforts; and
WHEREAS, Stone Creek Environmental, through its principal Colleen Hunt, possesses specialized expertise in municipal stormwater management and has successfully provided storm water compliance services to the City since 2018, making sole-source procurement appropriate and consistent with the City’s procurement policy; and
WHEREAS, the total contract amount of $65,800 is included within the adopted Fiscal Year 2026/27 budget, with $49,550 funded through the Stormwater Department budget and $16,250 reimbursed through private development project cost recovery, resulting in no additional budget appropriation.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Cotati hereby approves the Professional Services Agreement with Stone Creek Environmental for Storm Water Support Services in an amount not to exceed Sixty-Five Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($65,800).
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute the Agreement and any minor administrative modifications consistent with the intent of this Resolution and approved budget.
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Cotati held on June 23, 2026, by the following vote, to wit:
Approved:___________________________
Mayor
Attest:______________________________
Kevin Patterson, City Clerk
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City Attorney