RESOLUTION NO. (XX)
APPROVING A COST-SHARING AND PROJECT ADMINISTRATION
AGREEMENT FOR THE HELMAN LANE-BLODGETT STREET WATER LINE
EXTENSION
WHEREAS, the City’s Water Distribution Master Plan (Master Plan) identifies capital improvements needed to meet the needs of existing customers and those needed to meet the projected buildout of the water system to implement the growth provided for in the City’s General Plan, and these improvements mainly consist of pipelines, tanks, wells and pump stations and are phased to address the most pressing needs of the system and anticipated timing of future growth; and
WHEREAS, water systems are to meet performance criteria for water pressure and water quality under a variety of demand conditions, therefore, capital improvements, including pipelines, are constructed with or in anticipation of new development; and WHEREAS, with the development of the PODs development in 2022, the Blodgett CulDe-Sac was constructed and the water main extended and stubbed out for future extension across the property to the south (owned by the Marin/Sonoma Mosquito & Vector Control District [District]) for connection to the pipeline in Helman Lane; and WHEREAS, the City’s Master Plan identifies this connecting pipeline improvement as “P-10.” which connects the 10-inch diameter pipeline in Blodgett Street to the 12-inch diameter pipeline in Helman Avenue, and the proposed pipeline is a “Category 4” improvement, as defined in the Master Plan to provide main looping in future development areas; and WHEREAS, when the District approached the City sometime in 2024, with plans to redevelop their property, the City included the pipeline into those early discussions, and the subsequent plans that emerged showed an alignment for the pipeline, nearer the eastern boundary and beneath the proposed parking lot, that appears to be most practical to both parties; mainly because it lines up with the pipeline in Blodgett and the pipeline is below the future parking lot and along one side of the parcel; and
WHEREAS, the District’s efforts have advanced and the District has submitted a Development application for the subject property and seek a Cost sharing agreement with the City to cover costs associated with the environmental, design, and construction of the pipeline; and
WHEREAS, the District and City staff have negotiated the attached agreement and recommend it for approval substantially in the form presented subject to final review and approval by the City Attorney; and
WHEREAS, the total agreement cost is $585,450.93, with an initial appropriation not to exceed $112,245 from the Water Capital Fund for design and environmental work in the current fiscal year, and the remaining construction costs to be considered during the FY 2027/28– 2028/29 Biennial Budget process; and
WHEREAS, the Hellman Lane-Blodgett Street Pipeline Extension (P-10 Pipeline) is subject to environmental review under CEQA. The Subject Cost Sharing Agreement provides for CEQA review including preparation of an Initial Study and related documents through the District Consultants for the City’s independent review and adoption and the City will act as a responsible agency in approving the District Project. Based on the trenchless method, impacts attributable to the water line on wetlands and CTS habitat are anticipated to be limited to be no more than 0.1 acre for purposes of the Cost-Sharing Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of Cotati determines
1. The above recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference.
2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute the Cost-Sharing and Project Administration Agreement for the Helman Lane-Blodgett Street Water Line Extension, attached, subject to final non-substantive revisions and also final review and approval by the City Attorney.
3. Approve the attached budget amendment and appropriation for fiscal year 26/27 for an amount not to exceed $112,245 from the Water Capital Fund.
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 October 13, 2026, by the following vote, to wit:
Approved:___________________________
Mayor
Attest:______________________________
Kevin Patterson, City Clerk
Approved as to form:______________________________
City Attorney