Agenda Report
Fullerton City Council
MEETING DATE: May 7, 2024
TO: CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY
SUBMITTED BY: stephen bise, p.e., public works director PREPARED BY: richard armendariz, Assistant Director of Public Works - Maintenance gar huang, associate engineer
SUBJECT: AGREEMENT WITH CITY OF BUENA PARK FOR WATER MAIN INTERCONNECT (magnolia avenue)
SUMMARY
This agreement would grant a license to the City of Buena Park to construct a water main interconnect between its water system and the City of Fullerton’s water system to provide an additional source of water in the event of an extraordinary or emergency disruption of water service to the City of Buena Park water system.
PROPOSED MOTION
Approve Water Main Interconnect Agreement (Magnolia Avenue) with the City of Buena Park.
Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute and administer agreement, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS
Approve the Proposed Motion
Do not approve agreement for Water Main Interconnect
Other options brought by City Council.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Proposed Motion.
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
The City Manager recommends approval of the Water main Interconnect with the City of Buena Park.
PRIORITY POLICY STATEMENT
This item matches the following Priority Policy Statements:
Public Safety
Infrastructure and City Assets.
FISCAL IMPACT
This agreement generates no direct fiscal impact since the City of Buena Park would bear all costs for interconnect design, construction and maintenance. The City of Fullerton would offer staff time for inspection and interconnect initialization. The City of Buena Park would compensate the City of Fullerton for all water received from the City of Fullerton per the agreement.
The City of Buena Park shall have full responsibility for all interconnection inspection, operation, maintenance and all associated costs and expenses including performing ordinary and extraordinary, foreseen and unforeseen repairs and maintenance and associated costs incurred by the City of Fullerton.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
One Buena Park water main feeds a recently-developed tract in the City of Buena Park, northwest of the Magnolia Avenue and Orangethorpe Avenue intersection. The City of Buena Park cannot provide water to tract residents should a scheduled or unforeseen emergency water interruption occur. A water main interconnect with the City of Fullerton would provide the City of Buena Park with an additional water supply necessary to meet fire flow conditions, correct pressure loss or when a water main break occurs.
The City of Buena Park would lead project coordination, design, construction and administration and have sole responsibility for water main interconnect design and construction.
Staff has no objections to entering into an agreement with the City of Buena Park and recommends approval to proceed with new water main interconnect construction. The City of Buena Park anticipates construction to begin Summer 2024.
The City of Buena Park and the City of Fullerton City Attorneys have reviewed and approved this agreement.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 – Agreement
Attachment 2 – Project Location Map
cc: City Manager Eric J. Levitt
Water Main Interconnect Agreement Between the Cities of Fullerton and Buena Park May 7, 2024 - Page 2