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Council approves SAM collection contract amendment and adopts SAM O&M budget while protesting IPS cost allocations
Summary
The council authorized an extension and funding increase for collection system cleaning with Sam’s staff and adopted the Sewer Authority Midcoast (SAM) operations and maintenance budget. Council added formal protest language raising concerns about SAM's flow‑distribution methodology tied to Integrated Pipeline System (IPS) capital costs.
The Half Moon Bay City Council approved two sewer‑related items affecting the Sewer Authority Midcoast (SAM): an amendment to the city’s sewer collection cleaning contract with SAM staff and adoption of SAM’s revised operations and maintenance (O&M) budget for fiscal year 2025–26, while lodging a formal protest about how SAM allocates capital costs tied to the Integrated Pipeline System (IPS).
Public Works Director Mazbo Zirunia presented the collection‑system item and asked the council to authorize Amendment No. 8 to the city’s professional services agreement with SAM for collection‑system cleaning. The amendment extends the contract one year and increases the not‑to‑exceed…
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