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Council approves stormwater cleaning contract to meet NPDES requirement
Summary
The Lake Forest Park City Council unanimously adopted Resolution 26-2089 to authorize a contract with Ventilation Power Cleaning Inc. for catch-basin and stormwater system cleaning, agreeing to waive the council's "3-touch" timing rule because the work is required by the city's NPDES permit and staffing prevented in-house performance.
The Lake Forest Park City Council on July 9 adopted Resolution 26-2089 authorizing the mayor to sign a contract with Ventilation Power Cleaning Incorporated for stormwater-system cleaning services.
Mayor French introduced the measure and Dr. Heaton, a city staffer, told the council that cleaning catch basins is part of the city's NPDES permit obligations and that the city currently lacks a Vactor truck and the storage or budget to purchase one. "Cleaning our catch basins is part of our NPDES permit," Dr. Heaton said, adding that staffing shortages had left the city behind on scheduled cleanings.
Deputy Mayor Fertani moved to waive the council's new "3-touch" rule so the contract could be considered tonight; the motion was seconded and the waiver passed by voice vote. Council members discussed the regulatory necessity and expressed a desire for earlier notice when emergency procurement is required. Councilman Bolden said he would support the waiver "with a small amount of heartburn" but emphasized that advanced notice would be preferable.
The council then moved, seconded and adopted the resolution with the council chair calling the ayes. The contract was described by staff as a continuation of work the same company performed in December: the contractor had previously inspected the system and identified catch basins needing cleaning.
Because the action implements a permit-driven maintenance requirement and staff reported the work is budgeted and within the stormwater program's allocation, council members framed the vote as a compliance step rather than a new programmatic expense. Dr. Heaton confirmed the work is budgeted as part of the city's NPDES stormwater operations.
The council did not record a roll-call tally in the transcript; the item passed by voice vote and the chair declared the motion adopted. The next administrative step is for the mayor to execute the contract and for staff to schedule the cleaning work.
