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Council approves resolution authorizing contracts for capital projects including ASR pilot study; consultant price capped at $394,000
Summary
Council unanimously approved agenda bill 26-048 (Resolution No. 1752) authorizing the mayor to execute contracts for previously appropriated capital projects, including an aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) pilot; staff described the ASR test as having risk and no guaranteed water-right outcome, and consultant compensation is a firm fixed price not to exceed $394,000.
The Snoqualmie City Council approved agenda bill 26-048 on Aug. 10, adopting a resolution authorizing the mayor to execute contracts and related agreements for previously appropriated capital projects. The item included an ASR (aquifer storage and recovery) pilot study described by staff as a test to evaluate potential water-rights outcomes.
Council member Wotton asked whether staff had assurances that the contractor would deliver and what risks existed if the project did not achieve its intended outcomes. A person identified during discussion as Mr. Campbell responded, “There is no guarantee here. What is going on is we're doing the test to see what we will get from it... So far, things have been going very well, and we do expect to get something, but the state will be protective of an overuse of any sort of water right.”
A staff speaker noted the consultant contract is a firm fixed-price agreement with total compensation not to exceed $394,000. Council member Holloway cautioned that, while the contract limits payment, there is no guarantee the city will obtain the desired water rights from the pilot and cited prior challenges with similar efforts in Eastern Washington.
After discussion and no public comment, the council voted unanimously to approve agenda bill 26-048 and the mayor was authorized to execute the listed contracts; the resolution number read during the item was Resolution No. 1752. The council record shows the motion was moved by Council member Cotton and seconded by Council member Holloway.
