BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
On January 5, 2021, City Council authorized an IPO with KHA for a Risk and Resiliency Study and Emergency Response Plan. The plan is required by America's Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) was signed into law. The law requires community (drinking) water systems serving more than 3,300 people to develop or update risk assessments and emergency response plans (ERPs).
Senate Bill 3, passed at the 87th legislative session, was a response to the effect of the winter storm of 2021 and requires utilities to have an emergency preparedness plan that would demonstrate the utility’s ability to provide emergency operations during extended power outages lasting more than 24 hours.
Amendment No. 1 will complete the necessary elements of the plan, as required by Senate Bill 3, to be submitted to the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality by March 1, 2022. The work will be accomplished for an estimated Lump Sum fee of $13,000.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The total Financial Impact will be $13,000. Funding will come from the Water and Wastewater Fund Balance.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that Amendment No. 1 to the Individual Project Order (IPO) with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. (KHA) for Risk and Resiliency Study and Emergency Response Plan Amendment be approved as presented.