Title
Approval of a Resolution Authorizing the First Amendment to an Interlocal Agreement with the LOTT Clean Water Alliance for a Recreational Vehicle Pumping Program
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve a Resolution authorizing the first amendment to an Interlocal Agreement with the LOTT Clean Water Alliance for a Recreational Vehicle (RV) Pumping Program.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve a Resolution authorizing the first amendment to an Interlocal Agreement with the LOTT Clean Water Alliance for an RV Pumping Program.
Staff Contact:
Keith Stahley, Assistant City Manager for Community Vitality, 360.753.8227
Presenter(s):
None. Consent item only.
Background and Analysis:
Staff proposes to continue the agreement to provide a recreational vehicle pumping program. This program has been in place for one year and assisted many RV owners living on the streets of Olympia by providing a mobile septic pumping service.
LOTT will pay for the direct cost of service delivery and the City of Olympia will manage the program.
The program will offer pumping services to RVs that are parked along City streets and are being used as dwellings. While outreach staff will continue to encourage such residents to take advantage of the free dump facilities available at LOTT’s downtown treatment facility, some vehicles parked along our streets are inoperable. City staff will focus on these vehicles.
This program will be operated in conjunction with, and part of the Scattered Site Support System being developed in cooperation with Thurston County. As such, the program will be offered County-wide.
The City of Olympia has received water quality violations from the Department of Ecology for fecal coliform discharges into the stormwater system. To reduce the likelihood of such discharges staff researched and developed a proposal to initiate an RV pumping program similar to the one implemented by the City of Seattle.
Neighborhood/Community Interests:
Illicit discharge of fecal coliform laden water is a concern for all residents of Olympia.
Options:
1. Approve the Resolution authorizing an Interlocal Agreement with the LOTT Clean Water Alliance for an RV Pumping Program
2. Do not approve the Resolution authorizing an Interlocal Agreement with the LOTT Clean Water Alliance for an RV Pumping Program
3. Provide feedback and direction to staff to alter the proposed resolution and to return at a later date with an amended Interlocal Agreement
Financial Impact:
LOTT will provide up to $50,000 to offset the direct costs of program delivery. The City of Olympia will be responsible for the cost of administering the program.
Attachments:
Resolution
Agreement