Title
Approval of a Resolution Authorizing 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 an Interlocal Agreement with the LOTT Clean Water Alliance for a Recreational Vehicle (RV) Pumping Program.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve a Resolution authorizing 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:
LOTT Board President and City Councilmember Lisa Parshley proposed to the LOTT Clean Water Alliance that they provide a recreational vehicle pumping program and the board supported her request. An Interlocal Agreement is required between the City of Olympia and LOTT Clean Water Alliance to support this effort. 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 b...
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