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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 5289 ORDINANCE NO, 5289 AN ORDINANCE WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS OF §34.23 OF THE FAYETTEVILLE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND APPROVING A CONTRACT WITH THE ILLINOIS RIVER WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 10,000.00 FOR WATERSHED EDUCATION AND PLANNING SERVICES WHEREAS, the Illinois River Watershed Partnership possesses years of unique expertise and significant resources ideally suited to meet the City of Fayetteville' s need for Watershed Education and Planning Services as part of the Stormwater Management Program, Phase II; and WHEREAS, the Illinois River Watershed Partnership has successfully performed this education work in the past and can perform this work in 2010 at a significant savings to the citizens of Fayetteville. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1 : That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby waives the requirements of §34.23 (Purchases and Contracts Not in Excess of $20,000.00) of the Fayetteville Code of Ordinances and approves the attached Contract with the Illinois River Watershed Partnership in the amount of $ 10,000.00 for watershed education and planning services, and authorizes Mayor Jordan to execute this Contract. PASSED and APPROVED this I " day of December, 2009. Y APPROVED: ATTEST: FAYETTEVI LLE : /�/) r9S RKANSPJam;`, By: By: �1rlf NITON O ELD JO , Mayor SONDRA E. SMITH, City Clerk/Treasurer e City of Fayetteville Staff Review Form City Council Agenda Items or Contracts December 1 , 2009 City Council Meeting Date Chris Brown Engineering Development Services Submitted By Division Department Action Required: An ordinance to waive requirements for bidding for services costing less that $20,000 and to approve a contract for $10,000 with the Illinois River Watershed Partnership to assist in the improvement of water quality in the Illinois River ; Watershed. ,I $ 10,000.00 $ 6232097.00 Storm Water Quality Mgmt./Nutrient Reduction ! Cost of this request Category / Project Budget Program Category / Project Name 4470.9470.5314.00 $ 139,909.09 Professional Services Account Number Funds Used to Date Program / Project Category Name 02097. 1 $ 483,187.91 Sales Tax Capital Improvement Project Number Remaining Balance Fund Name Budgeted Item �X Budget Adjustment Attached " Previous Ordinance or Resolution Department Dir for Date Original Contract Date: Original Contract Number: � City Attorney Date t 's Q _ �, , r ` 11 - 13 - zocg Received in City Clerk's Finance nd Internal Service Director Date ✓' AA lk� /1-13 -v5 Chi f aff DateReceived in Mayor's Office ENT EG 696K 99 Mayor ae Comments: I AT 7aye evi THE C[TY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS APKANSAS To: Mayor and City Council Thru: Don Man, Chief of Staff Jeremy Pate, Development Services Director From: Chris Brown, City Engineer Date: November 12, 2009 Subject: An ordinance to waive requirements for bidding for services costing less that $20,000 and to approve a contract for $ 10,000 with the Illinois River Watershed Partnership to assist in the improvement of water quality in the Illinois River Watershed. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of an ordinance to waive the procurement requirements for services costing less than $20,000 and to approve a contract for $ 10,000 with the Illinois River Watershed Partnership to assist in the improvement of water quality in the Illinois River Watershed. BACKGROUND According to their website, the Illinois River Watershed Partnership (IRWP) formed when "a diverse group of Northwest Arkansas leaders organized an Upper Illinois River Summit in September 2005 with 65 watershed stakeholders committing to personal action and agreeing that public education is the number one priority to improve and protect water quality in the Illinois River." The IRWP officially formed in December 2005 as a non-profit organization with a board that is representative of the various stakeholders in the watershed including government, business, agriculture, conservation, construction/development, and academia. The mission of the IRWP is to improve the integrity of the Illinois River through public education and community outreach, water quality monitoring, and the implementation of conservation and restoration practices throughout the Illinois River watershed. DISCUSSION A large portion of the City of Fayetteville contributes stormwater flows into the Illinois River Watershed including Clear Creek, Hamestring Creek, and Owl Creek. The new wastewater treatment plant discharges treated effluent into Goose Creek which also flows into the Illinois River. The City of Fayetteville continues to receive great benefit from the watershed education campaigns and the watershed management planning processes that have been implemented by the IRWP. This will be the fourth year the City has contracted with the IRWP for these services. The last contract was also for $ 10,000 for watershed education and planning services. Dr. Delia Haak will provide a summary of accomplishments for 2009 and plans for 2010 at the agenda session meeting on November 24th. Telecommunications Device for the Deaf TDD (479) 521-1316 113 West Mountain - Fayetteville, AR 72701 ORDINANCE NO, AN ORDINANCE WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS OF §34.23 OF THE FAYETTEVILLE CODE OF ORDINANCES AND APPROVING A CONTRACT WITH THE ILLINOIS RIVER WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 105000.00 FOR WATERSHED EDUCATION AND PLANNING SERVICES WHEREAS, the Illinois River Watershed Partnership possesses years of unique expertise and significant resources ideally suited to meet the City of Fayetteville's need for Watershed Education and Planning Services as part of the Stormwater Management Program, Phase II; and WHEREAS, the Illinois River Watershed Partnership has successfully performed this education work in the past and can perform this work in 2010 at a significant savings to the citizens of Fayetteville. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1 : That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby waives the requirements of §34.23 (Purchases and Contracts Not in Excess of $20,000.00) of the Fayetteville Code of Ordinances and approves the attached Contract with the Illinois River Watershed Partnership in the amount of $ 10,000.00 for watershed education and planning services, and authorizes Mayor Jordan to execute this Contract. PASSED and APPROVED this 151 day of December, 2009. APPROVED: ATTEST: By: By: LIONELD JORDAN, Mayor SONDRA E. SMITH, City Clerk/Treasurer CONTRACT The Illinois Rives Watershed Partnership, Inc. and the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas agree to enter into the following contract on this 12'h day of November, 2009. WHEREAS, The Illinois River Watershed Partnership, Inc. is a non-profit corporation whose mission is to improve the health of the Illinois River Watershed through the implementation of best management practices, water quality monitoring, public education, community outreach and ecosystem restoration; and WHEREAS, The City of Fayetteville has responsibilities to educate its citizens about these water quality and restoration issues through mandates of the Clean Water Act and has budgeted funds for such education activities. NOW, THEREFORE, the Illinois River Watershed Parmership and the City of Fayetteville agree as follows: 1. The City of Fayetteville agrees to purchase educational, ecosystem monitoring and restoration, and community outreach services for its citizens from the Illinois River Watershed Partnership, Inc. for the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00). 2. The Illinois River Watershed Partnership agrees to fitmish a year long, extensive community outreach and educational services program to Fayetteville's citizens during the period of December 1, 2009 through December 1, 2010, and fiuther to provide implementation of and education about best management practices for stormwater management and ecosystem restoration in the Illinois River watershed. 3. The Illinois Rives Watershed Partnership agrees to provide an annual written report about its programs and activities to the Fayetteville City Council due on September 30, 2010. ILLINOIS RIVER CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE) WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP, INC. AXKANSA By: c,. By. Executive Director Mayor Lioneldrdan Illinois River Watershed Partnership, Inc. CONTRACT The Illinois River Watershed Partnership, Inc. and the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas agree to enter into the following contract on this 126 day of November, 2009. WHEREAS, The Illinois River Watershed Partnership, Inc. is a non-profit corporation whose mission is to improve the health of the Illinois River Watershed through the implementation of best management practices, water quality monitoring, public education, community outreach and ecosystem restoration; and WHEREAS, The City of Fayetteville has responsibilities to educate its citizens about these water quality and restoration issues through mandates of the Clean Water Act and has budgeted funds for such education activities. NOW, THEREFORE, the Illinois River Watershed Partnership and the City of Fayetteville agree as follows: 1. The City of Fayetteville agrees to purchase educational, ecosystem monitoring and restoration, and community outreach services for its citizens from the Illinois River Watershed Partnership, Inc. for the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00). 2 The Illinois River Watershed Partnership agrees to firnish a year long, extensive community outreach and educational services program to Fayetteville's citizens during the period of December 1, 2009 through December 1, 2010, and fiuther to provide implementation of and education about best management practices for stormwater management and ecosystem restoration in the Illinois River watershed. 3. The Illinois River Watershed Partnership agrees to provide an annual written report about its programs and activities to the Fayetteville City Council due on September 30, 2010. ILLINOIS RIVER CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP, INC. {ANSAS By: L � t Q 4L_ By . Executive Director Mayor Lioneld Jordan Illinois River Watershed Partnership, Inc. IL LINOIS RIVER WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP I WATERSHED UPDATE WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP The Illinois River Watershed Partnership has taken strides this year Education and Outreach toward its mission of improving the integrity of the Illinois River through public education and community outreach, water quality monitor- Throughout 2008, The IRWP reached out to hundreds of thousands of ing, and the implementation of conservation and restoration practices people through television, radio and print advertising in its effort to educate throughout the watershed. the public about the importance of prot=ing and improving the Illinois The partnership is also developing the Watershed Management Plan, River Watershed. This year which provides the most comprehensive scientifically sound assessment of the partnership, as par[ of the Upper Illinois River Watershed. The $400,000 Watershed Management its education and outreach Plan will be completed in 2009. objective, began Water- shed Wednesdays, media s stories aired on 40/29 s ° _ 4 'Illinois River Wetnrfllld Partneishfp s % 9, +'� News, as well as in-school Volunteer Monitoring Progrom a challenges. Commu- •R° '_ - * f• • ' •% niry forums were held .,_�`� � • < throughout the watershed region this year, including - an Arkansas-Oklahoma bi-state water resources fo- rum, which was hosted by ms• ,y. _ '^ -t t. Congressman John Booz- pre ss ' man. Other community 'I forums were held at the r _ • , ._� --} �I Arkansas Water Resources Conference, Watershed Conservation Resources ' Conference, Cooperative State Research, Education "' and Extension Services From left, Congressmen Boozman, EPA Water , ,; Chief Ben Grumbles and former Congressman NAM aamr; Regional Conference, Hammerschmidt. I Stall •t;a ,�,� LeadAR Seminar, the Ben- pd -.,. Ammin ronville/Bella Vista Rotary Club, the Region G Dallas EPA, the Wal-Matt ,i Ci...., :m 13 C4W MammaHome Office Scormwater Staff, and the South Central National Association � amm of Conservation Districts Regional Meeting. Environmental exhibits were ° held at Rogers Environmental Days, Botanical Garden of the Ozarks Earth Day, Living It Green Sustainabiliry Fair and SpringFest. 1 { - - - Conservation & Restoration ? ` Mama, `K,s "sew u IWNOIfo� ,,.,. The 2008 Riparian Project, held last March, saw the IRWP work with j IN I- o ,nrten,en� :�,.w M•.: 200 volunteers to plant 3,000 seedlings along Fayetteville Hamestring Creek, Springdale Spring Creek, Rogers Blossom Way Creek and Siloam Water Quality Monitoring Springs Sager Creek stream banks. The seedlings will create riparian buffers that help to preserve and protect the water quality of the streams. The 2009 The IRWP was awarded $135,000 from the EPA through the Arkansas Riparian Project will be held on March 28 to continue.riparian projects to Natural Resources Commission, which was used to organize Stream Teams maintain or establish riparian buffers throughout the watershed. to monitor 37 sites within the watershed. These Stream Tams take regular The partnership also participated in a clean-up project at Hamestring water samples from along the watershed and deliver them to the University Creek, where a quarter ton of trash was collected. Two clean ups were also of Arkansas Water Resources lab for analysis. sponsored by the Lake Fayetteville Watershed Partnership this year with over 1 ton of trash recycled or removed. The IRWP is looking forward to next year, when we will continue our efforts to improve the Illinois River Watershed, further reaching larger bod- ies of water and land. Volunrmn for the IRWP logged more than 3,000 hours this year in the ef- through education and advocacy. fort to preserve and protest the watershed. The partnership's volunteers are �!'' In its current plan of action, the passionate about the mission and the goals of the organization. League includes "Protection of Chuck Bushong, leader of Boy Scout Troop 102, the volunteer monitors at i i .. -' Ecosystems" as one of their issues Site 3 Goose Creek, recently summed up the feelings of many volunteers. _ o - of focus. The League supports "I've visited many parts of our wonderful country and each has its beauty. nab ' +, the conservation of highly-ranked But our comer of the world is more blessed than the rest and its up to me to ecosystems through several poli- show my appreciation by caring for such blessings," Bushong said. cies. 2008 Golden Paddle Awards In October the IRWP presented six Golden Paddle Awards to local entities and individuals who the partnership believed deserved recognition for being Habitat for Humanity of Benton County leaders in watershed stewardship and/or natural resource conservation in the U of A Community Design Center Illinois River watershed. The award winners exemplify good stewardship in the protection, preservation, and enhancement of the watershed. Habitat Trails is a green afford- Individuals, farms, nonprofit organizations, local governments, schools, pro- l able neighborhood development in fessionals, businesses or other that are actively involved in education, projects, 1` ,,+ Rogers that is designed as a sponge and/or programs to protea, preserve, or improve the water quality and wildlife ._ ` T �� to work in accord with existing habitat in the Illinois River watershed were eligible to receive the award. \� hydrological drainage, catch- o mens and recharge patterns. The neighborhood also has stormwarer BMPs Inc . run off retained and treated and BMPs Inc. is a non-profit cor- �* + _ an ecologically-based scormwater ns �' poration formed in 2003 by poultry management system. V J companies Cargill, George's, a - , Peterson, Simmons and Tyson, with matching funds from the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission and Tree City USA Committee, Springdale ✓O Oklahoma Conservation Commis- _ Springdale celebrated their r) V sion. One program currently in the 2008 Arbor Day by planting hun- forefront of BMPs' activities is the ''"' d !!!!!! reds of green ash and sycamore _ coordination of litter export from ^ _ seedlings along the banks of the the Illinois River Watershed. Y Spring Creek, parmering with the " IRWP, the Nature Conservancy, ' Sams Club #820 .9 Lake Fayetteville Watershed and local teen volunteers. _ The new Fayetteville Sam's Club z was designed to minimize disrup- [ion of Clabber Creek, an envi- ronmemally sensitive ecosystem. Sam's Club also purchased 100 acres Katie Teague, UA Cooperative Extension surrounding the club and donated g r oo p j it to the Audobon Society to ensure 4, long-term protection of the Clab- Service, Washington County ' I ber Creek ecosystem. The site also Katie Teague has been a leader includes number of water quality in stormwater education for protection measures. �_ . j Northwest Arkansas. 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