HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-10-23; City Council; 21031; REPAIR PERMIT NORTH BATIQUITOS SEWER LIFT STATIONCITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL
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21.031
10/23/12
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ISSUANCE OF EMERGENCY COASTAL
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT TO REPAIR
THE NORTH BATIQUITOS SEWER LIFT
STATION - CDP 12-22; AND RATIFY
DECLARATION OF LOCAL
EMERGENCY
DEPT. DIRECTOl
CITY ATTORNEY
CITY MANAGER \^
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS:
Receive report. Pursuant to Municipal Code Section 21.201.190E, the City Planner is providing this
report to inform the City Council about the nature of the emergency and the work involved and the
issuance of an emergency Coastal Development Permit (CDP 12-22). No action is required on the
report unless one-third of the City Council requests that the permit issued by the City Planner not go
into effect. In which case, an application for a regular Coastal Development Permit would be
processed in due course in accordance with the procedures set forth in Municipal Code Chapter
21.201.
Adopt Resolution No. 2012-236 to ratify the Declaration of Local Emergency
ITEM EXPLANATION:
On or about October 7, 2012, a sewer line was discovered leaking at the North Batiquitos Lagoon
sewer lift station, which is located just easterly of the southern terminus of Gabbiano Lane and on the
north side of Batiquitos Lagoon. The effluent had spilled into the Batiquitos Lagoon. The City halted
the fiow into the lagoon by pumping effluent into trucks to be hauled to the Encina Waste Water
Treatment Facility. A bypass line has since been installed to allow for the repair/replacement of the
broken sewer line. The sewer lift station is operational and generally serves the area southerly of
Poinsettia Lane and westerly of El Camino Real. The City Manager declared a local emergency on
October 9, 2012.
On October 12, 2012, the City Planner issued an emergency Coastal Development Permit (CDP 12-
22) to allow repairs to the sewer line at the North Batiquitos lift station.
City of Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 21.201.190(D)(1) authorizes the City Planner to issue an
emergency Coastal Development Permit if he finds, in part, that, "An emergency exists that requires
action more quickly than permitted by the procedures for minor coastal permits or for regular permits
and the work can and will be completed within thirty days unless otherwise specified by the terms of
the permit." The City Planner has granted this emergency Coastal Development Permit to be valid
through November 25, 2012. Repairs are currently being performed and are scheduled to be
completed by Mid-November.
DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Van Lynch, Senior Planner 760-602-4613 van.lvnch(S)xarlsbadca.gov
Glenn Pruim, Utilities Director 760-438-2722 glenn.pruim@carlsbadca.gov
FOR CITY CLERKS USE ONLY.
COUNCIL ACTION: APPROVED k
DENIED •
CONTINUED •
WITHDRAWN •
AMENDED •
CONTINUED TO DATE SPECIFIC •
CONTINUED TO DATE UNKNOWN •
RETURNED TO STAFF •
OTHER-SEE MINUTES •
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The emergency Coastal Development Permit and Emergency Declaration covers work to be
completed by the City of Carlsbad. All work will occur landward (north) of the Mean High Tide Line
(MHTL) and thus within the City of Carlsbad's Coastal Development Permit jurisdiction.
Municipal Code Section 21.201.190(E) requires the City Planner to report to the City Council the
nature of the emergency and the work involved. While noting this report is informational only, this
section states "...that if at the meeting [at which the report is given], one-third of the City Council so
request, the permit issued by the City Planner shall not go into effect and the application for a coastal
development permit shall be processed in due course in accordance with the procedures set forth in
Chapter 21.201."
Such a request by one-third of Council Members would preclude processing the project expeditiously
as is afforded by emergency permit provisions. The request may also delay environmental
processing of the project as emergency projects are exempt from environmental review. Finally, the
result of such request would also make it difficult to complete emergency repairs by November 25,
2012.
Pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 22050, the City Council must ratify a declaration
of local emergency declared by the City Manager by a four-fifths vote at its next regularty scheduled
meeting.
Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22050(c), the City Council must also review ongoing
emergency procurement of goods and services every fourteen days to determine whether the
remainder of the emergency action may be completed giving the usual notice for bids to let contracts.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funds will be used from the operating budget until other funding is determined. Staff will return to the
City Council to request an appropriation of additional funds once the cost proposal has been obtained.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
Emergency projects for the repair of essential service facilities are statutorily exempt from CEQA
pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 21080(b)(2) and 15269.
EXHIBITS:
1. Resolution No. 2012-236 .
2. Declaration of Local Emergency dated October 9, 2012.
3. Emergency Coastal Development Permit Notice of Decision, dated October 12, 2012
4. Location exhibit.
RESOLUTION NO. 2012-236
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD CITY COUNCIL
3 OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, PROCLAIMING A
DECLARATION OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY
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5 WHEREAS, on or about October 7, 2012, conditions of extreme peril to the
^ safety of persons and property have arisen caused by discovery of a sewer line that
was leaking at the North Batiquitos Lagoon sewer lift station; and
WHEREAS, these conditions created an unexpected occurrence that posed a
clear and imminent danger and required immediate action to prevent or mitigate the loss
or impairment of life, health, property, or essential public services, and are or are likely
to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of the City
of Carlsbad; and
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15 solicitation for bids, and that the action was necessary to respond to the emergency;
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WHEREAS, in the event of an emergency, Section 3.28.120 of the Carlsbad
Municipal Code gives the City Manager authority to declare a public emergency; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager declared a local emergency on October 9, 2012;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Cartsbad, California, as follows:
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3. That the City Manager or her designee is authorized and directed to
complete and file all appropriate forms and documents necessary to abate the
emergency and to obtain the maximum cooperation and assistance both financial and
OthenA/ise in responding to this emergency.
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1 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council
2 of the City of Carisbad on the 23'" day of October, 2012, by the following vote to wit:
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AYES: Council Members Hall, Kulchin, Blackburn, Douglas and Packard.
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ABSENT: None.
M. WOOD, City Clerk
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DECLARATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad empowers the City Manager
to proclaim the existence of a local emergency when said City is affected by a public
calamity and the City Council is not in session; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager of the City of Carlsbad, Califomia does hereby
find:
That conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have arisen
within the City of Carlsbad caused by the failure of a sewer force main at the Batiquitos
Sewer Lift Station; and
That these conditions are creating unexpected occurrences that pose a clear and
imminent danger and required immediate action to prevent or mitigate the loss or
impairment of life, health, property, or essential public services, and are or are likely to
be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of the City of
Carlsbad; and
That these conditions do not permit a delay resulting from a competitive
solicitation for bids, and that the action is necessary to respond to the emergency; and
That the City Council of the City of Carlsbad was not in session and could not
immediately be called into session.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED that a local emergency
now exists throughout the City of Carlsbad, Califomia; and
IT IS FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that during the existence of
said local emergency, the powers, functions and duties of the emergency organization of
the City of Carlsbad are those prescribed by state law, by ordinances and resolutions of
the City of Carlsbad Emergency Plan.
Dated: /g/?//^.
John Coates, Acting City Manager
City of Carlsbad, Califomia
V<CARLSBAD
Planning Division
EMERGENCY COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
NOTICE OF DECISION
www.carlsbadca.gov
October 12, 2012
Glenn Pruim
City of Carlsbad
1200 Carisbad Village Drive
Carlsbad CA 92008
RE: CDP 12-22 - BATIQUITOS LAGOON SEWER UNE FAILURE - EMERGENCY PERMIT
The City Planner has completed a review of the application for an Emergency Coastal Development
Permit for repairs to the ruptured sewer line on the north side of Batiquitos Lagoon, easterly of
Gabbiano Lane and adjacent to the existing North Batiquitos Lagoon Lift Station just easterly of
Gabianno Lane. The failure occurred on or about Sunday morning, October 7, 2012.
The repair work consists of exposing the broken line and replacing/repairing the sewer line. During the
interim period, the sewage is being pumped to trucks to be hauled to the Encina Waste Water Pollution
Facility in Carlsbad and a temporary bypass has since been installed.
The City Planner APPROVES this request for an Emergency Coastal Development Permit based upon the
following:
Findings:
1. An emergency exists that requires action more quickly than permitted by the procedures for
minor coastal development permits or for regular permits and the work can and will be
completed within thirty days unless otherwise specified by the terms of the permit;
2. The location of the repair work is confined to the sewer lift station property which is fully
developed with paved access roads where the work is to occur and there will be no additional
impacts to coastal resources other than the spilled effluent.
3. Public notice on the proposed emergency action has not occurred because time did not allow;
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4. The work proposed will be consistent with the requirements of the certified Local Coastal
Program.
5 This emergency project is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 21080(b)(2).
n. 1635 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 T 760-602-4600 F 760-602-8559 ®
CDP 12-22 - BATIQUITOS LAGOON SEWER LINE FAILURE
October 12, 2012
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Conditions:
1. The City Planner does hereby APPROVE the Emergency Coastal Development Permit, for the
project entitled "Batiquitos Lagoon Sewer Line failure", dated October 10, 2012, on file in the
Planning Division and incorporated by this reference, subject to the conditions herein set forth.
2. The Emergency Coastal Development Permit is granted subject to completion of the emergency
repair work within 45 days.
3. A formal application for a regular Coastal Development Permit shall be submitted to the City
within 30 days of this letter.
Engineering Conditions
NOTE: Unless specifically stated in the condition, all of the following conditions, upon the approval of
this proposed development, must be met prior to approval of a building or grading permit whichever
occurs first.
Grading
Repair work shall comply with the City's Stormwater Regulations, latest version, and shall
implement best management practices at all times. Best management practices include but are
not limited to pollution treatment practices or devices, erosion control to prevent silt runoff
during construction, general housekeeping practices, pollution prevention and educational
practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices or devices to prevent or
reduce the discharge of pollutants to stormwater, receiving water or stormwater conveyance
system to the maximum extent practicable.
Within thirty (30) days of the approval of the Emergency CDP, a Tier 3 Storm Water Pollution
Prevention Plan (TIER 3 SWPPP) shall be prepared. The TIER 3 SWPPP shall be in compliance
with current requirements and provisions established by the San Diego Region of the California
Regional Water Quality Control Board and City of Carisbad Requirements. The TIER 3 SWPPP
shall address measures to reduce to the maximum extent practicable storm water pollutant
runoff during construction of the project.
CITY OF CARLSBAD
DON NEU
City Planner
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c: Bill Plummer, Deputy City Engineer
Chris DeCerbo, Principal Planner
Sherilyn Sarb, District Manager, California Coastal Commission, 7575 Metropolitan Dr, Ste 103, San Diego, CA 92108
Charles Lester, Coastal Commission Executive Director, 45 Fremont St, Suite 2000, San Francisco, CA 94105-2219
File Copy
Data Entry
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Batiquitos Lagoon Lift Station Repair
CDP 12-22
North Batiquitos Lift Station
Declaration of Local Emergency
William Plummer
10/23/2012
Site Location Pictures
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Forcemain Failure Timeline
•Sunday – October 7, 2012:
–8:20 AM Operator respond to spill
–Tanker trucks arrive & contain spill by pumping out
manholes
–Reverse 911 -Notified 8900 customers
(4500 customers answered)
–3:30 PM Contractor arrives to begin repairing forcemain
–6:00 PM Flows overtake tanker trucks – called Cal EMA
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Forcemain Failure Timeline Cont.
•Monday – October 8, 2012
–5:10 AM estimated 13,000 gallons overflow
–12:42 PM called Cal EMA estimating 27,000 gals.
–Warning signs posted: lagoon; I-5; Ponto Beach
–Water Quality Monitoring Initiated for lagoon, etc.
–Because of significant forcemain depth:
•Cap off 14” forcemain - install temporary bypass
•After bypass then locate problem area on forcemain
–8:30 PM Temporary Bypass completed
–Notify Cal EMA – spill volume 32,040 gallons
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Pictures of Staff Activities
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Forcemain Repair Timeline
•Wednesday October 10 - Exposed Tee
(no problem found)
•Thursday October 11 - Problem area isolated to
46-foot section past the Tee
•Friday October 12 - Site safety precludes
Contractor exposing more 14” DIP –
Decision made to replace 14” DIP
•Friday October 19 - Engineering completes design
of a rerouted DIP
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Forcemain Repair Timeline
•Monday October 22 – materials ordered
•Friday October 26 – connect to Primary
forcemain
•Friday November 2 – connect to Secondary
forcemain and locate problem area on 42-foot
section
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Estimated Cost
•Emergency Spill Response, Bypass Installation,
Site Cleanup - $150,000
•Forcemain Replacement Construction -
$200,000
•Total - $350,000
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