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TEXAS:
AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT
FOR SERVICES WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF WATER
RESOURCES FOR THE PERFORMANCE BY THE CORPUS CHRISTI-
NUECES COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT OF LABORATORY ANALY-
SIS OF WATER QUALITY, FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR, COM-
MENCING SEPTEMBER 1, 1980, WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT
OF WATER RESOURCES PAYING FOR SUCH SERVICES ACCORDING
TO THE SERVICE SCHEDULE ATTACHED TO THE CONTRACT, NOT
TO EXCEED $44,000.00; ALL AS SET FORTH MORE SPECIFICALLY
IN THE CONTRACT FOR SERVICES, A SUBSTANTIAL COPY OF WHICH
IS ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT "A"; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
SECTION 1. That the City Manager be and is hereby authorized to
execute a contract for services with the Texas Department of Water Resources
for the performance by the Corpus Christi-Nueces County Health Department of
laboratory analysis of water quality, for a period of one year, commencing
September 1, 1980, with the Texas Department of Water Resources paying for
such services according to the service schedule attached to the contract, not
to exceed $44,000.00, all as set forth more specifically in the Contract for
Services, a substantial copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A".
SECTION 2. The necessity to authorize execution of the aforesaid
contract at the earliest practicable date creates a public emergency and an im-
perative public necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter rule that no
ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date of its introduction
and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of
the City Council, and the Mayor having declared that such emergency and necessity
exist, having requested the suspension of the Charter rule and that this ordinance
be passed finally on the date ofits introduction and take effect and be in full
force and effect f m and after its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, this
the.27day of , 1980.
ATTEST: l�
Oaee'e/4.
C' y Secretary
APPROVED:
2./s-/ DAY OF , 1980:
J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY
By
Ass'sta jft' City Attor
15722
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STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF TRAVIS §
CONTRACT FOR SERVICES
I. CONTRACTING PARTIES:
The Receiving Agency:
The Performing Agency:
Texas Department of Water Resources
Corpus Christi-Nueces County Health
Department
II. STATEMENT OF SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED:
Preamble
The Texas Water Quality Act of 1967 as amended states that
"it is . . . the policy of the State of Texas to maintain the
quality of the waters in the State consistent with the public
health and enjoyment, the propagation and protection of ter-
restrial and aquatic life, the operation of existing industries
and the economic development of the State . . . and to require
the use of all reasonable methods to implement this policy."
A. PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES
In keeping with the foregoing, the receiving agency employs
the performing agency and the performing agency agrees to
perform analytical services on the parameters listed in
the attached schedule sheet.
The Texas Department of Water Resources estimates an
average of 100 samples per month will be collected and,
delivered to the laboratory for analysis. It is understood
that these samples will be properly collected and preserved
in accordance with applicable sections of A Practical Guide
to Water Quality Studies of Streams, Federal Water Pollution
Control Administration publication and Methods for Chemical
Analysis for Water and Wastes, EPA manual, as well as the
latest edition of Standard Methods for the Examination
of Water and Wastewater. A chain of custody procedure shall
be maintained in the field and the laboratory in accordance
with Attachment B. The Texas Department of Water Resources
will furnish chain of custody tags.
The Corpus Christi-Nueces County Health Department will
perform all analyses according to the approved procedures
set forth in Standard Methods for the Examination of Water
and Wastewater, current edition or the latest edition of
Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes, EPA
manual. If a standard method is not available, the analytical
method used should be an adopted method approved by the
Executive Director of the Texas Department of Water
Resources. Samples will be analyzed by these methods on
a production basis, to include appropriate analytical quality
assurance procedures. Records will be kept for documentation
of the performing agency's quality assurance program and
copies will be available to the receiving agency upon request.
Unusual interferences and problems will be reported to the
Texas Department of Water Resources. Research into specific
techniques to overcome these difficulties will be undertaken
when practical and by mutual agreement. The sample infor-
mation sheet submitted with each sample will designate the
particular analysis or analyses to be made of each sample
submitted. The laboratories will be operated in such a
manner as to insure the legal sufficiency of the sample
handling; analytical and reporting procedures; and to remedy
defects in the procedures should such be discovered. The
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various laboratory personnel should be directed, as
required, to appear and testify in enforcement actions
arising from the enforcement of the Texas Water Quality
Act. In such event, travel and per diem expense for
such employees shall be paid by the receiving agency.
Travel and per diem for court appearances hereunder shall
be based on current State Laws.
A charge may be made by the performing agency for mainte-
nance of quality assurance. This charge will be only for
quality assurance services required by the Texas Department
of Water Resources to be performed over and above the
normal quality assurance program which the performing
agency presently maintains in its laboratory.
B. TERMINATION
Either party to this contract may terminate the contract
by giving the other party thirty days notice in writing.
Upon delivery of such notice by either party to the other
and before expiration of the thirty -day period, the
performing agency will proceed promptly to cancel all
existing order,s contracts, and obligations which are
chargeable to this contract. As soon as practicable after
notice of termination is given, the performing agency will
submit a voucher for work performed under this contract
to the date of termination. The receiving agency will then
pay the performing agency for the work performed less all
prior payments. Copies of all completed or partially
completed reports, documents, and studies prepared under
this contract will be delivered by the performing agency
to the receiving agency when and if this contract is
terminated prior to the completion of the prescribed work.
C. AMENDING THE CONTRACT
The parties hereto without invalidating this contract may
alter or amend this contract upon advance written agreement
of both parties to exclude work being performed or to
include additional work to be performed and to adjust the
consideration to be paid hereunder by virtue of alterations
or amendments.
III. BASIS FOR CALCULATING REIMBURSABLE COSTS:
The financial basis for calculating reimbursable costs shall be
as outlined in the attached schedule sheet.
The expenditures by the Corpus Christi-Nueces County Health
Department of funds paid to it under this contract shall be
subject to such State or Federal audit procedures as may be
required by law and by accepted practices of the State or Federal
auditor. All records shall be made available to either the
State or Federal auditor, or both, if requested. The Corpus
Christi-Nueces County Health Department shall be responsible
for maintaining books of account that clearly, accurately, and
currently reflect financial transactions involving State funds,
and also transactions financed with matching funds from other
sources. The financial records must include substantiate costs.
The Corpus Christi-Nueces County Health Department must keep
the records readily available for examination by duly authorized
representatives of the Department, State Auditor's Office, or
the Federal Government for a period of three (3) years after
the close of the last expenditure.
Reimbursement for the above analytical costs and cost for any
travel and per diem expenses shall not exceed $44,000 for the
period of this contract.
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The cost of transportation of samples and the return of special
shipping cases and containers to the person submitting the
samples will be paid directly by the Texas Department of Water
Resources.
IV. CONTRACT AMOUNT:
The total amount of this Contract shall not exceed: Forty-
four thousand dollars ($44,000).
V. PAYMENT FOR SERVICES:
The performing agency shall bill the receiving agency monthly
for analytical services performed. Charges for these services
shall be based on the attached cost schedule.
Payments for service performed shall be billed monthly according
to the attached schedule.
VI. TERM OF CONTRACT:
This Contract is to begin September 1, 1980 and shall terminate
August 31, 1981 (Term of Contract cannot transcend the
biennium).
RECEIVING AGENCY:
Texas Department of Water Resources
PERFORMING AGENCY:
Corpus Christi-Nueces County
Health Department
BY: BY:
(Authorize -d Signature) (Authorized Signature)
R. Marvin Townsend
City Manager, City of Corpus Christi
Harvey Davis, Executive Director (Title)
Date:
(14.47,A4.2; / ! Date:
ATTEST:
Bill G. Read, City Secretary
APPROVED:
J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY
By .
Assi,� aft
ity Attorne
ATTACHMENT A
`CORPUS CHRISTI-NUECES COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
LABORATORY SERVICES SCHEDULE
September 1, 1980 - August 31, 1981
ANALYSES
Acidity
Aerobic Plate Count
Alkalinity (Total)
Ammonia
Antimony
Arsenic (Sediment)
(Water)
Barium
Bicarbonate
BOD 5 -Day
BOD 7 -Day
Boron
Cadmium (Sediment)
(Water)
Calcium
Carbon (Total)
Carbon (Total Organic)
Carbonate
COD (Sediment)
(Water)
Chloride
Chlorophyll A
Chlorophyll A & Pheo.
Chromium (Hexavalent)
Chromium (Total -Sediment)
(Total -Water)
Coliform (Total)
(Fecal)
Conductance, Specific
Copper (Sediment)
(Water)
Fluoride, Electrode
Hardness
Iron
Lead (Sediment)
(Water)
Magnesium (Sediment)
(Water)
Manganese (Sediment)
(Water)
Mercury (Sediment)
(Water)
Molybdenum
Nickel (Sediment)
(Water)
RATE
$ 1.50
4.50
1.50
5.00
20.00
16.00
12.00
8.50
1.50
8.00
44.00
6.75
12.50
6.00
1.75
3.20
9.25
1.50
16.00
11.00
1.50
6.50
13.00
2.50
13.00
3.75
2.90
2.90
2.50
12.00
6.50
5.00
1.50
5.00
15.00
11.50
7.50
2.50
10.00
3.75
17.50
11.00
11.00
12.50
5.50
ANALYSES
Nitrate
Nitrite
Nitrogen (Kjeldahl)
Oil and Grease (Sediment)
Oil and Grease (Water)
Oxygen (Dissolved)
pH
Phenol
Phen. Alkalinity
Phosphate, Ortho
Phosphate (Total
Phosphate (Total
Potassium
Residue (Total)
Selenium (Sediment)
(Water)
Silver (Sediment)
(Water)
RATE
$ 2.70
2.70
16.00
16.00
5.50
1.90
.75
21.00
.75
4.50
Sediment) 10.00
Water) 5.25
2.25
2.00
31.50
18.50
12.00
6.50
3.00
2.00
9.50
1.30
2.70
10.00
2.70
5.50
9.25
2.70
4.50
16.50
13.50
6.50
Sodium
Solids (Tot. Calc.)
Solids (Tot. Determined)
Solids (Settleable)
Solids (Total Suspended)
Solids (Volatile Sediment)
Solids (Volatile Water)
Streptococcus
Strontium
Sulfate
Uranium
Vanadium
Zinc (Sediment)
(Water)
Insecticides (Sediment)
Insecticides (Water)
Herbicides (Sediment)
Herbicides (Water)
Chlorinated Phenols (Sed.)
Chlorinated Phenols (Water)
PCB (Sediment)
PCB (Water)
70.00
65.00
70.00
65.00
65.00
50.00
82.00
70.00
OTHER TESTS MAY BE MADE AVAILABLE
UPON JUSTIFIABLE DEMAND., . .
ATTACHMENT B
Chain of Custody Procedures
Sample Collection
1. The the maximum extent achievable, as few people as possible
should handle a sample.
2. Stream and effluent samples should be obtained using standard
field sampling techniques and preservation procedures.
3. Chain of Custody tags (Exhibit 1) should be attached to each
sample at the time it is collected.
There are three (3) types of tags which are distinguished by the type
sample collected and the standard analyses requested. The three (3)
types are municipal, industrial, and heavy metals. Each set is numbered
serially with two (2) letters and four (4) numbers. The letters are
"MU" for municipal samples, "IN" for industrial samples and "HM" for
heavy metal samples. Each tag is made up of three (3) basic parts.
Part A contains identification information such as District, County,
Basin, Discharger Name, Plant Name, Permit Number, and Page Number.
Additionally, collection information, observations, chlorine contact
time and shipping information is included here. The spaces inside the
heavy black line are for the results of field analyses and some extra
spaces have been provided for additional parameters as necessary. Each
parameter field comprises the parameter name, a five (5) digit parameter
code, and a nine (9) digit parameter value. Both the parameter name
and the parameter code must be used in all cases.
Part B of the tag contains basically laboratory information; however,
certain identifying items including District, Type Sample, Material
Sampled, and Method of Preservation must be completed by the field
personnel collecting the sample. The area inside the heavy black line
is reserved for the results of the analyses performed by the laboratory.
(The field staff must at no time enter the results of any field analyses
on this part of the tag.) If additional analyses are needed, these should
be added in the provided spaces using both parameter name and code number.
Analyses not required should be struck out by field personnel. The back
of Part B of the tag is a shipping -sealing certification and should be
completed by field personnel before the sample is sealed and shipped.
Part C of the tag is a sample identifier which is to remain with the
sample until all analyses are completed.
The District Number should be recorded in the space provided. Additionally,
a seal to be placed around the closure of the sample container to
further insure the integrity of the sample is provided. Attached is a
xerox copy of a municipal tag with Parts A, B and C labeled, plus a copy
of the seal.
In completing the chain of custody tag care should be utilized to
insure that all necessary information is correctly and legibly entered
onto the tag. A black ballpoint with waterproof ink should be used
at all times.
After the tag is completed by field personnel, Parts A, B and C should
remain attached to the sample, the sample sealed, and then delivered
to the district office. To seal the sample, the Chain of Custody
Tag should be tied to the "cubitainer" below the flange so that the
tag cannot be inadvertently removed. Secondly, the nylon cord should
be looped around the throat of the cubitainer just below the lid.
Once this is done, the throat of the cubitainer should be wrapped
with a seal that is completed with the signature of the person sealing
the sample and the date the sample was sealed. Care should be utilized
in sealing the sample to insure the sample cannot be tampered with,
without being detected. At the laboratory, Part B of the tag will be
completed. Part C of the tag is to remain with the remnants of the sample
until it is disposed of.
In completing the tag, several items should be watched very carefully.
First, each value entered on the tag should be right justified in
the spaces provided. Secondly, if a decimal point is needed in the
value it should occupy one entire space of the value field. Where a
decimal point is preprinted on the form, it should be observed. Thirdly,
in the space labeled "Card Type", the letter B should always be used to
enter new data to the file. Should it become necessary to change or
delete any data in the file, special forms will be provided specifically
for these purposes. By following this procedure and using these tags,
legal requirements will be fulfilled, extraneous paper work, and mistakes
avoided.
4. If more than one container of the same effluent or stream
segment is obtained, an identification tag need only be attached to each
additional sample. The auxiliary tag(s) must contain the following
information:
a. Sample number of the primary, Chain of Custody tag
b. Date and time sample was collected
c. Source of sample
d. Preservative used
e. Name of collector
f. Sample analysis desired
After attaching each auxiliary tag, each sample container will be sealed,
in accordance with the procedure as described above in Item 3.
Transfer of Custody and Shipment
1. All samples should be handled by the minimum possible number ----
of persons.
7. All incoming samples shall be received only by the custodian,
or his alternate, and logged into a record book (Log Book). The
custodian should sign on the "Receipt of Sample" portion of the Chain
of Custody record tag - Part B. Information to be entered into the
Log Book should include the sample number, date received, source, time(s)
sampled, date(s) sampled and analyses requested. Parts A and B of the
tag are to be removed by the custodian and given to the records clerk.
3. Promptly after logging, the custodian will distribute the
sample to an analyst or place the sample in the sample room, which
will be locked at all time except when samples are removed or replaced
by analysts.
4. The custodian shall ensure that heat -sensitive or light-
sensitive samples, or other sample materials having unusual physical
characteristics, or requiring special handling, are properly stored
and maintained.
5. Samples shall be kept in the sample storage security area at
all times when not actually being used by analysts, such as during
overnight absences.
6. Numbered accountable data cards will be used by the analysts
for recording identifying information describing each sample (by origin
and sample identification number), the procedures performed and the
results of the testing. The data cards must be signed and dated by
the person performing the tests and retained as a permanent record
in the laboratory.
7. Test results shall be entered on Part B of the original Chain
of Custody tag. The original shall be given to the district office
for reproduction. The laboratory will then be furnished with this
reproduced copy.
Corpus Christi, xas
27 day of
19 it
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance, a
public emergency and imperative necessity exist for the suspension of the Charter
rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on
the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read
at three meetings of the City Council; I, therefore, request that you suspend
said Charter rule or requirement and pass this ordinance finally on the date it
is introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully,
MAYO
The Charter rule was suspend
Luther Jones
Edward L. Sample
Dr. Jack Best
David Diaz
Jack K. Dumphy
Betty N. Turner
Cliff Zarsky
F CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
by the following vote:
The above ordinance was passed
Luther Jones
Edward L. Sample
Dr. Jack Best
David Diaz
Jack K. Dumphy
Betty N. Turner
Cliff Zarsky
by the
following vote:
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