HomeMy WebLinkAbout031386 ORD - 03/20/2018 Ordinance appropriating $579,860 in the Wastewater Fund and authorizing up to
$325,460 for legal, engineering, and consulting services for negotiations with
federal and state regulatory authorities related to the City's sanitary sewer system
and a contingency of up to $254,400 in the event of pre-agreement litigation related
to said system; amending the budget; and de-authorizing $1,142,700 previously
authorized as a contingency for said litigation
Section 1. That $579,860 is appropriated in the Wastewater Fund 4200 Fund Balance and
transferred to and appropriated in the 4200-33100-064 530000 Professional Services;
authorizing up to $325,460 for legal, engineering, and consulting services for negotiations with
federal and state regulatory authorities related to the City's sanitary sewer system and a
contingency of up to $254,400 in the event of pre-agreement litigation related to said system with
the following entities and/or affiliates in the following amounts,with the amounts for the"Litigation-
additional amount" only authorized in the event that the City is sued (without a preceding agreed
Consent Decree) by agencies of the federal government for said matters:
Ongoing Negotiation Litigation-additional amount
Lloyd Gosselink $157,000 $95,000
HDR, Inc $101,100 $90,100
Pipeline Analysis, LLC $17,360 $9,300
Barnes &Thornburg, LLP $25,000 $60,000
Alan Plummer Associates, Inc $25,000
Total: $325,460 $254,400
and further authorizing the City Manager to execute contracts with and expend the amounts
designated for the aforesaid entities on different firms determined to be most appropriate for the
City's case.
Section 2. That the FY 18 Operating Budget adopted by Ordinance 031255 is amended to
increase expenditures by$579,860.
Section 3. That $1,142,700 previously authorized for litigation funding related to the above
described matter is de-authorized.
The foregoing ordinanc was read for the first time and passed to its second reading on this the
g9`11 1L day of -9A-k-C1-8P-C- , 2018, by the following vote:
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PASSED AND APPROVED this day of qilkairCL, 2018.
ATTEST: CITY OF ORPUS CHRISTI
Rebecca Huerta Joe c' omb
City Secretary Mayor
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS
(City Charter Article IV, Sections 7 & 8)
I, the Director of Financial Services of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas (or his/her duly authorized
representative), hereby certify to the City Council and other appropriate officers that the money
required for the current fiscal year's portion of the contract, agreement, obligation or
expenditure described below is in the Treasury to the credit of the Fund specified below, from
which it is to be drawn, and has not been appropriated for any other purpose. Future payments
are subject to annual appropriation by the City Council.
City Council Action Date: March 20, 2018 Legistar Number: 18-0244
Agenda Item:
Ordinance appropriating $579,860 in the Wastewater Fund and authorizing up to
$325,460 for legal, engineering, and consulting services for negotiations with federal and
state regulatory authorities related to the City's sanitary sewer system and a contingency
of up to $254,400 in the event of pre-agreement litigation related to said system;
amending the budget; and de-authorizing $1,142,700 previously authorized as a
contingency for said litigation
Amount Required: $ 579,860
Fund Name Accounting Unit Account No. Activity No. Amount
Wastewater Fund 0420-33000- 251850 $579,860
Total $579,860
El Certification Not Required
Director of Financial Services
Date: FEB 2 6 2018