HomeMy WebLinkAboutC2010-026 - 2/16/2010 - ApprovedBryan W. Shaw, Ph.D., Chairman ~~P`CT; DF~
Buddy Garcia, Commissioner ~ i ~'
Carlos Rubinstein, Commissioner H ~ ~
Mark R. Vickery, P.G, Executive Director
TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Protecting Texas by Reducing and Preventing Pollution
Febraary 3, 2010
[Certified Mait]
City of Corpus Christi
'Angel R. Escobar, City Manager
1201 Leopard Street
t'orpus Christi, TX 78401
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RC: Use of Accrued Interest under Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Contract
No. 582-4-64576
Dear Mr. Escobar:
This letter transmits an agreement on the use of accrued interest wider the above referenced contract. As
has been discussed with Ms. Peggy Sumner, Environmental Services Director of the City of Corpus Christi,
the. ~wity of Corpus Clu•isti has accumulated interest from advance payments made by TCEQ under Contract
`,82••4-64576. Under III Subpart C, (2I -Payment) (i -Interest Earned on Advances) regarding program
income of the Uniform Grant Management Standards, accrued interest must either be returned to TCEQ or
used for a project for which tine grant fitnds tia:-e been designated.
The TCEQ and the City of Corpus Christi (the Parties), agree that work >.u-der the document marked
"Attachment A" to this letter agreement will be performed under the deadlines wnd budgetary amounts
indicated. TCEQ will fund only the amo~mts indicated in the agreement; any additional amounts spent on
the project shall be funded by the City of Corpus Christi. The only funding source is the accrued interest
from the above referenced contract.
The parties agree that the terms and conditions to this agreement are the same as ui the above-referenced
Contract, and are incorporated by reference.
This agreement will continence upon signature and will be in ei~'ect until December 31, 2010. If this
agreement has not beer, signed by both parties by A~Tarch 1, 2010 it expires.
Sincerely,
avid Br er
Director, Air Q lity Division
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
CCEQ
Please indicate your concurrence to this letter agreement by signing below:
'. g~Escobar, City Manager
ity of Corpus Christi
Enclosw•e
2010-026 •
Ord. 028484 in, Texas 78711-3087 512-239-1000
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Attachment A
Accrued Interest -Agreement 582-4-64576
Objective: Close out all funds associated with agreement 582-4-64576 by utilizing interest funds to
purchase an ozone generator and upgrading current ambient air monitoring systems to extend the life of the
systems, increase reliability, and improve operations and maintena~ice.
Allocation: $13,833.70 (plus any additional interest that may accrue prior to disbursement)
Goal: To upgrade the ozone generator ni order to be consistent with TCEQ calibration system, perform
onsite calibrations with minimal technical problems and enors validating the performance of ozone
analyzers located at the six monitoring sites.
To order spare and consumable parts for current ambient air monitoring systems; including external pumps,
large in-line filters, TX-40 filters for the mass transducer of 1400 AB' Tapered Element Oscillating
Microbalance ('PEON) particulate matter monitors located at Dolly road monitoring site.
Task 1: Order, test and use ozone generator for calibration of equipment
Deliverable: Tools to calibrate systems and pumps and other parts for repairs and replacement
Due Date: March 1, 2010