To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: 4/5th
SUBJECT:
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Approval of Consultant Services Agreement with Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. and Supplemental Budget for Public Works Brownfield Remediation Budget, 1100165, in the amount of $210,000 in Fiscal Year 2024-25 (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and authorize the Public Works Director to execute, the attached sole-source consultant services agreement with Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.; and
2. Approve the attached Supplemental Budget for fiscal year 2024-25 for the new Public Works Brownfield Remediation budget, 1100165, in the amount of $210,000 (4/5 vote required).
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Safe & Healthy Communities
Strategic Plan Category: 1009 - Expand county infrastructure resilience
DISCUSSION:
A portion of the property currently occupied by the Humboldt County courthouse and jail was formerly used as a dry-cleaning business, Eureka Dry Cleaners, prior to the county's acquisition of the parcels. Discharges of solvents from historical dry cleaner operations at the site created a source of soil and groundwater contamination and impacted groundwater has migrated off-site. In 2023, the county reached a settlement with insurance carriers and the estate of the former property owner. Based on previous sampling data, contamination from the Eureka Dry Cleaners site may be co-mingling with contamination from one or more other off-site sources. Additional site investigation is needed to develop an effective and comprehensive remediation strategy and design that can be approved by the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board.
The professional consulting firm Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. (Geosyntec) previously provided technical assistance to the County of Humboldt during the settlement neg...
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