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San Bruno City Council Meeting July 26, 2011
10c. Settlement with Water Quality Board and Baykeepers
B
B
Unfortunately,
the
city
has
experienced
many
SSOs
over
the
past
years,
which
made
us
as
well
as
other
peninsula
cities,
a
target
for
litigation
from
environmental
organizations,
as
well
as
from
the
regional
water
quality
control
board.
I.
Think
all
the
parties
involved
in
the
litigation
can
agree
that
reducing
the
number
and
extent
of
SSOs
is
important
to
protect
the
environment.
B
Now,
as
you
know,
the
city
retained
very
experienced
outside
counsel
to
represent
the
city's
interest
in
these
negotiations
and
those
negotiations
extended
for
many
months.
The
attorneys
briefed
you
in
closed
session
along
the
way,
and
you
made
a
very
thoughtful
and
we
believe,
cost
effective
decision
to
resolve
these
matters
now,
instead
of
prolonging
them
at
far
greater
expense
and
the
settlements
that
that
staff
is
proposing
here
tonight
are
indeed
consistent
with
other
settlements
on
the
peninsula.
B
All
of
the
other
parties
they
keeper,
the
regional
board,
have
approved
these
agreements
and
in
fact
you
should
know
that
at
the
most
recent
public
hearing,
the
Regional
Water
Quality
Control
Board
praised
the
city's
efforts
in
reaching
a
settlement.
A
staff
therefore
recommends
authorizing
the
city
manager
to
sign
both
agreements
on
behalf
of
the
city,
I'd
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
A
C
The
chair,
quick
one
within
these
large
document,
there
are
various
capital
improvement
projects.
A
affirmative
vote,
at
least
for
myself,
would
not
automatically,
in
my
view,
for
myself.
Speaking
from
only
me
is
that
that
would
automatically
say
yes
to
all
these
capital
improvement
projects.
I
think
that
there
are
ways
it
needs
to
be
looked
at,
whether
it's
shared
services,
whether
it's
contracting
out
or
whatever
it
is,
but
that
I
wanted
to
understand
that
this
yes
vote
on.
C
B
C
A
E
E
Medina's
question:
it
is
fully
staffs
intent
to
treat
any
capital
project
or
budget
issue.
That's
anticipated
to
be
implemented
in
response
to,
and
by
virtue
of
the
settlement
agreements,
to
bring
to
treat
those
in
the
normal
manner
that
we
treat
any
other
budget
for
capital
project
issues.
In
other
words,
if
those
vitamins
will
return
to
the
City
Council
for
a
budget
Authority
and
for
award
of
construction
contracts.
E
That
said,
the
council
should,
at
least
in
my
opinion,
understand
in
authorizing
these
settlement
agreements
that
they
were
carefully
and
arduously
negotiated
over
a
fairly
long
period
of
time,
which
I
believe
the
council
is
well
aware
of,
and
it
is
fully
expected
as
a
result
of
our
execution.
Your
approval
in
my
execution
of
these
agreements
that
the
necessary
work
effort
will
be
performed
in
order
to
reduce
sanitary
sewer
overflows.
Our
failure
to
accomplish
that,
whether
it's
by
these
specifics
of
the
anticipated
actions
or
potentially
overtime
by
other
actions.
D
Could
mr.
mayor,
can
you
please
explain
so
that
those
that
are
maybe
listening
to
us
we're
not
we're
not
selling,
because
we
necessarily
did
anything
wrong.
I
mean
these
are
barbells
I
have
come
here
and
said
you
know
we,
you
know
for
their
own
benefits
and
for
you
know
their
own
programs
feel
that
we
didn't
we
haven't
done
enough
and
by
all
means
you
know
we
have
master
plans.
We
have
for
many
years
now
have
been
trying.
You
know
to
minimize.
D
B
I,
don't
think
so.
I
think
you
said
it
well
in
saying
that
the
plaintiffs
in
the
litigation
did
not
believe
that
the
city
did
enough,
despite
its
its
current
and
ongoing
efforts
to
reduce
SSOs.
Having
said
that,
we
didn't
have
a
lot
of
SSOs
and
certainly
in
comparison
to
other
cities
on
the
peninsula.
So
that's
one
of
the
things
that
made
us
a
target.
So,
despite
some
of
our
best
efforts
in
limited
budget
times,
some
choices
were
made,
and
so
we
we
had
more
SSOs
than
some
other
comparable
cities.
B
A
You,
having
said
that
before
we
take
action,
I
just
want
to
say
also.
The
citizens
of
this
city
should
know
that
we
have
aggressively
over
a
last
number
of
years
bit
the
bullet
to
a
lot
of
criticism
to
raise
rates
so
that
we
could
aggressively
pursue
SSOs
and
all
the
other
infrastructure
problems
we
have
in
some
of
these
areas
of
the
city
that
are
well
over
100
years
old.
A
If
we
were
a
foster
city
or
a
much
newer
community,
where
we
have
very
little
spills,
it's
not
an
issue
or
if
we
were
a
city
that
was
derelict
in
our
duties
going,
you
know
backwards
and
forwards,
and
just
said
we
don't
really
care,
then
I
could
see
the
fines
and
penalties.
I
understand
the
aggressive
nature
we
have
to
gonna
have
to
pursue
more
aggressive
than
before
going
forward.
But
for
me
you
know
I'll
approve
this,
but
it's
very
unfortunate
that
the
fines
and
penalties
monies
to
me.
A
B
A
That
we
can't
use
in
the
future
to
aggressively
pursue
the
SS,
those
that
we've
been
trying
to
do
so
you
know,
unfortunately,
going
forward
anything.
That's
that's.
A
shortfall
will
in
fact
have
to
go
to
the
ratepayers.
That's
a
very
important
situation
and
some
cities
are
worse
than
we
are,
and
some
are
a
lot
better.
So
it's
really
unfortunate
situation
much
privacy
instead
of
fines
and
penalties,
the
money's
going
to
what
we're.