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Department: Water & Wastewater Utilities Services Project Manager/Resource: Tom Clark
Contact Person: Cindy Maldonado -Fronk
Project Name: MOU w Cedar Park
Council Meeting Date: N/A
Funding Source: N/A
ContractorNendor Name: City of Cedar Park Assigned Attorney: Barbara Boulware-Wells
Amount: $0.00 (contract,agreement,amendment,change order, purchase order,etc.)
Is Funding Required?
Council Agenda Item
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(see required signatures below before submission to the City Manager)
Agenda Wording:
▪ Initial Construction Contract
• Construction Contract Amendment
• Change Order
n Change in Quantity
Q Unforeseen Circumstances
Initial Professional Services Agreement
▪ Supplemental Professional Svcs. Agr. #
O Purchasing/Service Agreement
O Purchase Order
Item(s) to be purchased:
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Memorandum of Understanding between Cedar Park
and Round Rock
Amount
$0.00
The attached Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Cedar Park
and the City of Round Rock is/an agreement to establish guidelines for
discussion that will explore the technical and economic feasibility of entering
into a partnership to provide potable drinking water for both cities from a
regional water treatment facility.
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Project Mgr. Signature:
Dept. Director Signature:
City Attorney Signature:
City Manager Signature:
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pproval Is required for all items requesting Clty Managers approval.
Finance Approval Finance -Date and Signature:
▪ Purchasing -Date and Signature:
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DATE: October 1, 2004
SUBJECT: City Manager Approval Request - October 8, 2004
ITEM:
The attached Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Cedar Park
and the City of Round Rock is an agreement to establish guidelines for
discussion that will explore the technical and economic feasibility of entering
into a partnership to provide potable drinking water for both cities from a
regional water treatment facility.
Department: Water and Wastewater Utilities Services
Staff Person: Tom Clark, Director
Justification:
The projected growth in population and the demand for potable drinking
water have led both Cedar Park and Round Rock to evaluate the need to
design and construct their own separate water treatment plants and related
transmission and storage facilities to meet their projected capacity demands.
Funding: N/A
Cost: N/A
Outside Resources: City of Cedar Park
Background Information:
By the year 2009, Cedar Park plans to construct a second water treatment
plant (Water Treatment Plant No. 2) and intake facilities on Lake Travis that
will provide a treatment capacity of a minimum of 6 million gallons per day,
as well as related improvements to its water distribution network, to meet its
treatment capacity requirements. Similarily, Round Rock has secured
additional water supplies from Lake Travis and is pursuing options to treat
and transport water to its service area. Round Rock is projecting to need 20
MGD of additional potable drinking water treatment capacity by 2010. This
agreement will allow both cities to examine the feasibility of providing
potable drinking water to its customers from Water Treatment Plant No. 2.
Public Comment: N/A
Sponsor: N/A
Memorandum of Understanding Between the
City of Cedar Park, Texas and the City of Round Rock, Texas
In the spirit of interlocal cooperation, the City Managers of Cedar Park and Round
Rock have directed their respective staffs to commence preliminary discussions to
explore the feasibility of entering into a partnership agreement to provide potable
drinking water to both cities from a regional water treatment facility.
This Memorandum of Understanding sets forth below general guidelines for their
discussions that will explore the technical and economic feasibility of such an
opportunity and if determined to be feasible, to develop a conceptual plan for
further study, evaluation, and consideration by the City management and governing
bodies of both cities.
Background:
Based on projected growth in population and demand for potable drinking water for
their citizens, Cedar Park and Round Rock are both currently evaluating the need to
design and construct their own separate water treatment plants and related
transmission and storage facilities to meet their projected capacity demands.
By the year 2009, Cedar Park plans to construct a second water treatment plant
(Water Treatment Plant No. 2) and intake facilities on Lake Travis that will provide a
treatment capacity of a minimum of 6 million gallons per day, as well as related
improvements to its water distribution network, to meet its treatment capacity
requirements. Similarly, Round Rock has secured additional water supplies from
Lake Travis and is pursuing options to treat and transport the water to its service
area. Round Rock is projecting to need 20 MGD of additional potable drinking water
treatment capacity by 2010.
Guiding Principles:
It is agreed that the staff of both cities will together examine the feasibility of
providing potable drinking water to customers of both cities from Water Treatment
Plant Number 2. In determining the feasibility of this concept, staff is directed to
consider the following criteria:
1. The proposed plan must be beneficial for citizens of both cities
2. The proposed plan must result in economic savings for both cities
3. The plan must be such that there are no monetary or capacity subsidies from
one city to the other
4. Briefings of and approvals from the City Councils of both cities must be
obtained before any financial or legal commitments are made
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5. The proposed conceptual plan must include a basic conceptual framework
for:
a. Adequate raw water supply
b. Determining and financing the respective treatment and distribution
capacity requirements of each city
c. A clear statement of the technical and financial responsibilities of each
city
d. An identification of the steps for implementing the plan
e. Such other and further elements as the City Managers of each city
determine appropriate and necessary for proper evaluation of the plan
by their respective governing bodies.
City Staff:
The following staffs have been charged with the responsibility of completing the initial
assessment and for developing a conceptual plan:
City of Round Rock
Tom Clark, Director of Utilities
David Kautz, Assistant City Manager
Tom Word, Chief of Public Works Oper
Steve Sheets, City Attorney
City of Cedar Park
Sam Roberts, Assistant City Manager
Kenneth Wheeler, Treatment Services Manager
. Eric Rauschuber, Field Operations Director
Leonard Smith, City Attorney
Authentication:
It is anticipated that the two City staff will jointly complete their initial assessment and
develop a conceptual plan for review by the respective City Managers by September
2004. This Memorandum of Understanding was agreed upon and cepted by the City
Managers of Cedar Park and Round Rock to be effective - - 0
Craig Lonon es R. Nuse, P.E.
City Manag- Manager
Cedar Park, Texas Round Rock, Texas
Copy provided to:
City Council, Cedar Park
City Council, Round Rock
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