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BACKGROUND The Alameda County Public Works Department (County) oversees and administers the CSA water and sewer systems. While the County has historically provided for the operation and maintenance of the system through a private contractor, most recently the California Water Service Company, this contract expired in 2012 which prompted the County to circulate a RFP for these services. The City responded to the RFP and it has been providing the operation and maintenance services to the CSA since July 1, 2012. Staff is now requesting Council approval to continue the maintenance and service for an additional year beginning July 1, 2015. The recommended contract provides for routine maintenance support during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., seven days a week. Any emergency work performed between 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. would be subject to time and materials overtime rates as stipulated in the contract. City fees and charges included in Exhibit B (Attachment 1) have been set to assure that City costs are fully covered. In addition, to address anticipated CSA service demands, the Council approved an additional 1/2 FTE to cover the increased workload and this position is proposed to be retained for the 1 year extension. While the City is reimbursed for its costs, the service contract provides additional advantages to the City in that it assures that the system will be properly maintained. Further, it provides the City with an opportunity to provide regarding service-related decisions pertaining to this particular County service area. (Note in conjunction with the County, the City already operates the Castlewood sewer pump station on a contractual basis and the new agreement provides better control over the entire system, thus reducing the potential for problems from the Castlewood system.) Finally, the agreement provides valuable services to the residents of Castlewood. DISCUSSION Providing the CSA operations and maintenance has been beneficial to the City and the County. However, system upgrades remain an important component for the service district and while the County and the Castlewood Home Owners Association have made progress on upgrading the system over the last 3 % years, progress has been slower than the City would like. To address this, staff met with County and the home owners to notify them that they will need to be more aggressive if they want the City to continue operating and maintaining the system via this contract. They have assured us that they will make the necessary arrangements to get important upgrades completed as soon as possible. Page 2 of 3