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$AN City of San Leandro <br /> Meeting Date: March 2, 2015 <br /> Staff Report <br /> File Number: 15-071 Agenda Section: CONSENT CALENDAR <br /> Agenda Number: 8.G. <br /> TO: City Council <br /> FROM: Chris Zapata <br /> City Manager <br /> BY: Debbie Pollart <br /> Public Works Director <br /> FINANCE REVIEW: David Baum <br /> Finance Director <br /> TITLE: Staff Report for a Resolution Approving the Fourth Amended Joint Exercise of <br /> Powers Agreement of the East Bay Dischargers Authority (EBDA) to Conform <br /> with Current Agency Policy and State Law <br /> SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> An amendment to the EBDA Joint Powers Agreement must be approved by each of the <br /> member agencies. Therefore, staff recommends that the City Council approve the East Bay <br /> Dischargers Authority Fourth Amended Joint Powers Agreement, which includes <br /> administrative updates to ensure conformity with current agency policy and state law. <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> EBDA is a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) of which the City of San Leandro is currently a <br /> member. The JPA was formed in 1974 by a "Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement" (the JPA <br /> Agreement) entered into by and between the City of Hayward, the City of San Leandro, Oro <br /> Loma Sanitary District, Union Sanitary District, and Castro Valley Sanitary District. The JPA <br /> currently provides a transport system and outfall to collect effluent from six (6) wastewater <br /> treatment plants in the East Bay, including two non-member agencies. EBDA treats <br /> wastewater to remove chlorine and any associated toxicity and provides sufficient dilution so <br /> that water discharged into the San Francisco Bay presents no harm to water quality. <br /> The JPA Agreement has been amended three times since its creation in 1974. Amendments <br /> were approved in 1978, 1986, and 2007. Recently, the JPA Commission, consisting of one <br /> representative appointed by each member agency, recognized the need to once again update <br /> and revise the JPA Agreement. <br /> Analysis <br /> The JPA Commission determined that the most efficient way to revise the JPA Agreement <br /> would be to initiate a two-step process. First, the JPA would make administrative changes to <br /> City of San Leandro Page 1 Printed on 2/24/2015 <br />