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Public Works
Requested Action (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
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Request approval of an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between Fulton County, Georgia and Union City, Georgia for sanitary sewer services. This agreement establishes how the 3MG reserve capacity for Union City, at the Camp Creek WRF, will be managed for a period of 15 years with a potential 5-year extension. Effective upon BOC approval. (APPROVED UPON ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT AGENDA)
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Requirement for Board Action (Cite specific Board policy, statute or code requirement)
GA CONST Art. 9, Sec. 3, Para. I provides that the County may contract for any period not exceeding 50 years with any other public agency, public corporation, or public authority for joint services, for the provision of services, or for the joint or separate use of facilities or equipment; but such contracts must deal with activities, services, or facilities that the contracting parties are authorized by law to undertake or provide. O.C.G.A. Sec. 36-10-1 requires that all official contracts entered into by the County governing authority with other persons on behalf of the County shall be in writing and entered on its minutes.
Strategic Priority Area related to this item (If yes, note strategic priority area below)
Health and Human Services
Commission Districts Affected
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Is this a purchasing item?
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Summary & Background (First sentence includes Agency recommendation. Provide an executive summary of the action that gives an overview of the relevant details for the item.)
Scope of Work:
On July 17, 2013 Fulton County and Union City entered into an agreement to allow Fulton County to accept and treat wastewater collected within the sanitary sewer owned Union City. This agreement was set to expire in July 2028. Union City requested a new agreement to clarify the areas of sanitary sewer maintenance responsibility between Union City and Fulton County. This clarification was necessary to define areas where Fulton County would permit the installation of new sanitary sewer and the areas where Union City would perform permitting. Additionally, the new agreement clearly identifies those areas that are maintained by Union City and those areas maintained by Fulton County.
This intergovernmental agreement establishes the terms, conditions, and procedures for Fulton County to manage and treat the 3 million gallons (MG) of reserved wastewater capacity allocated to Union City at the Camp Creek Water Reclamation Facility. It also defines the process for accurately measuring, safely collecting, transporting, and treating Union City's sanitary sewer flows at the Camp Creek WRF. New sections of the proposed IGA establish a formal process for transferring sanitary sewer infrastructure, upon request by the City, for those facilities within its municipal boundaries.
The IGA will be in place for 15 years, with a possible 5-year extension, and will likely be amended when the expansion of the Camp Creek treatment facility is expanded.
Community Impact: This intergovernmental agreement provides the framework under which the property owners within Union City will have sanitary sewer services provided to them by Fulton County.
Department Recommendation: The Public Works Department recommends approval of this item.
Project Implications: This intergovernmental agreement outlines how sanitary sewer flows, generated from Union City, will be measured, collected, transported, and treated between Fulton County and Union City at the Camp Creek WRF.
Community Issues/Concerns: No community issues or concerns have been brought to the attention of the Public Works Department.
Department Issues/Concerns: The Public Works Department worked diligently with Union City officials in creating this IGA. There are no issues/concerns that have been identified.
Fiscal Impact / Funding Source
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