6-1: Interlocal Agreement re Buoys Presentation — original pdf

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Presented by: Gabrielle Restivo, Contract Management Specialist IV, and Amanda Ross, Division Manager, Natural Resources Programs Parks and Recreation Board July 25, 2022 1 AGREEMENT HISTORY • The City entered into an agreement with the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) on July 26, 2007, for buoy installation and maintenance to alert boaters to the hazards associated with the floodgates and spillway of the then recently renovated Tom Miller Dam. • In July 2013, this agreement was amended to include the City’s water treatment plants and other improvements abutting or adjacent to Lake Austin, Lady Bird Lake, Decker Lake, and the area surrounding Handcox Water Treatment Plant on Lake Travis. • This agreement expires on December 30, 2022, and will be replaced by the proposed agreement. 2 3 SERVICES AND DELIVERABLES City and LCRA will together: LCRA will: City will: • Determine the location, type, number, and anchoring of the buoys. • Provide all labor and equipment for buoy installation. • Establish processes and • Maintain, repair, or • Pay for the cost of buoys and installation ($5,000- 10,000 annually). • Assist if requested as mutually agreed. procedures for the purchase and installation of buoys. • Mutually loan equipment for the purposes of the agreement. replace damaged buoys subject to staffing, funding, and water and weather conditions. 4 AGREEMENT TERM APPROVALS REQUIRED • Five years with two additional five- year terms upon written agreement • Austin City Council • LCRA Board of Directors 5 ACTION REQUESTED Recommend that the City Council authorize the negotiation and execution of an interlocal agreement with LCRA for the installation, maintenance, and replacement of buoys to assist boaters in recognizing hazards on Lake Austin, Lady Bird Lake, Decker Lake, and the area surrounding Handcox Water Treatment Plant on Lake Travis. 6