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2009/02/24 City Council Resolution 2009-12RESOLUTION NO. 2009 - 12 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK AUTHORIZING A TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM THE CAPITAL REPLACEMENT RESERVES TO THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT BUDGET FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH REGULATORY COMPLIANCE WHEREAS, the City received a Compliance Notice from the County of Sonoma Department of Emergency Services citing several non - compliance issues with the storage and use of compressed chlorine gas cylinders at Alicia, Benicia, and Ladybug Pools; WHEREAS, to fulfill the provisions of the Compliance Notice, the City must either implement a Risk Management Plan for chlorine safety or convert to sodium hypochlorination; WHEREAS, implementing a Risk Management Plan is cost - prohibitive and does not eliminate all of the risk associated with the storage and use of chlorine gas; WHEREAS, conversion to sodium hypochlorination fulfills the provisions of the Compliance Notice, is cost - effective, and eliminates the risks to the public and City employees; WHEREAS, the City must modify the drainage and pump systems at all five public pools to comply with Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act ( "Virginia Act "), a federal law implemented to, among other things, prevent injuries associated with the vacuum created by drainage and pump systems; WHEREAS, the City has determined that the corrective actions necessary to fulfill the provisions of the Compliance Notice and the Virginia Act will, in turn, require the City to make other capital improvements to meet other state and local laws and regulations governing public pools; WHEREAS, the City has determined that three pools must be open in May 2009 to accommodate demand for the Spring - Summer swim season; WHEREAS, the Council desires for Benicia, Honeybee, and Magnolia Pools to be open in May 2009; WHEREAS, the capital improvements identified in the attached Exhibit A are necessary for these pools to be open in May 2009 in compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations; and WHEREAS, funding for these capital improvements were not included in the FY 2008- 09 budget. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park that it does hereby authorize and approve the appropriation of $120,000 from the Capital Replacement Reserves for the capital improvements identified in the attached Exhibit A. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute documents pertaining to the capital improvements identified in the attached Exhibit A for and on behalf of the City of Rohnert Park. DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park this 24th day of February, 2009. CITY OF ROHNERT PARK ATTEST: rOetNERT / \ A �j 44" �'ALIFURN�� BELFORTE: AYE CALLINAN: AYE MACKENZIE: ABSENT STAFFORD: AYE BREEZE: AYE AYES: (4) NOES: (0) ABSENT: (1) ABSTAIN: (0) (2) C) k \ 3 � < 'd 0 0 0 C) � 7 co 0 0 / / / � \ / % / / R o / \ + 0 � e 2 k C) 2 LU � « R $ in _ I 0 u. 0 2 u > > O U \ $ y ° ? ? ° o \ o o \ . / .. . \'. k k k� k k Z . § � 2 cz . �:J u ) ru . 1 .� uj § .. C/) Cd . § '§ 3 7 / � 0 C-1) k . . k \ \ ■ /$ § \ . ƒ . \ \ / u b ,g = § 7 .§ § § § / _ © a = w \ \ / o S § c \ 4 •g 4 . « » 3 2 / / & :$ < / 9 co 0 0 / / / � \ / % / / R o / \ + 0 � e 2 k C) 2 LU � « R $ in _ I 0 u. 0 2 u > > O U \