HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-2003-027 Broadgauge Ditch Company AgreementRESOLUTION NO. R-2003 - 27
A RESOLUTION authorizing the City Manager of the City of Yakima to
execute a maintenance and operation agreement with the
Broadgauge Ditch Company whereby the City will maintain
and operate certain automated improvements to the
Broadgauge Ditch Company irrigation system.
WHEREAS, the Broadgauge Ditch Company provides irrigation water
from the Naches River to its members within its service area within the City of
Yakima; and
WHEREAS, the City is the majority shareholder in the Company; and
WHEREAS, the City and the Company desire to improve the operating
efficiency of its irrigation system; and
WHEREAS, for various reasons, certain property owners also desire to
improve the operating efficiency of said irrigation system by eliminating the flow
of irrigation tailwater from the irrigation system into open tailwater ditches; and
WHEREAS, these property owners have offered to fund construction of
certain automated improvements, including a motorized slidegate, to the
irrigation system to help eliminate said tailwater flow and open ditches; and
WHEREAS, the Company does not have personnel with sufficient training
and knowledge to maintain said improvements; and
WHEREAS, the Water/Irrigation Division of the City has personnel to
operate and maintain said improvements in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the attached agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it to be in the best interest of the City
of Yakima to execute the attached maintenance and operation agreement with
the Broadgauge Ditch Company, now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute the
attached and incorporated maintenance and operation agreement with the
(1k)water Broadgauge Ditch 2-03.pm
Broadgauge Ditch Company whereby the City will maintain and operate certain
automated improvements to the Broadgauge Ditch Company irrigation system.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 18th day of February, 2003.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
(1k)water Broadgauge Ditch 2-03.pm
y Place, Mayor
BROADGAUGE DITCH COMPANY
AUTOMATION PROJECT MAINTENANCE
AND
OPERATION AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT (hereinafter "Agreement") is made and entered into on the dates
subscribed below by and between the Broadgauge Ditch Company, a Washington non-profit
corporation, (hereinafter "the Company"), and the City of Yakima (hereinafter "the City"). The
purpose of the agreement is to establish responsibilities for the maintenance and operation of
the Broadgauge Ditch Company's automation project as hereinafter described below.
RECITALS:
1. The Broadgauge Ditch Company is a duly organized, non-profit, Washington
corporation which provides irrigation water diverted from the Naches River to its members in a
service area within the city limits of the City of Yakima generally bounded on the north by
Mead Avenue, the west by Third Avenue, the south by Washington Avenue and, the east by
Voelker Avenue between Mead Avenue and Pierce Street and by the parcels adjoining Presson
Place between Pierce Street and Washington Avenue (hereinafter "the Company's Service
Area").
2. The City of Yakima is a non-profit Washington municipal corporation.
3. The Carpenters' Training Trust is a duly organized trust which owns real
property in the City of Yakima at 1720 Presson Place, Yakima County Assessor's Parcel No.
191331-24420 and 1616 Presson Place, Yakima County Assessor's Parcel No. 191331-24441,
(hereinafter "the Trust's Property") which said Property is further described in a survey filed as
Yakima County Auditor's No. 7099418 on or about February 5, 1999, a copy of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit "1," and expressly incorporated by this reference, (hereinafter "the Survey").
4. After its diversion from the Naches River, the flow of the Company's irrigation
water is primarily controlled from a diversion box located near Third Avenue and Peach Street
in the City of Yakima and outside the Company's Service Area. The diversion box contains a
manually operated slidegate which is used to convey irrigation water in a pipeline southerly
along the west side of Third Avenue to the Company's Service Area which begins at the
intersection of Third Avenue and Mead Avenue.
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5. Irrigation water is also conveyed to the City of Yakima by means of the diversion
box at Third Avenue and Peach Street to serve its King Street pump station through the
Company's irrigation system. The City's service area is bounded by Mead Avenue on the
north, Cornell Avenue on the west, Pierce Street on the south, and Third Avenue on the east.
6. The Company's Service Area has diminished over the years and its pipeline
conveying water from the distribution box at Third Avenue and Peach Street is larger than
required.
7. Tailwater diverted by the Company surfaces at two locations on the Trust's
Property after irrigation by its members in the Company's Service Area and flows into two
open tailwater ditches which converge at a point on the Trust's Property in Yakima County
Assessor's Parcel No. 191331-24421 east of the intersection of Pierce Street and Voelker Avenue
into a single open tailwater ditch and flows thence in a generally easterly direction along the
northern boundary of the Trust's Property until it exits the Trust's Property and the Company's
Service Area at the eastern boundary thereof. The location of said tailwater ditches are further
shown in the Survey attached as Exhibit "1."
8. The Company desires to improve the operating efficiency and convenience of its
irrigation water system.
9. The City desires to improve the operating efficiency and convenience of its
irrigation water system and the delivery of irrigation water to and the operation of its King
Street pump station.
10. The Company has constructed or will construct in the future within the utility
easements located on the Trust's property, certain automated improvements described in detail
in the "Broadgauge Ditch Company Automation Project" attached hereto as Exhibit "2"
(hereinafter "the Project"). The Project includes radio telemetered devices to restrict flow of
irrigation tailwater at the lower end of the Company service area and to control irrigation flow
at the City's King Street pump station by automation of gates and valves at the water
distribution box at Third Avenue and Peach Street.
11. The Company does not have personnel with sufficient knowledge and training to
operate and maintain the Project.
12. The Company and the City agree that the operation and maintenance of the
Project is in the public interest and in furtherance of their mutual goals for efficient
management of their irrigation distribution systems including facilities which are used in
common in both systems.
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TERMS:
Now, therefore, in consideration of the mutual benefits, covenants, promises, and
agreements set forth herein, the Company and the City, do hereby mutually agree as follows:
1. Operation and Maintenance of Project.
The City shall operate, adjust and maintain the automated improvements portion of the
Project at no cost or expense to the Company and further agrees to the location of the Project
within the utility easements located on the Trust's property. The operation, adjustment and
maintenance responsibilities of the City shall be limited the following automated
improvements, devices and equipment of the Project:
• Primary water level sensor (to be located at manhole near the intersection
of Pierce Street and Voelker Avenue).
• Secondary water level sensor (to be located at City's King Street pump
station).
• Motorized slidegate (to be located at Third Avenue and Peach Street
water supply facility).
• Programmable logic controller ("PLC") that will control operation of the
motorized slidegate.
• Radio communications equipment necessary to send signals from the
water level sensors to the PLC to control the motorized slidegate.
• Wiring and electrical circuitry necessary for said water level sensors, PLC,
radio communications equipment, and motorized slidegate.
• 4' diameter manhole necessary for the primary water level sensor.
The City shall not be responsible for operation and maintenance of all other portions of the
Project, including but not limited to existing or new piping, fences, gates, landscaping, and
overhead electrical power sources, except as otherwise provided herein.
2. Access to Project. The Company shall allow the City full and unlimited access to
the Project and shall fully cooperate with City personnel to facilitate the operation and
maintenance of the Project.
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AND OPERATION CONTRACT
3. Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall be effective upon the full execution
hereof by the parties and shall continue in effect until the Company ceases the delivery of
irrigation water within its service area or otherwise ceases to exist or until such time as the
parties may mutually agree in writing.
4. Transfer of Interest in Project to City. In the event the Company ceases delivery
of irrigation water in its service area during the term of this Agreement or otherwise ceases its
existence, all its right, title, and interest in the Project shall pass to the City. In such event the
Company shall execute any and all deeds, contracts, easements, or other instruments necessary
to convey its said rights in the Project to the City.
5. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or any provision of any
document incorporated by reference shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the
other provisions of this Agreement which can be given effect without the invalid provision, if
such remainder conforms to the requirements of applicable law and the fundamental purpose
of this Agreement, and to this end the provisions of this Agreement are declared to be
severable.
6. Integration. This written document constitutes the entire agreement between the
parties. No changes or additions to this Agreement shall be valid or binding upon any party
unless such change or addition be in writing and executed by all parties.
7. Nonwaiver. A failure by either party to exercise its rights under this Agreement
shall not preclude that party from subsequent exercise of such right and shall not constitute a
waiver of any other rights under this Agreement unless stated to be such in a writing signed by
the authorized representative of the party and attached to the original Agreement.
8. Paragraph Headings. The underscored word or words appearing at the
commencement of paragraphs and subparagraphs of this contract are included only as a guide
to the contents thereof and are not to be considered as controlling, enlarging or restricting the
language or meaning of those paragraphs or subparagraphs.
9. Time is of the Essence. Time is specifically declared to be of the essence of this
Agreement and of all acts required to be done and performed by the parties hereto.
10. Drafting of Agreement. The parties hereto represent that they have each had the
opportunity to review this Agreement and to suggest any changes or modifications which they
desire. Therefore, in the event of a dispute, a Court shall construe and interpret this Agreement
to express the intent of the parties as manifested herein. This Agreement shall not be construed
for or against any particular party as the drafter hereto.
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AND OPERATION CONTRACT
11. Notices. Any notices required or permitted by law or under this Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be hand -delivered or sent by certified or registered mail, return
receipt requested, with postage prepaid, to the other party at their respective addresses as
follows:
COMPANY:
CITY:
Ray Arnold, President
Broadgauge Ditch Company
44 West Mead Avenue
Yakima, Washington 98902
Richard Zais
City Manager
City of Yakima
129 North Second Street
Yakima, WA 98901
Either party may change such address for notice. Hand -delivery, or the mailing and registering
or certifying of such notice as herein provided shall be sufficient service thereof. Service shall
be complete when such notice is hand -delivered, or registered or certified and placed in the
United States mail as shown by the cancellation stamp or postage meter stamp, as the case may
be.
12. Venue. The venue for any action to enforce or interpret this Agreement shall lie
in Superior Court of Yakima County, Washington.
13. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed and interpreted in
accordance with the laws of the State of Washington.
14. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same
Agreement.
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AND OPERATION CONTRACT
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this agreement is hereby executed on behalf of the parties
hereto by the individuals signed below on the dates subscribed below who are authorized to do
so by their respective entities.
Ray Xrnold
Title: President
Broadgauge Ditch Company
R.A. Zais, Jr.
Title: City Manager
City of Yakima
ATTEST:
Dated: 653 " g()" O. j
Dated: ry a 6. 003
City Clerk
City Resolution No.,A2O43-.?2-
City Contract No. Xi ,9V0.? a7
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STATEMENTS AND NOTIFICATIONS
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Broadgage Ditch Company
Automation Project
i1lVIT NO ._
Background
The Broadgage Ditch Company serves untreated Naches River water to approximately 100
acres of residential and light commercially developed land within the City of Yakima. The
irrigation,delivery system was constructed in the early 1900's and consists of low pressure
gravity pipelines and open channels. Water is supplied by gravity to the system from a
distribution box operated by the City of Yakima located near Third Avenue and Peach
Street. Flows are regulated by the Broadgage staff using a manually operated 24" diameter
slidegate. This slidegate and the connected 24" diameter pipeline convey water southerly
along the west side of Third Avenue to the Broadgage service area that begins at the
intersection Third Avenue and Mead Avenue. Since the irrigated service area of the
Broadgage Ditch Company has diminished over the years, its 24" diameter supply system
is significantly larger that required. An indication of the over sizing is the fact that the 24"
slidegate at the source of water is normally only opened approximately 1" even during
peak demand periods.
Opportunities now exist to improve the operating efficiency of the system by installation of
water level sensing and flow control equipment. The work will result in water and labor
savings. The water saving features will reduce the amount of water that spills unused from
the lower end of the service area.
The City?'of Yakima receives water from the Broadgage Ditch Company to serve its King
Street Pump Station. The reliability of the water supply to the City's pump station is of
concern and will be improved by the proposed work. As a significant stakeholder in the
Broadgage Ditch Company, the City has endorsed the project and is willing to assist with
the operation and maintenance of the facilities.
Proposed Improvements
The existing irrigation distribution facilities within the Broadgage Ditch Company are old
and some are in poor condition but they provide water to the users. The proposed
improvements will not change the distribution system.
The improvements will automatically match the system water supply to the users'
irrigation demand. This will be done by controlling the inflow with an electrically operated
slidegate which will replace the existing manually operated 24" slidegate located at the
Third Avenue and Peach Street supply facility. This motorized slidegate will be controlled
by water levels at two points in the system (Pierce Street and Voelker Avenue and the King
Street Pump Station). At times when a higher than normal water level is detected at the
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AUTOMATION DESIGN
ENGINEERING SERVICES - SCOPE OF WORK
Pierce and Voelker location, the motorized slidegate supplying the system will be closed
slightly. When the water level is low, the slidegate will.be opened slightly. The automatic
adjustments will be made as needed to supply the correct amount of water to meet the
varying irrigation demand. A second water level sensor will be located at the inlet side of
the City of Yakima's King Street Pump Station to detect abnormally high water levels that
could cause flooding of the pump station. If the sensor detects an abnormally high water
level, the 'motor operated slidegate at Third Avenue and Peach Street supply facility will be
closed as needed to prevent flooding of the pump station. The level sensors will provide
control information to the motorized slidegate using high frequency radios that operate in a
range that is exempt from licensing requirements.
Water Supply
The existing 24" diameter manually operated slidegate located at the Third Avenue and
Peach Street facility will be replaced with smaller, motorized slidegate. The slidegate will
be controlled by a small programmable logic controller (PLC). The PLC will receive water
level signals from the two water level sensors using radio communications. Equipment
that will need to be installed at the supply facility includes: the motorized slidegate, a three
phase 480 volt circuit breaker and wiring to supply the actuator, connection to the 120 volt
power supply the PLC, and radio communications equipment.
Primary Water Level Sensor
Water that leaves the Broadgage Ditch Company's service area flows through two pipes
that discharge into two ditches near the intersection of Pierce Street and Voelker Avenue. It
is proposed to connect these two pipes to a new measuring manhole that will allow the
total outflow to be monitored. An ultrasonic level sensor in the manhole will detect
changes in system outflow and send information by radio to the motorized slidegat:o at'ihe
supply facility. The new pipelines and manhole will be located within an existing utility
easement on the private property that the existing open ditches now occupy. A significant
portion of the open ditches will be filled as part of the work that will improve the value of
the property.
Equipment that will need to be installed includes: approximately 400 feet of 12" diameter
PVC pipe, approximately 100 feet of 6" diameter PVC pipe, one 4' diameter manhole, one
ultrasonic level sensor, single phase 120 volt overhead power service, radio
communications equipment, and chain-link security fencing.
Secondary Water Level Sensor
To provide protection to the City of Yakima's King Street Pump Station a water level sensor
will be installed at the intake side of the existing below ground facility. The ultrasonic
sensor will be identical to the one used at the Primary Water Level Sensor location. The
work will include the following equipment: an ultrasonic water level sensor, radio
communications equipment, and connection to the existing 120 volt power supply.
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YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. ¥ ) 3
For Meeting of 2/18/2003
ITEM TITLE: A resolution authorizing execution of an Operation and Maintenance Agreement
with the Broadgauge Ditch Company.
SUBMI'1"'1 ED BY: Glenn Rice, Assistant City Manager
Dave Brown, Water/Irrigation Engineer
CONTACT PERSON/TELEPHONE: Dave Brown at 575-6204
SUMMARY EXPLANATION: The Broadgauge Ditch Company provides irrigation water from the
Naches River to its members within its service area within the City of Yakima. The City of Yakima is the
majority shareholder in said Company. The City and Company desire to improve the operating
efficiency of its irrigation system. For various reasons, certain property owners also desire to improve
the operating efficiency of the system by eliminating the flow of irrigation tailwater from the irrigation
ystem into open tailwater ditches. To this end, the property owners have offered to fund construction of
certain automated improvements, including a motorized slidegate, to the Company's irrigation system.
However, the Company does not have personnel with 'sufficient training and knowledge to operate and
maintain these irrigation system improvements. As the majority shareholder in this irrigation system,
the City has offered, subject to City Council approval, to operate and maintain these improvements in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the attached agreement. Accordingly, said agreement is
respectfully submitted for City Council consideration and approval.
Resolution X Ordinance Other (Specify)
Contract X Mail to (name and address):
Phone:
Funding Source N/A
APPROVED FOR SUBMI I AL:
City Manager
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve the resolution authorizing execution of an Operation and
Maintenance Agreement with the Broadgauge Ditch Company.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
COUNCIL ACTION: Resolution adopted. RESOLUTION NO- R-2003-27