DATE: April 22, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Water Utilities Department
TITLE: CERTIFICATION OF SEWER IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT; APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT 3 TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH JOINT VENTURE OF ORION CONSTRUCTION CORP. AND TC CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. FOR THE PROGRESSIVE DESIGN-BUILD OF THE OCEANSIDE MESA GARRISON LIFT STATION AND FORCE MAIN, MISSION AVENUE FORCE MAIN REPLACEMENT, AND LAND OUTFALL REPLACEMENT PROJECT; AND APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FROM THE SEWER AND WATER FIXED ASSET REPLACEMENT FUNDS
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council 1) adopt a resolution certifying the Final Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) and associated Mitigation, Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) for the Oceanside Sewer Improvements; 2) approve Amendment 3 to the Professional Services Agreement with Joint Venture of Orion Construction Corp. and TC Construction Co., Inc., in the amount of $90,087,823 to procure materials and labor required for construction of conveyance pipelines and lift station for a total contract amount not to exceed $129,387,031, for the Progressive Design-Build of the Oceanside Mesa Garrison Lift Station and Force Main, Mission Avenue Force Main Replacement, and Land Outfall Replacement Project (Project); 3) appropriate funds in the amount of $87,632,993 from the Water and Sewer Fixed Asset Replacement funds unrestricted fund balance; and 4) authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute the amendment upon receipt of all supporting documents.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
In 2014, the City Council determined that decommissioning the 1948-era La Salina Wastewater Treatment Plant (LSWWTP) was more cost-effective than rehabilitating it. The 2022 LSWWTP Long-Term Facility Upgrade Plan reaffirmed that rerouting wastewater flows to the San Luis Rey Water Reclamation Facility (SLRWRF) was the most sustainable and cost-effective long-term alternative.
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