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Page 1 of 2 <br />Item #5 <br /> CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT <br /> <br />August 11, 2026 <br />Fire <br /> <br />TITLE: AUTHORIZE THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A SECOND <br />AMENDMENT TO THE LIVERMORE-PLEASANTON FIRE DEPARTMENT (LPFD) <br />JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY AGREEMENT WITH STOEL RIVES LLP FOR <br />WORK RELATED TO THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY REGIONAL WATER QUALITY <br />CONTROL BOARD'S PFAS INVESTIGATION OF VARIOUS LPFD FACILITIES IN <br />AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,000,000 <br /> <br />SUMMARY <br />Staff is requesting that the City Council Authorize the Interim City Manager to enter into a <br />second amendment to the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department (LPFD) Joint Powers <br />Authority Agreement with Stoel Rives LL to increase the total amount payable from $400,000 <br />to an amount not to exceed $1,000,000. This is needed to complete per- and polyfluoroalkyl <br />substances (PFAS) investigations of various LPFD facilities in cooperation with the San <br />Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (Water Board). <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Authorize the Interim City Manager to enter into a second amendment to the Livermore- <br />Pleasanton Fire Department Joint Powers Authority Agreement with Stoel Rives LLP for work <br />related to the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board's PFAS investigation <br />of various LPFD facilities in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />The San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (Water Board) is investigating <br />PFAS detected in groundwater in the Livermore-Pleasanton area. The Water Board has <br />requested that the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department (LPFD) conduct investigations to <br />evaluate if PFAS was discharged from: LPFD’s Fire Training Center; and Fire Stations 1 (3560 <br />Nevada Street, Pleasanton), 3 (3200 Santa Rita Road, Pleasanton), 5 (1200 Machado Place, <br />Pleasanton), and 10 (330 Airway Boulevard, Livermore). LPFD has been working <br />cooperatively with the Water Board to complete these investigations. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br />To assist with the Water Board PFAS investigations, LPFD contracted with Stoel Rives LLP. <br />Stoel Rives LLP has a subcontract with Integral Consulting Inc. to complete most of the work, <br />which includes, but is not limited to: surveying sites; collecting sediment and groundwater <br />samples; installing test wells and monitoring wells; completing mitigation measures; and <br />issuing reports to the Water Board. <br /> <br />The original contract with Stoel Rives LLP for this work was entered into on November 13, <br />2024, in the not to exceed amount of $200,000. On March 24, 2026, this contract was <br />amended to increase the not to exceed amount to $400,000. These previous expenditure <br />amounts fell within the authorized expenditure limits for the City Managers of Livermore and <br />Page 215 of 373