ITEM:		CONSENT CALENDAR
2.	CONSIDER RECOMMENDATION TO AUTHORIZE A CONTRACT WITH TELEMETRIX FOR SLEEPY HOLLOW STEELHEAD REARING FACILITY MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
Meeting Date:			June 17, 2024	Budgeted:	Yes
From:			David J. Stoldt, General Manager	Program/	Protect Environmental Quality
				Line Item No.:	2-3-1-N
Prepared By:			Thomas Christensen	Cost Estimate:	$ 34,278
General Counsel Review: N/A
Committee Recommendation: The Finance and Administration Committee reviewed this item on June 10, 2024, and recommended approval.
CEQA Compliance: Exempt under §15262.

SUMMARY: This item is to authorize an agreement with Telemetrix (TMX) to provide up to 100 hours of consultant service to assist staff with plant operations and troubleshooting, maintain instruments, provide plant electrical equipment service, provide staff training, maintain a web service to provide remote access to on site controls, provide telecommunications, provide 24-hour alarm monitoring, and to provide archival operational monitoring data. It also includes costs associated with parts that need periodic replacement such as sensors. For comparison, TMX used 81 hours of consultant services during FY 2022-2023.

RECOMMENDATION: The Finance and Administration Committee recommends that the Board authorize the General Manager to enter into an agreement with Telemetrix, Inc. for consultant services in an amount not-to-exceed $34,278.

DISCUSSION: The upgrade of the Sleepy Hollow Steelhead Rearing Facility completed in 2021 includes a sophisticated Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), water and air measurement instrumentation and other equipment that monitors and controls most functions of the plant, facilitates remote monitoring and operations, and sends alarm calls out when the plant is not operating correctly. TMX wrote the software and installed the PLC, maintains instrumentation, provides staff training, and provides electrical equipment maintenance, maintains a website for staff access, and provides 24-hour operator staffed dedicated alarm call out service. The proposed agreement would cover support of the facility by TMX for a one-year period.

IMPACTS ON STAFF AND RESOURCES: $34,278 in funds for this work are budgeted under Sleepy Hollow Operations Budget Program line item 2-3-1-N Operations Consultant with Web Support. The work would be performed under the direction of District staff involved with Sleepy Hollow operations.

EXHIBIT

2-A Consultant proposal

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