TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Tony Olmos, Public Works Director
Raul Saenz, Utilities Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of Resolution No. 15-0013 Approving and Adopting the Green Streets Policy As Required by Law (Public Works Director Olmos).
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 15-0013 to approve Green Streets Policy.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The cost of future City Public Right-of-Way Capital Improvement Projects will increase to accommodate construction of stormwater retention facilities that comply with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit.
BACKGROUND:
On November 8, 2012, the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board) adopted the fourth NPDES Permit under the Federal Clean Water Act for discharges from the municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4) within the coastal watersheds of Los Angeles County (Permit). The Permit became effective on December 28, 2012. The Permit identifies conditions, requirements and programs that municipalities must comply with to protect regional water resources from adverse impacts associated with pollutants in stormwater and urban runoff.
The City of Manhattan Beach is a named Permittee subject to the Permit. A condition of Regional Board approval of the Enhanced Watershed Management Program (EWMP) is that all participating Permittees must establish and implement a "Green Streets Policy" and include reference to it in the City's Municipal Code (Title 5 - Sanitation and Health, Chapter 5.84 - Storm Water and Urban Runoff Pollution Control).
DISCUSSION:
The City of Manhattan Beach is pursuing the development and implementation of a EWMP consistent with the Permit and in cooperation with the cities of Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach and Torrance alon...
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