TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Erick Lee, Public Works Director
Katherine Doherty, City Engineer
Tim Birthisel, Senior Civil Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Status Update on the Santa Monica Bay Total Maximum Daily Load High Flow Capacity Trash Treatment Control Devices Project; and Adoption of a Determination of Exemption Pursuant to Section 15301 (Class 1) of the State California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines (Public Works Director Lee).
A) RECEIVE REPORT
B) ADOPT DETERMINATION OF EXEMPTION
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council receive a status update on the Santa Monica Bay Total Maximum Daily Load High Flow Capacity Trash Treatment Control Devices Project (TMDL Trash Treatment Project) and adopt a determination of exemption pursuant to CEQA.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The TMDL Trash Treatment Project is included as part of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 Capital Improvements Program with a total budget of $1,960,000 to install full capture devices to the City's storm drainage system tributary to the Santa Monica Bay and to provide for dune restoration. The project will be partially funded by a grant from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) via the Prop 1 Integrated Regional Water Management Implementation Grant (IRWM) Program, which is anticipated to cover $830,000 of the project costs. There are no additional fiscal implications for the project at this time.
BACKGROUND:
The cities of Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, and the Los Angeles County Flood Control District (LACFCD) have jointly developed an Enhanced Watershed Management Program (the Beach Cities EWMP) to help comply with the 2012 Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) Storm Water Permit. The Beach Cities EWMP identifies capital improvement projects that will minimize wet weather discharges and eliminat...
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