TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Erick Lee, Public Works Director
Talyn Mirzakhanian, Community Development Director
Katherine Doherty, City Engineer
Adam Finestone, Planning Manager
Jeff Fijalka, Senior Civil Engineer
Tari Kuvhenguhwa, Associate Planner
SUBJECT:Title
Conduct Public Hearing and Consideration of:
a) A Resolution Adopting a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program in Accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
b) Conceptual Approval of the 28th Street Stormwater Infiltration Project Engineering Design
c) A Resolution Approving a Coastal Development Permit (Public Works Director Lee and Community Development Director Mirzakhanian)
(Estimated Time: 1 Hr.)
A) APPROVE CONCEPTUAL PROJECT LAYOUT
B) ADOPT RESOLUTION NOS. 24-0043 AND 24-0044
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
A. Adopt Resolution No. 24-0043 approving a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Adopting a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act;
B. Provide conceptual approval of the Project engineering design for the 28th Street Stormwater Infiltration Project; and
C. If Resolution No. 24-0043 is adopted, also adopt Resolution No. 24-0044 approving a Coastal Development Permit for the Project.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The Clean Water Act requires municipalities to reduce stormwater discharges to federally protected receiving waters. As such, the City of Manhattan Beach is tasked with ensuring that stormwater entering Santa Monica Bay from the City's storm drain system meets certain water quality standards. Water quality monitoring data compiled over a number of years indicates trash and bacteria in stormwater discharges, and thus the City must take action to address these exceedances.
After performing a feasibility study to assess ...
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