TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, Acting City Manager
FROM:
Erick Lee, Public Works Director
Katherine Doherty, City Engineer
Erika King, Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Resolution Approving a Transfer Agreement with the Los Angeles County Flood Control District for the Disbursement of Local Return Funds from the Safe Clean Water Municipal Program, Also Known as Measure W (Public Works Director Lee).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 24-0121
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council adopt Resolution No. 24-0121 approving a Transfer Agreement with the Los Angeles County Flood Control District, Agreement No. 2024MP50, for the disbursement of Local Return Funds from the Safe Clean Water Municipal Program (SCW Program), also known as Measure W, authorize the City Manager and/or his or her designee to execute the agreement, and direct the City Clerk to certify the adoption of Resolution No. 24-0121.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The City receives approximately $410,000 annually through the Local Return funds from the District's Measure W Program. These funds must be used for eligible projects, programs with a water quality benefit, and to assist the City in meeting water quality objectives consistent with the Municipal Stormwater Permit and the SCW Program requirements. A single disbursement is expected to be made annually once the County Auditor-Controller has finalized revenues.
BACKGROUND:
The Los Angeles County Flood Control Act, established in 1915, empowered the Los Angeles County Flood Control District (District) to provide flood protection, water conservation, recreation, and aesthetic enhancement within its boundaries.
In 2018, Chapters 16 and 18 of the District's Code were added to establish and implement the Los Angeles Region Safe Clean Water Program and impose a special parcel tax within the District. This parcel tax, commo...
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