TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Erick Lee, Public Works Director
Jeff Page, Utilities Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Resolution Approving a Five-Year Agreement with McGowan Consulting, LLC for Environmental Professional Services Pertaining to Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System Compliance at a Cost Not-to-Exceed $581,750 (Budgeted) (Public Works Director Lee).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 25-0067
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution approving a five-year agreement with McGowan Consulting, LLC for continued environmental professional services and assistance in the implementation of the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit to meet stormwater quality objectives at a cost not-to-exceed $581,570, including a 10% contingency.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are sufficient funds available in the Stormwater Fund to support this agreement. The total contract amount exceeds the City Manager's awarding authority per the City's purchasing policy; therefore, City Council approval is required.
BACKGROUND:
Under the Federal Clean Water Act and the California Porter-Cologne Act, the Los Angeles Regional MS4 Permit (Regional Permit) identifies conditions, requirements, and programs that municipalities must implement to protect regional water resources from adverse impacts associated with pollutants in stormwater and urban runoff. On July 23, 2021, a new Regional Permit was adopted and became effective on September 11, 2021, replacing the previous 2012 LA MS4 Permit. The Regional Permit will expire on September 11, 2026; however, the California Code of Regulations specifies that the terms and conditions of an expired permit are automatically extended pending the issuance of a new permit.
Based on previous experience with permit cycles running about a decade in length, the current permit is...
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