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
Approve an Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Cities of Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, Torrance and the Los Angeles County Flood Control District for Administration and Cost Sharing for Development of Phase II of the Enhanced Watershed Management Program (Public Works Director Olmos).
APPROVE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommend that the City Council:
1. Approve the amended Memorandum of Understanding between the Cities of Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, Torrance and the Los Angeles County Flood Control District for administration and cost sharing for development of Phase II of the Enhanced Watershed Management Program; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the amended Memorandum of Understanding.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The City's cost share component of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is $74,928. Funds are budgeted in the Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Public Works Storm Drain Maintenance Budget to carry out Phase II of the MOU.
BACKGROUND:
On December 3, 2013, City Council approved an MOU between the Cities of Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, Torrance and the Los Angeles County Flood Control District (Group). The MOU identified cost sharing for development of the Enhanced Watershed Management Program (EWMP) Work Plan, Coordinated Integrated Management Plan (CIMP), and preparation of the EWMP Plan for the Santa Monica Bay and Dominguez Channel Watersheds to comply with the Municipal Stormwater Permit (Permit). The total estimated cost in the original MOU was $760,000, and only included the consultant fee.
The MOU also discussed that previous water quality modeling would be submitted to the Regional Water ...
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