TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Stephanie Katsouleas, Public Works Director
Shawn Igoe, Utilities Division Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Resolution Approving the Memorandum of Understanding Between the Beach Cities Watershed Management Group to Fund the Design of the Hermosa Beach Greenbelt Trench Infiltration Project in the Amount of $21,240.90. (Public Works Director Katsouleas).
APPROVE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the Memorandum of Understanding Between the Beach Cities Watershed Management Group to fund the design of the Hermosa Beach Greenbelt Trench Infiltration Project for $21,240.90.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Funds are available in the Stormwater Fund in the amount of $21,240.90 to fund the City of Manhattan Beach's portion of the Hermosa Beach Greenbelt Trench Infiltration Project.
BACKGROUND:
On November 8, 2012, the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board (Board) adopted the 2012 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit (NPDES) Permit for discharges from the municipal separate storm sewer system within the coastal watersheds of Los Angeles County (Permit). The Permit became effective on December 28, 2012 and identifies conditions, requirements and programs that municipalities must implement to protect regional waterbodies from adverse impacts associated with pollutants in stormwater and urban run-off. As part of the permit conditions, the City of Manhattan Beach elected to participate in an Enhanced Watershed Management Program (EWMP), which undertakes a regional approach to controlling storm water pollution. This program includes implementing Best Management Practices (BMP) capital projects with regional benefits in order to reduce and/or eliminate pollutant loads (often referred to as Total Maximum ...
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