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1) Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Beverly Hills in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $3.5M for the Joint Development of the Culver Boulevard Stormwater Filtration/Retention Regional Project; and (2) FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE REQUIREMENT: Approval of a Related Budget Amendment.
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Meeting Date: October 26, 2020
Contact Person/Dept: Kim Braun/PW
Phone Number: 310-253-6421
Fiscal Impact: Yes [x] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No [x]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: [x]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (10/21/2020);
Department Approval: Charles D. Herbertson, PW Director/City Engineer (10/14/2020)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council 1) approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Beverly Hills in an amount not-to-exceed $3,500,000 for the joint development of the Culver Boulevard Stormwater Filtration/Retention Regional Project; and (2) approve a related budget amendment in the amount of $3,500,000 (requires a four-fifths vote).
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The City's discharge of urban and stormwater runoff through its Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) is regulated by the Federal Clean Water Acts (CWA), and the State implementation law known as the Porter-Cologne Act. The current MS4 Permit issued by the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board ("Regional Board") allows permittees, including the City, to meet water quality standards under the CWA by implementing Watershed Management Programs (WMPs) or Enhanced Watershed Management Programs, which are technical planning documents that use Low Impact Development (LID), green streets and regional projects that capture and treat urban runoff. The City is a member of the Ballona Creek Watershed Management Group (BC-WMG) which ...
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