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CC - 1) Adoption of a Resolution to Enter into a Cooperative Implementation Agreement (CIA) with Caltrans to Receive Grant Funds in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $230,000 to Construct the Mesmer Low-Flow Stormwater Diversion Project; (2) Approval of the Cooperative Implementation Agreement (CIA) with Caltrans; and (3) FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE REQUIREMENT: Approval of a Related Budget Amendment.
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Meeting Date: February 28, 2022
Contact Person/Dept: Sean Singletary/Public Works - EPO
Phone Number: 310-253-6457
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 (02/23/2022)
Department Approval: Yanni Demitri, PW Director/City Engineer (01/31/2022)
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) adopt a resolution to enter into a Cooperative Implementation Agreement (CIA) with Caltrans to receive grant funds in an amount not-to-exceed $230,000 to construct the Mesmer Low-Flow Stormwater Diversion Project; (2) approve a Cooperative Implementation Agreement (CIA) with Caltrans; and (3) approve a related budget amendment in the amount of $230,000 (requires a four-fifths vote).
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
On December 28, 2012, the Los Angeles County Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System Permit (MS4 Permit) became effective in accordance with the Clean Water Act. The Los Angeles MS4 Permit covers unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, the Los Angeles County Flood Control District, and 84 cities within Los Angeles County, including the City of Culver City. Various milestones were set for the treatment of pollutants in stormwater. The City's deadline to address dry weather bacteria and metals exceedances in storm drains was January 2016, and was extended by approval of the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board through a Time Schedule Order (TSO). The Mesmer Project i...
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