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CC - (1) Adoption of a Resolution to Enter into a Grant Agreement with the State Water Resources Control Board to Receive Grant Funds in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $233,157 for the Citywide Bioretention Basin Project
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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 [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [x]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: [x] Commission Action Required: Yes [] No []
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (02/23/2022)
Department Approval: Yanni Demitri, PW Director/City Engineer (02/14/2022)
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) adopt a resolution to enter into a Grant Agreement with the State Water Resources Control Board to receive grant funds in an amount not-to-exceed $233,157 for the Citywide Bioretention Basin Project.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Proposition 50 - the Water Security, Clean Drinking Water, Coastal and Beach Protection Act of 2002 - allocated $100 million to the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) to finance projects to restore and protect the water quality and environment of coastal waters, estuaries, bays and near-shore waters, and groundwater. Of that $100 million, Section 79543, subdivision (c) of the Water Code allocated $20 million to implement priority actions specified in the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) of the Santa Monica Bay National Estuary Program (NEP), formerly known as the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Plan. The Commission released an RFP in June 2021 to solicit projects with a water quality monitoring component for funding.
In response to this RFP, City staff submitted an application for a newly created Citywide Bioretention Basin Project, to install green infrastructure consisting of rain gardens, bioswales, and associated curb, gutter and roadway ...
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