CC RES 2017-028 RESOLUTION NO. 2017-28
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES AUTHORIZING ENTERING INTO A FUNDING
AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL
BOARD AND AUTHORIZING AND DESIGNATING A REPRESENTATIVE
FOR THE SANTA MONICA BAY CATCH BASIN INSERT PROJECT
WHEREAS, Proposition 84, the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply,
Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006 ("Prop 84"), codified in
Section 1, Division 43 of the Public Resources Code ("PRC"), was approved by California
voters in the general election on November 7, 2006; and
WHEREAS, Prop 84 allocated ninety million dollars ($90,000,000) to the State
Water Resources Control Board to distribute grant money to local public agencies for
coastal water quality improvement projects pursuant to the Clean Beaches Program, PRC
sections 30915, et seq; and.
WHEREAS, the State Water Resources Control Board made eighteen million
dollars ($18,000,000) of the Prop 84 allocation money available to the Santa Monica Bay
Restoration Commission for projects that protect Santa Monica Bay beaches and coastal
waters, including projects to prevent contamination and degradation of coastal waters and
watersheds, and projects to protect and restore the Santa Monica Bay's marine,
freshwater, and terrestrial habitats; and
WHEREAS, Prop 84 requires the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission and
the State Water Resources Control Board to work together to ensure that all projects are
consistent with the Clean Beaches Program requirements; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes successfully submitted a project
proposal, named the Santa Monica Bay Catch Basin Insert Project, on or before the
January 15, 2016 deadline, in which the City of Rancho Palos Verdes will partner with the
cities of Palos Verdes Estates and Rolling Hills Estates to install approximately one
thousand three hundred and sixty-eight (1,368) connector pipe screens to reduce storm
water pollution by preventing trash from flowing into the Santa Monica Bay; and
WHEREAS, procedures established by the State Water Resources Control Board
require that before such Prop 84 grant money is distributed the City Council of the City of
Rancho Palos Verdes authorize, by resolution, a City of Rancho Palos Verdes employee
as the Authorized Representative to administer negotiations, sign, and file certain Prop
84 grant documents with the State Water Resources Control Board; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to authorize the Director of Public Works as
the Authorized Representative.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES HEREBY
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FINDS, DETERMINES, RESOLVES, AND ORDERS, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Director of Public Works or designee ("Authorized
Representative") is hereby authorized and directed to sign and file, for and on behalf of
the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes ("City"), a Financial Assistance
Application for a funding agreement with the State Water Resources Control Board for
the Project.
Section 2. This Authorized Representative, or his/her designee, is designated to
provide the assurances, certifications, and commitments required for the financial
assistance application, including executing a funding agreement from the State Water
Resources Control Board and any amendments or changes thereto.
Section 3. The Authorized Representative, or his/her designee, is designated to
represent the City in carrying out the City's responsibilities under the funding
agreement, including certifying disbursement requests on behalf of the City and
compliance with applicable state and federal laws.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 6th day of June, 2017.
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State of California )
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City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, EMILY COLBURN, City Clerk of The City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that
the above Resolution No. 2017-28 regarding the Santa_ onica Bay Catch Basin Insert
Project was duly and regularly passed and adopted by t'e aid City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on June 6, 2017. 4.1
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