20100123 Late CorrespondenceL IR
L.RANCHO PALOS VERDES
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: CITY CLERK
DATE: JANUARY 23, 2010
SUBJECT: ADDITIONS/REVISIONS AND AMENDMENTS TO
AGENDA
Attached are revisions/additions and/or amendments to the agenda material presented
for today's meeting:
Item No. Description of Material
2 Draft of Proposed Federal Fiscal Year 2011 Appropriations Agenda
Respectfully submitted,
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Carla Morreale
DRAFT LAA
RANCHO ('ACOS VERDES
Rancho Palos Verdes
Proposed Federal Fiscal Year 2011 Appropriations Agenda
Executive Summary
Annually, U.S. Senators and Members of Congress invite cities to submit projects for
consideration in the federal appropriations process. Projects can range from pressing national
priorities, to regional needs, to local initiatives. Submitting a project for consideration is a long
journey with requests due in February of each year. Over the past several years, the President
has typically signed the Federal budget well after the start of the new Fiscal Year (i.e. after
October 1). Submitting a project for consideration is no guarantee of funding.
For the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2011 process, the, application deadlines are: February 5 for
Senator Feinstein, and February 12 for both Senator Boxer and Congressman Rohrabacher.
As part of executive management's due diligence, staff discussed the appropriations process
internally and with the City's grant consultant. The consensus was to identify projects of
regional significance and present them to City Council for review with the ultimate goal of
participating in the process. To that end, the following is presented for discussion.
Prosect 1A
The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 1986 authorized the Army Corps of
Engineers (ACE) to "...study the feasibility of constructing shoreline erosion mitigation
measures along the RPV coastline, for the purpose of providing additional stabilization for the
Portuguese Bend landslide area and adjacent landslide areas." The 1990 WRDA bill
continued to authorize the ACE to complete this study. In November 2009, the city hosted
David Van Dorpe and staff from the ACE. As a result of this meeting, the ACE recommended
that the City pursue planning grant funds against the 1986 and 1990 authorization. Therefore,
staff recommends requesting $1.2 in planning grant funds from the Energy and Water
appropriations bill to help recoup the planning and design costs the City will incur in 2010 for the
San Ramon project.
Project 1 B
Palos Verdes Drive East/Palos Verdes Drive South Roadway Stabilization Proiect
$2 million Design and Construction Grant Request
In August 2009, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher toured said project site and concurred with
the project's regional significance and urgency for mitigation. To that end, the Congressman
Rohrabacher submitted a $15.6 million request (now reduced to $9.5 million because of the
three-way support letter) to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for the
reauthorization of SAFETEA-LU (the nation's transportation bill). The project requested funds
for significant drainage restoration work to stabilize the roadways. In addition to seeking funds
through the reauthorization of SAFETEA-LU (which is a separate process from the annual
appropriations), staff recommends requesting $2 million in Transportation, Community
and System Preservation (TCSP) funds for construction -related activities.
DRAFT
The TCSP program is heavily earmarked annually. In 2006, $51.9 million was congressionally
directed to 94 projects nationwide, 102 projects totaling $53.4 million in 2008, and 331 projects
totaling $204 million in 2009.
Examples of roadway projects funded in previous TCSP appropriations include:
• Safety and Drainage Improvements on Route 46, Lodi, NJ, $245,000
• Safety Improvements to Highway 69, Arizona, $245,000
• Clearview Parkway at Earhart Expressway Transportation and Drainage Upgrades,
Jefferson Parish, LA, $356,250
• U.S. 12 Safety Improvements, Deer Park, WA, $2.8 million
Prosect 2
Fire Suppression/Fuel Modification
$750,000 Pre -Disaster Mitigation Grant Request
The magnitude of open space within RPV and the threat it poses in dry seasons cannot be
ignored. In 2009, the wildfire threat to Rancho Palos Verdes was fully realized and fire
suppression/fire mitigation activities have risen to the forefront in the City's pre -disaster
mitigation program. Staff recommends requesting $750,000 from the Federal Emergency
Management Agency's Pre -Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Grant Program for fire suppression
activities in RPV.
Congressional directed grants are somewhat new to the PDM. Congress directed the first
grants in FFY 2008, by setting aside funds for 95 projects, accounting for close to 44% of the
program funds. For FFY 2009 and FFY 2010, Congress directed 51 grants each year. In FFY
2010 7 of the 51 directed grants went to California cities. The following California summary is
provided:
1. City of Los Angeles, $1 million secured by Roybal-Allard
2. City of Los Angeles, $500,000 secured by Sherman
3. Burbank, $225,000 secured by Schiff
4. Orange County Fire Authority, $200,000 secured by Calvert
5. Emeryville, $600,000 secured by Lee
6. Santa Clarita, $500,000 secured by McKeon
7. Davis, $275,000 secured by Thompson
Examples of fire suppression projects funded in previous PDM appropriations include:
• $313,000, City of Helena, Montana, Tenmile Creek Water Supply Fuel Reduction Project
• $465,000, City of Sky Tavern Nevada, Water/Fire Suppression System Improvements
• $668,000, Oregon, Deschutes & Crook Counties Wildfire Mitigation Continuation Project
• $150,000, Colorado Springs, Colorado Wildfire Mitigation Project
0 $1 million, Colorado Springs, Colorado Wildfire Mitigation Project