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CC - Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Submit an Application in the Amount of $778,500 of Baldwin Hills Conservancy Proposition 1 Grant Funds
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Contact Person/Dept: Kaden Young & Lee Torres / Public Works
Phone Number: (310) 253-6445 & (310) 253-6457
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
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Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (08/07/15)
Department Approval: Charles D. Herbertson, Director of Public Works/City Engineer (10/05/15)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit an application in the amount of $778,500 of Baldwin Hills Conservancy Proposition 1 Grant Funds.
BACKGROUND
The Baldwin Hills Conservancy (Conservancy) is an independent State agency within the Natural Resources Agency of the State of California. Its jurisdiction includes the land within the Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area; the Baldwin Hills Community; the surrounding property bordered to the south by Slauson Avenue and to the east by La Brea Avenue, including the spur of land extending from Stocker Street to an area between La Brea Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard; Ballona Creek and adjacent property within a quarter mile of Ballona Creek on either side; and from the Santa Monica Freeway (Interstate 10) to the Marina Freeway (State Route 90).
The Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014 (Proposition 1) was approved by voters in November 2014. The purposes of Proposition 1 include generating funding to address water quality, water supply and watershed protection and restoration. Chapter 6 of Proposition 1 allocated $10 million to the Conservancy for competitive grants for multi-benefit ecosystem and watershed protection and restoration projects {Water Code Section 79731(a)}.
State Industrial General Permit (IGP)
A new IGP was adopted April 1, 2014 and became effective on July 1, 2015. The IGP regulates operators of facilities that discharge storm water associated with industrial activity. It requires facilities to comply with technology-based effluent limitations, and any more stringent water quality-based limitations necessary to meet water quality standards. The Culver City Refuse Transfer Station is a permittee of the IGP because the facility is listed under the Standard Industrial Code of 4953 (Landfills and Land Application Facilities).
DISCUSSION
To comply with the IGP, staff proposes the installation of storm water diversion tanks and rain garden in and around its property. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will be designed to capture and divert/infiltrate storm flows from an 85th percentile storm event or roughly 1.1 inch of rain.
Staff proposes to submit a grant application for $778,500 to partially fund the construction of two storage tanks with a total capacity of 30,000 gallons in the lower level of the Refuse Transfer Station. During a storm, these tanks would capture the first 1.1 inch of rain that falls on the site and store it. Once the storm has passed, pumps located within the tanks will begin pumping the storm water to the sanitary sewer lines that lead to the Hyperion Treatment Plant. In addition, planter boxes/rain gardens will be installed along Jefferson Boulevard and the building to filter and then infiltrate storm water from the roof. Interpretive signage will be placed along Jefferson Boulevard to educate the public about these BMPs.
The deadline to submit grant application forms and a draft resolution was September 30, 2015. Due to the tight timeframe, Staff has already submitted the required information for the grant, including a draft resolution. Once approved, staff will update the grant application with the adopted resolution.
FISCAL ANALYSIS
Applying for the grant does not create a material fiscal impact for the City. Should the City be awarded the grant, then the proposed Project costs would be significantly offset.
The amount being requested from the grant is $778,500 to partially cover cost for Preliminary Engineering, Construction Engineering, and Construction. The remaining funds required to construct the project are already budgeted in the City Council Adopted Budget for Fiscal Year 2015/2016.
Estimated Project Cost
Preliminary Engineering (Design) $54,840
Construction $958,000
Construction Engineering $80,000
(Management, Inspection & Material Testing
Total $1,092,840
ATTACHMENTS
Proposed Resolution
RECOMMENDED MOTIONS
That the City Council:
Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit an application in the amount of $778,500 of Baldwin Hills Conservancy Proposition 1 Grant Funds.