R-9695
Attachment C
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City Council Meeting 09-11-01
Resolution Number 9695 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT PROPOSAL TO THE CALIFORNIA
INTEGRATED WASTE BOARD FOR AN URBAN RUNOFF TREATMENT SYSTEM IN
THE CENTINELA STORM DRAIN
WHEREAS, Santa Monica Bay is a treasured local, state and national resource
that was nominated and accepted by Congress for inclusion in the Clean Water Act's
National Estuary Program in 1988; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica has served as a member of the Santa
Monica Bay Watershed Council, working with other stakeholders to develop and
implement a comprehensive conservation and management plan, known as the Santa
Monica Bay Restoration Plan, to restore and protect Santa Monica Bay; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica has a drainage basin that drains urban
runoff into Ballona Creek and the Santa Monica Bay, carrying with this flow many
pollutants of concern that have negative impacts on our natural resources; and
WHEREAS, the California Integrated Waste Board has allocated funding for
grants to local agencies for trash removal from designated sites for enhancement,
restoration and protection of estuarine and coastal resources, and wildlife habitat; and
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WHEREAS, such grants provide needed funding to carry out activities, such as
the implementation of best management practices in storm drain systems to reduce
urban runoff pollution. which are vital to protecting and restoring the health of Santa
Monica Bay and its natural resources;
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City of Santa Monica hereby authorizes the submission of a
grant proposal to the California Integrated Waste Board for a matching grant for
installation of an urban runoff treatment system in the Centinela Storm Drain, which
flows into Ballona Creek and the Santa Monica Bay, thus helping to restore the health
of Santa Monica Bay and our State's precious coastal and natural resources.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
henceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Adopted and approved this 11th of September, 2001.
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Michael Feinstein, Mayor
I, Maria M. Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 9695 (CCS) was duly adopted at a
meeting of the Santa Monica City Council held on the 11th of September 2001,
by the following vote:
Ayes: Council members:
O'Connor, McKeown, Genser, Katz, Mayor
Pro Tern Bloom, Mayor Feinstein
Noes: Council members:
None
Abstain: Council members:
None
Absent: Council members:
Holbrook
ATTEST:
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Maria Stewart, City C rk