R-10099
Council Meeting: January 10, 2006
Santa Monica, California
Resolution Number 10099 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Santa Monica Authorizing the City
to Enter into a Grant Agreement, and any Amendments Thereto,
with the State of California and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the 2006
Grant Agreement for the Bicknell Green Street Best Management Practice
Demonstration Project
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 many drainage basins that drain
urban runoff into the Santa Monica Bay, carrying with this flow many pollutants of
concern that have negative impacts on our natural resources; and
WHEREAS, the State of California has allocated considerable funding for
grants (Proposition 50, Water Security, Clean Drinking Water, Coastal and Beach
Protection Act of 2002, Chapter 5) to local agencies for urban runoff pollution
control from designated sites for enhancement, restoration and protection of
estuarine and coastal resources, and wildlife habitat; and
WHEREAS, such grants provide badly needed funding to carry out
activities, such as best management practices in storm drain systems to reduce
urban runoff pollution, vital to protecting and restoring the health of Santa Monica
Bay ana its natural resources,
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NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Manager or his/her designee is hereby authorized
to negotiate and execute a grant agreement and any amendments, and to certify
grant invoices on behalf of the City of Santa Monica with the State of California's
State Water Resources Control Board in an amount not to exceed $450,000 for
the Bicknell Green Street BMP Demonstration Project.
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 10th day of January, 2006.
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Robert T. Holbrook, Mayor
I, Maria Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution NO.1 0099 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 10th day of January, 2006, by the following vote:
Ayes:
Council members: Bloom, Genser, Katz, McKeown, Mayor Holbrook
Noes:
Councilmembeffi:None
Abstain:
Councilmembeffi: None
Absent:
Council members: O'Connor, Mayor Pro Tem Shriver
ATTEST:
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Maria M. Stewart, Ity Clerk
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