R-10107
Council Meeting: January 24,2006 Santa Monica, California
Resolution Number '10107 (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 Wilshire Boulevard Urban Runoff Treatment 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, within the City of Santa Monica there are many drainage
basins that drain urban runoff into the Santa Monica Bay, carrying with this flow
many pollutants that have negative impact on our natural resources; and
WHEREAS, the State of California's Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean
Water, Clean Air and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2000, Proposition 12, has
allocated funding for grants to local agencies for urban runoff pollution control at
designated sites in order to enhance, restore and protect estuarine and coastal
resources, and wildlife habitats; and
WHEREAS, such grants provide funding for activities which are vital to
protecting and restoring the health of Santa Monica Bay and its natural
resources, such as best management practices in storm drain systems to reduce
urban runoff pollution,
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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 is hereby authorized to negotiate and
execute a grant agreement and any appropriate and necessary amendments to
the agreement with the State of California's State Water Resources Control
Board in an amount not to exceed $500,000 for the Wilshire Boulevard Urban
Runoff Treatment Project.
SECTION 2. The City Manager or his designee is hereby authorized to
certify quarterly reports and grant invoices on behalf of the City of Santa Monica.
SECTION 3. 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 24th 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 01 07 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 24th day of January, 2006, by the following vote:
Ayes:
Council members: Bloom, Katz, McKeown, Mayor Holbrook
Noes:
Council members: None
Abstain:
Councilmembeffi: None
Absent:
Council members: Genser, O'Connor, Mayor Pro Tem Shriver
ATTEST:
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Maria M. Ste art, City Clerk
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