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SR-6-D (63) "" ~-]) MAR 2 2 199't EPD: SM Santa Mon1ca, Ca11forn1a Councll Meet1ng: March 22, 1994 TO: Mayor and C~ty Cou~c11 FRON:: C1ty Staff SUBJECT: Recommendat1on to Approve a Resolut1on Support1ng the Santa Mon1ca Bay Restorat1on Plan INTRODUCTION Th1s report requests ttat Clty Counc11 approve the Santa Mon1ca Bay Restoratlon Plan (P:an) , a comprehenslve conservatlon and watershed management plan for Santa Mon1ca Bay developed by the Santa Mon1ca Bay Restorat1on PrOJect ( 5MBR P) . BACKGROUND Funded by the USEPA and the State of Callforn1a, the 5MBRP 1S a coa11t1on of government, envlron~enta11sts, sClent1sts, 1ndustry, and the publlc charged w1th flndlng solut1ons to the problems of the Bay's ecosystem. The Santa Mon1ca Bay Restorat~on Plan 1S the culm1nat1on of f1ve years of cooperat1ve effort to estab11sh the goals and obJectlves, and short-term and long-term 1mplementatlon strateg1es for the 5MBRP. The Clty of Santa Mon1ca has been a member of the 5MBRP Management Comm1ttee Slr.ce l~S :ncept1on 1n 1988 and has act1vely part1c1pated In ~he development of the Santa Mon1ca Bay Restoratlon Plan. Many of the Clty'S eXls~1ng envlronmental 1 MAR 2 2 1991t t; -..b L programs serve as model pollut1on prevent10n strateg1es des1gned to protect the health of Santa Monlca Bay. These strateg1es 1nclude: . Reduc1ng dry weather flows lnto the Bay caused by urban runoff . Reduc1ng wastewater d1scharge flows from Hyper10n Treatment Plant . Prevent1ng 1llegal dlscharges of tOX1C substances . Prevent1ng water waste through conservatlon measures . Educatlng the pub11c through cornnun1ty and pub11c educat10n programs. . The C1ty'S long-term env1ronmental goals and Ob]ect1ves wlll cont1nue to focus on protectlon and restorat1on of the Bay as deta1led by the Plan. DISCUSSION The 5MBRP Management COffiffi1ttee has focused on the follow1ng four quest10ns throughout the development of the Plan: . How safe 1S It to SWlm ln Santa Mon1ca Bay? . How safe 1S lt to eat Bay seafood? . Are f1sher1es and other Ilvlng resources 1D Santa Mon1ca Bay adequately protected? . Is the health of the Santa MODlca Bay ecosystem adequately protected? The Plan addresses these quest10ns through approx1mately 50 recommended actlons WhlCh can be categor1zed lnto the follow1ng 2 . "'- areas: l. Pollut1on Prevent10n - The Plan recommends expand~ng publlC educat10n efforts, focus1ng on source reduct10n of tox1ns from households and small bus1ness, and expans10n of programs for recyc11ng and collect1on of hazardous wastes. 2. Reduction of Urban Runoff Pollut1on - The Plan recommends a t1ered approach to controll1ng pollutant 1nputs from stormwater/urban runoff focuslng flrst on low-cost, non- structural measures wlth watershed-w1de effects. Addltlonally, the Plan reco~~ends pollutants to target for control for 1nd1Vldual sub-watersheds. 3. Munic1pal and Industr1al D1scharges - The Plan calls for the full secondary treatment of munlclpal sewage d1scharge to Santa Mon1ca Bay, and max1mum reuse of recla1med wastewaters and b1oso11ds. 4 . Cons~ng Bay Seafood - The Plan calls for ongolng assessment and expanded commun1cat1on of health r1sks assoc1ated wlth the consumpt1on of recreat10nally caught seafood from Santa Mon1ca Bay. S. SW1~ng 1n Bay Waters - The Plan recommends that a beach water-qual1ty report1ng system be developed to enable the publlC to determ1ne how safe 1t 1S to SW1m In the Bay at spec1f1c locat1ons; and that an ep1dem1olog1cal study be conducted of the health effects of SWlmITL1ng 1D Bay water and near storm dra1n centers. 6. Hab1tat Restorat1on, Protect1on, and Management - The Plan 3 . .~ also recommends restorat1on of the Ballona Wetlands, Ballona Lagoon, Ma11bu Lagoon and Lower Zuma Creek and Lagoon. It also calls for new, permanent breed1ng s1tes for the Callfornla Least Tern;and for the cont1nued restorat1on of the El Segundo Dunes to 1nclude an El Segundo Dunes Hab1tat Preserve. 7. Educat10n - The Plan calls for a comprehens1ve and coord1nated pub11c educat10n effort 1nclud1ng outreach to schools, and ongo1ng m1n1-grants to targeted cow~un1t1es on Bay- related 1ssues, espec1ally urban runoff and pollutlon preventlon. 8 _ WatGrshGd Plann1nq - The Plan calls for sub-watershed plann1ng and prov1des detalled prograr.s for Mallbu Creek watershed as a model for other sub-watershed plann1ng efforts. 9. Bay Mon1tor1nq - The Plan calls for a "~etooled" Santa Mon1ca Bay and Watershed Mon1tor1ng Program wh1ch would 11nk eX1st1ng mon1tor1ng efforts, av01d dupllcat1on, and def1ne quant1f1able ways to determ1ne the success or fa11ure of var10US programs called for :n the Plan. 10. ResGarch - The Plan recognlzes that further research 1S needed 1n many areas, for example: an ep1dem1olog1cal study; a study of atmospher1c depos1t1on of pollutants; and a study on the remed1at1on of contam1nated sed1ments. The C1ty lS a co-perm1ttee of the Los Angeles Reglonal Water Qua11ty Control Board for stormwater/urban runoff NPDES perm1ts and the State Water Resources Control Board for general d1scharge perm1ts coverlng the C1ty'S transfer stat10n. These perm1ts 4 . . . prov1de the regulatory mechan1sm for enforcement of the pollut1on preventlon strateg1es conta1ned 1n the Plan, and 1t lS proposed that these agenc1es w111 coo~dlnate and supervlse 1mplementat1on of the Plan's recommended measures on a watershed and sub- watershed bas1s. BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT The adoptlon of the resolut1on wlll have no d1rect budget 1mpact as the Best Management Practlces WhlCh are 1nd1cated 1n the Plan are already a part of the C1ty'S current and future stormwater management pollutlon control efforts. These efforts w111 be reflected ln the Proposed Budget for FY94-95 as well as for future budgets. RECOMMENDATIONS It lS recommended that the Clty Counell approve the attached resolut1on endors1ng the adopt1on of the Santa Mon1ca Bay Restorat1on Plan. Prepared by: Cra1g Perk1ns, General Serv1ces D1rector Susan Munves, Conservat1on Coord1nator Attachment: Resolut1on for Adoptlon ~ v ~ .. , ,. RESOLUTION NO. 8734 (CITY COm~CIL SERIES) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA TO APPROVE THE SANTA MONICA BAY RESTORATION PLAN WHEREAS, Santa Monica Bay is an econom1C resource for the reg1on, contrlbutlng to the amb1ance WhlCh draws over 25 ffi1ll1on tour1sts annually to Los Angeles County and thereby supports more than 392,000 full and part-t~me Jobs; and, WHEREAS, Santa Mon1ca Bay 15 a recreat1onal, env1ronmental and educat10nal resource for the people who live 1n the commuDltles around lt WhlCh recelves more than 50,000,000 "user V1S1tS" (local and tour1st) annually, lncluding school groups; and, WHEREAS, Santa Mon1ca Bay 1S adJacent to one of the most populous. urban1zed coastal metropolltan areas 1n the un1ted States and 1S used for a var1ety of purposes that can degrade-the Bay lncludlng the d1scharge of treated rnun1c1pal and 1ndustr~al T,.;astewater, urban and stormwater r~noff, beach 11tter, mar1ne debr1s, 011 and hazardous sp11ls, and aer1al fallout of pollutants; and, WHEREAS, ~hrough a serles of raw sewage dlscharges 1n the ~ld-1980s and through the publ1C1ty surroundlng a study on flSh contam1natlon 1n the Bay the attent1cn of the publ1C and of local elected offic1als was focused on the state of the health of Santa Mon1ca Bay cauS1ng them to corne together w1th state and 6 , . "- federal regulators to form the Santa Monlca Bay ProJect w1th the Southern Callfornla ASSOc1atlon of Governments; and, v..'HEREAS , by an Act of Congress, Santa Monlca Bay was added to the Nat10nal Estuary Program In 1988 and the state, federal, and local governments along w1th bus1ness 1nterests, envlronrnental organlzations and the general publlC J01ned to form the Santa Monlca Restoratlon ProJect to further assess the health of Santa Monlca Bay and dev1se a Comprehens1ve Conservat1on and Management Plan ( CCMP } for the restoratlon of the Bay, whl.ch plan lS to address rour key l.ssues of overrldlng concern to the pub11c: How safe 1S 1t to SW1m l.n the Bay? How safe 1S 1~ to eat seafood taken from the Bay? How well lS the Bay ecosystem protected? How well are marlne hab1tats protected? and, WHEREAS. S1nce the creatlon of the Santa Mon1ca Bay Restorat1on ProJect, slgnlflcant progress has been made 1n reduclng pollutant lnputs to the Bay; and. w"HEREAS I the Santa Mon1ca Bay Restorat1on ProJect ~as re~ently released the CeMP. called the Santa Monlca Bay Restoratlon Plan. WhlCh lS the culmlnatlon of f1ve years of sClentl.fic assessment, POllCY d1Scuss1ons and negotlat1ons among and between local government offlc1als. federal and state regulators, and prlvate sector lnterests, and whlch ~dentlf1es spec1fic act::.ons to restore the health of Santa Monlea Bay and 1dentlfles key areas of concern for pollutlon reduct1on; and, WHEREAS, the C1ty of Santa Monlca greatly values the var1ed resources of Santa Mon~ca Bay. our c1t1zens use and enJoy the Bay, the Bay 1S a valued asset and contr1butes to the econOffilC 7 ~ 1........... _ _ _ -<- - . .. ~~ .L-- ..... --..L. .... - _ ~~~....________ ___..-. ... __ ~- - ..-+-....-..----. --..::;.. L-_-- - ,..- --- - --- ~ -..... ..... ~ -... -----~ -~----- ...~ ---'--- ( .... -' "- ~ . health of our Reglon, and the qual1ty of l~fe aval1able to our chlldren and grandchlldren depends upon the restoratlon of the health of the Bay; NOW, '!'HEREFOP.E, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES P.ESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. To support the Santa Mon1ca Bay P.estorat1on Plan. A ComprehenS1ve Conservatlon and Management plan for the Bay, and to acknowledge the f~ve years of cooperat1ve effort that produced th1s Plan, Wh1Ch effort 1Dcluded slgn1flcant contrlbutlons from the staff of the Clty; and, SECTION 2 To J01n 1n a partnershlp of local, state, and federal government to obtaln f~nd1ng for the P~an's lmplementat1on; and to actlvely pursue funds to lmplement the Plan; and, SECTION 3. To urge lts federal and state repreSentat1ves to support the Plan, and to urge the Governor of Ca11forn1a and the USEPA Adm1n1strator to approve the Plan and to contlnue support fo~ l:S lmplementat1cn. SECTION 4. The Clty CLerk shall certlfy to the adopt1on of thlS Resolutlon, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be lD full force and effect. APPROVED AS TO FORM: l!!s~~~;~~~ Clty Attorney 8 - ---- ~ -10 ., . .A . Adopted and approved this 22nd day of March, 1994 q ~fi I hereby certIfy that the foregoing Resolution No 8734 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meenng of the CIty CouncIl held on the 22nd day of March, 1994 by the followmg vote' Ayes. Councllmembers' Abdo, Genser, Greenberg, Olsen. Rosenstem, Vazquez Noes. Councllmembers: Abstam: Councllmembers Absent: Councllmembers : Holbrook ATTEST. ~J~ga~ City Clerk ~ . .,- ~ ~ " - ~ .. . , . , 0 - , - ~- ..... - "'" ~ ,~~~ ...... "'. ~ ~ .... ~"""r ~ - "