sr-110811-3cCity of City Council Report
Santa Monica
City Council Meeting: November 8, 2011
Agenda Item: 3 -C
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Dean Kubani, Director, Office of Sustainability and the Environment
Subject: Resolution Regarding Proposition 84 grant agreements for urban runoff
water quality improvement projects
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to accept two grants awarded by the State of
California for the In -Line Storm Drain Urban Runoff Treatment Project in the
amount of $300,000 and for the 16th Street Watershed Marine Park Urban
Runoff Project in the amount of $1,013,085.
2. Adopt the attached resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and
execute two grant agreements with the State of California to support the In-
Line Storm Drain Urban Runoff Treatment Project and the 16th Street
Watershed Marine Park Urban Runoff Use Project; and
3. Authorize budget changes as outlined in the Financial Impacts and Budget
Actions section of this report.
Executive Summary
Santa Monica received $300,000 from Proposition 84 for the In -Line Storm Drain urban
runoff treatment project and $1,013,085 from Proposition 84 for the 16th Street
Watershed Marine Park urban runoff project. Under the terms of the grants, the City
must adopt a resolution to accept the grants and appoint the City Manager to execute
grant agreements. Both projects will use low impact development strategies to harvest
dry and wet weather runoff for treatment and use, keep a water pollution source out of
the Bay, and implement strategies found in the City's Watershed Management and 5-
Year Low Impact Development Plans.
Background
Federal, state and local regulations require the City to reduce urban runoff pollution
from storm drain discharges into the Santa Monica Bay. Recent changes in these
regulations and standards have shifted the management strategy for urban runoff
control from an end -of -pipe approach to a sustainable watershed approach, where the
entire watershed or storm drainage area is evaluated for stormwater management
opportunities. Instead of end -of -pipe treat and discharge solutions, the City is focusing
on upstream solutions at individual and public parcels, and at various locations along
the storm drain system. The watershed approach is considered a best management
practice (BMP) and promotes as guiding principles the reduction of runoff volume and
the prevention of urban runoff pollution.
Discussion
Proposition 84, The Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control,
River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006, allocated $18 million to the Santa
Monica Bay Restoration Commission (SMBRC) for projects that protect Santa Monica
Bay beaches and coastal waters. In the most recent application process for Proposition
84 funds, the City's applications for an In -Line Storm Drain project and for a 16`h Street
Watershed Marine Park project were approved for funding. Both projects are intended
to help restore water quality and maintain the beneficial uses of Santa Monica Bay. In
addition, the projects will assist the City in complying with regulatory requirements
imposed by the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and all Total
Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) mandates.
In -Line Storm Drain Urban Runoff Treatment Demonstration Project
This project involves the installation and monitoring of two sets of two separate storm
drain treatment BMP retrofit systems (at a total of four locations) strategically located to
capture, filter, clean and infiltrate polluted dry weather and stormwater runoff. The first
system will be a retrofit of an existing in -line curb - facing catch basin to divert daily urban
runoff and low flow stormwater runoff to a two -stage pre- treatment and infiltration BMP
system for percolation into sub - surface soils. The second system will be a retrofit of an
existing in- street storm drain manhole to divert daily urban runoff and low flow
stormwater to a similar 2 -stage pre- treatment and infiltration BMP system for
percolation. These systems will be monitored to evaluate how effective they treat runoff
and remove pollutants, and help meet the City's water quality improvement goals. After
evaluating the systems, the City will select the most effective treatment design for use in
future City -wide installations.
The City of Santa Monica was awarded a Proposition 84 grant of $300,000 for this
project. The grant funds will cover approximately 67% of the estimated total project cost
of $450,000. The City will pay for the remainder of the project using Measure V Clean
Beaches and Oceans Parcel Tax Act funds
16th Street Watershed Marine Park Urban Runoff Use Project
The collection and primary treatment phase of the project is being built by the City of
Los Angeles at the Penmar Recreational Center using Proposition O funds and a
Proposition 84 grant. Runoff from the Rose Avenue storm drain will be diverted into a
primary treatment system, after which the treated water will be stored in an underground
cistern under one of the playing fields. A disinfection system is also being constructed
which will prepare the water for irrigation applications.
The City of Santa Monica was awarded a Proposition 84 grant of $1,013,085 to construct
a pipeline from the Penmar cistern to Marine Park, where the disinfected water will be
integrated into the Park's irrigation system and used to irrigate the Marine Park playing
fields and other landscaping. The grant funds will cover approximately 50% of the
estimated total project cost of $2,000,222. The City will pay for the remainder of the
project using Measure V, Clean Beaches and Oceans Parcel Tax Act funds.
Besides removing a water pollution source, this project will help the City meets its 2020
water self- sufficiency goal by providing a local water resource to replace potable water,
a portion of which is imported and contributes to the City's water gap.
Financial Impacts & Budget Actions
Award of the $1,313,085 from the State Water Resources Control Board for two water
quality improvement projects requires the following FY2011 -13 budget changes:
The following budget changes are needed to record receipt of the grant awards and make them available for program use:
In -line Storm Drain
A gil on
Amount
i Acwuht
Establish Revenue Budget
i $ 300,000
20226.404030
Appropriate Expenditure
IS 300,000
IC2139031 .589000
Estimated Cash Match
$ 26,000
C066021589000
Marine Park
Action
Amount
Account
Establish Revenue Budget
$ 1,013,085
20226.404010
Appropriate Expenditure
$ 1,013,085
C209032.589000
Estimated Cash Match
$ 26,000
C066021589000
The grants require a 15% local match, which will be met through appropriated funds In the Measure V Clean Beach accounts:
No Action Required -
Estimated Cash Match
$ 41,000
C069010.589000
No Action Required -
Estimated Cash Match
$ 26,000
C066021589000
No Action Required -
Estimated Cash Match
$ 200,000
C066022.589000
No Action Required -
Estimated Cash Match
$ 100,000
M060790.589000
Additional funds to cover the Clty's portion of the project costs are included in the following accounts:
No Action Required 1 $ 83,000 JC066023. 589000 No Action Required 1 $ 461,000 I M060790.589000
No Action Required 1 $ 139,000 10069010.589110
Prepared By: Neal Shapiro, Senior Administrative Analyst
roved:
Dean Kubani
Director, Office of Sustainability and the
Environment
Attachment 1: Resolution
Forwarded to Council:
Rod Gould
City Manager
Reference Resolution No.
10630 (CCS) and Contract
Nos. 9502 (CCS) and
9503 (CCS)