r10707City Council Meeting: October 2, 2012
RESOLUTION NUMBER 10707
(City Council Series)
Santa Monica, California
(CCS)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, OFFICE OF
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARD ASSESSMENT FOR RISK ASSESSMENT
SERVICES
WHEREAS, the protection, preservation and restoration of the natural
environment is a guiding principal of the Santa Monica Sustainable City Plan; and
WHEREAS, the protection and enhancement of environmental and public health
by minimizing; and
WHEREAS, the possibility of eliminating the level of pollutants entering the air,
soil, and water has been identified as a goal of the Sustainable City Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City is authorized to enforce corrective action requirements in
response to unauthorized releases; and
WHEREAS, following full and satisfactory characterization of a site with
confirmed subsurface contamination, an accepted remedial option is demonstration that
the contaminated soil, if left in place, would not present a potential public health or
environmental hazard by conducting an environmental fate and risk determination
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analysis for the contaminants at a site, including an evaluation of the potential for
movement of the contaminants into adjoining soil or groundwater and the associated
public health or environmental effects; and
WHEREAS, the City desires technical assistance in risk assessment services;
WHEREAS, the City has determined that it is in its best interest to utilize the
services available through the State of California, Office of Environmental Health
Hazard Assessment to assist in making its final determination with respect to site
closure.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Manager or designee is hereby authorized to execute in
the name of the City of Santa Monica a Professional Services Agreement for On -Call
Risk Assessment with the State of California, Office of Environmental Health Hazard
Assessment.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
henceforth and thereafter the same shall be in force and effect.
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Adopted and approved this 2nd day of October, 2012.
Ri hard Bloom,.Mayor
I, Sarah Gorman, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution No. 10707 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 2nd day of October, 2012, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Holbrook, McKeown, O'Connor, O'Day, Shriver
Mayor Pro Tern Davis, Mayor Bloom
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
ATTEST:
Sarah Gorman, City Clerk