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R-9359 . . F \EPWM\ADMIN\WPDOCS\STAFFRPT\98 Prop A Reso doc CIty Council MeetIng 1-12-99 Santa MOnica, California RESOLUTION NO 9359CCS (City Council Senes) RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR GRANT FUNDS FROM THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS SANTA MONICA BAY COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM FOR CATCH BASIN INSERTS AND A KELP FOREST CONSTRUCTION PROJECT WHEREAS, stormwater runoff conveyed through storm drains and catch basins flows directly to the ocean and contains significant amounts of pollutants Including lItter, debns, heavy metals. oils and grease, that contaminate the Bay, and, WHEREAS, the people of the County of Los Angeles on November 5, 1996, enacted Los Angeles County Proposition A, Safe Neighborhood Parks Act of 1996 ("'Proposition"), which provides funds to public agencies In the County for, among other uses, the restoration and Improvement of the Santa Monica Bay ("Bay") by measurably redUCing the tOXICity of and/or pollutant load In urban runoff to the Bay, and, WHEREAS, Sections 3 a 4 and 9 of the Proposition allocate funds for capital outlay projects for the purpose of restonng and ImprovIng the Santa MOnica Bay, and, WHEREAS, the PropositIon authorizes the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works ("Department") to administer said funds, and, . . WHEREAS. the Department has establIshed the procedures governing applications for grant funds under the ProposItion, and, WHEREAS, any Applicant selected for a grant award IS required to enter Into an agreement with the Department for the performance of the project as described In the applicatIon, and WHEREAS, the City Intends to apply for grant funds and to use such funds for catch baSin Inserts and a kelp forest construction project, and, WHEREAS, the proJect(s) proposed by the City do not Include mItigation activities required under Federal or State law and are not for the purpose of flood control, and, WHEREAS, the City will pursue all fundIng sources available to provide any addItIonal funds that may be required to complete the proJect(s) If the grant funds required are Insufficient and Intends to malntam and operate the proJect(s) In perpetuity, NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOllOWS Section 1 Section 2 SectIon 3 The filIng of an applicatIon With the Department for funds allocated under SectIon 8 a , 6, and 14 of the Proposition for catch baSin Inserts and a kelp forest constructIon project IS approved The CIty CouncIl certifies that the City of Santa Monica Intends to pursue all alternatIve sources for addItional fundmg for catch baSIn Inserts and a kelp forest construction project The City of Santa MOnica Intends to operate and maintain the proJect(s) on . . a long-term basIs to the maximum extent practicable Section 4 The City Manager IS hereby appointed to act as the agent of the City of Santa Monrca to conduct all negotiations and to execute and submIt all documents including, but not Irmrted to, applications, agreements, amendments, payment requests, which may be necessary for the completion of the projects The City Manager may delegate authonty to execute and submit documents pertaining to the administratIOn of the grant to City staff Section 5 The City Council certifies that the CIty of Santa Monrca and the Department agree to rndemnlfy, defend, and hold harmless the other party against any and all llabl I rtles, expenses, and claims arising from or connected with the work, authonty, or JUrisdiction, of the respective party, with respect to the project Sectron 6 The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of thiS Resolution. and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be In full force and effect APPROVED AS TO FORM MARSHA JOt{;tS MOUTRIE City Attorney . . Adopted and approved this 12th of January, 1999 'l ~)tUC011r- ~ p;t O'Connor. Mayor I, Marla M Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa MOnica, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution 9359 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa MOnica City Council held on the 12th of January, 1999 by the follOWing vote Ayes Councllmembers Feinstein, Genser, Holbrook, McKeown, O'Connor Noes Councllmembers None Abstain Councllmembers None Absent Councllmembers Rosenstein ATTEST ---- -~~ - ~~ Marla M Stewart, Clty~lerk