Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, August 02, 2016
Consent
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 16-064, AMENDING THE FY 2015/16 BUDGET IN THE GENERAL FUND RELATED TO THE DOMINGUEZ CHANNEL ENHANCED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
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I. SUMMARY
On September 1, 2015, the City Council approved a Professional Services Agreement with Paradigm Environmental, Inc. (Paradigm), in the amount of $161,540.00, for the preparation of the addendum for the Dominguez Channel (DC) Enhanced Watershed Management Program (EWMP) and implementation support (Exhibit No. 1).
On June 8, 2016, City Council approved the First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Paradigm which involves an additional scope of work for the implementation of the DC EWMP (Exhibit No. 2).
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
WAIVE further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 16-064, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE FY 2015/16 BUDGET IN THE GENERAL FUND.”
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III. ALTERNATIVES
1. DO NOT ADOPT Resolution No. 16-064.
2. TAKE another action the City Council deems appropriate and consistent with the requirements of the law.
IV. BACKGROUND
On September 1, 2015, the City Council approved a Professional Services Agreement with Paradigm, in the amount of $161,540.00, to identify the necessary revisions to the Dominguez Channel Watershed Management Area Group (DCWMA Group) EWMP, for incorporation into the revised Final DCWMA Group EWMP Addendum.
On December 15, 2015, the City Council approved the submittal of the addenda to the DCWMA Group EWMP (Exhibit No. 3). The addenda included the permit required Reasonable Assurance Analysis (RAA); the identification of Watershed Control Measures; institutional measures and capital improvements that will be funded by the City and implemented through the EWMP. The EWMP identified Carriage Crest Park as an opportunity site for a regional stormwater capture project, due to its proximity to the City’s storm drain system.
Now that the EWMP has been approved, the City will be in the implementation and adaptive management phase of the EWMP. The EWMP triggers new approaches to implementing, tracking, and reporting in order to remain in compliance with the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit. Paradigm will continue to work closely with the City to facilitate progress of the EWMP implementation and MS4 Permit compliance.
On June 8, 2016, the City Council approved the First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Paradigm in the amount of $104,750.00 for the additional scope of work which will allow Paradigm to help the City facilitate and implement the adaptive management phase of the City’s EWMP, and ensure compliance with the requirements set forth in the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination (NPDES) Permit. A transfer of funds from the General Fund was authorized to accommodate the increase in cost of professional services.
A resolution for budget amendment was not presented in the staff report for the June 8, 2016 City Council meeting, and staff has returned to City Council to consider adoption of Resolution No. 16-064 to amend the FY 2015/16 budget in the General Fund (Exhibit No. 4).
V. FISCAL IMPACT
Funds for this project in the amount of $161,540.00 were included in the FY 2015/16 budget in account no. 01-80-820-285-6004. Since the total cost to complete this project exceeds the allocated budget, funds will be transferred from the general fund balance in account no. 01-80-010-001 in the amount of $54,750.00 and from the general fund balance in account no. 01-80-840-080 in the amount of $50,000.00 to the NPDES account no. 01-80-820-285-6004 in the amount of $104,750.00 for FY 2015/16, this will result in a total budget of $266,290.00 and will accommodate the cost to complete the project.
VI. EXHIBITS
1. Minutes, September 1, 2015, Item No. 21. (pg. 3)
2. Minutes, June 8, 2016, Item No. 39. (pg. 4)
3. Minutes, December 15, 2015, Item No. 28. (pg. 5)
4. Resolution No. 16-064. (pg. 6)
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Prepared by: Julio Gonzalez, Senior Engineering Technician