Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, February 05, 2019
Consent
SUBJECT:
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APPROVE THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CARSON, THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, THE CITY OF TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT, AND THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES REGARDING THE ADMINISTRATION AND COST SHARING FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DOMINGUEZ CHANNEL ESTUARY BATHYMETRY AND SEDIMENT TRANSPORT STUDY, AND RESOLUTION NO. 19-025 AMENDING THE FY 2018/19 BUDGET (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
The State Water Resources Control Board (State Board), through its Regional Boards, is responsible for enforcing the Clean Water Act. The State Board issues permits under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). Under the NPDES permits, municipalities have certain responsibilities for controlling water pollution in their jurisdictions. To comply with all applicable monitoring requirements of the NPDES Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit, the City joined in the development of an Enhanced Watershed Management Program (EWMP), a Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Program (CIMP), and the Contaminated Sediment Management Plan (CSMP) in accordance with the MS4 Permit of the Dominguez Channel Watershed Management Area Group. A Memorandum of Agreement has been completed to define Los Angeles County's responsibility in the implementation of the Dominguez Channel Estuary Bathymetry and Sediment Transport Study.
Approval is requested from the City of Carson (City) Council for the collaborative Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) (Exhibit No. 1) between the cities of Long Beach, Los Angeles and Torrance, the California Department of Transportation; the Los Angeles Flood Control District, and the County of Los Angeles (Agencies); with the County of Los Angeles acting as the lead agency.
II. RECOMMENDATION
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TAKE the following actions:
1. APPROVE the Memorandum of Agree...
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