Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, August 02, 2022
Consent
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CONSIDER A REQUEST FROM MAYOR PRO TEMPORE, DISTRICT 1 CITY COUNCILMEMBER HILTON FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE A POSITION OF SUPPORT AND SEND A CORRESPONDING LETTER REGARDING THE PROPOSED $17 MILLION PENALTY FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD FOR THE OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF THE WAREHOUSE RELATED TO THE FIRE THAT POLLUTED THE DOMINGUEZ CHANNEL AND CAUSED WIDESPREAD NOXIOUS ODOR (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
This item is being introduced at the request of Mayor Pro Tempore, District 1 City Councilmember Jawane Hilton and transmits a request for City Council to consider taking a position of support and sending a corresponding letter regarding the proposed $17 million penalty related to the fire that polluted the Dominguez Channel and caused widespread noxious odor in the City of Carson and surrounding areas.
The owners and operators of a warehouse facility adjacent to the Dominguez Channel are facing $17 million in penalties after an investigation by the State of California Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board (the "Los Angeles Water Board") into hydrogen sulfide odors that emanated for miles from the Dominguez Channel Estuary in fall 2021. If adopted by the Los Angeles Water Board during its October 12, 2022, meeting, these will be the largest penalties the board has ever imposed.
This item provides the City Council an opportunity to formally support the proposed penalty on behalf of the Carson community. The Los Angeles Water Board has scheduled a public hearing to discuss this penalty for October 12, 2022. City staff will ensure this letter is submitted as part of the official record for this public hearing.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE a position of support for the proposed $17 million penalty and DIRECT staff to transmit a corresponding letter to the Los Angeles Water Board at the request of Mayor Pro Temp...
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