TITLE
Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents and any subsequent amendments between the City of Long Beach and the State Water Resources Control Board to accept funding in the amount of $63,764 to provide beach water quality monitoring for the period of July 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) has awarded the City $63,764 in grant funding to administer the Health Department's Beach Water Quality Monitoring and Public Notification Program. These funds are legally mandated to support the current beach water quality testing program, including reimbursement for testing conducted through September 30, 2013, and support continued public notification activities, such as posting weekly recreational water quality sampling results on the Health Department's website and posting warning signs at beaches when bacterial levels exceed State standards. The State mandates that all coastal health jurisdictions conduct weekly bacterial testing of waters adjacent to public beaches that which have more than 50,000 visitors annually and are near storm drains that flow in the summer.
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Linda Vu on March 19, 2013 and by Budget Management Officer Victoria Bell on March 27, 2013.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
Timing is not critical on this matter.
FISCAL IMPACT
The total amount of the agreement is $63,764 for the period of July 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013. Sufficient appropriations currently exist in the Health Fund (SR 130) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HE).
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve recommendation.
Respectfully Submitted,
SUSAN PRICE, ACTING DIRECTOR
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
APPROVED:
PATRICK H. WEST
CITY MANAGER