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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend the existing Cooperative Agreement between the City of Long Beach and the City of Signal Hill for the construction of the Los Cerritos Channel Sub-Basin 4 Stormwater Capture Facility Project; to increase the reimbursement amount from $50,000 to $350,000 for additional City of Long Beach administrative costs.
(District 5)
DISCUSSION
The cities of Signal Hill (Signal Hill) and Long Beach (City) are members of the Los Cerritos Channel (LCC) Watershed Group. Per the Clean Water Act (CWA), a stormwater capture facility is being constructed to provide subterranean capture and treatment of stormwater runoff to reduce stormwater and non-stormwater metals and bacteria pollution discharges from both cities prior to outflow into the LCC and ultimately the Pacific Ocean. The subject facility is located on northeast side of the intersection of Spring Street and Lakewood Boulevard within Long Beach Airport property.
On June 16, 2015, Signal Hill adopted a Cooperative Implementation Agreement with Caltrans for up to $11 million in funding for the design and construction of this project. This agreement allows for the reimbursement of up to $50,000 for work performed by City staff through project completion. The Signal Hill Public Works Department has been taking the lead in providing project oversight and funding. The City has been participating in the design and construction review process and providing coordination with rights-of-way permits and general project support.
To facilitate moving coordination between the two cities for this project, Signal Hill and the City entered into a Cooperative Agreement for the construction of the subject stormwater capture facility, which was approved by the City Council on January 19, 2016 (Exhibit A). The existing agreement indicates the reimbursement amount of up to $50,000 for City administrative costs.
Before the start of co...
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