TITLE
Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to submit a grant application to the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy (RMC) for the Long Beach Municipal Urban Stormwater Treatment Recycle Facility, and execute all document and agreements necessary to apply for Proposition 1 funding throughout RMC territory grant funds; and
Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute an agreement, and any necessary amendments and supporting documents, with the Gateway Water Management Authority to accept and expend Proposition 1 grant funding for Lower Los Angeles River Corridor from the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles RMC, for the design and construction of the Long Beach Municipal Urban Stormwater Treatment Expansion Project. (Districts 1,7,9)
DISCUSSION
In November 2014, voters passed The Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014 (Prop 1), codified as Division 26.7 of the Water Code. Prop 1 authorizes $7.545 billion in general obligation bonds for State water projects, including surface and groundwater storage, ecosystem and watershed protection and restoration, and drinking water protection.
The San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy (RMC) has two active Prop 1 call-for-projects:
1. Prop 1 throughout RMC territory (Prop 1 Round 2) is open from October 16, 2018 through December 16, 2018 with $10,800,000 available.
2. Prop 1 for Lower Los Angeles River Corridor (Prop 1 LLR) is an open call that began on September 16, 2018 with $41,400,000 available. Prop 1 LLR funds are on a first-come, first-serve basis, and will be distributed quarterly until funds are expended.
The City of Long Beach (City) is an active member in the Gateway Water Management Authority (GWMA), which is comprised of 29 cities and water agencies responsible for coordinating the regional watershed needs of 2 million people in the Gateway Region.
Prop 1 Round 2
On December...
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