To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: ANDREW WINJE, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
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APPROVE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) WITH THE CITIES OF HERMOSA BEACH, MANHATTAN BEACH, AND TORRANCE ESTABLISHING THE TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND COST SHARING FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BEACH CITIES REGIONAL GREEN STREETS PROJECT FOR THE BEACH CITIES WATERSHED MANAGEMENT GROUP
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Redondo Beach, in collaboration with the cities of Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, and Torrance, along with the Los Angeles County Flood Control District (Group), developed a Watershed Management Plan (WMP) that includes a commitment to install green streets elements in various watersheds in these jurisdictions. The Beach Cities Group committed to working together to develop projects and secure funding. The Group's Regional Green Streets Project (Project) was awarded a $2,000,000 Proposition 12 grant from the California State Coastal Conservancy and Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission in 2018. In addition, the Group received a Safe Clean Water Regional Grant of $5,366,953 for the Project.
In May 2020, the Group entered into a Project design Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that expired in July 2023. The Group is now ready to enter into an implementation MOU that will enable the Project to be competitively bid, awarded, and constructed, with the City of Torrance continuing as the lead agency. This MOU establishes the terms and conditions for Project implementation. Of the awarded grant funds, $6,854,735 remains unspent after completion of the design phase. The current estimated Project Construction Cost is $8,388,716. The MOU addresses the resulting gap in funding by proposing it be funded by a "local match" from each of the various agencies in the MOU in proportion to the value of the construction work in each city. The resulting share stated in the MOU for Redondo Beach is an estimated $440,107. The actual construction cost will be determined on...
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