To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: ANDREW WINJE, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
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APPROVE A FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS, INC. FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A FEASIBILITY STUDY AND GRANT APPLICATION FOR A JOINT HERONDO WATERSHED GREEN STREET PROJECT TO BE COORDINATED WITH THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $60,000, AND A NEW TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $1,554,027
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On November 17, 2020, the City Council approved a consulting services agreement with Geosyntec Consultants Inc., (Geosyntec) on behalf of the Beach Cities Watershed Group (Group) to update the Group's Enhanced Watershed Management Plan (EWMP). Since that time, four amendments have been approved by Council. The amendments added engineering services for the Glen Anderson Park Infiltration Project and Fulton Playfield Infiltration Projects, review of environmental documentation for those projects, and the completion of a settlement offer associated with Seaside Lagoon NPDES matters. Approving the proposed fifth amendment, would allow for the preparation of a feasibility study and grant application for a new Distributed Green Streets Project within the Herondo Watershed (in addition to the planned project at Fulton Park) with the primary goal of capturing and infiltrating stormwater flows, thereby improving the water quality of the Santa Monica Bay and meeting compliance commitments in the updated Watershed Management Plan (WMP).
The feasibility study and grant application for the Distributed Green Street Project would be in partnership with the City of Hermosa Beach. The end result would include the submission of an application to the Safe Clean Water (SCW) Program's competitive grant program by July 31, 2026. Geosyntec's deliverables would also be used to apply for other grant funds, such as California's Proposition 4. The City's cost for the fifth amendment is $50,000, with a $10,000 contingency for a total amount of $60,000, ...
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