RESOLUTION NO. _________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC
WORKS OR DESIGNEE TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO
THE ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTA TION AUTHORITY
(OCTA) FOR FUNDS FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL
CLEANUP, TIER 1 GRANT PROGRAM UNDER ORANGE
COUNTY LOCAL TRANSPORTATION ORDINANCE NO. 3
FOR THE CATCH BASIN SCREEN INSTALLATION
PROJECT, AND IF AWARDED, AUTHORIZING THE
ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH GRANT FUNDS ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY AND AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL
YEAR ACCORDINGLY AND DETERMINE THAT THESE
ACTIONS ARE EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO
GUIDELINE SECTION 15303.
WHEREAS, Orange County Local Transportation (OCTA) Ordinance No. 3, dated July 24, 2006, and is known and cited as the Renewed Measure M Transportation Ordinance and Investment Plan makes funds available through the Environmental Cleanup Program to help protect Orange County beaches and waterways from transportation-generated pollution (urban runoff) and improve overall water quality (“Grant”); and
WHEREAS, the Environmental Cleanup, Tier 1 Grant Program consists of funding purchases and installation to catch basins with Best Management Practices, such as screens, filters, inserts, and other "street-scale" low flow diversion projects; and WHEREAS, OCTA (“Grantor”) has established the procedures and criteria for reviewing proposals; and
WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim ( “City”) possesses authority to nominate water quality improvement projects that have a transportation pollution nexus to finance and construct the proposed project; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to implement the Catch Basin Screen Installation Project (“Project”); and
WHEREAS, by formal action the City authorizes the nomination of the Catch Basin Screen Installation Project, including all understanding and assurances contained therein, and authorizes the person identified as the official representative of the Department of Public Works, or designee, to act in connection with the nomination and to provide such additional information as may be required; and
WHEREAS, the City will maintain and operate the equipment acq uired and installed; and
WHEREAS, the City will give OCTA's representatives access to and the right to examine all records, books, papers or documents related to the funded Tier 1 Grant Project; and 2 WHEREAS, the City will cause work on the project to be commenced within a reasonable time after receipt of notif ication from OCTA and that the P roject will be carried to completion with reasonable diligence; and
WHEREAS, the City will comply where applicable with provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the American with Disabilities Act, and any other federal, state, and/or local laws, rules and/or regulations; and
WHEREAS, the City must include all projects fun ded by Net Revenues in the seven-year Capital Improvement Program as part of the Renewed Measure M Or dinance eligibility requirement; and
WHEREAS, the City authorizes a formal amendment to the seven -year Capital Improvement Program to add proje cts approved for funding upon approval from the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors; and
WHEREAS, the City will provide a minimum of 20% in matching funds for the Catch Basin Screen Installation Project as required by the Orange County Comprehensive Transportation Funding Programs Guidelines.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Anaheim as follows:
1. Hereby requests OCTA to allocate funds in the amounts specified in the City’s applications to the City from the Environmental Cleanup, Tier 1 Grant Program. Said funds shall be matched by funds from City as required and shall be used as supplemental funding to aid the City in supplementing existing programs.
2. Authorizes the Director of Public Works, or designee, to submit a Grant Application for and on behalf of the City of Anaheim, a public entity established under the laws of the State of California , and authorizes the Director of Public Works, or designee, to take any actions necessary for the pur pose of obtaining the Grant funds provided by the Grantor; and
3. Agrees to, by this resolution, accept funds for the Environmental Cleanup, Tier 1 Grant Program for the Catch Basin Screen Installation Project without further action of the City Council being required; and
4. Agrees to comply with each and all of the terms, conditions and limitations imposed by the Grantor upon said Grant, and the Director of Public Works, or designee, is hereby authorized and directed to conduct all negotiations, execute any a greements, assurances or other documents as may be necessary in connection w ith completion of the Project and the acceptance of said Grant as may be required by the Grantor, if such Grant is awarded to the City; and
5. Contingent upon the award of said Gra nt, the annual budget of the City of Anaheim is hereby amended by increasing revenue and expenditures in an amount equal to the amount of the Grant Funds awarded.
3 6. Pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.; herein referred to as (“CEQA”), the State of California Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations; herein referred to as the “CEQA Guidelines”), and the City’s Local CEQA Procedure Manual, the City is the “lead agency” for the preparation and consideration of environmental documents for the Proposed Project.
7. The City Council finds and determines that the effects of the Proposed Project are typical of those generated within that class of projects (i.e., Class 3 – New Construction or Conversion of Small Struct ures) which consist of the construction and location of limited numbers of new, small facilities or structures, Section 15303 of the CEQA Guidelines provides examples of projects that qualify for an exemption from the provisions of CEQA, one of which being the construction of utility extensions including water, sewage, electric, storm drains and street improvements. Since the Project consists of the proposed construction of catch basin screen installation, the Proposed Project will not cause a significant effect on the environment and is, therefore, categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Anaheim, Department of Public Works agrees to fund its share of the project costs and any additional costs over the identified programmed amount.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Anaheim this 24th day of May , 2022, by the following a roll-call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
CITY OF ANAHEIM
By:
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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