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TO:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
ATTENTION:Ryan Smoot, City Manager
FROM:Len Gorecki, Assistant City Manager/Director of Public Works Sarah Ho, Public Works Manager
SUBJECT:Consideration and possible action to receive and file Agreement File No. 523.4, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with the Los Angeles Gateway Region Integrated Regional Water
Management Joint Powers Authority, to extend the term for and cost sharing for the installation of monitoring equipment and monitoring pursuant to the Harbor Toxic Pollutants total maximum daily loads.
Date:May 26, 2026
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Agreement File No. 523.4 with the Los Angeles Gateway Region Integrated Regional Water Management Joint Powers Authority (“GWMA”) for continued cost sharing for the installation of monitoring equipment and monitoring pursuant to the Harbor Toxic Pollutants total maximum daily loads (“TMDL”). This agreement replaces the previous Agreement File No. 523.3 for the same service.
RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL
1) Receive and file Agreement File No. 523.4, in a form approved by the City Attorney; or
2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
FISCAL IMPACT
The cost per the terms of the agreement is $818.17 for FY 2026-2027, $850.90 for FY 2027-2028 and $884.93 for FY 2028-2029. Funds for this program are budgeted under Account No. 320-41200-6020 (Measure W – Safe Clean Water Program Funds).
DISCUSSION
On May 5, 2011, the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board) adopted the Harbors Toxics TMDL, which named the City of Bellflower as a responsible party. On March 23, 2012, the TMDL was subsequently approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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Staff Report – AFN 523.3
April 14, 2025
DISCUSSION – Continued
In order to facilitate the achievement of the objectives of the Toxics TMDL, various agencies, including City of Bellflower recommended the installation of one monitoring station in the Los Angeles River at Wardlow Road, one in the San Gabriel River near Spring Street, and one in the Coyote Creek also near Spring Street, and to conduct monitoring at said stations. The cost would be shared by the agencies based on a 50% equal share for all agencies and 50% based on area.
On June 24, 2015, the City entered in Agreement File No. 523.1 with the GWMA for cost sharing for the installation of the recommended monitoring equipment and monitoring costs. The term of that agreement was for three years from July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2018.
On August 21, 2018, the City Manager executed Agreement File No. 523.2 extending the term of the agreement from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2023.
On March 31, 2025, the City Manager executed Agreement File No. 523.3 extending the term of the agreement from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026.
Agreement File No. 523.4 will extend the agreement to June 30, 3031. The cost per the terms of the agreement is $818.17 for FY 2026-2027, $850.90 for FY 2027-2028 and $884.93 for FY 2028-2029.
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