RESOLUTION NO. _____
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING A TRANSFER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF COMMERCE, AGREEMENT NO. 2024MP17 FOR THE SAFE, CLEAN WATER PROGRAM MUNICIPAL PROGRAM WHEREAS, every agency that discharges water from its jurisdiction into the stormwater system is regulated under a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) federal permit assigned and enforced by the State Water Quality Resources Control Board and the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board in five (5) year increments; and WHEREAS, the MS4 Stormwater Permit enforces all Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) regulating water quality for trash, metals, nutrients, and bacteria. Local governments struggle with the cost of these unfunded mandates in complying with water quality regulations; and WHEREAS, with the County’s passage of Measure W in November 2018, a new revenue source from a parcel tax of 2.5 cents per square foot of impermeable area on all properties is now in effect; and WHEREAS, these funds are restricted to stormwater activities and require the City to track and report eligible expenses annually to the County Flood Control District; and WHEREAS, in order to receive the municipal local return estimated at approximately $1 million pre-COVID-19 for the City of Commerce, the City approved the Transfer Agreement No. 2020MP17 in August 2020; and WHEREAS, Transfer Agreement No. 2020MP17 expired with the conclusion of the FY23/24 on June 30, 2024, and WHEREAS, in order to continue to receive municipal local returns through the FY27/28, the City approves the Transfer Agreement No. 2024MP17; and NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE AND DETERMINE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Commerce hereby finds and declares that the foregoing recitals are true and correct, and incorporates them herein as findings and as a substantive part of this Resolution.
Section 2. Approve Transfer Agreement No. 2024MP17 between the Los Angeles County Flood Control District and the City of Commerce for the Safe, Clean Water Program – Municipal Program.
Section 3. The Mayor is authorized to execute the Resolution and Agreement for and on behalf of the City of Commerce.
Section 4. This Resolution shall take full force and effect immediately upon adoption by the City Council.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 10th day of December, 2024. _______________________________
Hugo Argumedo Mayor
ATTEST:
_________________________________
Lena Shumway
City Clerk
PAGE 2