Agenda #: 5.7
Meeting Date: September 17, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Daniel Fox, City Manager
TITLE: SAFE, CLEAN WATER MUNICIPAL PROGRAM, MEASURE W FUND TRANSFER AGREEMENT THROUGH FY2027/28 BETWEEN THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF
DIAMOND BAR.
STRATEGIC
GOAL: Responsible Stewardship of Public Resources
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve, and authorize the City Manager to sign, the Safe, Clean Water Program - Municipal Program Transfer Agreement No. 2024MP22 with the Los Angeles County Flood Control District.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The Safe, Clean Water Municipal Program provides the City of Diamond Bar with approximately $840,000 each fiscal year in local returns to be transferred to the Measure W Fund (201). The actual revenue amount varies depending on several factors, including the number of assessable parcels, property tax exemptions, appeals, and credits. The City’s FY 2024/25 includes an estimated revenue of $838,000 from Measure W. The City can carry over uncommitted Measure W Funds for a maximum of five (5) fiscal years.
BACKGROUND/ANALYSIS:
In 2018, The electorate within the Los Angeles County Flood Control District voted to create the Safe, Clean Water Program (SCWP). This Program is funded by a parcel tax, known as Measure W, and the revenue generated is used for stormwater initiatives that improve water quality, increase water supply, and provide community benefits.
As a member of the Municipal Program, the City is entitled to 40% of its contribution to the SCWP, which will generate approximately $840,000 in local returns each fiscal year.
Chapters 16 and 18 of the Los Angeles County Flood Control District Code provide more information about the City’s obligations to comply with the Municipal Fund Transfer Agreement and the Safe, Clean Water Program Ordinance. These measures include the preparation of an annual plan, filing of an annual expenditure report, and submission of a triennial fund audit; all subject to the Flood Control District’s review and approval.
Since FY2020-21, the City regularly expends its share of Measure W Funds on various activities, programs, and projects, such as:
• Compliance with the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit;
• Mitigation monitoring for discharges to the Lower San Gabriel River, including the auxiliary costs for the watershed management group and equipment; • Community outreach and internal training opportunities for City staff; • Contract services for right-of-way cleanup and trash removal; • Maintenance of public storm drains and City-owned LID BMP facilities; and • Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects that are compliant with the SCWP Guidelines:
o Flapjack Drive Groundwater Drainage Improvements,
o Canyon Loop Trail,
o Copley Drive & Moonlake Street Groundwater Drainage Improvements, o Cold Spring Lane Groundwater Drainage Improvements Project, o Grand Avenue Median Nose Drainage Improvements Project, Consistent with the FY2024/25 City Budget, the Measure W Annual Plan for FY2024/25 includes funding for new Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Projects, such as:
• Diamond Bar Boulevard Complete Streets Project;
• Citywide Catch Basin Retrofit Project for Trash Amendments Compliance; and, • Steep Canyon Road Erosion Control and Sedimentation Prevention Project.
The multi-year agreement through FY2027/28 between the City and the County is required to implement the fund transfer. The County will disburse the City’s FY2024/25 Municipal Program funds within 45 days after the execution of the attached Transfer Agreement (Attachment 1) by the Flood Control District.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney has reviewed and approved the Agreement as to form.
PREPARED BY:
REVIEWED BY:
Attachments:
1. 5.7.a SCWP Fund Transfer Agreement No. 2024MP22