RESOLUTION NO. 22-0123
A RESOLUTION OF THE MANHATTAN BEACH CITY
COUNCIL APPROVING THE ADOPTION OF THE 2017
GREATER LOS ANGELES COUNTY REGION
INTEGRATED REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the County of Los Angeles , the Los Angeles County Flood Control District (LACFCD), and other agencies in the Greater Los Angeles County (GLAC) area have long recognized the impor tance of regional collaboration and integration of single-purpose efforts and now regularly work across jurisdictional boundaries to implement regional projects and programs that address multiple water resource management issues, including local and imported water supplies, sanitation and recycled water, storm water management, groundwater management, water use efficiency, habitat and open space management, and many others;
WHEREAS, the State of California Department of Water Resources (DWR) created the Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Program to encourage integrated regional strategies for managing water resources and to provide funding for both planning and implementation of projects that support management of water supply, water quality, environmental interests, drought protection, flood protection, and reduction of dependence on imported water, and many other;
WHEREAS, the IRWM Program requires that a Regional Water Management Group (RWMG) be formed to establish an IRWM Region;
WHEREAS, DWR recognizes the GLAC IRWM as an official IRWM Region;
WHEREAS, the RWMG for the GLAC IRWM is responsible for the preparation and adoption of an IRWM Plan;
WHEREAS, DWR and State Legislators have established Program Guidelines for the IRWM Program;
WHEREAS, the RWMG for the GLAC IRWM has amended the 2014 Updated GLAC IRWM Plan to address the provisions of the 2016 IRWM Guidelines;
WHEREAS, adopting the 2017 Updated GLAC IRWM Plan will enable participants in the GLAC IRWM to apply for future grant funding under various grant programs, including Proposition 1 grant rounds; and
WHEREAS, the 2016 IRWM Guidelines require the governing bodies of member agencies of the RWMGs, the RWMG representatives of the governing bodies, as well as proponents of projects included in IRWM grant funding proposals to adopt an updated IRWM Plan.
NOW, T HEREFORE, THE MANHATTAN BEACH CITY COUNCIL
HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby adopts the 2017 GLAC IRWM Plan.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution.
ADOPTED on September 6, 2022.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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STEVE NAPOLITANO
Mayor
ATTEST:
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LIZA TAMURA
City Clerk