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RESOLUTION 2025-###
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO (1) ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIAT ING $8 MILLION FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) SAN FRANCISCO BAY WATER QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT FUND (SFBWQIF) GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCB) TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD (TMDL) SPECIAL STUDIES AND IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT; AND (2) AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO ANY AGREEMENTS RELATED TO THE GRANT
WHEREAS, the project, as a funding action, is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA);
WHEREAS, enhancing community resilience through implementing long term environmental stewardship goals is an adopted policy item for the City Council;
WHEREAS, the City is eligible to apply and receive funding from the Environmental Protection Agency;
WHEREAS, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board adopted a clean water action plan (known as a TMDL) for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the San Francisco Bay (Bay) and the TMDL plan identified the control of urban stormwater runoff as a major key to achieving PCB reduction goals;
WHEREAS, the San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (SFBWQIF) managed by the Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA), is a llocating noncompetitive grant funds to support San Francisco Bay's PCB TMDL studies and implementation actions and encourages applicants from underserved communities to apply;
WHEREAS, the City of San Pablo is a member of the Bay Area Municipal Stormwater Collaborative (BASMC) and participates in implementation efforts to reduce PCB runoff into the San Francisco Bay;
WHEREAS, the BASMC has requested the City of San Pablo to act as the fiscal agent for a regional SFBWQIF grant application for noncompetitive funds that support San Francisco Bay's PCB TMDL studies and implementation actions;
WHEREAS, On September 3, 2024, pursuant to Resolution 2024-115, City Council approved the application to the EPA SFBWQIF for the PCBs TMDL Special Studies and Implementation Project;
WHEREAS, On December 16, 2024 the City of San Pablo was awarded the grant from the San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund for the PCBs TMDL Special Studies and Implementation Project;
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WHEREAS, the City of San Pablo would be reimbursed for all staff time required for the implementation of the grant;
WHEREAS, City of San Pablo’s grant application for PCB TMDL Special Studies and Implementation Actions would reduce stormwater permit implementation costs;
WHEREAS, the fiscal impact is detailed in the table below:
Transaction Fund Name TO: Account Code Amount Resolution Accept &
Appropriate
San Francisco Bay
Water Quality
Improvement Grant
222-0000-43600 $8,000,000 Current
Request
TOTAL $8,000,000
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of San Pablo hereby authorizes the City Manager or his designee to accept and appropriate $8,000,000 from the EPA SFBWQIF grant program for the San Francisco Bay's PCB TMDL special studies and implementation project;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager, or his designee, is hereby authorized to enter into any other agreements related to the EPA SFBWQIF grant, in a form to be approved by the City Attorney, as may be reasonably necessary to effectuate the intent of this resolution; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the foregoing recitations are true and correct and are included herein by reference as findings.
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ADOPTED this 21st day of January, 2025, by the following votes:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
_________________________________ _________________________________ Dorothy Grant, City Clerk Arturo Cruz, Mayor
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