Agenda Item: 5
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
DATE: March 12, 2024
SUBJECT: MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AMENDMENT WITH LOS
ANGELES COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT FOR THE
PROPOSITION 1 DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM
DEPARTMENT: Neighborhood Services
PRESENTER: Darin Seegmiller
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council authorize the City Manager or designee to execute “Amendment 1” to the Memorandum of Understanding with Los Angeles County Flood Control District (LACFCD) for the implementation of the 2016 Proposition 1 Disadvantaged Community Involvement Program for the Upper Santa Clara River watershed within LACFCD's jurisdictional boundaries, subject to City Attorney approval.
BACKGROUND
Approved by voters in 2014, Proposition 1 authorizes $7.545 billion in general obligation bonds to fund California's water quality, supply, and infrastructure projects. Furthermore, Proposition 1 approved the appropriation of approximately $51 million for the Disadvantaged Community Involvement Program to ensure the involvement of Disadvantaged Communities (DACs) in Integrated Regional Water Management (IWRM) planning efforts.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), executed in 2017, required the three IRWM regions (Upper Santa Clara, Greater Los Angeles, and Ventura County) to work collaboratively to improve the involvement of DACs in IRWM planning efforts to ensure balanced access and opportunity for participation in the process. The outreach identified the water management needs of DACs on a funding area basis and developed strategies that address DACs' water management needs.
The MOU established the City of Santa Clarita (City) as the program manager for outreach efforts in the Upper Santa Clara River IRWM. In exchange, the City would receive up to $147,000 of staff time reimbursement. Over the course of implementation, it was found to be
more efficient for the project management role to be with the Los Angeles County Flood Control District (LACFCD) acting as the grant manager, preparing quarterly reports, reviewing invoices, participating in meetings, developing scopes of work, and hiring consultants. As a result, the City will now receive $8,000 of staff time reimbursement.
This amendment enables the LACFCD the authority to act as the project manager on behalf of the IRWM on matters related to the DAC. It provides information the State requires by the Grant Agreement's provisions. Implementation of this program is required to obtain Proposition 1 grant funding, which is used to construct structural management practices identified in the City's Watershed Management Program.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Other action as determined by City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
Upon approval of the recommended action a reimbursement will be made to the City of Santa Clarita for a total of $8,000 into Miscellaneous Revenue 356-462101.
ATTACHMENTS
Amendment 1, DAC Area MOU, March 2024 (available in the City Clerk's Reading File)