Attachment A
Cost-Sharing Agreements with the City of Los Angeles for Santa Monica Bay and Ballona Creek
City of Los Angles Scope of Work:
Monitoring Services
The City of Los Angeles would be required to comply with the monitoring requirements established in the NPDES Permit and associated documents. This includes but is not limited to implementation of the SMB and BC CIMPs, which includes the following activities:
• Receiving Water Monitoring
• Stormwater Outfall Monitoring
• Non-Stormwater Outfall Monitoring
• Data Management
• Capital, Operation, and Maintenance Activities
• Purchasing, maintaining, and replacing equipment (capital costs) necessary for monitoring activities
• Development of the monitoring sections to be included in the Annual Report (e.g. trends analysis, TMDL attainment, summary of monitoring activities) • Annual Reconciliation of the Monitoring Services under the MOA. • This work may include additional activities and requirements based upon revisions of the March 2023 CIMP revisions, any other future CIMP revision, and subsequent requirements for the Regional Board.
Watershed Management Plan (WMP)-Related Tasks
The City of Los Angeles would be required to comply with the NPDES Permit, as well as other work that is determined to advance the cities’ efforts in complying with the NPDES Permit. The SMB and BC Watershed Management Groups (WMGs) are required to complete the following activities as part their respective WMPs. This includes the tasks defined below:
• Annual Reporting (including the WMP Progress Report)
• Report of Waste Discharge (ROWD)
• Adaptive Management
• Trash Monitoring and Reporting Plan (TMRP)
• WMP Revisions
• Website Management (lastormh2o.org)
Contract Administration
This includes any and all tasks associated with administering this MOA, including but not limited to the following:
• Facilitate the development of agreements and subsequent amendments for the SMB and BC WMGs.
• Manage procurements, contracting, and contract administration for consultants and contractors, with the lead agency of the SMB and BC WMGs providing subjectmatter expertise and project management support. This could include establishing and managing a bench of technical consultants that could be utilized by any Party. • Distribute invoices and collect payment from Parties. • Manage the MOA budget in coordination with the lead agency of the SMB and BC WMGs.
• Facilitate the preparation of SMB and BC WMGs administrative procedures by SMB and BC WMGs and ensure compliance with these procedures. • Annual Reconciliation of WMP-related tasks under the MOA.