HomeMy WebLinkAbout22905 RESOLUTION NO. 22905
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE
SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION TO OBTAIN
STORMWATER FLOOD MANAGEMENT GRANT
FUNDING FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
WATER RESOURCES FOR THE TAHQUITZ CREEK
LEVEE IMPROVEMENTS.
WHEREAS, the City is obligated to maintain the existing flood control levee
adjacent to Tahquitz Creek golf course and the wastewater treatment plant; and
WHEREAS, FEMA has identified this levee as substandard based on
construction criteria updated since the Katrina disaster in New Orleans; and
WHEREAS, the City has contracted with a consultant to design improvements to
said levee necessary to comply with said FEMA regulations; and
WHEREAS, the estimated construction cost of said improvements is $1.6 million;
and
WHEREAS, grant funding pursuant to the Disaster Preparedness and Flood
Prevention Bond Act of 2006 (Prop 1 E) is available for projects such as this; and
WHEREAS, the California Department of Water Resources is accepting grant
applications for said funding on a 50% local match basis until April 15, 2011.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. An application be made to the California Department of Water
Resources to obtain Stormwater Flood Management grant funding pursuant to the
Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention Bond Act of 2006 (Public Resources Code
Section 5096.800 et seq) and to enter into an agreement to receive a grant for the
Tahquitz Creek levee construction.
SECTION 2. The Director of Public Works/City Engineer is hereby authorized
and directed to prepare the necessary data, conduct investigations, and file such
application.
SECTION 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute a
grant agreement, subject to final approval of the City Attorney, with the California
Department of Water Resources.
Resolution No. 22905
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE PALM SPRINGS CITY
COUNCIL THIS 6T" DAY OF APRIL, 2011.
DAVID H. READY ANAGER
ATTEST:
MES THOMPSON, CITY CLERK
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 22905 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on the 6t" day of April, 2011, by
the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Foat, Councilmember Hutcheson, Councilmember Mills,
and Mayor Pro Tern Weigel.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Mayor Pougnet.
ABSTAIN: None.
ES THOMPSON, CITY CLERK
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