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Home My WebLink About4/6/2011 - STAFF REPORTS - 2.O. Jay Thompson From: Jay Thompson Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 2:19 PM To: 'Stephen P. Pougnet; 'weigelps@aol.com; 'Ginny Foat; 'Rick Hutcheson'; 'Mills, Chris' Cc: David Ready; Douglas C. Holland; Douglas Holland; Bette OCamb; Martha Edgmon; Dave Barakian Subject: Proposed Added Agenda Item Attachments: ADDED RESO Submit Grant.doc; ADDED RESO Coachella Valley Water.doc Mayor and Members of the City Council, City Staff will request the City Council consider adding an Item to the April 6, 2011 Consent Calendar, as Item 2.0, titled as follows and consider the adoption of two resolutions (two attached files). PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS APPROVING THE SUBMISSION AND ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT TO OBTAIN STORMWATER FLOOD MANAGEMENT GRANT FUNDING FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES AND ADOPTING THE COACHELLA VALLEY INTEGRATED REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN DATED NOVEMBER 30, 2010: RECOMMENDATION: 1) Adopt Resolution No. , " 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;" and 2) Adopt Resolution No. , "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE COACHELLA VALLEY INTEGRATED REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN DATED NOVEMBER 30, 2010. In order to add the Item to the Agenda the City Council will have to make the finding that the information was brought to the attention of the City after the posting of the Agenda, and there is an immediate need to hear and/or take action on the Item. The Grant Application is required to be filed by April 15, 2011, prior to the next meeting. The City Engineer has indicated the City is required to adopt the Regional Water Management Plan in order to apply for the grant. Four votes are required to add the Item to the Agenda. These materials will be printed and in your folders for reference at the meeting. Jay James Thompson, City Clerk City of Palm Springs, California TEL (760) 323-8204 ALZME�zb 4/5/7_(l1 1 RESOLUTION NO. 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. Page 2 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE PALM SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL THIS 6TH DAY OF APRIL, 2011. DAVID H. READY, CITY MANAGER ATTEST: JAMES 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. 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 6th day of April, 2011, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: JAMES THOMPSON, CITY CLERK City of Palm Springs, California RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE COACHELLA VALLEY INTEGRATED REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN DATED NOVEMBER 30, 2010. WHEREAS, water resource planning in the Coachella Valley is of the utmost importance to sustain the area's residents, businesses, and agriculture in a desert climate; and WHEREAS, the State of California encourages integrated water resource planning on a regional basis through Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Plans and by conditioning certain existing and possibly future grant funding programs including Proposition 84, the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006 (Public Resources Code section 75001 et seq.) to activities contained in IRWM Plans, and WHEREAS, the Coachella Valley Regional Water Management Group was formed as a collaboration of the five Coachella Valley Public water agencies: The City of Coachella, Coachella Valley Water District, Desert Water Agency, Indio Water Authority, and Mission Springs Water District; and WHEREAS, the Coachella Valley Regional Water Management Group partners have committed through a Memorandum of Understanding to developing a Coachella Valley IRWM Plan that coordinates and shares information concerning water supply planning and projects; and WHEREAS, the Coachella Valley Stakeholders have worked collaboratively to identify water related issues and needs, establish regional goals and objectives, develop a project submittal and prioritization process, and provide recommendations on the projects and programs included in the plan. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The City of Palm Springs hereby adopts the Final.Coachella Valley Integrated Regional Water Management Plan dated November 30, 2010 and is committed to the continued development and implementation of the Plan to help address the critical water related needs of the Coachella Valley. SECTION 2. The City of Palm Springs supports and encourages the Coachella Valley Regional Water Management Group to collectively continue to qualify projects for funding under Round 2 and subsequent Rounds of the Proposition 84 IRWM Grant Program and the City of Palm Springs encourages the Department of Water Resources to fully fund the grant applications that are prepared as a result of this Plan. Resolution No. Page 2 SECTION 3. The City of Palm Springs pledges to continue working to develop the planning and projects that address the long-and short-term solutions to the Valley's critical water needs, address the regional goals and objectives, and improve the conditions and the quality of life for all Coachella Valley communities. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE PALM SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL THIS 6T" DAY OF APRIL, 2011. DAVID H. READY, CITY MANAGER ATTEST: JAMES 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. 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: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: JAMES THOMPSON, CITY CLERK City of Palm Springs, California