REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Eric G. Parra, Interim City Manager
VIA: Chau Vu, Director of Public Works
PREPARED BY: Jim Merid, Environmental Services Manager
Subject:
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Appropriate $50,000 from the Storm Water Quality fund balance for the deployment of water quality monitoring buoys (2) to support initial water quality monitoring and scoping for water quality improvement projects in the Huntington Harbour
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Statement of Issue:
In April of 2023, the City received $3,549,149 as part of a class action settlement agreement with the Monsanto Company. Plaintiffs alleged that Monsanto manufactured a class of industrial chemicals called polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) between the 1930s and 1977 that caused environmental impairments to water bodies; the plaintiffs sought funds to compensate for the damages and receive equitable relief. The City received these funds as a result of Huntington Harbour being identified in the 303(d) list of impaired water bodies under the Clean Water Act. The Public Works Department is requesting to appropriate $50,000 from the settlement which have been deposited into the Storm Water Quality Fund for the deployment of water quality monitoring buoys (2) to support initial water quality monitoring and scoping for water quality improvement projects in the Harbour.
Financial Impact:
The Public Works Department is requesting an appropriation of $50,000 from the Storm Water Quality Fund (892) undesignated fund balance to account 89285201.82500 for the deployment of water quality monitoring buoys (2) to support initial water quality monitoring and scoping for water quality improvement projects in the Harbour.
Recommended Action:
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Appropriate $50,000 from the Storm Water Quality Fund (892) fund balance to account 89285201.82500. Sufficient fund balance is available to support this request.
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not appropr...
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