AUTHORIZE A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF MANHATTAN

BEACH FOR STORM WATER CONTINUOUS DEFLECTIVE SEPARATOR

UNITS AND AUTHORIZE A DESIGN CONTRACT WITH CDS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

Recommendation :

It is recommended that the City Council:

 

Background :

Cooperative Agreement :

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works approved the joint application and the necessary project agreement with the County has been executed. The two cities should now enter into the Cooperative Agreement to clarify how the project will be completed. While the design will be accomplished under one contract, the actual construction will be completed under two contracts - one in each city. Exhibit A shows how the funds will be distributed. The City of Hermosa Beach, under the grant agreement, is responsible for approximately $64,899 in matching funds.

Design Agreement :

CDS units are developed in Australia, where they have been proven to be quite effective, capturing over 90% of all trash debris from the designated drainage area. Since they are a proprietary product, CDS Technologies, Inc. is the only entity that can design and produce these units. For this reason, additional design proposals were not solicited. Actual installation, however, will be competitively bid in accordance with Public Contract Code Requirements.

At the November 24, 1998, City Council Meeting, City Council authorized staff to submit a grant application to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works for 1996 Proposition "A" Funds for installation of various storm water pollution treatment technologies. Subsequently, City staff submitted a joint application with the City of Manhattan Beach. The cities requested grant funds totaling $465,376 for installing continuous deflective separator (CDS) units at three locations. The largest unit will be within the City of Hermosa Beach at the outfall of the storm drain at 16 ^th Street and the Beach (see Attachment 2).

The primary function of the CDS units is to remove trash and debris from the storm drain run off prior to discharge to the ocean.

 

Analysis:

Under the terms of the proposed Cooperative Agreement between the two cities, the City of Hermosa Beach will contribute $16,601 toward the design costs and the City of Manhattan Beach will contribute $4,820. These amounts are prorated with respect to the total grant funds each city received.

Once the cities have concluded the processing of the Cooperative Agreement and the design services contract, both cities can move ahead with the design of the installation. The project schedule calls for construction to start in June 2000 and installation should be completed by October 2000.

 

Fiscal Impact :

On September 28, 1999, the City Council approved an appropriation of $367,761 from the Proposition "A" Open Space Fund and $64,899 from the Sewer Fund for the installation of CDS units. Adequate funds have been included in the current fiscal year budget to fund this capital improvement project.

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