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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGMT - Orange County Flood Control District (D10-071) ! 6-4t) ! Agreement No.D10 -071 1 AGREEMENT TO FUND IMPLEMENTATION OF WATER QUALITY MONITORING, REPORTING AND STUDIES TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE 2 SAN GABRIEL RIVER /COYOTE CREEK TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS FOR COPPER LEAD AND ZINC 3 THIS AGREEMENT, for purposes of identification numbered D10 -071, is made and 4 entered into this re day of MAY 2011, by and between the County of Orange 5 (herein called COUNTY), the Orange County Flood Control District (herein called 6 DISTRICT), and the cities of Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Cypress, Fullerton, La Habra, 7 La Palma, Los Alamitos, Placentia, and Seal Beach, herein called WATERSHED CITY or collectively WATERSHED CITIES). The COUNTY, DISTRICT, and WATERSHED CITIES may be 8 referred to collectively as WATERSHED PERMITTEES or individually as WATERSHED 9 PERMITTEE in this AGREEMENT. 10 WITNESSETH 11 WHEREAS, Congress in 1987 through the Water g g Quality Act amended Section 402 of 12 the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. 1342(p)) to require the federal Environmental 13 Protection Agency to promulgate regulations for applications for permits for 14 stormwater discharges; and 15 WHEREAS, these permit regulations require the control of pollutants from 16 stormwater discharges by requiring a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 17 (herein called NPDES) permit which allows the lawful discharge of stormwater into 18 waters of the United States; and 19 WHEREAS, the California State Water Resources Control Board has delegated 20 ' authorit to the Regional Water Y g Quality Control Boards for administration of the NPDES 21 stormwater permits within the boundaries of its Region; and 22 WHEREAS, the Environmental Protection Agency Region IX adopted the Total Maximum 23 Daily Loads for Metals and Selenium San Gabriel River and Impaired Tributaries 24 (hereafter called TMDL) on March 26, 2007, which includes maximum loads for copper, 25 26 1 • Agreement No.D10 -071 1 lead, and zinc for Coyote Creek, which in turn is tributary to the San Gabriel River; 2 and 3 WHEREAS, the WATERSHED PERMITTEES are subject to NPDES stormwater permits issued 4 by the Regional Water Quality Control Board - Santa Ana Region (hereafter called 5 RWQCB -SAR); and WHEREAS, the RWQCB -SAR adopted Order No. R8- 2009 -0030 to renew the Orange County 6 Municipal Stormwater Permit No. CAS618030 (hereafter called NPDES PERMIT); and 7 WHEREAS, the NPDES permit requires the development and implementation of a 8 source control plan and monitoring program for copper, lead, and zinc in Coyote Creek 9 (hereafter called SOURCE CONTROL AND MONITORING PLAN); and 10 WHEREAS, the WATERSHED PERMITTEES are parties to the Stormwater Permit 11 Implementation Agreement D02 -048 that provides the basis for municipal program 12 cooperation under the NPDES stormwater permit issued by the RWQCB -SAR. This Agreement 13 was approved on December 18, 1990 and was subsequently amended on October 26, 1993 by 14 Amendment No. 1 and on May 31, 2002 by Amendment No. 2 (herein referred to 15 collectively as PERMIT AGREEMENT); and 16 WHEREAS, the WATERSHED PERMITTEES intend to equitably share the cost of water 17 quality monitoring, reporting, and studies until the requirement to do so in the 18 Coyote Creek watershed is rescinded by the RWQCB -SAR; and 19 WHEREAS, the SOURCE CONTROL AND MONITORING PLAN may be modified from time to 20 time upon approval by the WATERSHED PERMITTEES and with the prior consent of the 21 RWQCB -SAR; and 22 WHEREAS the WATERSHED PERMITTEES have reached agreement on a funding formula, 23 which for the COUNTY and CITIES is based on the watershed land area and population 24 applied to the formula in the PERMIT AGREEMENT as shown in Exhibit A. 25 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the WATERSHED PERMITTEES agree as follows: 26 2 Agreement No.D10 -071 1 Section 1. PURPOSE. This AGREEMENT is entered into for the purpose of funding 2 and performing water quality monitoring, reporting, research and studies related to 3 copper, lead, and zinc in the Coyote Creek watershed, as required by the TMDL. Section 2. TERM. The term of this AGREEMENT shall commence upon approval and 4 execution of this document by all WATERSHED PERMITTEES and shall continue until the 5 requirement for performing monitoring, reporting, research and studies in the Coyote 6 Creek watershed is rescinded by the RWQCB -SAR, unless sooner terminated as provided in 7 Section 8. 8 Section 3. FUNDING. Exhibit A, which is attached and by this reference is made 9 a part hereof, presents the cost share allocation calculations for the WATERSHED 10 PERMITTEES. The individual cost shares for the WATERSHED PERMITTEES will be revised 11 once every year pursuant to the formula provided in Exhibit A, based on changes in 12 watershed land area and population. The percentage share shall be calculated by the 13 COUNTY OC Public Works Department, OC Watersheds, Environmental Resources Section from 14 population, land area and watershed area data. These calculations shall be completed by February 15 of each year and shall be included in the annual budget proposal. 15 Section 4. PROGRAM BUDGET AND COSTS. The COUNTY shall submit a scope of work and 16 a budget for the following fiscal year to each of the WATERSHED PERMITTEES by February 17 15 of each year, commencing in 2011. The budget shall contain an estimate of all 18 planned expenditures and an estimate of the payment required from each WATERSHED 19 PERMITTEE for the following fiscal year. 20 1 The WATERSHED PERMITTEES shall be permitted to review and approve the program 21 !scope o= work and budget for the forthcoming year. Criteria for approval shall be affirmative written responses from a majority of the WATERSHED PERMITTEES. The COUNTY 22 and DISTRICT will constitute one approving party. 23 The COUNTY shall be entitled to charge to the program all costs for direct 24 labor, materials, equipment and outside contract services for costs associated with 25 carrying out the approved g pproved scope of work. Recoverable costs will also include an 26 3 Agreement No.D10 -071 1 overhead charge calculated by the County Auditor - Controller which includes OC 2 Watershed and OC Public Works Department overhead and County -wide cost allocation 3 plan. Section 5. PAYMENTS. Within 30 calendar days of the effective date of this 4 AGREEMENT OR 30 days after the start of the 2011 -12 fiscal year, whichever comes 5 later, the COUNTY shall send the WATERSHED PERMITTEES an invoice which constitutes a 6 deposit of their share of the budgeted costs for fiscal year 2011 -12 as identified in 7 Exhibit B, which is attached hereto and made a part hereof. Each of the WATERSHED 8 PERMITTEES shall pay the actual costs and the deposit within 45 calendar days of their 9 respective receipt of the invoice. 10 The COUNTY shall prepare a fiscal year end accounting within 60 calendar days of 11 the end of the fiscal year. If the fiscal year end accounting results in costs (net 12 of interest earnings) exceeding the sum of the deposits, the COUNTY shall seek approval of the excess cost from the WATERSHED PERMITTEES and shall invoice each 13 WATERSHED PERMITTEE for its prorated share of the excess cost up to the amount of the 14 revised approved budget. Each WATERSHED PERMITTEE shall pay the billing within 45 15 calendar days of the date of the invoice. If the fiscal year end accounting results 16 in the sum of the deposits exceeding costs (net of interest earnings), the excess 17 deposits will carry forward to reduce the billings for the following year. 18 After the initial billing for the program, the COUNTY shall invoice each 19 WATERSHED PERMITTEE for its annual deposit at the beginning of each fiscal year. Each 20 WATERSHED PERMITTEE shall pay the deposit within 45 calendar days of the date of the invoice. Each WATERSHED PERMITTEE'S deposit shall be based on its prorated share of 21 the approved annual budget, reduced by its prorated share of any surplus identified in 22 the prior fiscal year end accounting. 23 Interest earned on the WATERSHED PERMITTEES' deposits will not be paid to the 24 WATERSHED PERMITTEES, but will be credited against the WATERSHED PERMITTEES' share of 25 the program costs. 26 4 • • Agreement No.D10 -071 1 Upon termination of the program, a final accounting shall be performed by the 2 COUNTY. If costs remaining after the deduction of interest costs exceed the sum of 3 the deposits, the COUNTY shall invoice each WATERSHED PERMITTEE for its prorated share of the deficit. Each WATERSHED PERMITTEE shall pay the invoice within 45 calendar 4 days of the date of the invoice. If the sum of the deposits, including interest, 5 exceeds the costs, the COUNTY shall reimburse to each WATERSHED PERMITTEE its prorated 6 share of the excess, within 45 calendar days of the final accounting. 7 Section 6. AMENDMENT. This AGREEMENT may be amended in writing only with the 8 unanimous written approval of the WATERSHED PERMITTEES. 9 Section 7. LIABILITY. It is mutually understood and agreed that, merely by the 10 virtue of entering into this AGREEMENT, each WATERSHED PERMITTEE neither relinquishes 11 any rights nor assumes any liabilities for its own actions or the actions of other WATERSHED PERMITTEES. It is the intent of the WATERSHED PERMITTEES that the rights 12 and liabilities of each WATERSHED PERMITTEE shall remain the same, while this 13 AGREEMENT is in force, as it was before this AGREEMENT was made, except as otherwise 14 specifically provided in this agreement. 15 Section 8. TERMINATION. Any WATERSHED PERMITTEE wishing to terminate its 16 participation in this AGREEMENT shall so notify all other WATERSHED PERMITTEES in 17 writing by March 1 of any year. Such termination shall be effective the following 18 June 30. The terminating WATERSHED PERMITTEE shall be responsible for financial 19 obligations hereunder to the extent incurred in accordance with this agreement by the 20 WATERSHED PERMITTEE prior to the effective date of termination. The balance of the WATERSHED PERMITTEES may continue in the performance of the terms and conditions of 21 this AGREEMENT on the basis of a revised allocation of cost based on the funding 22 formula in Exhibit A. Termination of participation in this AGREEMENT does not release 23 any WATERSHED PERMITTEE from its regulatory obligations under the NPDES PERMIT. 24 Section 9. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. The obligation of each WATERSHED PERMITTEE 25 is subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this purpose, and nothing 26 herein shall be construed as obligating the WATERSHED PERMITTEES to expend or as 5 • Agreement No.D10 -071 1 involving the WATERSHED PERMITTEES in any contract or other obligation for the future 2 payment of money in excess of appropriations authorized by law. 3 Section 10. NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this 4 AGREEMENT is intended or shall be construed to give any person, other than the 5 WATERSHED PERMITTEES hereto, and any permitted successors, any legal or equitable 6 right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this AGREEMENT or any provisions herein 7 contained. This AGREEMENT and any conditions and provisions hereof is intended to be 8 and is for the sole and exclusive benefit of the WATERSHED PERMITTEES hereto and for 9 the benefit of no other person, agency or entity. 10 Section 11. REFERENCE TO CALENDAR DAYS. Any reference to the word "day" or 11 "days" herein shall mean calendar day or calendar days, respectively, unless otherwise 12 expressly provided. 13 Section 12. ATTORNEYS FEES. In any action or proceeding brought to enforce 14 or interpret any provision of this AGREEMENT, or where any provision hereof is 15 asserted as a defense, each WATERSHED PERMITTEE shall bear its own attorneys' fees and 16 costs. 17 Section 13. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This AGREEMENT is intended by the WATERSHED 18 PERMITTEES as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and 19 exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the WATERSHED PERMITTEES 20 hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, 21 1 Prornises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to 22 herein. This AGREEMENT supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the 23 WATERSHED PERMITTEES with respect to such matter. 24 Section 14. SEVERABILITY. If any part of this AGREEMENT is held, 25 determined or adjudicated to be illegal, void, or unenforceable by a court of 26 6 Agreement No.D10 -071 1 competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this AGREEMENT shall be given effect to the 2 fullest extent reasonably possible. 3 Section 15. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. The terms and provisions of this 4 AGREEMENT shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the WATERSHED PERMITTEES 5 hereto and their successors and assigns. 6 Section 16. NOTICES. All notices required or desired to be given under 7 this AGREEMENT shall be in writing and (a) delivered personally, or (b) sent by 8 certified mail, return receipt requested or (c) sent by telefacsimile communication g followed by a mailed copy, to the addresses specified below, provided each WATERSHED 10 PERMITTEE may change the address for notices by giving the other WATERSHED PERMITTEES 11 at least ten (10) days written notice of the new address. Notices shall be deemed 12 received when actually received in the office of the addressee or when delivery is 13 refused, as shown on the receipt of the U.S. Postal service, or other person making 14 the delivery, except that notices sent by telefacsimile communication shall be deemed 15 received on the first business day following transmission. 16 Director of Public Works City of Anaheim 17 200 S. Anaheim Blvd. Ste 276 Anaheim, CA 92805 18 Public Works Director City of Brea 19 1 Civic Center Plaza Brea, CA 92821 20 I Director of Public WorkE 21 I City of Buena Park 6650 Beach Boulevard 22 Buena Park, CA 90622 -5009 Director of Public Works 23 City of Cypress 5272 Orange Avenue 24 Cypress, CA 90630 25 Maintenance Services Director City of Fullerton 26 303 West Commonwealth Avenue 7 Agreement No.D10 -071 1 Fullerton, CA 92832 2 Director of Public Works City of La Habra 3 201 East La Habra Boulevard La Habra, CA 90631 4 Director of Public Works City of La Palma 5 7822 Walker Street La Palma, CA 90623 6 Community Services Director 7 City of Los Alamitos 3191 Katella Avenue Los Alamitos, CA 90720 8 Director of Public Works 9 City of Placentia 401 East Chapman Avenue 10 Placentia, CA 92870 11 Director of Public Works City of Seal Beach 211 8th Street 12 Seal Beach, CA 90740 13 Director, OC Public Works County of Orange 14 P.O. Box 4048 Santa Ana, CA 92702 -4048 15 Section 17. EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT. This AGREEMENT may be executed in 16 counterpart and the signed counterparts shall constitute a single instrument. 17 Section 18. GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE. This AGREEMENT has been negotiated 18 and executed in the State of California and shall be governed by and construed under 19 the laws of the State of California. In the event of any legal action to enforce or 20 i interpret this AGREEMENT, the sole and exclusive venue shall be a court of competent 21 jurisdiction located in Orange County, California, and the WATERSHED PERMITTEES hereto 22 agree to and do hereby submit to the jurisdiction of such court, notwithstanding Code 23 of Civil Procedure section 394. Furthermore, the WATERSHED PERMITTEES have 24 25 specifically agreed, as part of the consideration given and received for entering into this AGREEMENT, to waive any and all rights to request that an action be transferred 26 8 • • Agreement No.D10 -071 1 for trial to another county under Code of Civil Procedure Section 394 or any other 2 provision of law. 3 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the WATERSHED PERMITTEES hereto have executed this AGREEMENT 4 the day and year first above written: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ! 21 22 23 24 25 26 9 • • Agreement No.D10 -071 1 ORANGE COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT 2 A body corporate and politic 3 B 4 y: Chairman of the Board of Supervisors 5 6 COUNTY OF ORANGE A body corporate and politic 7 (8 ry"i (2rpaelY 8 Date: 5 -11- By: Chairman of the Board of Supervisors 9 10 SIGNED AND CERTIFIED THAT A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN DELIVERED TO 11 THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD 12 13 Date: 5-11 II By Iik, Ld �� d / DARLENE J. BLOOM 14 Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of Orange County, California 15 16 APPROVED AS TO FORM COUNTY COUNSEL 17 ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA 18 19 BY 111110 Geo' : K. Hunt, Deputy 20 21 Date: 3 3 a 'D 22 23 24 25 26 10 . • Agreement No.D10 -071 1 CITY OF ANAHEIM 2 3 4 5 6 'ice " 1 Date: By: Ma /41f4t Pro Tem 7 8 9 ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: 1 0 City Clerk City Attorney 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 11 • • Agreement No.D10 -071 1 CITY OF BREA 2 3 4 5 2 6 Date: 3 - 3 -l1 By: Mayor 7 8 9 ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: 10 11 Aik _ • City Clerk C Attorney 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 • 25 26 12 III • Agreement No.D10 -071 1 CITY OF BUENA PARK 2 3 4 5 6 Date: °' " /r/ BY: Mayo 7 8 4447 104 9 ATTEST: � APPROVED AS TO FORM: 11 ,9< /FORS` City Clerk City Attorney 12 13 14 • '15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 13 • • Agreement No.D10 -071 1 CITY OF CYPRESS 2 3 4 5 / L_[._ 1 * / is 6 Date: " l P41.1 By: v �./ Mayor 7 le 8 9 ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: 10 11 06- AL City Clerk City Attorn - y S 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 14 • • Agreement No.D10 -071 • 1 CITY OF FULLERTON 2 3 4 5 6 Date: ' g '- 1 k By:, Mayor 7 8 9 ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: 10 - - 11 <di'i ity erk • ney 12 ••• 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 15 • • Agreement No.D10 -071 1 CITY OF LA HABRA 2 3 4 5 6 Date: 31-1A‘ By: "" _Afasia Ma • 7 8 9 ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: 10 City Clerk Cit Atto ey '12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 16 • Agreement No.D10 -071 1 CITY OF LA PALMA 2 3 4 5 6 Date: March 1, 2011 By: 4/, . d ayor 7 Ralph D. Rodriguez 8 9 ATTES r : APPROVED AS TO FORM: 0 L\ City Clerk City Att ey I 12 Laurie A. Murray Joel D. uperberg 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 • • Agreement No.D10 -071 1 CITY OF LOS ALAMITOS 2 3 4 5 I /j 6 Date: / J BY: % ay•rr 7 8 9 ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: 10 I Al 11 r -1‘eqt . 4 ► 1 City Clerk ity - ttorney 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 18 . . Agreement No.D10 -071 1 CITY OF PLACENTIA 2 3 4 5 6 Date: *1 By: 7 8 g ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: 10 • City Clerk OF City Att 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 • 23 24 25 26 19 II! Agreement No.D10 -071 1 CITY OF SEAL BEACH 2 3 4 5 6 Date: April 11, 2011 By: Mayor i_ichael P. Levitt 7 8 9 ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: 10 11 111. City lerk Lino Devine ity Attorney Quinn Barrow 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 20 f • • EXHIBIT A EXAMPLE: Cost Share Based on FY09 -10 NPDES Funding Formula Data PERCENTAGE • TOTAL • SQ. MILES ESTIMATED WEIGHTED JURISDICTION SQUARE W OF CITY LAND TOTAL ITHIN a POPULATION IN AVERAGE SHARE MILES WATERSHED AREA IN POPULATION WATERSHED OF COST ( %) WATERSHED 2 ANAHEIM 49.9 13.8 27.7 346,823 95,915 15.82 BREA 12.0 8 7 72.5 40,081 29,059 7.26 BUENA PARK 10.6 10 3 97.2 82,768 80,426 12.57 CYPRESS 6.6 4 7 71.2 49,541 35,279 5.61 FULLERTON 22.5 22.3 99.1 137,437 136,215 23 94 LA HABRA 7.4 7.4 100 0 62,635 62,635 9.45 LA PALMA 1.8 1 8 100 0 16,176 16,176 2 38 LOS ALAMITOS 2.0 2.0 100.0 12,191 12,191 2 14 PLACENTIA 6.6 3 5 53 0 51,727 27,431 4 28 SEAL BEACH 4 0 3 4 85.0 25,986 22,088 3.76 ORANGE CO 175 2 4 6 2 6 122,032 3,204 2.79 O C. Flood Control District - -- - -- - -- — - -- 10 00 TOTAL . 298 60, 82.5 - -- 947,397 520,619 100.00 1 Source: NPDES Stormwater Permit Implementation Agreement D02 -048. Includes Land Area Deductions from agreement exhibit A- 2 Percentage of City Land Area in Watershed = Square miles within Watershed/Total Square Miles * 100 3 Taken from California State Dept. of Finance as of 1/1/2009 "Estimated Population in Watershed = Total Population * Percentage of City Land Area in Watershed /100 5 Weighted Average Share of Cost = ((Square Miles within Watershed/Total Square Miles of Watershed) *0 5) +((Estimated Population in 6 Orange County Flood Control District assumes a flat 10 percent of the total , IIF e Exhibit B Draft Budget for Agreement D10 -071 • Budget Item. ' 2011=12. `- Projected , i Salaries and Employee Benefits - Account 0100 Water Quality Planning $42,835 Monitoring Programs $11,926 Data Management $1,511 Administrative $913 Laboratory - Account 1500 $400 Professional and Specialized Services - Account 1900 Analytical Services - Metals Analysis $25,872 General Transport and Travel - Account 2700 $825 Budget Total $84,282 '