HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 7724 2026-1-12 RESOLUTION 7724
A RESOLUTION OF THE SEAL BEACH CITY COUNCIL
APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING WITH THE OCEAN CLEANUP AND LOS
ANGELES COUNTY FOR THE SAN GABRIEL RIVER TRASH
MITIGATION INITIATIVE (CIP SD2501)
WHEREAS, representatives of the State of California Assembly, County of Orange
(Orange County), County of Los Angeles (LA County), Cities of Long Beach and
Seal Beach (Agencies), and other regional entities endeavor to enhance
cooperative efforts, support technical feasibility, design, and implementation
activities, and identify funding for the San Gabriel River Trash Mitigation Initiative
(Initiative); and,
WHEREAS, the Initiative includes program management, project oversight, key
stakeholder engagement, a feasibility / alternative recommendations study phase
(Feasibility Study), a future final design phase, a future implementation phase, and
operational beach clean-up efforts for the public beach owned and maintained by
the City of Seal Beach (City); and,
WHEREAS, Orange County has transferred funding in the amount of$525,000 to
the City for executing associated Initiative efforts including program management,
project oversight, key stakeholder engagement, the Feasibility Study phase, and
operational beach clean-up efforts for the public beach owned and maintained by
the City; and has collaborated in good faith in the delivery of these outlined
responsibilities; and,
WHEREAS, on March 25, 2024, City Council adopted Resolution 7499 accepting
$525,000 of funding from Orange County and authorizing the City Manager to
execute applicable actions associated with the Initiative; and,
WHEREAS, on November 12, 2024, the City Council adopted Resolution 7578 to
award a professional services agreement, as the result of a Request for Proposals
process, to Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. for execution of the San Gabriel River
Trash Mitigation Feasibility Study (CIP SD2501); and,
WHEREAS, the Initiative representatives have made great progress in raising
awareness of coastal trash issues and the need to mitigate this debris to maintain
clean beaches and oceans and resulting in improved habitat for area wildlife; and,
WHEREAS, the early success of the Initiative gained interest from The Ocean
Cleanup to provide private funding to analyze, design, and implement a project
from the final recommendations of the Feasibility Study; and,
WHEREAS, A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Seal
Beach, LA County, and The Ocean Cleanup has been prepared to outline the
terms of a potential cooperative agreement to implement the project; and,
WHEREAS, LA County has jurisdictional authority of the Lower San Gabriel River
regional flood control facility and baseline responsibilities for operations and
maintenance; and,
WHEREAS, based upon the review of the MOU by the City and LA County, the
City Council finds that execution of the MOU between the City, LA County, and
The Ocean Cleanup is in the best interest of the City and the City's public beach.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Seal Beach City Council does resolve, declare,
determine, and order as follows:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are hereby adopted
by reference as though set forth in full.
Section 2. The City Council hereby approves the Memorandum of
Understanding that sets forth the terms for a future agreement to
implement a trash mitigation device or devices.
Section 3. The City Council authorizes and directs the Mayor to execute the
Memorandum of Understanding.
Section 4. The City Council authorizes the City Manager to transmit to The
Ocean Cleanup the City-approved San Gabriel River Trash
Mitigation Initiative — Feasibility Study.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Seal Beach City Council at a
regular meeting held on the 12th day of January 2026 by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Kalmick, Seneca!, Steele, Wong, Landau
NOES: Council Members
ABSENT: Council Members
ABSTAIN: Council Members
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I, Gloria D. Harper, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution is the original copy of Resolution 7712 on file in the office of
the City Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting held on the 12th day of January 2026.
loria . Harper, City Clerk