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2005-038RESOLUTION NO. 2005- 38 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS FROM THE STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD TO REMEDIATE CONTAMINATION AT 3270 WEST LINCOLN AVENUE, ANAHEIM, DESIGNATING THE PUBLIC UTII.ITIES GENERAL MANAGER AS ANAHEIM' S AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE, AND AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF SUCH FUNDS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEARS 2004-2005 THROUGH 2009-2010 ACCORDINGLY. WHEREAS, in specified circumstances, section 25299.36 of the California Health and Safety Code authorizes local agencies to undertake or contract for corrective action at underground storage tank (UST) sites which have had unauthorized releases of petroleum; and WHEREAS, Subdivisions (c), (e), and (h) of section 25299.51 of the California Health and Safety Code authorize the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) to expend money from the Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund (USTCF) to pay for corrective action and oversight costs incurred by local agencies at certain petroleum UST sites; and WHEREAS, the SWRCB has established administrative procedures for providing cleanup funds to local agencies, which include the issuance of Letters of Award to local agencies named on the Emergency, Abandoned or Recalcitrant (EAR) Account Annual Site List; and WHEREAS, the City has determined that corrective action at the above-referenced site is authorized under the Health and Safety Code and the site is an appropriate candidate for funding assistance from the EAR Account, and the City has nominated the site for EAR Account funding; and WHEREAS, the State Water Resources Control Board requires that an Authorized Representative be designated by Anaheim to negotiate and execute transactions with the SWRCB as necessary to receive EAR Account funds to be used to remediate petroleum UST contamination at this site; and WHEREAS, the City is familiar with the terms, conditions and limitations of the receipt of EAR Account funds; and WHEREAS, the City is willing and able to conform to each of the terms, conditions and limitations imposed upon a recipient of EAR Account funds; and .. ~ ,_ _, WHEREAS, the City desires to accept and authorizes the receipt of up to $1.5 million of EAR Account funds to be used for corrective action at the above-referenced site; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend the annual budgets of the City to reflect and incorporate any funding so provided to the City, and to increase the annual appropriations and expenditures in the appropriate City program to reflect such funding. NOW, THEREFORE, BE TT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Anaheim as follows: 1. The Public Utilities General Manager is hereby designated as Anaheim's Authorized Representative and is authorized, directed and empowered, on behalf of Anaheim, to prepare the necessary data, to make investigations, and to take all actions necessary to complete the acceptance of EAR Account funds and implement corrective action at 3270 West Lincoln Avenue, Anaheim. 2 The City Council of the City of Anaheim hereby, and by this resolution, authorizes receipt of up to One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000) of EAR Account funds to be used for corrective action at the above-referenced site without further action of the City Council being required therefor. 3. The City of Anaheim hereby agrees to comply with each and all of the terms, conditions and limitations imposed by the SWRCB in connection with the receipt of EAR Account funds and the Public Utilities General Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute any agreements, assurances, or other documents as may be necessary in connection with the receipt of EAR Account funds as may be required by the SWRCB. 4. Contingent upon the receipt of EAR Account funds, the annual budgets of the City of Anaheim for Fiscal Years 2004-OS through 2009-2010 are hereby amended by increasing the appropriations and authorized expenditures in Program No. 501-521-6264 in the amount of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000), or in such other amounts as are equal to the amount of EAR Account funds to be received by the City. ~ _ _, __ THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Anaheim this 29th day of March , 2005, by the following roll-call vote: AYES: Mayor Pringle, Council Members Sidhu, Hernandez, Galloway, Chavez NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None CITY ANAHE MA R OF THE C Y O ANAHEIM ATTEST: -Q- ~. Y CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM 57453.1