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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC-2880 - Cost Sharing for Coast California Storm/Tidal Wave Study• TO: FROM: 9 iY THE CITY City Council Public Works Department September 23, 1991 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 1 ITEM NO. F -3(b) SUBJECT: COAST OF CALIFORNIA STORM AND TIDAL WAVE STUDY SOUTH COAST REGION - COST SHARING AGREEMENT WITH COUNTY OF ORANGE /HARBORS, BEACHES AND PARKS RECOMMENDATIONS: Approve the Cost Sharing Agreement with County of Orange /Harbors, Beaches and Parks and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the agreement. DISCUSSION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been authorized to conduct a study of the Coast of California from the Mexican • border to the Oregon border. The first phase of the study extended from the Mexican border to Dana Point and was just completed. On September 9, 1991, the Corps of Engineers entered into an agreement with Orange County /Harbors, Beaches and Parks to continue the study along the Orange County coast. The results of the study will provide important information for planning and engineering purposes along the Orange County coast. Elements of the study include: 1. Collection and evaluation of existing coastal studies. 2. Installation of wave gages and collection of data. 3. Tabulation of sand profiles and current data. 4. Wave height analysis. 5. Evaluation of potential beach erosion associated with storm waves and sea level rise. 6. Sediment budget analysis for Orange County beaches. Cost sharing for the proposed 5 year study is as follows: • Corps of Engineers 50% County of Orange 25% Laguna Beach 6;% Huntington Beach 614% Seal Beach 63,% Newport Beach 614% (m) l • :J • Subject: Coast of California Storm and Tidal Wave Study South Coast Region - Cost Sharing Agreement with County of Orange /Harbors, Beaches and Parks September 23, 1991 Page 2 The estimated cost of the study is $2,250,000 with the City's share of $25,000 the first year increasing to $31,500 in the fourth year. Funds are included in the current budget in Account No. 02- 2997 -561 for the City's share. The County of Orange is the local lead agency and has entered into agreements with the Corps of Engineers and the cities of Laguna Beach, Huntington Beach, and Seal Beach. This agreement provides for the City of Newport Beach's share of the cost. Terms of the agreement are as follows: A. Orange County agrees to: 1. Act as lead agency. 2. Provide 25% funding for study. B. City of Newport Beach agrees to: 1. Provide 6;$ funding for study. 2. Appoint one member to Executive Committee for overall study management. C. It is mutually agreed: 1. City and County participation shall be subject to availability of funds and limited by annual budget approval of each agency. 2. Final Report by June 30, 1996. Benjamin B. Nolan Public Works Director JW.•so BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA . MINUTES April 21, 1992 COST SHARING AGREEMENTS WITH THE CITIES OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, NEWPORT BEACH, AND LAGUNA BEACH FOR THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA STORM AND TIDAL WAV STUDY: Environmental Management Agency requests approval of agreements Tor the Coast of California Storm and Tidal Wave Study, performed in cooperation with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. MOTION: On motion by Supervisor Vasquez, seconded by Supervisor Roth, the Board moved to: 1. Find that the recommended action is not a project as defined by California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378. 2. Authorize execution of the Coast Sharing Agreements with the Cities of Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, and Laguna Beach. MOTION UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED. Agreement No. 92 -022 COST SHARING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH AND THE COUNTY OF ORANGE FOR THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA STORM AND TIDAL WAVE STUDY SOUTH COAST REGION This Agreement is made and entered into this oday of , 1991 by and between the City of Newport Beach, a municipal corporation, hereinafter referred to as CITY and the County of Orange /Harbors, Beaches and Parks, hereinafter referred to as COUNTY for the mutual benefits and premises contained herein: RECITALS 1. WHEREAS, the Corps of Engineers is authorized to conduct a study of the Coast of California from the Mexican Border to the Oregon Border through Section 208 of the Flood Control Act of 1965; and 2. WHEREAS, the Corps of Engineers has prepared a Consolidated Plan of Study dated March, 1987 for the entire coast (Appendix A), and has determined that further studies are necessary to complete the objectives of data collection and analysis for the California coastline; and 3. WHEREAS, the term "Study" shall mean that work to be done in accordance with Appendix A and culminating in a report to be made available to the COUNTY and CITY; and 4. WHEREAS, work in the South Coast Region will proceed according to the appropriate Scope of Study (Appendix B), upon appropriation of funds, and; 5. WHEREAS, the emphasis of Coast of California Storm and Tidal Wave Study is on data collection and analysis to assist in coastal planning and design, and this agreement in no way provides for the implementation of any projects; and 6. WHEREAS, pursuant to Harbors and Navigation Code, Section 65, the - 1 - 1 COUNTY either independently or in cooperation with any person or any city, 2 county, state, federal or other agency to the extent that funds are available 3 therefore, shall study and report upon problems of beach erosion and means for 4 stabilization of beaches at shoreline areas; 5 7. WHEREAS, the COUNTY has the authority and capability to furnish the 6 cooperation hereinafter set forth and is willing to participate in study cost 7 sharing and financing in accordance with the terms set forth in a Cost Shared 8 Agreement (Appendix C) between the United States of America (Corps of Engineers) 9 and the County of Orange and the County of Los Angeles, and; 10 8. WHEREAS, the CITY has the authority and capability to furnish the 11 cooperation hereinafter set forth and is willing to participate in study cost 12 sharing and financing in accordance with the terms set forth in this agreement 13 and Appendices A, B and C, and; 14 9. WHEREAS, the South Coast Region of the Coast of California Storm 15 and Tidal Wave Study consists of the section of the Coast between Dana Point 16 headlands and Sequit Point headlands within the Counties of Orange and Los 17 Angeles, and; 18 10. WHEREAS, each County and its cooperating local agencies are 19 required by the terms of the Cost Shared Agreement (Appendix C) to fund fifty 20 (50%) percent of the Non - Federal cost of the project, and; 21 11. WHEREAS, the results of the study will provide important 22 information for planning and engineering purposes to Orange County, the Cities 23 of Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach and Seal Beach and other local 24 agencies, the County of Orange as primary local sponsor is enlisting the support 25 and cost sharing commitment from as many local agencies as possible, and; 26 NOW THEREFORE, it is agreed by and between the parties hereto as 27 follows: 28 /// - 2 - 0 0 I. COUNTY agrees to provide cost - sharing and financing of fifty (50 %) percent of the Non - Federal funding required of Orange County and local supporting agencies. Consistent with applicable federal statutes and regulations, fifty (50 %) percent of this cost sharing may be acceptable in -kind services. II. CITY agrees to provide cost - sharing and financing of twelve and one -half (12.5 %,) percent, not to exceed $31,250 of the annual non- federal funding required of Orange County and local supporting agencies. Consistent with applicable federal statutes and regulations, fifty (50 %) percent of this cost- sharing may be acceptable in -kind services. III. CITY and COUNTY agree that although the scope of work and plan of action (Appendix B) describe a five year study program, CITY and COUNTY participation shall be limited by the annual budget approval of the appropriate Council or Board of Supervisors for each fiscal year. IV. According to the funding schedule in Appendix B (Figure 6) the highest CITY cost sharing of $31,250 would be in year 4 provided City Council approved participation in the study for that fiscal year. For the first study fiscal year, starting July 1, 1991, the CITY cost - sharing and financing of the study shall not exceed $25,000. V. The CITY and COUNTY agree that either party may terminate participation in the Study if it is determined that it is not in accord with its current policies and budget priorities. When such a case exists, the study shall be - 3 - terminated according to Article XII of Appendix C and all data and information shall be made available to both parties. VI. If funds are not available from any cooperating local agency during the Study period, the Executive Committee, as established in Article V of Appendix C, shall amend the scope of work and plan of action to continue within the limits of the revised funding schedule. VII. In accordance with Article V of Appendix C, the COUNTY and each participating CITY shall have equal opportunity for overall Study management by the appointment of one member to the Executive Committee. VIII. The final report documenting the results of the Study shall be completed by June 30, 1996. f/J - 4 - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10' 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 i • IN WITNESS WHEREOF, COUNTY has caused this agreement to be executed by the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, acting as the governing board of COUNTY, and attested by its Clerk, and CITY has caused this agreement to be executed by its Mayor, and attested by its Clerk, all thereunto duly authorized on the dates set forth opposite their respective signatures. ATTEST: CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH Date: Date: 9Z re� cnk F— v Date: SIGNED AND CERTIFIED THAT A COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN DELIVERED TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. c� -b .X4 LINDA D. -RUTH Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of Orange County, California APPROVED AS TO FORM: Terry C. Andrus, County Counsel Orange County, California By: Deputy TLR:das /1260 1021907511332 By: '1 Mayor By: ems' City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: By: - 5 - ttorpey ..._ PARKS Qnairman or the Board or Supervisors f Orange County acting as the; Governing Board of the Orange County Harbors, Beaches and Parks