Pasadena Water and Power

Authorization to Enter into MOUs with LACFCD and ASF to Implement Proposition 84 Grant

Presented byNatalie Ouwersloot, Engineer

City Council October 29, 2012

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Background

• Hahamongna Basin Multi-Use Project> 2006 Grant application in partnership with the Arroyo

Seco Foundation (ASF)> One of 13 projects selected for the Greater Los

Angeles County Integrated Resources Water Management Project Implementation

• Proposition 84 Grant - $3,271,000 Awarded> Funded by the California Department of Water

Resources> Administered by the Los Angeles County Flood

Control District (LACFCD)

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Hahamongna Basin Multi-Use Project

Original Project•Basin Component

>Public Works Project>$981,300

•Canyon Component>Water and Power

Project>$2,289,700

•Matching Funding>Adopted Water System

and Parks and Landscaping CIP Projects

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Canyon Component

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• Originally $2,289,700 grant funds> Improve stream intake structure> Install public restroom> Improve fish habitat connectivity

• Additional $981,300 funds shifted from Basin to Canyon> Remove unused water facilities> Improve open space and passive recreational

opportunities> Rehabilitate area with native plants, improve fish

habitat, and remove invasive species

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Improve Stream Intake Structure

Upgrade Arroyo Seco intake structure to capture full water rights

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Improve Stream Intake Structure

Optional inflatable dam

6Source: Obermeyer Hydro Inc.

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Improve Recreational Opportunities

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Install restroom and adjacent interpretive signage, picnic tables, water fountain, and/or horse trough

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Restore Riparian Habitat

Remove unused facilities and rehabilitate area with native plant, improve fish habitat, and remove invasive species

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Memorandums of Understanding

• Los Angeles County Flood Control District> Provided as Attachment B> Receive $3,271,000 in Proposition 84 grant funds> LACFCD finalizing its agreement with DWR> Expend funds by December 2015

• Arroyo Seco Foundation> Provided as Attachment C> ASF to act as a consultant for a fee not to exceed

$250,000> Tasks include community education/outreach,

permitting, design input, and implementation of the habitat restoration program

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Recommended Action

• CEQA exemption for funding shift and MOUs• Approve shifting total $3,271,000 grant fund to

Canyon component of the Hahamongna Basin Multi-Use Project

• Authorize MOU with Los Angeles County Flood Control District to receive $3,271,000 Proposition 84 grant funds

• Authorize MOU with Arroyo Seco Foundation for a fee not to exceed $250,000 to implement the project

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Matching Funding

• Adopted Water System and Parks and Landscaping CIP Projects>Improve and realign approximately 3,000 linear

feet of the Westside Perimeter Trail>Partially restore the Berkshire Creek drainage

area>Expand an existing parking lot>Expand percolation grounds to spread additional

water diverted>2009 Post Station Fire canyon repairs

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Proposed Project

• Basin Component>$0

• Canyon Component>$3,271,000

• Matching Funding>Remains intact with

2009 Post Station Fire canyon repairs included

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Schematic Funding Status

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Attachment A Schematic Hahamongna Basin Multi-Use Project Funding Status

Proposition 84 Integrated Resources Water Management Former Hahamongna Basin Multi-Use Project

Canyon Component Basin Component Matching Funding

$2,289,700 $981,300 $3,878,494 (PWD $3,111,392 – PWP $767,102)

Improve intake structure Raise elevation approx. 8 acres Westside Perimeter Trail Project

Install public bathroom Restore sycamore woodland and sage scrub habitat Berkshire Creek Project

Improve fish habitat connectivity Sycamore Grove Field Project (partial)

Water Capital Fund Spreading Grounds

Proposed Hahamongna Basin Multi-Use Project

Canyon Component Basin Component Matching Funding

$3,271,000 $0 $4,653,836 (PWD $3,111,392 – PWP $1,542,444)

Improve intake structure Westside Perimeter Trail Project

Install public bathroom Berkshire Creek Project

Remove unused water facilities Sycamore Grove Field Project (partial)

Improve open space and recreation Water Capital Fund Spreading Grounds

Improve fish and plant habitat FEMA Station Fire Canyon Improvements

Council Action Requested to Authorize MOUs with LACFCD and ASF