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Resolution: RES 60-2017
File Number: 17-502 Enactment Number: RES 60-2017
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN WORKPLAN IN ACCORDANCE
WITH PROVISION C.3.J OF THE MUNICIPAL REGIONAL PERMIT.
WHEREAS, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board's Municipal Regional Permit
("MRP") regulates stormwater discharges from municipal storm drain systems throughout San Mateo
County, including the City of South San Francisco; and
WHEREAS, Provision C.3.j of the MRP requires each permittee to develop a Green Infrastructure Plan
that demonstrates how permittees will gradually shift from traditional "gray" storm drain infrastructure,
which channels polluted runoff directly into receiving waters without treatment, to a more resilient and
sustainable storm drain system comprised of "green" infrastructure, which captures, stores and treats
stormwater; and
WHEREAS, the MRP also requires that Green Infrastructure Plans be collectively designed to achieve
specific reductions in mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls(PCBs)within specific time horizons; and
WHEREAS,all permittees under the MRP are required to approve by June 30,2017 a Green Infrastructure
Plan Workplan; and
WHEREAS, the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County (C/CAG) has been
working with its member agencies, including the City of South San Francisco to develop model green
infrastructure planning documents, including a model workplan; and
WHEREAS, the South San Francisco Green Infrastructure Plan Workplan details the required tasks to
develop a Green Infrastructure Plan compliant with MRP requirements, including those aspects that will
be implemented by C/CAG and those by local agencies; and
WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco is committed to complying with requirements of the MRP;
and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City of South San Francisco to allocate sufficient resources to ensure
timely development of a Green Infrastructure Plan in accordance with MRP requirements; and
WHEREAS,the cost to develop a Green Infrastructure Plan is estimated to be$450,000 over three
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fiscal years; and
WHEREAS, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-16 Capital Improvement Program allocated $200,000 for green
infrastructure planning; and
WHEREAS,remaining funds for the development of the Green Infrastructure Plan will be requested in FY
2018-19 and FY 2019-20.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED,by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco that the
City Council of the City of South San Francisco, hereby approves the South San Francisco Green
Infrastructure Plan Workplan and commits to completing the Green Infrastructure Plan by September
2019.
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At a meeting of the Special City Council on 6/27/2017,a motion was made by Mark Addiego, seconded by
Richard Garbarino, that this Resolution be approved.The motion passed.
Yes: 5 Matsumoto, Normandy,Addiego, Gupta, and Garbarino
Attest by
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