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RESOLUTION NO. 2014-126 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU), DATED APRIL 16, 2014, AMONG THE SAN DIEGO BAY WATERSHED MANAGEMENT AREA PARTIES, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE MOU ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
Recommended Action
Council adopt the resolution.
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SUMMARY
The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Permit, Order No. R9-2013-0001 (Municipal Permit) requires the Copermittees within each of the ten watersheds of San Diego County to cooperate in the development and implementation of Water Quality Improvement Plans (WQIP) for their watersheds. Chula Vista is located entirely within the San Diego Bay Watershed. The Copermittees of the San Diego Bay Watershed include the County of San Diego, the San Diego Unified Port District, the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, and the Cities of Chula Vista, Coronado, Imperial Beach, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, National City, and San Diego. Further, Caltrans is a participating responsible agency in the Chollas Creek Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) program and its associated Comprehensive Load Reduction Plan, which will be incorporated into the San Diego Bay Watershed WQIP. The development and implementation of the San Diego Bay Watershed WQIP necessitates a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) among the Copermittees and Caltrans (collectively referred to as Parties) to address specific watershed permit requirements, and to define the associated Parties' shared watershed responsibilities and financial obligations.
The proposed MOU is attached as Attachment A.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Director of Development Services has reviewed the proposed activity for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that the activity is not a "Project" as defined under Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines because the activity consists of the creation...
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