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TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
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DATE: MARCH 28, 2017
SUBJECT: POSSIBLE SUPPORT FOR SENATE BILL 541 (AGENDIZED BY
COUNCILMEMBER CLARK)
SUMMARY
This item is presented to the City Council at the request of Councilmember Clark. Please see a
proposed draft letter of support (Attachment A) and the language for Senate Bill (SB) 541
(Attachment B).
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Discuss and provide direction to staff.
FISCAL IMPACT—None
STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT—None
PUBLIC NOTICE PROCESS
This item has been noticed through the regular agenda notification process.
Prepared by:
Marc Donohue,City Clerk
Attachment A: Draft Letter of Support—City of Rosemead
Attachment B: SB 541 Language
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Attachment A
Draft Letter of Support — City of Rosemead
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March 28, 2017
The Honorable Ben Allen
California State Senate
State Capitol, Room 2054
Sacramento, CA 95814
FAX: (916) 651-4026
RE: SB 541 (Allen) Stormwater Guidelines for Schools. NOTICE OF SUPPORT
Dear Senator Allen:
The City of Rosemead strongly supports Senate Bill (SB) 541, which encourages school districts
to partner with local municipalities to address stormwater pollution by calling on the State Water
Quality Control Board, the State Department of Education and the Office of the State Architect
to develop best practices for water capture design standards for all new school construction and
reconstruction.
Under the 2012 Municipal Separate Storm Water Sewer System (MS4) permit, adopted by the
Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board, cities in Los Angeles County must meet
some of the strongest water quality guidelines in the Country. In order to meet these standards,
municipalities must spend billions of dollars upgrading infrastructure and storm water capture
technology. The City of Rosemead reported expending over $500,000 in fiscal year 2015-2016,
and has budgeted $750,000 in fiscal year 2016-2017 to implement its stormwater compliance
monitoring program and upgrade its stormwater catch basins for trash controls. The Upper Los
Angeles River Watershed Management Group (ULAR WMG) Enhanced Watershed
Management Program (EWMP) Plan identifies needed capital expenditures of over
$110,110.000 by 2037,just for the City of Rosemead, along with another $3,760,000 per year for
operation and maintenance costs,to achieve MS4 permit compliance.
In many cases, cities are working with their local park districts to find suitable open space sites
to capture and treat stormwater, but in many urban areas, particularly in Los Angeles County and
the Bay Area, school sites are among the largest parcels in otherwise fully built-out cities.
However, because schools are not currently subject to an MS4 permit, there are no water capture
standards or best practices for schools to follow.
School sites offer a unique opportunity to partner with municipalities to capture and treat
stormwater. During construction or reconstruction, a campus can be retrofitted to capture, treat,
store and use rainwater with rain gardens, bioswales, cisterns, and native plants. Adding these
natural features will also offer students more healthy environments that have been shown to
improve concentration, reduce stress, and stimulate creativity.
SB 541 provides useful guidelines and best practices standards for schools to partner with cities
to locate stormwater projects that improve water quality and sustainability while improving our
campuses for generations.
For these reasons,the City of Rosemead supports your SB 541.
Sincerely,
Sandra Armenta
Mayor
City of Rosemead
cc: Tina Andolina, Office of Senator Allen, tina.andolina@sen.ca.gov
Assemblymember Ed Chau—Fax: (916) 319-2149
Senator Ed Hernandez—Fax: (916)319-2143
Jennifer Quan, Regional Public Affairs Manager,jquan@cacities.org
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Attachment B
SB 541 Language
SENATE BILL No. 541
Introduced by Senator Allen
February 16,2017
An act to add Section 17255.5 to the Education Code, relating to
school facilities.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 541,as introduced, Allen. School facilities: water capture design
standards.
Existing law requires the Energy Resources Conservation and
Development Commission, in consultation with the State Department
of Education and the Division of the State Architect and the Office of
Public School Construction within the Department of General Services,
to recommend best design practices that include energy efficiency
measures for all new public schools,and to report the recommendations
to the Governor and the Legislature by October I, 2003.
This bill would require the State Department of Education,the State
Water Resources Control Board,and the Division of the State Architect
and the Office of Public School Construction within in the Department
of General Services, to consult and recommend best design practices
that include water capture design standards for all new,reconstructed,
or altered public schools, including school grounds. The bill would
require these recommendations to be reported to the Governor and the
Legislature on or before January 1,2019.The bill would define"water
capture" for these purposes.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
I SECTION 1. Section 17255.5 is added to the Education Code,
2 to read:
3 17255.5. (a) The State Department of Education, the State
4 Water Resources Control Board, and the Division of the State
5 Architect and the Office of Public School Construction within the
6 Department of General Services, shall consult and recommend
7 best design practices that include water capture design standards
8 for all new, reconstructed, or altered public schools, including
9 school grounds.
10 (b) These recommendations shall be reported to the Governor
11 and the Legislature on or before January I, 2019.
12 (c) For purposes of this section"water capture"means to control
13 water pollutants, pollutant loads, and water runoff volume to the
14 maximum extent feasible by minimizing impervious surface area
15 and controlling runoff from impervious surfaces through
16 infiltration, evapotranspiration, bio-retention,and rainfall harvest
17 and use. Water capture may be used in open space, parks, fields,
18 rooftops, streetscapes, parking lots, sidewalks, and medians.
19 (d) (1) The reporting requirement pursuant to subdivision (b)
20 shall be inoperative on January 1, 2023, pursuant to Section
21 10231.5 of the Government Code.
22 (2) A report submitted by the Legislature pursuant to subdivision
23 (b) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the
24 Government Code.
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