Proposition O: Strategic Plan for Improving the Process

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Proposition O Strategic Plan for Improving the
Process
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Observations

• Slow start
• Process not viewed favorably
• Disagreement about goals
• Not like other City bond programs
• City at beginning of TMDL process
• Limited funds for projected needs
• Reliance on models vs. actual data

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General Recommendations

1. Develop master plan
2. Better identify impaired water bodies
3. Expand regional monitoring
4. Evaluate full impact of actions

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Specific Recommendations

• Categorize projects into two groups
• Water Quality Compliance Projects
• Innovative WQ Improvement Projects

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Specific Recommendations

1. Create Prop O administrator position
2. Create a comprehensive staffing plan
3. Do not repeat previous planning effort
4. Groundtruth computer models

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Specific Recommendations

• Evaluate proposal readiness
• Include O M estimate from operators
• Create funding partnerships
• Integrate with existing regional plans
• Standardize all formats
• Quantify WQ benefits

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Specific Recommendations

• - 17. Improve Coordination
• - 20. Improve Outreach

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Proposition O Status of Projects and Funding
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• APPROVED PROJECTS IN CONSTRUCTION
• (Total 38M)
• Catch Basin Inserts and Coverings Phase I
• Oros Green Street
• Catch Basin Opening Screen Covers Phase II
• Inner Cabrillo Beach Bacterial Water Quality
  Improvement Phase I
• Cesar Chavez Ground Water Improvement
  (Sheldon-Arleta Phase I)

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• APPROVED PROJECTS IN DESIGN
• (Total 32M and 29M set aside)
• Santa Monica Beaches Low Flow Diversions
  Upgrades
• Grand Blvd. Stormwater BMP
• La Cienega/Fairfax DWP Power Line Easement
  Stormwater BMP
• Mar Vista Recreation Center Stormwater BMP
• South Los Angeles Wetlands Park
• Imperial Highway Sunken Median Stormwater BMP
• Westminster Dog Park Stormwater BMP

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• PROJECTS APPROVED BY COUNCIL
• (Total 53M and 178M set aside)
• Strathern Pit Multi-Use
• Peck Park Canyon Enhancement
• Rosecrans Recreational Center Storm Water
  Enhancements
• Cabrito Paseo Walkway/Bike Path
• Echo Park Lake Rehabilitation Project (approved
  for design)
• Machado Lake Ecosystem-Water Quality/Habitat
  Improvement
• (approved for design)
• Wilmington Drain Multi-Use (approved for design)

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• PROJECTS APPROVED BY COAC AND AOC
• (Total 61M)
• Los Angeles Zoo Parking Lot Project
• Hansen Dam Recreational Area Parking Lot
• and Wetlands Restoration
• Trash TMDL Implementation Phase III
• Catch Basin Opening Screen Covers

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