DATE: April 9, 2019
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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) BETWEEN THE SAN DIEGO REGIONAL STORMWATER COPERMITTEES TO SHARE COSTS AND PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ACTIVITIES REQUIRED UNDER ORDER NO. R9-2013-0001 AS AMENDED BY ORDERS R9-2015-0001 AND R9-2015-0100, THE MUNICIPAL STORMWATER PERMIT; THE DISTRICT'S SHARE NOT TO EXCEED $111,027. FY 2019 EXPENDITURES ARE BUDGETED; FUNDS REQUIRED FOR FUTURE FISCAL YEARS WILL BE BUDGETED IN THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR, SUBJECT TO BOARD APPROVAL UPON ADOPTION OF EACH FISCAL YEAR'S BUDGET
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The San Diego County Municipal Stormwater Permit requires regional coordination between 21 municipalities (or Copermittees1). Since 2001, the Copermittees have been actively coordinating on a regional scale under various memorandums of understanding that are aligned with the Municipal Stormwater Permit. On December 11, 2007, the Board of Port Commissioners (Board) approved the current MOU between the Copermittees to establish the responsibilities of each Copermittee and include a cost-share formula that identified each Copermittee's share of regional costs for monitoring, education, and other required collaborative efforts. There have been three amendments to the MOU since 2007.
The current Municipal Stormwater Permit2 was adopted in 2013 by San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board Order No. R9-2013-0001 and was subsequently amended twice in 2015 (the "2013 Permit").
The most recent MOU amendment occurred in 2015 and included an updated cost share budget, and an extension of the MOU term through August 31, 2019. Because the MOU is set to expire in 2019, a fourth amendment to the MOU will be necessary to continue the regional programs and cost sharing through the remainder of the 2013 Permit, plus 12 months or August 2024, whichever is longer. The proposed Amendment No. 4 includes an updated regional cost share budget and changes to the structure...
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