HomeMy WebLinkAboutC29935 MOU AB2766 - PM10 Street Sweeping PgrmSTAFF REPORT
CITY OF PALM DESERT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
MEETING DATE: August 27, 2020
PREPARED BY: Amy Lawrence, Management Analyst
REQUEST: Consider Approval of Amendment Five to AB 2766 Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) between the Coachella Valley Association of
Governments (CVAG) and Member Jurisdictions to Provide Sustainable
Funding for the Regional PM10 Street Sweeping Program
Recommendation
By Minute Motion,
1. Approve amendment five to AB 2766 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between
the Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) and member jurisdictions
to maintain contributions from the cities and the County at 75% to provide Sustainable
Funding for the Regional PM10 Street Sweeping Program from July 1, 2020 through
June 30, 2024.
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute amendment five to the AB 2766 MOU.
Strateaic Plan Obiective
N/A
Discussion
The Coachella Valley is a designated non -attainment area for PM10, or air particulate matter
smaller than 10 microns. The primary source of PM10 is dust -generating activities like vehicles
traveling over paved or unpaved streets and through construction zones. Since the early 1990s,
the Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) and its member agencies have
cooperated on a Regional PM10 Street Sweeping Program.
The street sweeping program is currently funded by three main sources:
Grant funding from the South Coast Air Qualitv Management District (SCAQMD). The
SCAQMD grant in the amount of $1,150,000 provides approximately $220,000 for each of
five years for the street sweeping program. While the first year of funding was guaranteed,
the remaining four years are pending a study of the street sweeping program's efficiency and
effectiveness, which is also funded by the grant. The grant was initially awarded to make up
for a funding shortfall after funding from SCAQMD's Mobile Air Source Pollution Reduction
Review (MSRC) Committee ended in 2018.
2. Coachella Vallev Air Quality Enhancement Fund managed by Riverside County, also known
as Colmac funds. Since July 2010, the County has set aside $150,000 each year for the
regional street sweeping program. The current term ran through FY19/20, and CVAG is
working with the County to request an additional five-year extension.
August 27, 2020 - Staff Report
AB 2766 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Amendment Five
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3. Reallocation of a portion of AB 2766 funds dispersed to individual iurisdictions based on
vehicle license plate renewals. AB 2766 funding sent to cities and counties by the SCAQMD
is generated by a surcharge on annual DMV fees and must be used to reduce air pollution
generated by motor vehicles.
In previous years when funding from other sources tended to fluctuate, AB 2766 contributions
from CVAG member jurisdictions also ranged from 33% to 100%. In 2016, the fourth amendment
to the MOU for this reallocation requested that 75% of AB 2766 funds be directed toward the
regional street sweeping program. The term of the fourth amendment expired on June 30, 2020.
With this fifth amendment, CVAG requests that the jurisdictional contribution level remain at 75%
for the next four years, through June 30, 2024. One hundred percent of all funding goes toward
the street sweeping program, currently operated by CVAG under contract with M&M Sweeping,
Inc. from Thousand Palms.
Amendment Five to the MOU was also reviewed and supported by the CVAG Energy &
Environment Committee on May 14, 2020, and approved by the CVAG Executive Committee on
June 8, 2020. Identical MOU Amendments are being circulated to all participating member
agencies for approval by their respective governing bodies.
Fiscal Analvsis
Approval of amendment five to the MOU will not negatively impact the General Fund. The City
received $68,444 in AB 2766 funds in FY 18/19 and $50,851 for the first three quarters of FY
19/20. Payments to CVAG at the 75% allocation for the street sweeping program were $51,333
in FY 18/19 and $38,138 for the first three quarters of FY 19/20. Based on the estimated revenue
of approximately $64,000 with a 75% allocation (or $48,000) to CVAG, there will remain a balance
of approximately $16,000 annually to use for other designated programs.
LEGAL REVIEW
N/A
DEPT. REVIEW
FINANCIAL
REVIEW
Ryan Stendell
Robert W. Director of Janet M. Moore
Hargreaves Community Director of Finance
City Attorney Development
City Manager, Lauri Aylaian:
ASSISTANT
CITY MANAGER
.Andy ,Firestine
Andy Firestine
Assistant City
Manager
APPLICANT: Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG)
Attention: Libby Carlson
73710 Fred Waring Drive
Palm Desert, California 92260
ATTACHMENTS: Amendment Five to AB 2766 Memorandum of Understanding
AMENDMENT FIVE
TO
AB 2766 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU)
BETWEEN
COACHELLA VALLEY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS
AND
CVAG MEMBER JURISDICTIONS
JULY 1, 2020
The AB 2766 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is made and entered into by and between the
Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) and the CVAG member jurisdictions. The
parties acknowledge that this Amendment shall be for the period starting July 1, 2020 and shall bind
the parties hereunder for the entire term of the four-year amendment; through June 30, 2024.
The AB 2766 MOU is hereby amended through this Amendment Five as follows:
1) At their June 1, 2020 meeting, the Executive Committee approved to maintain CVAG's AB
2766 formula at 75% to provide sustainable funding of the Regional PM10 Street Sweeping
Program and related activities starting July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2024;
2) All other terms and conditions shall remain the same.
COACHELLA VALLEY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS
By:
Title: Jeff Grubbe, CVAG Chair
Date:
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