HomeMy WebLinkAbout13A - APPOINT REP - SA RIVER FLOOD PROTECTION AGENCYREQUEST FOR
COUNCIL ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
NOVEMBER 18, 2013
TITLE:
APPOINT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE
SANTA ANA RIVER FLOOD PROTECTION
AGENCY
CITY M C AGER
RECOMMENDED ACTION
CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY:
APPROVED
❑ As Recommended
❑ As Amended
❑ Ordinance on 1" Reading
❑ Ordinance on 2 "d Reading
❑ Implementing Resolution
❑ Set Public Hearing For
CONTINUED TO
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Appoint William Galvez, Acting Director of Public Works as the City's representative to the Santa
Ana River Flood Protection Agency.
DISCUSSION
The City's former Public Works Agency Director served as the City's representative. The Agency
meets every other month and representatives do not receive compensation.
The Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency (SARFPA) supports the Santa Ana River
Mainstem Project and was formed on November 25, 1974. As a joint powers agency, SARFPA's
primary function is to support congressional authorization and appropriations for the Santa Ana
River Mainstem Project and related projects such as the Westminster Watershed Study. The
agency provides its members with information on the status of the Santa Ana River and related
projects and regional flood control improvements.
The Santa Ana River Mainstem Project involves the construction of flood control improvements
for the communities within Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Its main features
include the construction of the Seven Oaks Dam in San Bernardino County and the Lower Santa
Ana River Channel Improvements in Orange County.
SARFPA collectively and through individual members communicates the importance of the Santa
Ana River flood control improvements to its Orange County Congressional delegation. SARFPA
also sends its Executive Director to Washington D.C. in support of Orange County Supervisors
and County staff in seeking appropriations for the Santa Ana River Mainstem Project.
SARFPA also communicates with the Orange County State Delegation and the State
Department of Water Resources to reimburse the OCFCD's for the State's share of the project
costs. SARFPA also supports the efforts of the OCFCD to have the 100 -year Santa Ana River
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Flood Plan amended by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA resulting in the
reduction of insurance premiums and, in many cases, the removal of mandatory flood insurance
requirements. SARFPA will continue supporting the Santa Ana River Project until its completion.
SARFPA consists of representatives from the County of Orange, Orange County Flood Control
District (OCFCD), Orange County Water District, Orange County Sanitation District, Costa Mesa
Sanitation District, and 17 Orange County cities, which include: City of Anaheim, City of Buena
Park , City of Cypress, City of Fountain Valley, City of Fullerton, City of Garden Grove, City of
Huntington Beach, City of Irvine, City of Newport Beach, City of Orange, City of Placentia, City of
Santa Ana, City of Seal Beach, City of Stanton, City of Tustin, City of Westminster, City of Yorba
Linda. The agency contracts for the services of an Executive Director.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
Maria D. Huizar,
Clerk of the Council
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