HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 11e - LA County Tree Replacement Cooperative AgreementLA County Tree Replacement Cooperative Agreement
July 19, 2022
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DATE: July 19, 2022
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Paul Cranmer, Public Works Services Director
By: Carmen Masud, Deputy Public Works Services Director
SUBJECT: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF TREES
Recommendation: Approve
SUMMARY
The Los Angeles County Flood Control District operates and maintains the Santa Anita
Debris Basin located in the City of Arcadia (“City”). In response to the conditions created
by the Bobcat Fire and subsequent landslides, the Los Angeles County Flood Control
District implemented a project to remove accumulated sediment from the Santa Anita
Basin. The project required the removal of trees from the basin. The Los Angeles County
Flood Control District proposes to provide the City with 463 trees to replace the ones that
were removed from the project site on a three-to-one basis. The new trees will be planted
throughout the City.
It is recommended that the City Council approve the Tree Replacement Cooperative
Agreement with the Los Angeles County Flood Control District and authorize the City
Manager to execute the Cooperative Agreement for the replacement of trees.
BACKGROUND
The Los Angeles County Flood Control District provides flood protection, water
conservation, recreation, and aesthetic enhancements within Los Angeles County. The
Los Angeles County Flood Control District encompasses more than 2,700 square miles
and approximately 2.1 million land parcels within six major watersheds. This includes 14
major dams and reservoirs, 483 miles of open channel, 27 spreading grounds, 3,330
miles of underground storm drains, 47 pump plants, 172 debris basins, 27 sediment
placement sites, 3 seawater intrusion barriers, and an estimated 82,000 catch basins.
The Santa Anita Debris Basin located in the City is one of the debris basins operated and
maintained by the Los Angeles County Flood Control District.
In response to the conditions created by the Bobcat Fire and the significant mudslides
that followed, the Los Angeles County Flood Control District employed a project to remove
accumulated sediment from the Santa Anita Debris Basin. During project completion, over
150 trees were removed from the basin. The Los Angeles County Flood Control District
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agreed to provide the City with a three-to-one tree replacement ratio for the trees removed
from the basin. These trees are to be planted throughout the City.
DISCUSSION
The Los Angeles County Flood Control District proposes to pay the City a one-time lump
sum amount of $155,568 for the purchase and planting of 463 trees. The City will use
the funds to purchase trees species listed on the City’s Tree Master Plan and will
determine the locations suitable for the planting of the trees including along public streets,
in City parks, and other public spaces. The City will provide the County Flood Control
District a list of all locations where the trees have been planted. The City will have five
years after receiving payment from the County Flood Control District to plant all 463 trees.
Once the trees have been planted, the City will be fully responsible for the maintenance
of the trees at no cost to the Los Angeles Flood Control District. Therefore, City staff
proposes to purchase 24-inch box trees based on the price allocation for each tree.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
This project is categorically exempt pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act
("CEQA") under Section 15304 (b) Class 4. The planting of new landscaping trees is
considered a minor alteration to land and vegetation.
FISCAL IMPACT
Upon approval of the Tree Replacement Cooperative Agreement, the Los Angeles
County Flood Control District will pay the City a one-time lump sum amount of $155,568
($336 per tree) for the total of 463 trees. The City will be responsible for the maintenance
of the trees and will include the trees as part of the tree trimming contract.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council approve the Tree Replacement Cooperative
Agreement with the Los Angeles County Flood Control District and authorize the City
Manager to execute the Cooperative Agreement for the replacement of trees.
Attachment: Tree Replacement Agreement
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AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into by and between the LOS ANGELES
COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT (hereinafter referred to as the DISTRICT), a
body corporate and politic, and the CITY OF ARCADIA, a municipal corporation in the
County of Los Angeles (hereinafter referred to as CITY).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the DISTRICT operates the Santa Anita Debris Basin (hereinafter
referred to as BASIN) flood control facility located within the CITY boundary;
WHEREAS, the DISTRICT implemented a project to remove accumulated sediment from the BASIN in response to the conditions created by the Bobcat Fire emergency project (hereinafter referred to as PROJECT); WHEREAS, the PROJECT removed trees from the BASIN and the DISTRICT proposes to provide for a similar number of new trees to be planted within DISTRICT property adjacent to the BASIN and planted outside the BASIN, on property of the CITY and in the parkways of CITY streets; WHEREAS, the CITY has various properties suitable to plant new trees; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual benefits to be derived by the DISTRICT and the CITY and of the promises herein contained, it is hereby agreed as follows:
(1) THE DISTRICT AGREES:
a. To pay the CITY a one-time lump sum amount of $155,568 ($336 per tree X
463 trees).
(2) CITY AGREES:
a. Upon receipt of the payment from the DISTRICT, described in Section (1)
above, to identify locations on CITY properties that are suitable for the
planting of new trees and plant 463 new trees on CITY properties or in the
parkways of CITY streets.
b. To use the payment received from the DISTRICT only for the planting of new
trees on CITY properties or in the parkways of CITY streets.
c. To plant the new trees within 5 years after receiving payment from the
DISTRICT.
d. To only plant new trees that are species listed on the CITY planting palette.
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e. Annually, to notify the DISTRICT of the number of new trees and their
species, and locations planted by CITY pursuant to this AGREEMENT.
f. After planting, to be responsible for the maintenance of the trees at no cost
to the DISTRICT.
(3) IT IS MUTUALLY UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED AS FOLLOWS: a. Each tree that is planted pursuant to this AGREEMENT shall be the property of the CITY and the DISTRICT shall have no further rights or responsibilities with respect to the trees. b. Any correspondence, communication, or contact concerning this AGREEMENT, shall be directed to the following: CITY: Public Works Services Department 11800 Goldring Road P.O. Box 60021 Arcadia, CA 91066-6021 DISTRICT: Stormwater Maintenance Division 900 S. Fremont Avenue Alhambra, CA 91803 c. The DISTRICT shall indemnify, defend, and save harmless the CITY and its officers and employees from and against any claims or liability imposed for any injury (as defined by Government Code, Section 810.8), arising out of or in connection with any work performed by the DISTRICT referenced in this AGREEMENT.
d. The CITY shall indemnify, defend, and save harmless the DISTRICT and its officers and employees from and against any claims or liability imposed for any injury (as defined by Government Code, Section 810.8), arising out of or in connection with any work performed by the CITY referenced in this AGREEMENT.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this AGREEMENT to be executed by their respective officers, duly authorized, by the CITY OF ARCADIA on , 2022, and by the LOS ANGELES COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT on , 2022.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY FLOOD
CONTROL DISTRICT
By ___________________________
Chief Engineer
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DAWYN HARRISON
Acting County Counsel
By
Deputy
CITY OF ARCADIA
By ___________________________
Dominic Lazzaretto
City Manager
ATTEST:
By ___________________________
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
By ___________________________
Stephen P. Deitsch
City Attorney
DC
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