Item 02 - Department of Toxic Substances Control Standard Voluntary Agreement

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Department of Toxic Substances Control Standard Voluntary Agreement for 1126 and 1146 E. Washington Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92701 July 20, 2021 Page 4 1 8 9 6 (3) Public Participation: a. Public engagement activities are required for projects undergoing a Preliminary Endangerment Assessment (“PEA”), RAW, or RAP. Any such public participation activities shall be conducted in accordance with Health and Safety Code sections 25358.7 (and 25356.1(e), if conducting a RAP) and with DTSC's review and approval. (4) Tribal Outreach and Consultation: a. DTSC will coordinate with DTSC’s Office of Environmental Equity to ensure compliance with DTSC’s Tribal Consultation Policy. (5) Health and Safety Plan: a. The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana and County of Orange will prepare and submit a Site Health and Safety Plan in accordance with California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Section 5192. (6) Quality Assurance/Quality Control (“QA/QC”) Plan: a. All sampling and analysis conducted by the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana and County of Orange under this agreement shall be performed in accordance with a QA/QC Plan. The scope of work may be revised in the future to accommodate additional tasks, including additional oversight during the clean-up program. The County and City is required to pay all costs incurred by DTSC in association with preparation of the Standard Voluntary Agreement and for oversight activities, including review of documents, conducted prior to the effective date of the Agreement; and all costs incurred by DTSC in providing oversight pursuant to the Agreement. DTSC estimates their total oversight costs to be $27,917. This is an estimate and cannot be relied upon as the final cost figure. Therefore, staff is recommending approval of an amount not to exceed $40,000, such that any additional costs beyond the $27,917 estimate can be authorized for payment without returning to the City Council for approval. The $40,000 amount will be split 50/50 with the County of Orange. FISCAL IMPACT The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana and the County of Orange is required to pay for all costs incurred by DTSC in association with the preparation of the agreement, and for oversight activities, including review of documents, conducted prior to the effective date of the agreement; and all costs incurred by DTSC in providing oversight pursuant to the execution of the agreement, including review of associated documents, and oversight of field activities. The City Council’s action will authorize an amount not to exceed $40,000. The agreement requires an advance payment of $13,958 from the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana and the County of Orange to DTSC no later than 10 days after the full execution of the agreement. This advance payment will be split 50/50 with the County of Orange.