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File #: 3001   
Type: Consent Status: Passed
File created: 9/28/2020 Department: Multijurisdictional Items
On agenda: 10/6/2020 Final action: 10/6/2020
Subject: Stormwater Permit Participation and Joint Defense Agreement with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Attachments: 1. AGR-PW-Trans-FCD-County Counsel-MULTI 10-6-20 Stormwater Permit Participation and Joint Defense Agr with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, 2. COV-PW-Trans-FCD-County Counsel-MULTI 10-6-20 Stormwater Permit Participation and Joint Defense Agr with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, 3. Item #47 Executed BAI, 4. 20-985 Executed Contract
REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION

REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT
AND RECORD OF ACTION

October 6, 2020

FROM
MICHELLE D. BLAKEMORE, County Counsel
LUTHER SNOKE, Interim Director
Department of Public Works - Transportation and Flood Control District

SUBJECT
Title
Stormwater Permit Participation and Joint Defense Agreement with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Acting as the governing body of the County of San Bernardino, approve the Municipal Separate Sewer System (MS4) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Stormwater Permit Participation and Joint Defense Agreement with the law firm of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP for the term October 6, 2020 through December 31, 2022 (Four votes required).
2. Acting as the governing body of the San Bernardino County Flood Control District, approve the MS4 NPDES Stormwater Permit Participation and Joint Defense Agreement with the law firm of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP for the term October 6, 2020 through December 31, 2022 (Four votes required).
(Presenter: David Doublet, Deputy Director, 387-7906)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies.

FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) as the MS4 NPDES Stormwater Permit Participation and Joint Defense Agreement (Participation Agreement) does not commit the County of San Bernardino (County) or San Bernardino County Flood Control District (District) to provide additional funding to Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (Pillsbury). Pursuant to San Bernardino County Code Section 12.1908, County Counsel retained Chris Amantea on beha...

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