City Council

26. The City of Hawthorne has received settlement funds from the class action lawsuit, City of Long Beach, et al v. Monsanto Company, et al. The Plaintiffs asserted that Monsanto manufactured a class of industrial chemicals called polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”) between the 1930s and 1977, and alleged PCB-related impairments to the environment, including stormwater, stormwater and wastewater systems, water bodies, sediment, natural resources, fish and wildlife. The City Council is asked to approve allocation of the settlement funds to existing PCB remediation and mitigation efforts undertaken by the City. RECOMMENDED MOTION: Staff recommends that the City Council approve allocation of the of the PCB settlement funds to Public Works’ “State MS4 Permit and Rainwater Quality Improvement” account to pay for ongoing PCB mitigation and remediation efforts, such as the Enhanced Watershed Management Program (EWMP) for the Dominguez Watershed Management Area.