R111561
City Council Meeting: December 18, 2018 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 11156 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO CALIFORNIA STATE DEPARTMENT OF WATER
RESOURCES WATER DESALINATION GRANT PROGRAM AGREEMENTS FOR
THE SANTA MONICA SUSTAINABLE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT AND
CLOSED CIRCUIT REVERSE OSMOSIS PROJECT
WHEREAS, on January 25, 2011, the City Council directed staff to develop a plan
to achieve 100% self-sufficiency on local water sources; and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes that a sustainable and secure water future must
include the coordinated and conjunctive reuse of all locally available water resources
including traditionally non-potable sources such as brackish groundwater and
wastewater; and
WHEREAS, pursuant and subject to all of the terms and provisions of the Water
Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014 (Proposition 1, California
Water Code Section 79700 et seq.), the California Department of Water Resources is
sponsoring Round 4 funding of the Water Desalination Grant Program; and
WHEREAS, such grants provide much needed funding to carry out activities, such
as construction of desalination projects that help meet the water resources needs of the
state.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Monica hereby authorizes the
City Manager or his or her designee, on behalf of the City of Santa Monica, to sign and
file an application for funding from the Department of Water Resources for an amount not
to exceed $2,800,000 for the Sustainable Water Infrastructure Project, and for an amount
not to exceed $10,000,000 for the Closed Circuit Reverse Osmosis Project, under the
terms and provisions of the Water Desalination Grant Program .
SECTION 2. The City of Santa Monica hereby agrees and further does authorize
the aforementioned representative or his or her designee to certify that the City of Santa
Monica has and will comply with all applicable state and federal statutory and regulatory
requirements related to any federal and state funds received.
SECTION 3. The City Manager or his or her designee is hereby authorized to
negotiate and execute a funding agreement and any amendments or change orders
thereto, and to certify funding disbursement on behalf of the City of Santa Monica.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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LANE DILG
City Attorney
Adopted and approved this 18th day of December, 2018.
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G l e a m D a v i s , M a y o r
I, Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby
certify that Resolution No. 11156 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 18th day of December, 2018, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Himmelrich, McKeown, Morena, Vazquez, Winterer
Mayor Pro Tem O’Day, Mayor Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
A T T E S T :
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D e n i s e A n d e r s o n - W a r r e n , C i t y C l e r k
Gleam Davis (Dec 21, 2018)
Gleam Davis