R113191
City Council Meeting: February 23, 2021 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 11319 (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 AN AGREEMENT FOR GRANT FUNDING FROM
THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA’S LOCAL
RESOURCES PROGRAM FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER MASTER PLAN PROJECTS,
AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO
WHEREAS, on November 27, 2018, the City Council directed staff to implement
the Sustainable Water Master Plan Update to achieve water 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
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s Local Resources Program; and
WHEREAS, such incentives provide much needed funding to develop local water
supplies that help meet the water resources needs of the Southern California region and
state.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
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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 Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s
Local Resources Program for an amount of $340 per acre foot of water produced,
determined on a sliding scale, by the Sustainable Water Master Plan Projects, under the
terms and provisions of the Local Resources 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 requirements in the Local Resources
Program related to any 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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GEORGE S. CARDONA
Interim City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 23rd day of February 2021.
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Sue Himmelrich, Mayor
I, Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do
hereby certify that Resolution No. 11319 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of
the Santa Monica City Council held on the 23rd day of February 2021, by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Brock, Davis, De la Torre, McKeown, Parra,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
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Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk
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