R113171
City Council Meeting: February 23, 2021 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 11317 (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
CITY OF SANTA MONICA BRACKISH DESALTER PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY
ENHANCEMENT PROJECT, AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO
WHEREAS, on January 25, 2011, the City Council directed staff to develop a plan
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 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 for an application for funding from the Department of Water Resources for an amount
not to exceed $10,000,000 for a construction grant for the City of Santa Monica Brackish
Desalter Production Efficiency Enhancement 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. 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. 11317 (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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