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City Council Meeting: October 24, 2023 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 11552 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPLY FOR GRANT FUNDS FOR A UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR BUREAU OF RECLAMATION WATERSMART
DROUGHT RESPONSE PROGRAM: DROUGHT RESILIENCY PROJECTS FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2024, AND TO NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO A GRANT AGREEMENT
WITH THE UNITED STATES BUREAU OF RECLAMATION AND ANY AMENDMENTS
THERETO
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation has
allocated grant funding for projects pursuant to the WaterSMART Drought Response
Program: Drought Resiliency Projects for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 (“Grant Program”); and
WHEREAS, California’s Water Supply Strategy and the City’s Sustainable Water
Master Plan recognize that a sustainable and secure water future must include the use
of locally available water resources; and
WHEREAS, the City seeks to apply for grant funds in the amount of up to
$5,000,000 from the Grant Program to further the City’s sustainable water supply
objectives to improve drought resiliency, increase water supply, and enhance the
flexibility in the management of the City’s water resources;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Recitals above are incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 2. The City of Santa Monica City Manager, or designee is hereby authorized
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and directed to prepare and file an application for funding for the WaterSMART Drought
Response Program: Drought Resiliency Projects for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, to the United
States Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, and take such other actions necessary
or appropriate to obtain grant funding.
SECTION 3. The City of Santa Monica City Manager, or designee is hereby
authorized and directed to execute the funding agreement with the United States Department
of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation and any amendments thereto.
SECTION 4. The City of Santa Monica City Manager, or designee is hereby
authorized and directed to submit any required documents, invoices, and reports
required to obtain grant funding.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution of the
City Council, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DOUGLAS SLOAN
City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 24th day of October 2023.
Gleam Davis, Mayor
I, Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby
certify that Resolution No. 11552 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 24th day of October 2023, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers de la Torre, Torosis, Brock, Parra, Zwick
Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, Mayor Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk
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