HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 9198Resolution No. 9198
Resolution of the Council of the City Of Palo Alto to Approve and
Authorize the Execution of a Title 16 Grant Funding Agreement
with the Federal Bureau of Reclamation Related to the City's
Recycled Water Project and Authorize City Staff to
Provide Information Required for Receipt of Grant Funds
WHEREAS, in the early 1980's, the City of Palo (the "City") developed Phase 1
of the Recycled Water Program (the "Program"), which included deliveries of recycled water
to the Palo Alto Golf Course, Greer Park, and Emily Renze1 Marsh, and for use at the Regional
Water Quality Control Plant ("RWQCP");
WHEREAS, in 2006, after a Recycled Water Market Survey was completed, the
City secured grant funding from the State Water Resources Control Board (the "SWRCB") to
initiate preparation of a plan to evaluate a recycled water projeCt (the "Facility Plan");
WHEREAS, in June, 2008, the SWRCB reviewed and certified the City of Palo
.Alto's Facility Plan and the recommended Phase 3 project, (the "Project"), which is intended to
primarily serve the landscape irrigation demand in the Stanford Research Park area;
WHEREAS, after the Facility Plan was certified, the City began preparing the
required environmental documents for the Project, and City Staff anticipates that the
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Project will be completed in the spring of2012;
WHEREAS, in June, 2010, Phase 2 of the regional program began recycled water
deliveries to end users in the City of Mountain View which will enable the Cities of Palo Alto
and Mountain View to realize potable water savings of up to two million gallons per day and
reduce waste water flows from the RWQCP to the San Francisco Bay by an equivalent amount;
WHEREAS, through its participation in the Bay Area Recycled Water Coalition,
the City has an established relationship with the Federal Bureau of Reclamation (the "Bureau") I
which administers grants through its Water Reclamation and Reuse Program under the
Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act of 1992 (title XVI of
Public of Public Law 102-575), commonly known as "Title 16";
WHEREAS, in response to a July 2011 Bureau grant funding announcement for
feasibility and environmental studies, City Staff submitted a grant application to fund part of
the Phase 3 Project costs of $340,797;
WHEREAS, on July 27,2011, the Bureau provided preliminary notification to the
City that its grant application had been substantially approved and that the final grant award
will be $268,800;
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WHEREAS, receipt of the grant funds by the City will not result in any additional
resource impact or obligations to the City beyond providing the necessary substantiation for
grant disbursement;
WHEREAS, a prerequisite for the receipt of the grant funds from the Bureau is
that the City execute an agreement between the City and the Bureau (the "Grant Funding
Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, to enable the City to accept and receive the grant award, the Bureau
requires that the City Council adopt a resolution which authorizes the City Manager, or his
designee, to execute the Grant Funding Agreement on behalf of the City, and to comply with the
conditions contained in the Grant Funding Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as
follows:
SECTION 1. The City Manager, or his designee, is hereby authorized to
negotiate and execute the Title 16 Grant Funding Agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation,
and any subsequent amendments thereto, for and on behalf of the City of Palo Alto.
SECTI9N 2. The City Council, through the City Manager, or his designee, has
reviewed the Title 16 Grant Funding Agreement and has determined that its terms are consistent
with the Title 16 grant application submitted by the City.
SECTION 3. In conjunction with the execution of the Title 16 Grant Funding
Agreement, the City Manager, or his designee, is hereby authorized to provide to the Bureau, on
behalf of the City, any necessary substantiation and/or related information which may be
required by the Bureau as a condition for disbursement of grant funds.
SECTION 4. The City has the capability to provide the amount of funding
and/or in-kind contributions specified in the Title 16 Grant Funding Agreement.
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