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Wni =H t v t Ri,v i i -- RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: JUNE 4, 2015 ITEM NO: 10 SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF $1,000,000 FUNDING CONTRACT FOR PROPOSITION 84 INTEGRATED REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT ROUND 2 GRANT WITH SANTA ANA WATERSHED PROJECT AUTHORITY — RECYCLED WATER ISSUE: The issue for Board of Public Utilities consideration is to recommend that the City Council approve the Funding Contract for the Proposition 84 Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Round 2 Implementation Grant with the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA) to implement recycled water projects. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities recommend that the City Council: Authorize the City Manager, or his designee to sign the Funding Contract for the Proposition 84 Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Round 2 Implementation Grant with the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority and any amendments thereto including making minor non - substantive changes to the contract; and 2. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute any documents necessary to administer the Funding Contract that are consistent with the established policies of the City Council including making minor non - substantive changes as necessary. BACKGROUND: The State of California approved the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006 (Proposition 84) which established funding programs for various water projects throughout the state. More specifically, Chapter 2 of the Proposition includes $1 billion in funding for Integrated Regional Water Management Plan ( IRWMP) projects. Of the $1 billion, about $114 million in grant funds were set aside for the IRWMP project within the Santa Ana Watershed. SAWPA began developing an IRWMP for the Santa Ana Watershed and titled it "One Water One Watershed" (OWOW). On May 12, 2009 the City Council adopted Resolution 21830 supporting the development of the OWOW plan. Former Riverside Mayor Ron Loveridge and several Riverside Public Utilities (RPU) staff members participated in committees to help form OWOW. SAWPA adopted OWOW 1.0 in 2010. Only those projects that are incorporated into an IRWMP Plan were eligible for Proposition 84 funding consideration. In June 2012 SAWPA, as the designated agency for reviewing, selecting, and distributing Proposition 84 funds within the Santa Ana Watershed, solicited projects for funding. RPU submitted three projects for consideration. An 11- member independent Steering Committee selected the Recycled Water Project Phase 1 (Arlington /Central Avenue Pipeline Project) for funding and recommended awarding RPU a $1 million grant towards the Project. RPU's project is one of 22 projects the Steering Committee recommended for funding.