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W A T E R I E N E R G Y I L] F E RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES III,& Board Memorandum P U B L I C U T I L I T I E S BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: JULY 11, 2016 ITEM NO: 4 SUBJECT: ACCEPTANCE OF SANTA ANA WATERSHED PROJECT AUTHORITY PROPOSITION 84 GRANT FUNDING THROUGH WESTERN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT IN THE AMOUNT OF $300,000 FOR CONSERVATION REBATE PROGRAMS — SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION ISSUE: The issue for Board of Public Utilities' consideration is to approve the acceptance of Proposition 84 reimbursement grant funding from Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority through Western Municipal Water District to augment Riverside Public Utilities' Water Conservation program funding. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities recommend that the City Council: Authorize the City Manager or his designee to accept reimbursement for funds up to $300,000 deposited to the Water Conservation Fund (521) Un- Programmed Funds Account No. 6220200- 453001 from Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority through Western Municipal Water District and to execute any documents required for the acceptance of such funds; 2. Approve a supplemental appropriation up to $300,000 for the Un- Programmed Water Conservation Funds Account No. 6220200 - 453001 and reimbursement to Other Agencies - WMWD Account No. 0000521 - 345456 in the Water Conservation Fund from Western Municipal Water District through the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority; and 3. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to allow the Public Utilities General Manager to allocate the grant funding to specific water conservation programs as required by program participation levels. BACKGROUND: On July 20, 2015, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority ( SAWPA) entered into Prop 84 Integrated Regional Water Management Implementation Grant providing that SAWPA would serve as the program manager for the disbursement of $12,860,110 of Integrated Regional Water Management Program ( "IRWMP ") 2014 drought grant funds. In September of 2015, WMWD's Board of Directors approved Proposition 84 Integrated Regional Water Management Program 2014 Drought Solicitation Implementation Grant Funding Contract between SAWPA and Western Municipal Water District (WMWD). The individual grant funding contract was executed to distribute turf removal grant funding under the 2014 Proposition 84 Drought IRWMP. The projects supported by the contract are Institutional and homeowner association (HOA) Turf Removal Projects (the Project).