HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2011-15 RESOLUTION NO. 2011-15
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH TO MAKE APPLICATION FOR A
WATERSMART GRANT AND TO COMMIT THE FINANCIAL
AND LEGAL OBLIGATIONS REQUIRED FOR RECEIPT
OF GRANT FUNDS
WHEREAS, the United States as a whole, and the City of Huntington Beach
specifically, faces an increasing set of water resource challenges due to among other things,
prolonged drought, aging infrastructure, rapid population growth, depletion of ground water
resources, and demand for water for human and environmental uses; and
These circumstances place an increasing demand on the amount of fresh water
available to the City, creating water shortage and water use conflicts; and
The U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation ("Reclamation") is offering
"WaterSMART" cost sharing grants to public entities with water delivery authority for
projects that save water, improve energy efficiency, address endangered species and other
environmental issues and facilitate transfer to new uses; and
The City of Huntington Beach has two on-going multi-year implementation projects
that are currently fully funded and desires to make application for the WaterSMART cost
sharing grants; and
The City Council declares the City is capable of complying with the 50 percent cost
sharing requirements of the WaterSMART cost sharing grants funding plan,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby
resolve as follows:
1. The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to make application to the
U. S. Department of the Interior for WaterSMART cost sharing grant funds.
2. The City will work with Reclamation to meet established deadlines for
entering into a cooperative agreement.
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3. The City Council agrees to commit the City to the financial and legal
obligations associated with receipt of the WaterSMART cost sharing grant financial
assistance.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 7th day of March , 2011.
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REVPIIZD APPROVED: INITIATED AND APPROVED:
Cit M ager Director of Public Works
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, JOAN L. FLYNN the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City of
Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted
by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a regular meeting thereof held on March 07, 2011 by the following vote:
AYES: Shaw, Harper, Hansen, Carchio, Bohr, Dwyer, Boardman
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Citiklerk and ex-officio Verk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California