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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOCSD 15-08RESOLUTION NO. OCSD 15-08 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE APPLICATION FOR THE WATERSMART TITLE XVI WATER RECLAMATION AND REUSE FEASIBILITY STUDIES PROGRAM GRANT FUNDS AND THE EXECUTION OF GRANT DOCUMENTS WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF RECLAMATION. WHEREAS, The Board of Directors approved a five year Strategic Plan in November 2013 establishing future water recycling as a strategic goal; and WHEREAS, in furtherance of the Strategic Plan, the District is conducting an Effluent Reuse Study (SP-173) to assess the feasibility of water recycling at Plant 2 and to evaluate options to improve the region's local water supply reliability by substituting recycled water for existing potable water demands; and WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, has announced grant funding through a program entitled 'WaterSMART: Title XVI -Water Reclamation & Reuse Program" ("Grant") established under Title XVI of Public Law No. 102-575 to assist in identifying and investigating opportunities to reclaim and reuse wastewater and promote the availability of new sources of clean water while promoting water and energy efficiency and environmental stewardship; and WHEREAS, this resolution certifies the Board of Directors' approval of the District's application for grant funding for the Grant. NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Directors of Orange County Sanitation District DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER: Section 1: The Board of Directors hereby approves the District's application for a Grant in the amount of $450,000 to the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, for Fiscal Year 2015-2016 to support SP-173, support water reclamation and reuse, and promote water efficiency, sustainable water management, and environmental stewardship. Section 2: The Board of Directors authorizes the General Manager or his designee to submit an application for the Grant and to negotiate and execute any documents related to this Grant, including a grant application and cooperative agreement, to accept financial assistance from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation. 996132.2 OCSD 15-08-1 Section 3. If the application for the Grant is approved, the District has the capability to provide matching grant fun d s and/or in-kind contributions specified in the grant requirements. Section 4. The District will work with the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, to meet established deadlines for entering into a cooperative agreement. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors held March 25, 2015. 996132.2 Ul-D-- Tom Beamish Chairman of the Board OCSD 15-08-2 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) SS COUNTY OF ORANGE ) I, Kelly A. Lore, Acting Clerk of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. OCSD 15-08 was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of said Board on the 25th day of March 2015, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Bartlett; Beamish; Choi; Curry; Ferryman; Jones; Katapodis; Kiley; Kim; Kring; Massa-Lavitt (Alternate) Mills; R. Murphy; Nagel; Neugebauer (Alternate); Nielsen; Parker; Sebourn; Shawver; F . Smith; T. Smith; Tinajero; Wanke; Withers; and Yarc NOES: None ABSTENTIONS: None ABSENT: None IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of Orange County Sanitation District this 25th day of March 2015. 996132.2 --. ./ Kelly f'· ~ofe Actin m C ~k of the Board of Directors Orange County Sanitation District OCSD 15-08-3