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THE CITY OF SANTA ANA FOR FUTURE SUPPLY ACTIONS FUNDING PROGRAM This Agreement is between the CITY OF SANTA ANA, a charter city of the State of California, organized and existing under the Constitution of the State of California, hereinafter referred to as City, and ORANGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT, hereinafter referred to as OCWD. Explanatory Recitals 1. City is a local municipal agency chartered under the Constitution of the State of California. 2. This Agreement is entered into between City and OCWD, a special act district duly organized and existing in the State of California pursuant to the Orange County Water District Act ("OCWD Act"), and the City. 3. The Metropolitan Water District ("Metropolitan") is a public agency of the State of California, organized and existing under The Metropolitan Water District Act, hereinafter referred to as Metropolitan. City is a member agency of Metropolitan. 4. On August 28, 2018, City working together with OCWD responded to a 2018 Metropolitan Request for Proposals ("RFP") for Future Supply Actions Funding Program ("FSA Funding Program"), dated July 6, 2018, to obtain funding from Metropolitan to conduct studies and research under the Program as approved in Board Letter 8-6 dated April 10, 2018. 5. Metropolitan, through its FSA Funding Program, provides funding to member agencies for technical studies or pilot projects that reduce barriers to future production of recycled water, stormwater, seawater desalination, and groundwater resources. Metropolitan convened a technical review panel that reviewed and scored each proposal submitted by Metropolitan member agencies in accordance with the criteria and weight identified in the RFP. Board Letter 9-2 dated December 11, 2018, describes the final RFP selection process. City was selected through this RFP process. Metropolitan and City have entered, or will enter, into an agreement (the "FSA Agreement") for funding of a study entitled RESTORATION OF LOCAL RECHARGE SOURCES FROM INVASIVE DREISSENID MUSSELS, hereinafter referred to as "Study." 6. OCWD is not a Metropolitan member agency but has significant expertise regarding recycled water, stormwater, seawater desalination, and groundwater resources and has assisted City in developing the proposal for the Study. Thus, OCWD has the expertise, facilities, equipment, and technical expertise necessary to conduct the Study in coordination with the City in accordance with the FSA Agreement and all other applicable requirements. 7. City desires OCWD to perform the Study as described in the Scope of Work, Costs, and Schedule attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit A, and OCWD desires to complete the Study in conformance with Metropolitan's requirements and grant conditions. The Study governed by this Agreement is of mutual interest to OCWD and City, and furthers City's 2629/022499-0003 13498849.12 a08/01/19 1 20C-45