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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />OCTOBER 15, 2019 <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />TITLE: <br />APPROVED <br />APPROVE AGREEMENT WITH MUNICIPAL <br />❑ <br />❑❑ <br />WATER DISTRICT OF ORANGE COUNTY FOR <br />2019 AMERICA'S WATER INFRASTRUCTURE <br />❑❑ <br />ACT COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENTS AND <br />RESPONSE PLANS, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO <br />EXCEED $145,405 <br />(NONGENERAL FUND) <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NOS. 1, 2D & 7, 5F} <br />As Recommended <br />As Amended <br />Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />Ordinance on 2n° Reading <br />Implementing Resolution <br />Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />/s/ Kristine Ridge FILE NUMBER <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with the Municipal Water District of Orange <br />County for 2019 America's Water Infrastructure Act Compliance Assessments and Response <br />Plans, for the term commencing on October 15, 2019, with an anticipated completion of November <br />21, 2021, in an amount not to exceed $145,405, subject to non -substantive changes approved by <br />the City Manager and the City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Enacted in 2018, the America's Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) requires community drinking water <br />systems serving more than 3,300 people to develop or update Risk Resilience Assessments <br />(RRAs) and Emergency Response Plans (ERPs). The law specifies the components that RRAs <br />and ERPs must address. The City's population served exceeds 334,800, which triggers required <br />certification deadlines of March 31, 2020 for RRAs, and September 30, 2020 for ERPs. <br />In response to the AWIA requirements, on May 15, 2019, the Municipal Water District of Orange <br />County (MWDOC) coordinated with 24 Participating Agencies — including the City of Santa Ana — <br />to issue a Request for Proposals for AWIA Compliance Crosswalks, Risk and Resilience <br />Assessments, and Emergency Response Plans for Orange County Water Utilities. By cooperating <br />on this plan, Participating Agencies and MWDOC benefit from economies of scale and thereby <br />reduce preparation costs which would be otherwise incurred if RRAs and ERPs were conducted <br />by individual agencies. The agreement between MWDOC and the Participating Agencies allows <br />the parties to collaborate on emergency preparedness programs and to fulfill AWIA requirements <br />and deadlines. <br />25C-1 <br />