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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JULY 21, 2020 <br />TITLE: <br />ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A <br />GRANT APPLICATION SUBMISSION FOR <br />THE WATERSMART DROUGHT <br />RESPONSE PROGRAM FOR THE FLOWER <br />STREET WELL PROJECT IN AN AMOUNT <br />UP TO $1,600,000 <br />(NON -GENERAL FUND) <br />/s/ Kristine Ridge <br />CITY MANAGER <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />RVI-T-0-0162wel <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1 st Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on god Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />1061►111►Is] g911C4V <br />FILE NUMBER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Adopt a Resolution authorizing the Executive Director of the Public Works Agency to submit a grant <br />application to the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART Drought <br />Response Program for the Flower Street Well Project, in an amount up to $1,500,000. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The majority of the City of Santa Ana's potable water comes from an underground basin and is <br />pumped through 21 existing wells. Given the limited water supplies in the region, and recent <br />recurring droughts, constructing a new well in the City would improve overall water system reliability <br />and reduce the burden on other water production facilities. The new well will also address low <br />pressures in the water system identified in the City of Santa Ana's 2017 Water System Master Plan <br />and Hydraulic Model. <br />The City is currently in the design stages of the Flower Street Well Project, which will be located <br />on the southwest corner of the intersection of Flower Street and Walnut Street. The estimated <br />design and construction cost for this project is approximately $5,100,000. The Federal Fiscal Year <br />2021 (October 1 2020, to September 30, 2021) includes an estimated $2.9 million funding <br />opportunity to award to agencies for this purpose. The City can access the funding through the <br />Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's <br />Resources for Tomorrow) Drought Response Program Drought Resiliency Project. The program <br />provides up to a maximum of $1,500,000 in grant funding for multi -phased projects (Exhibit 1). If <br />the grant application is successful, the grant funding would offset a significant portion of the <br />groundwater well construction costs. <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT <br />There is no environmental impact associated with this action. <br />55A-1 <br />