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EXHIBIT 1 <br />jmf 7/7120 <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2020-XXX <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING AN APPLICATION FOR GRANT <br />FUNDING BY THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION'S <br />WATERSMART DROUGHT RESPONSE PROGRAM FOR <br />THE FLOWER STREET WELL PROJECT <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines <br />and declares as follows: <br />A. The City's potable water comes from an underground basin and is pumped <br />through 21 existing wells. <br />B. The region's water supply is limited due to recent recurring droughts <br />C. The Flower Street Well Project would reduce the burden on other water <br />production facilities. <br />D. The estimated design and construction cost for this project is approximately <br />$5,100,000. <br />E. The United States Department of the Interior offers financial assistance in the <br />form of grant funding through its Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART (Sustain <br />and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) Drought Response Program <br />(Drought Resiliency Projects) for this type of project. The program provides up <br />to a maximum of $1,500,000 in grant funding for multi -phased projects, but not <br />to exceed 50 percent of the total project cost. <br />F. The City desires to fund part of the cost of the Flower Street Well Project with <br />grant funding from the WaterSMART Drought Response Program. <br />Section 2. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby authorizes and <br />directs the Executive Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, to sign and submit, <br />for and on behalf of the City of Santa Ana, a grant application from the Bureau of <br />Reclamation's WaterSMART Drought Response Program for the Flower Street Well <br />Project up to the amount of $1,500,000. <br />Section 3. The Executive Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, is <br />designated to provide the assurances, certifications, and commitments required for the <br />grant application, including executing a financial assistance or similar agreement with the <br />Bureau of Reclamation within established deadlines and any amendments or changes <br />thereto. <br />Resolution No. 2020-XXX <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />55A-3 <br />