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EXHIBIT 1 jmf 8/18/20 RESOLUTION NO. 2020-XXX A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING AN APPLICATION FOR GRANT FUNDING FROM THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION'S WATERSMART WATER AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRANTS FOR THE LANDSCAPED ROADWAY IRRIGATION PROJECT BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. The City of Santa Ana will be updating landscaping and irrigation systems in medians and parkways along certain arterial roadways ("Landscaped Roadway Irrigation Project"). B. A combination of drip irrigation system, efficient sprinkler nozzles, turf removal and low water usage plants are proposed in the landscape areas in the project roadways. C. The United States Department of the Interior offers financial assistance in the form of grant funding through its Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) Water and Energy Efficiency Grants (WEEG) for this type of project. The program provides two levels of funding: up to a maximum of $2,000,000 for longer term projects and up to a maximum of $500,000 for other smaller projects, but not to exceed 50% of the total project cost. D. The City of Santa Ana desires to fund part of the cost of the Landscaped Roadway Irrigation Project with grant funding from the Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART WEEG program, Funding Group I, in the amount of $500,000. Section 2. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby authorizes and directs the Executive Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, to complete, review, sign and submit, for and on behalf of the City of Santa Ana, a grant application for the Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART WEEG for the Landscaped Roadway Irrigation Project in the amount of $500,000. Section 3. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby designates the Executive Director of Public Works, or his or her designee to provide the assurances, certifications, and commitments required for the grant application, including executing a financial assistance or similar agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation within established deadlines and any amendments or changes thereto. Section 4. The Executive Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, is designated to represent the City of Santa Ana in carrying out the City's responsibilities 55C-3