Item 21 - Approve Appropriation Adjustment for the State Coastal Conservancy Grant

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City of Santa Ana Grant Agreement No. 22-159 Page 6 the project when documented by appropriate receipts. The Conservancy will reimburse travel and related expenses at actual costs not to exceed the state employee rates as identified on the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) website under travel reimbursements for state employees. The Conservancy may reimburse in excess of the state employee rates upon documentation that these rates are not reasonably available to the grantee. The grantee shall request disbursements by filing with the Conservancy a fully executed “Request for Disbursement” form (available from the Conservancy). The grantee shall include in the form its name and address, the number of this agreement, the date of the submission, the amount of the invoice, the period during which the work was actually done, and an itemized description, including time, materials, and expenses incurred, of all work done for which disbursement is requested. The form must also indicate cumulative expenditures to date, expenditures during the reporting period, and the unexpended balance of funds under the grant agreement. An authorized representative of the grantee must sign the form. Each form must be accompanied by: 1. All receipts and any other source documents for direct expenditures and costs that the grantee has incurred. 2. Invoices from contractors that the grantee engaged to complete any portion of the work funded under this agreement and any receipts and any other source documents for costs incurred and expenditures by any such contractor, unless the Executive Officer makes a specific exemption in writing. 3. A progress report summarizing the current status of the project and the work for which the grantee is requesting disbursement. The grantee’s failure to fully execute and submit a Request for Disbursement form, including attachment of supporting documents, will relieve the Conservancy of its obligation to disburse funds to the grantee unless and until the grantee corrects all deficiencies. IX. EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS AND ALLOCATION OF FUNDING AMONG BUDGET ITEMS No increase in the total amount of this grant will be valid unless set forth in a written amendment to this agreement. The grantee shall expend funds consistent with the approved project budget. Expenditure on items contained in the approved project budget, other than overheard and indirect costs, may vary by as much as ten percent without prior approval by the Executive Officer, provided that the grantee first submits a revised budget to the Conservancy and requests disbursement based on the revised budget. Any deviation greater than ten percent, and any