Item 47 - Shared Services Agreement with the Municipal Water District of Orange County

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EXHIBIT 1 MASTER AGREEMENT FOR SHARED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES BETWEEN THE MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT OF ORANGE COUNTY & THE CITY OF SANTA ANA THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of 21st day of June, 2022, by and between the Municipal Water District of Orange County (“MWDOC”) and the City of Santa Ana (“City”) to provide for participation by the City in various programs and services administered by MWDOC, as described herein. The City and MWDOC are referred to jointly as “Parties” and individually as “Party.” RECITALS WHEREAS, the Parties are both member agencies of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (“Metropolitan”) and have many common interests related to water activities, programs and organizations within Orange County; and WHEREAS, the Parties share many water planning characteristics, including location, climate history, demographics, water sources, water supplies and demand management measures; and WHEREAS, the Parties share a long and successful history of collaborating on water resource activities, planning analysis and reports, water use efficiency programs, and other joint efforts; and WHEREAS, the Parties desire to cooperate and pool resources to obtain economies of scale on joint studies and programs, share information developed independently, simplify the process of implementing water use efficiency measures, and maximize grant funding for all of these activities; and WHEREAS, the Parties have prepared this Agreement to address the common goal of consolidating and streamlining the contracting procedures required for MWDOC’s administration of, and the City’s participation in, the programs and services referenced herein; NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows: 1. Water Use Efficiency Programs (“WUE Programs”) 1.1. Notice Procedures 1.1.1. Subject to the limitations set forth in this section, the Parties shall work together to make WUE Programs available to water users throughout the City’s water service area. In general, the City will have access to the same “choice”, or pay-for-service, WUE Programs that are currently available to MWDOC member agencies. Within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date, MWDOC shall send a written notice to the City listing all available WUE Programs and the requirements for each along with enrollment forms for participation in those WUE Programs. This written notice shall contain the estimated costs of the WUE Program as well as that program's specific requirements and terms and conditions. Thereafter, MWDOC shall provide a written notice with this information for every upcoming fiscal year at the time of MWDOC’s budget preparation or within thirty (30) days of new information being made available to MWDOC by Metropolitan. The notices to be provided by MWDOC shall be referred herein as the WUE Program Notice. MWDOC shall also provide the City with any other information or documents which are required for participation in WUE Programs or reasonably requested by the City in connection with WUE Programs. For each fiscal year, the City shall review the WUE Program Notice and choose the WUE Programs and the level 1 55401.00001\29553757.1