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GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor <br />WADE CROWFOOT, Secretary for Natural Resources <br /> 715 P Street, 20th Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814 Ph. 916.653.5656 Fax. 916.653.8102 http://resources.ca.gov <br /> <br /> <br />Baldwin Hills Conservancy • California African American Museum • California Coastal Commission • California Coastal Conservancy • California Conservation Corps • Colorado River Board of California <br />California Energy Commission • California Science Center • California Tahoe Conservancy • Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy • California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection <br />Delta Protection Commission • Delta Stewardship Council • Department of Conservation • Department of Fish and Wildlife • Department of Parks and Recreation • Department of Water Resources <br />Exposition Park • Native American Heritage Commission • Office of Energy Infrastructure • Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy • San Diego River Conservancy • San Francisco Bay Conservation <br />and Development Commission San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy • San Joaquin River Conservancy • Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy <br />Sierra Nevada Conservancy • State Lands Commission • Wildlife Conservation Board • Ocean Protection Council <br /> <br /> <br />September 7, 2021 <br /> <br /> <br />Nabil Saba <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza (M-22) <br />Santa Ana, CA 92702 <br /> <br />Dear Nabil Saba: <br /> <br />Congratulations on behalf of the California Natural Resources Agency (Agency). It is my <br />great pleasure to inform you that your application has been selected for funding under the <br />Urban Flood Protection Grant Program, in the amount of $3,800,000 for the Downtown Flood <br />Reduction and Stormwater Infiltration Project. <br /> <br />Thank you for your leadership bringing this multibenefit project to fruition. We are excited <br />this funding will address and help protect your community from urban flooding as well as <br />advancing Governor Newsom’s executive order to increase California’s resilience to <br />climate change impacts such as intensifying floods and droughts. <br /> <br />Agency staff will contact you in the coming weeks to begin developing your grant <br />agreement. Please keep in mind that funding for project implementation, such as <br />construction, is contingent upon full CEQA compliance. Should you have any questions in <br />the interim, please do not hesitate to contact the Bonds & Grants Office at (916) 653-2812 <br />or via email at bondsandgrants@resources.ca.gov. <br /> <br />Please coordinate any public announcements related to your grant award with our <br />Communications Director Heather Williams at (916) 653-9402 or via email at <br />heather.williams@resources.ca.gov. <br /> <br />We look forward to working with you in the coming months to advance this important <br />project. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Wade Crowfoot <br />Secretary for Natural Resources