MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT OF ORANGE COUNTY (MWDOC) (4) - 2012

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p 18 2012 U PWA / 420 C2~ N-2012-113 Tom y Paul M. Walters City Manager City of Santa Ana CNA IDA Public Works Agency 220 S. Daisy Avenue, M85, P.O. Box 1988 Santa Ana, CA 92703 Subject: LETTER AGREEMENT REGARDING INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN MWDOC WATER USE EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS Dear Mr. Walters: In fiscal year 2012-2013, the Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC) will change the manner in which many of its Water Use Efficiency (WUE) programs are offered pursuant to a recent agreement between MWDOC and its member agencies.l MWDOC will continue to welcome participation by the City of Santa Ana (City) in its WUE programs, and the City will be given essentially the same access to WUE programs as MWDOC's member agencies. The purpose of this letter agreement is to memorialize the City's intent to participate in MWDOC's WUE programs and identify and authorize the respective obligations of the City and MWDOC. In general, WUE programs will be developed by MWDOC on a "pay-as-you-go" or "pay-for-participation" basis. Where grant funding obtained by MWDOC for a particular program provides for local matching funds or other local participation, MWDOC and the City will need to enter into a separate agreement for that program. Currently MWDOC anticipates that such agreements will provide for three or more years of participation. At the time of this letter agreement, the following WUE programs require a separate participation and funding agreement with MWDOC: • "SmarTimer Rebate Program, with Additional Local Funding Where program funding does not require local or match funding from the City and the program is available throughout MWDOC's service area, with the ultimate decision to actively participate being made by the end water user, no separate agreement with g Y h MWDOC is required in addition to this letter agreement. Under these circumstances, and upon notice from the City regarding programs it wishes to support in its service area, (1) MWDOC will provide assistance to the City in the form of marketing materials and staff support, and (2) grant funding for WUE programs will be made available to end water users within the City. At the time of this letter agreement, the following WUE programs are available to City residents upon notice to MWDOC by the City and without a separate participation and funding agreement with MWDOC: • SmarTimer Rebate Program, without Additional Local Funding "'Agreement between MWDOC and Its Member Agencies on Budget, Activities, Charges and Other Issues."