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Agreement with MWDOC for Support Services and Programs <br />August 2, 2016 <br />Page 2 <br />agreements, in the last year, over 3,160 water conservation rebates were processed; over 30,000 <br />Santa Ana elementary and high school students and teachers participated in water conservation <br />education programs; and, the City worked collaboratively with MWDOC to prepare the 2016 <br />Urban Water Management Plan for Santa Ana. In lieu of the proposed agreement, the City would <br />have to hire additional staff and /or obtain the services of multiple contractors to achieve the same <br />results. <br />This agreement enables staff to more quickly and efficiently engage in MWDOC activities by <br />clearly establishing a basic foundation for this contractual business relationship for the term of the <br />agreement. It will supersede any existing agreements between the City and MWDOC for the <br />indicated activities. <br />The agreement provides for the following activities traditionally delivered by MWDOC: <br />• Water use efficiency programs <br />• School education programs (elementary and high school) <br />• Water emergency preparedness activities, including annual support of the water emergency <br />response organization of Orange County <br />• Shared consulting agreements <br />• Water resources planning <br />• Strategic services <br />• Water loss control services <br />• Urban water management plans <br />To standardize and simplify implementation of these activities, the agreement requires approval <br />of additional programs and services at the City's sole discretion. Approval of the agreement will <br />give the Water Resources Manager approval authority to participate in specific programs and <br />services offered by MWDOC. Should the City desire to add additional services or programs that <br />require funding during the term of this agreement, staff will seek Council review and approval of <br />an amendment to incorporate those activities into this agreement or a separate agreement. <br />STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT <br />Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal #1 - Community Safety, Objective <br />#2 (broaden communications, information sharing, and community awareness of public safety <br />activities), Strategy D (expand Community awareness of Public Safety activities, programs and <br />services that focus on risk reduction (smoke alarms, water safety, pedestrian safety, fire <br />safety /prevention); <br />Goal #4 - City Financial Stability, Objective #1 (maintain a stable, efficient and transparent <br />financial environment); <br />25J -2 <br />