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RESOLUTION NO. 2019-075
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA ADOPTING THE OC PLAN FOR INTEGRATED
REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT FOR NORTH AND
CENTRAL ORANGE COUNTY AND THE ONE WATER ONE
WATERSHED PLAN FOR THE SANTA ANA RIVER
WATERSHED, AND AUTHORIZING THE _SANTA ANA
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WATERSHED PROJECT AUTHORITY TO SUBMIT A
PROP. 1 IRWM GRANT APPLICATION ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY OF SANTA ANA FOR THE RAITT AND MYRTLE
PARK PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana has participated in the development of the
Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Plan for North and Central Orange
County (the OC Plan) pursuant to Senate Bill 1672 (SB 1672) of the State of California,
known as the Integrated Regional Water Management Planning Act of 2002; and
WHEREAS, in November 2014, California voters passed Proposition 1, the Water
Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014 (Prop. 1), authorizing $7.545
billion in general obligation bonds to fund, in part, water resource projects identified as
regional priorities through local IRWM Plans; and
WHEREAS, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) administers a
grant program under Prop. 1, and distributes funding to recognized IRWM Regions within
the twelve Funding Areas in California (Water Code §79744); and
WHEREAS, the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA) administers
Prop 1 grant funding for the sole IRWM Region recognized by DWR for the Santa Ana
River Watershed Funding Area, which includes North and Central Orange County; and
WHEREAS, SAWPA has led the development and subsequent updates of the One
Water One Watershed (OWOW) IRWM Plan for the Santa Ana River Watershed since
2005, and in 2018, updated the OWOW Plan to meet Prop. 1 guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the OC Plan has been incorporated into the OWOW Plan; and
WHEREAS, the County of Orange, the Orange County Sanitation District, the
Orange County Water District, and SAWPA have entered into that certain agreement
entitled Cooperative Agreement for Integrated Regional Water Management Funding in
the Santa Ana Funding Area, which allocates a percentage of IRWM grant funds to
projects proposed through the OC Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana is a project proponent on the Raitt and Myrtle
Park Project, which has been recommended for Prop. 1 IRWM grant funding.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Santa
Ana as follows:
Section 1. The OC Plan for Integrated Regional Water Management Plan for
North and Central Orange County is hereby adopted, a copy of which will be on file at the
offices of the Public Works Agency of the City for public inspection.
Section 2. The One Water One Watershed Plan for the Santa Ana River
Watershed is hereby adopted, a copy of which will be on file at the offices of the Public
Works Agency of the City for public inspection.
Section 3. SAWPA is hereby authorized to submit a Prop. 1 IRWM grant
application on behalf of the City of Santa Ana for the Raitt and Myrtle Street Park Project.
Section 4. The City Council authorizes the City Manager, or the Executive
Director of the Public Works Agency, or their respective designees, to conduct all
negotiations, execute and submit all documents, as well as applications, agreements,
amendments, payment requests and so on, which may be necessary for the completion
of the project named above.
Section 5. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by
the City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting
this Resolution.
ADOPTED this 3rd day of September, 2019.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
By: I ". Txv-k
JOV M. Funk
Assistant City Attorney
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AYES: Councilmembers Iglesias, Pulido, Penaloza, Sarmiento, Solorio,
Villegas (6)
NOES: Councilmembers None (0)
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers None (0)
'Ward 4 Representative Vacant
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, DAISY GOMEZ, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached
Resolution No. 2019-075 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana on September 3, 2019.
Date:
Daisy Gomez
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
Resolution No. 2019-075
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