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RESOLUTION NO. 2019-094
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING AN APPLICATION FOR
GRANT FUNDING BY THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION'S
WATERSMART WATER AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY
GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE AUTOMATED METER
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines
and declares as follows:
A. The City of Santa Ana provides potable water for all of the City's businesses and
residents. The City charges for water used by these customers using traditional
mechanical meters that must be read manually by the City and have no
additional capabilities.
B. The City is in the design stages of an Automated Meter Infrastructure (AMI)
Project. The proposed future AMI Project involves, among other things, the
.replacement of existing water meters with new smart meters that communicate
via radio or similar technology and enable the City to implement technological
enhancements such as automated meter reads, usage notifications, leak
detection and interactive customer portals.
C. By upgrading to an AMI system, customers can be supplied with on -demand,
real time water consumption data enabling them to make more informed
decisions about their water use. Case studies have shown that communities
that upgrade to AMI systems can achieve significant savings on water
consumption.
D. In 2016, the City completed an AMI feasibility study to evaluate the applicability
and costs associated with an AMI project. The cost of fully deploying such a
project for the City is approximately $14,400,000.
E. The United States Department of the Interior offers financial assistance in the
form of grant funding through its Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART (Sustain
and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) Water and Energy Efficiency
Grant (WEEG) Program for this type of project. The program provides two levels
of funding and up to a maximum of $1,500,000 in grant funding, but not to exceed
50% of the total project cost.
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F. The City desires to fund part of the cost of the AMI Project with grant funding
from the WaterSMART WEEG Program.
Section 2. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby authorizes and
directs the City Manager, or his or her designee, to sign and submit, for and on behalf of
the City of Santa Ana, a grant application from the Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART
WEEG Program for the AMI Project up to the amount of $1,500,000.
Section 3. The City Manager, or his or her designee, is designated to provide the
assurances, certifications, and commitments required for the grant application, including
executing a financial assistance or similar agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation
within established deadlines and any amendments or changes thereto.
Section 4. The City Manager, or his or her designee, is designated to represent
the City of Santa Ana in carrying out the City's responsibilities under the grant agreement,
including certifying disbursement requests on behalf of the City and compliance with
applicable state and federal laws.
Section 5. If a grant award is made by the Bureau of Reclamation, the City of
Santa Ana commits to providing up to $1,500,000 in matching funds for the AMI Project
plus any remaining balance.
Section 6. 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 1511 day of October 2019.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
By:
Jo; M.Funk
Assistant City Attorney
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AYES: Councilmembers
NOES: Councilmembers
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers
'Ward 4 Represenative Vacant
Iglesias, Penaloza, Pulido Sarmiento Solorio
Villegas (6)
None (0)
None (0)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, DAISY GOMEZ, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached
Resolution No. 2019-094 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana on October 15, 2019.
Date: /V -1 3 -COI C
Daisy Gomez
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
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