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Item # 7
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
July 20, 2021
TOPIC: Grant for Water Production Facilities
AGENDA TITLE
Approve Appropriation Adjustment Accepting California Governor’s Office of Emergency
Services Community Power Resiliency Grant Funds for Water Production Facilities in the
Amount of $300,000 (Non-General Fund)
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve an appropriation adjustment accepting California Governor’s Office of
Emergency Services Community Power Resiliency grant funds in the amount of $300,000
into the Public Works Emergency & Health Grants, State Grant-Direct revenue account
and appropriate the same amount into the FEMA/OES Disaster Assistance, Machinery &
Equipment expenditure account for expenses in Fiscal Year 2021-22.
DISCUSSION
The Public Works Agency’s Water Resources Division oversees and maintains the daily
operations of the City’s water and sanitary sewer systems. The water system is comprised
of approximately 480 miles of water main, 21 groundwater wells, seven pump stations,
10 reservoirs with a storage capacity of 49 million gallons, four pressure regulating
stations, and seven connection points to Metropolitan Water District (MWD). The system
has an average daily demand of 43 million gallons from its roughly 45,000 service
connections.
In October 2020, the Water Resources Division submitted a grant application to the
California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) Community Power
Resiliency Allocation to Cities (CPRAC) Program. The CPRAC Program is a state aid
program designed to support California incorporated cities in preparing for and
responding to power outage events. The current grant program cycle made $13 million
available from the State General Fund. Each applicant was able to apply for up to
$300,000 in CRPAC Program funding with no local funding match required. In March
2021, the Public Works Agency was notified that it had been awarded the full requested
amount of $300,000.
Due to the continued threat of wildfires, the City of Santa Ana’s energy provider, Southern
California Edison (SCE) performs Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) in order to reduce
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the fire risk caused by the SCE infrastructure. When a PSPS occurs, City water facilities
may be rendered non-operational due to a lack of backup power generation. The funding
received from the CRPAC program will help to procure fixed power generators at Wells
28 and 31 in order for the wells to remain operational during these power outage events.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
There is no environmental impact is associated with the action.
FISCAL IMPACT
Approval of the requested appropriation adjustment will recognize $300,000 in CalOES
Community Power Resiliency grant funds into the Public Works Emergency & Health
Grants, State-Grant Direct revenue account (No. 12217002-52025) and appropriate the
same amount into the FEMA/OES Disaster Assistance, Machinery & Equipment
expenditure account (No. 12217331-66400) for expenditure in FY 21-22.
EXHIBIT(S)
1. CalOES Notification of Subrecipient Allocation
Submitted By: Nabil Saba, Executive Dir Public Works
Approved By: Kristine Ridge, City Manager
GAVIN NEWSOM
GOVERNOR
MARK S. GHILARDUCCI
DIRECTOR
3650 SCHRIEVER AVENUE, MATHER, CA 95655
(916) 845-8859 TELEPHONE (916) 845-8511 FAX
www.CalOES.ca.gov
March 12, 2021
Nabil Saba, PE
Director of Public Works
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Ross Annex M-20
Santa Ana, CA 92701-4058
SUBJECT: NOTIFICATION OF SUBRECIPIENT ALLOCATION
Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Community Power Resiliency Allocation to
Cities Program
Period of Performance: July 1, 2020, to October 31, 2021
Dear Mr. Saba, PE:
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) approved
your FY 2020-21 Community Power Resiliency allocation in the amount of
$300,000. Cities are encouraged to support one or more of the Community
Power Resiliency areas: schools, food storage reserves, and/or COVID-19 testing
sites. Eligible activities under this allocation are limited to:
Equipment-
Funds may be used for the procurement of:
o Generators and generator connections for essential facilities, with
an emphasis on clean energy and green solutions where possible or
other alternative backup power sources;
o Generator fuel and fuel storage;
o Redundant emergency communications (e.g., battery-powered
radios);
o Portable vehicle-mounted charging stations;
o Portable battery-powered and rechargeable radio repeater and
transmission equipment.
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Plans-
Funds may be used for the development/update of:
o Continuity plans;
o Contingency plans for electrical disruptions that include
considerations such as protecting individuals with access and
functional needs, medical baseline and socially
vulnerable populations, transportation, emergency public
information, and preservation of essential functions;
o Risk assessments for critical infrastructure and lifelines;
o Post-event reports that identify lessons learned and corrective
actions.
Public education materials or supplies focused on individual family
preparedness for electric disruptions.
One-time costs associated with identifying and equipping resource
centers for the public to access during electrical disruptions.
The following activities are not allowed:
These funds shall not be used to secure, compensate, or backfill
professional services contracts.
Response costs associated with electric disruption events including any
staffing or new positions, Emergency Operations Center staffing, security,
law or fire response, or other overtime charges.
All activities funded with this allocation must be completed within the Grant
Subaward period of performance. Additionally, the Subrecipient is subject to the
following requirements:
As a condition of receiving funding, cities will be required to collaborate
with their counties within their jurisdiction to support critical infrastructure
and resiliency county-wide with a particular focus on public safety,
vulnerable communities, and individuals with access and functional
needs.
Must ensure they and their principals are not presently debarred,
suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible.
Must provide a Progress Report on the expenditures of the funds. The
Progress Report is due no later than November 30, 2021. This Progress
Report shall identify how the funds have been used, including identifying
each project or activity undertaken, local entity that undertook the
project or activity, the amount of funding provided to the project or
activity, and a description of each project or activity. The report shall also
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identify the specific outcomes achieved by each project or activity,
including whether the project or activity was completed and whether it
was used during power outages.
Must coordinate with their city or county planning agency to ensure that
the project is in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) Public Resource Code, Section 21000 et seq.
Comply with the California Public Records Act, Government Code Section
6250 et seq.
Must procure goods and services in compliance with applicable state
and local laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, and policies.
The undersigned represents that he/she is authorized to enter into this
agreement for and on behalf of the Applicant.
Subrecipient: ________________________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Agent: _______________________________________________
Printed Name of Authorized Agent: ___________________________________________
Title: ________________________________________ Date: __________________________
Your dated signature and above fillable information is required on this
Notification of Subrecipient Allocation. Please sign and return requested
information to PSPS@CalOES.ca.gov within 20 calendar days upon receipt and
keep a copy for your records. For further assistance, please email Cindy Logan
at PSPS@CalOES.ca.gov.
Sincerely,
MARK S. GHILARDUCCI
Director