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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />AUGUST 18, 2020 <br />TITLE: <br />APPROVE AN APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENT <br />TO RECEIVE BAY AREA COUNCIL <br />CALIFORNIA RESILIENCE GRANT FUNDING <br />IN THE AMOUNT OF $176,807 AND AWARD AN <br />AGREEMENT TO TRC ENGINEERS, INC. FOR <br />SANTA ANA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION <br />CENTER (SARTC) MICROGRID FEASIBILITY <br />STUDY IN THE AMOUNT OF $153,350 FOR A <br />ONE YEAR TERM <br />(NON -GENERAL FUND) <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ <br />As Recommended <br />❑ <br />As Amended <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on 111 Reading <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on 2ntl Reading <br />❑ <br />Implementing Resolution <br />❑ <br />Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />/s/Kristine Ridge FILE NUMBER <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing $176,807 Bay Area Council California <br />Resilience grant funds into the Energy Conservation Program, Grant -Other revenue account <br />and appropriating the same amount into the California Resiliency Challenge, Contract Services - <br />Professional and Internal Departments Personnel Charges expenditure accounts. <br />2. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with TRC Engineers, Inc. in the amount <br />of $153,350, for the term beginning August 18, 2020 through August 17, 2021, with provisions <br />for a one-year extension exercisable by the City Manager and City Attorney, for a Microgrid <br />Feasibility Study at the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center, subject to non -substantive <br />changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />In December 2019, the Bay Area Council issued a request for proposals that focused on providing <br />local government agencies with a grant funding opportunity, the "California Resilience Challenge", <br />for resiliency -focused projects. The Bay Area Council sought proposals that illustrated a creative <br />way to approach facility or regional resilience against extreme California conditions, such as <br />drought, wildfire, extreme heat, and rising seas. Working in collaboration with TRC Companies, a <br />proposal was developed to assess the feasibility of a microgrid for the Santa Ana Regional <br />Transportation Center (SARTC). This proposal was awarded grant funding in the amount of <br />$176,807, on May 29, 2020 (Exhibit 1), beating out more than 70 other proposals. <br />SARTC is a critical regional facility responsible for facilitating much of Orange County's public <br />transportation needs. This grant funding will be used to lay the groundwork for a microgrid feasibility <br />study which will assess the viability for clean solar photovoltaic generation, battery energy storage, <br />20C-1 <br />