HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2022-043 - Authorizing a grant application to the US Dept of Interior Bureau of Reclamation RESOLUTION N4. 2022-043
A RESQLUTION C)F THE CITY COUNCIL QF THE CITY QF REDDING
AUTHQRIZING A GRANT APPLICATIQN TO THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF INTERI{JR BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
WATERSMART DRC?UGHT RESPIJNSE PRQGRAM
WHEREAS, the United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Water Reclamation
WaterSMART Drought Response Program: Drought Resiliency Prajects for Fiscal I'ear 2023 is a
mechanism for leveraging federa� resources to plan and implement actions that increase water
supply reliability through investments in existing infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, the City of Redding Water Utility 2020 Urban Water Management Plan identifies
new graundwater wells to be completed by 2025 as future water projects that supplement the
Sacramenta River and Whiskeytown Lake water sources; and
WHEREAS, the United States Department af the Interior Bureau of Water Reciamation
WaterSMART Drought Response Pragram: Drought Resiliency Projects for Fiscal Year 2023 is a
potential funding source for additional wells that wi11 provide draught resiliency;
NQW,THEREFORE, the City Council FINDS, RESt)LVES, and 4RDERS as follaws:
1. The above recitals are true and carrect.
2. The City Manager is authorized to execute all documents necessary ta facilitate grant
application and grant acceptance thereby contractually binding the City of Redding to a11
grant conditions;
3. The City Council has reviewed and supports the application submitted
4. The City of Redding has the capability to provide the amount of funding andlor in-kind
contributions specified in the funding plan;
5. The City of Redding wi11 work with the Bureau of Reclamation tQ meet established
deadlines for entering inta a grant or cooperative agreement.
I I-�EREBI'CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced and read at a regular meeting
af the City Council of the City of Redding on the 17th day af May, 2022, and was duly adopted at
said meeting by the follawing vate: �
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AYES: Council Members—Dacquisto,Mezzana,Resner,and Schreder
NOES: Council Members—Nane �
ABSTAIN: Council Members—None �
ABSENT: Council Members—Winter �
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I�RISTEN SC��REDER,Mayor �
ATTES'Z'a APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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PAMELA MIZE,�' �lerk BARRY E.De A ,City ttorney