AGENDA STAFF REPORT
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January 19, 2022
Mayor and City Council
Miguel Figueroa, City Manager }1 (fMiguel Figueroa, City Manager Adopt Resolution of the City Council of the City of Calexico Authorizing the City Manager or His Designee to Execute Grant Application, Agreements and/or Any Documentation
Pertaining to California Water and Wastewater Arrearages Payment Program Funded by the State of California Water Board.
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Adopt Resolution No. 2022-_ of the City Council of the City of Calexico authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute grant application, agreements and/or any documentation pertaining to California Water and Wastewater Arrearages Payment Program Funded by the State of California Water Board.
Background:
The COVID-19 Pandemic has made it difficult for many Californians to pay their bills due to job loss and other hardships. The State of California Water Board is administering the California Water and Wastewater Arrearage Payment Program to provide community water systems with financial relief for unpaid water bill debt from their residential and commercial customers
Discussion & Analysis:
The City of Calexico is eligible to receive funding from the California Water and Wastewater Arrearage Payment Program to cover residential and commercial accounts that are sixty (60) days or more behind on payments for debt accrued between March 4, 2020 and June 15, 2021. The program will fund debt related to drinking water first. Beginning in February 2022, the program will fund wastewater debt. City staff is requesting that the City Council of the City of Calexico adopt the attached resolution in order to authorize the City Manager and/or AGENDA
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18 his designee to execute grant application, agreements and/or any documentation pertaining to California Water and Wastewater Arrearages Payment Program Funded by the State of Californ ia Water Board.
Fiscal Impact:
Estimated Revenue $97,000.00.
Coordinated With:
City Manager's Office.
Finance Department.
Public Works Department.
Attachment(s):
1. Resolution No. 2022-_ of the City Council of the City of Calexico authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute grant application, agreements and/or any documentation pertaining to California Water and Wastewater Arrearages Payment Program Funded by the State of California Water Board.
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CALEXICO AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE GRANT APPLICATION,
AGREEMENTS AND/OR ANY DOCUMENTATION PERTAINING TO CALIFORNIA
WATER AND WASTEWATER ARREARAGES PAYMENT PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WATER BOARD.
WHEREAS, the COVID-19 Pandemic has made it difficult for many Californians to pay their bills due to job loss and other hardships; and
WHEREAS, the State of California Water Board is administering the California Water and Wastewater Arrearage Payment Program to provide community water systems with financial relief for unpaid water bill debt from their residential and commercial customers; and WHEREAS, the City of Calexico is eligible to receive funding from the California Water and Wastewater Arrearage Payment Program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Calexico wishes to delegate authorization to execute grant application, agreements and/or any documentation to the City Manager or his designee pertaining to the California Water and Wastewater Anearage Payment Program funded by the State of California Water Board.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CALEXICO DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, AND DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
The City Manager or his designee is authorized to execute grant application, agreements and/or any documentation pertaining to the California Water and Wastewater AlTearage Payment Program funded by the State of California Water Board.
1. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19111 day of January 2022.
Javier Moreno, Mayor
Attest:
Gabriela Garcia, City Clerk
Approved as to F01m:
Carlos Campos, City Attorney
State of California )
County of Imperial ) ss.
City of Calexico )
I, Gabriela Garcia, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Calexico do hereby ce1iify the above Resolution No. 2022-_ was approved at a regular City Council meeting held on the 19th day of January 2022, by the following vote to-wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
Gabriela Garcia, City Clerk