RESOLUTION NO. 2022-034
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORONA, CALIFORNIA, DESIGNATING THE
DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES AS THE SIGNATORY FOR THE
2017 SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER PLANNING GRANT
PROGRAM ON BEHALF OF THE TEMESCAL SUBBASIN
GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY
WHEREAS, the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) requires that a Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) be formed for all groundwater basins designated by the Department of Water Resources (DWR) as medium-priority basins, such as the Temescal Subbasin (Basin No. 8-002.069); and
WHEREAS, SGMA directs the preparation of a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) for each medium-priority subbasin, such as the Temescal Subbasin; and WHEREAS, the City of Corona, the City of Norco, and the Home Gardens County Water District entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to form the Temescal Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (Temescal GSA) covering the entire Temescal Subbasin; and
WHEREAS, the Temescal GSA authorized the City of Corona to enter into contracts on the Temescal GSA’s behalf; and
WHEREAS, DWR is administering the 2017 Sustainable Groundwater Planning Grant Program pursuant to the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014 (Proposition 1) under Water Code Section 79700 et seq., which provides grants for the preparation of a GSP; and
WHEREAS, City Council authorized staff to apply for the Sustainable Groundwater Planning Grant Program (SGWP) and authorized the City Department of Water and Power General Manager of the City of Corona to execute grant-related documents and be the signatory for related grant invoice forms during requests for reimbursements through Resolution 2017-108 on November 1, 2017; and
WHEREAS, DWR awarded SGWP funding and executed a grant agreement with the City of Corona on behalf of the Temescal GSA to complete the Temescal Subbasin GSP; and WHEREAS, as a result of a recent reorganization of the City’s departments, the name Department of Water and Power has been changed to the Utilities Department and the General Manager title has been changed to Director of Utilities; and WHEREAS, DWR requests that an amendment and resolution be completed to 2 update the department name and title of the authorized signatory.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF CORONA, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City of Corona Utilities Department Director of Utilities, or his or her designee, is hereby authorized and directed to prepare the necessary data, conduct investigations, and execute all grant-related documents with the California Department of Water Resources; and the City of Corona Utilities Department Director of Utilities is authorized to be the signatory of grant invoice forms during requests for reimbursements.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of April, 2022.
Mayor of the City of Corona, California
ATTEST:
City Clerk of the City of Corona, California
3 CERTIFICATION
I, Sylvia Edwards, City Clerk of the City of Corona, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Corona, California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 20th day of April, 2022 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAINED:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Corona, California, this 20th day of April, 2022.
City Clerk of the City of Corona, California
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