CITY OF GARDEN GROVE
GARDEN GROVE OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS
Steve Jones
Cindy Ngoc Tran
George S. Brietigam
April 29, 2024 ;; ;i ; '
John R. O'Neill
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Joe DoVinh
Municipal Water District of Orange County ^, ,. '
Attention: Vicki Osborn, Emergency Management Director Stephanie Klopfenstein 18700 Ward Street
Fountain Valley, CA 92708 Kim B- Nguyen-penaloza
Re: Letter of Commitment as a Participating Agency in the WEROC Multijurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (M3HMP) and America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 Required Components Risk/Resiliency Assessments (RRA) and Emergency Response Plans (ERP) Project Dear Ms, Osborn,
The City of Garden Grove is submitting this letter of commitment to confirm that City of Garden Grove has agreed to participate in the WEROC America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 Required Components Risk/Resiliency Assessments (RRA) and Emergency Response Plans (ERP) Project.
Further, as a condition to participating in the AWIA update process; City of Garden Grove agrees to provide such cooperation as is necessary and in a timely manner to WEROC and the consultant to complete documents and joint planning processes in conformance with FEMA and EPA requirements and deadlines. Participation is anticipated to be in tasks to prioritize and meet each participating agency's deadlines for the specific product(s) they will be participating in. Missing meetings and deadlines will be at the Participating Agency's own risk and could result in not meeting AWIA deadlines.
City of Garden Grove understands that it must engage in the following planning process, including, but not limited to:
> Committing and designating at least one staff member from City of Garden Grove to participate in various processes for each Phase of the project, including but not limited to:
o Four RRA Virtual Workshops (consistent 3 representatives are required to participate)
o Data request spreadsheets
> Review and provide to the selected consultant and/ or WEROC staff existing plans and programs to facilitate the completion of a Compliance Crosswalk between previous vulnerability and risk assessments and the requirements for RRAs and ERPs under AWIA 2018. The selected consultant will be held to a strict Non-Disclosure Agreement and will be 13802 Newhope Street • Garden Grove, CA 92843 • ggcity.org required to provide all documents and products back to individual participating agencies. Documents may include, but are not limited to:
o Vulnerability Assessment (most recent)
o Emergency Response Plan (most recent)
o Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)/ Standard Operating Guides (SOGs)
o Emergency Response Plan (ERP)/ Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) o ERP Appendix or Checklists for response to natural and manmade hazards
o Dam Emergency Action Plans
o Vulnerability Assessments - physical and/ or cyber
o Water and/or Wastewater Master Plans
o Capital Improvement Plans
o Financial Policies
o Reserve Policies
o Financial Audit Findings
o Procurement Policies/ Programs/ Emergency Response Contract Plans o Hazard Mitigation Plans
o Continuity of Operations Plans (COOPs)/ Continuity of Government Plans (COGs)/ Business Continuity Plans
o Recovery Plans
o Water Outage/ Emergency Drinking Water Plans
o Water Reliability Studies
Furthermore, City of Garden Grove recognizes that there is an estimated cost share for the agency's participation in the RRA up to $89,700.00, ERP up to $17,250.00 for a total agency cost share of up to $106,950.00 and is committed to pay MWDOC for this cost.
Sincerely,
Samuel Kirfl, P.1
Deputy Public Works Director/Water Services Manager
City of Garden Grove
13802 Newhope Street • Garden Grove, CA 92843 • ggcity.org Exhibit 6-1. Estimated Cost
Returning (R) j AWIA
~New(N)1 " j Tier j AgencyHMP I RRA I ERP
Group A: HMP Only
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Costa Mesa Sanitary District
Mesa Water District
Orange County Sanitation District
Orange County Water District
South Orange County Water Authority
$11,800
$11,800
$11,800
$11,800
$11,800
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Group B: HMP and AWIA RRA and ERP
R
R
R
R
R
N
R
R
N
R
1 1
1 1
1 2
3 3
3 3
MWDOC
In/ine Ranch Water District
Moulton Niguel Water District
Santa Margarita Water District
South Coast Water District
Yorba Linda Water District
Serrano Water District
Trabuco Canyon Water District
Laguna Beach County Water District
El Toro Water District
$8,900
$8.900
$8,900
$8,900
$8,900
$9,300
$9,300
$9,300
$9,300
$9,300
$72,450
$72,450
$72,450
$72,450
$72,450
$60,950
$32,200
$32,200
$37,950
$32,200
$17,250
$17,250
$17,250
$17,250
$17,250
$63,250
$17,250
$17,250
$63,250
$-17,250
Group C: AWIA RRA and ERP Only
R
R
R
N
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
n/a
1 1
1 1
1 1
2 2
2 2
2 2
2 3
3 n/a
City of Fullerton
City of Garden Grove
City of Orange
CityofAnaheim
City of Santa Ana
City of Huntington Beach
City of Buena Park
City of Fountain Valley
City of Westminster
City of Newport Beach
CityofTustin
City of La Habra
City of San Clemente
City of Brea
City of Seal Beach
Project Initiation and Management
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
$72,450
$72,450
$72,450
$89,700
$72,450
$72,450
$49,450
$49,450
$49,450
$49,450
$49,450
$49,450
$49,450
$32,200
$32,200
$17,250
$17,250
$17,250
$17,250
$17,250
$17,250
$17,250
$17,250
$17,250
$17,250
$17,250
$17,250
$17,250
$17,250
$17,250
$75,000
Total $2,168,500
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