HAYWARD CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. 24-____
Introduced by Council Member __________
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A FUNDING AGREEMENT, ACCEPT $600,000 IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) GRANT FUNDS, AND APPROPRIATE $600,000 FROM FUND 612 TO THE NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS FEASIBILITY STUDY PROJECT NO. 07809 AT THE WATER RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY WHEREAS, the City of Hayward (City) owns and operates the Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF); and WHEREAS, the Hayward Area Shoreline Planning Agency recommended Nature Based Solutions (NBS) such as a horizontal levee and constructed wetlands at the WRRF in the Hayward Regional Shoreline Adaptation Master Plan; and WHEREAS, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administers the San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund (SFBWQIF), which is a competitive grant program to fund projects that protect San Francisco Bay; and WHEREAS, the City, as a subrecipient to the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), was awarded $600,000 in grant funding through the 2022 SFBWQIF cycle to study and begin preliminary design of NBS at the WRRF.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council hereby finds and determines that the City Manager is authorized to execute a funding agreement with ABAG, in a form approved by the City Attorney, to accept $600,000 in EPA SFBWQIF funds and appropriate $600,000 to the Nature Based Solution Feasibility Study Project No. 07809 in Sewer Improvement Fund (Fund 612) for the Study and Preliminary Design of NBS at the WRRF.
IN COUNCIL, HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA _______________________, 2024 ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
MAYOR:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ATTEST: ______________________________
City Clerk of the City of Hayward
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_______________________________
City Attorney of the City of Hayward
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