RESOLUTION NO. __________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIALTO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 8417 IN ORDER TO APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE A REVISED FINAL CONSTRUCTION WORK AUTHORIZATION FOR THE ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT, CITY PROJECT NO. 26AMI, THAT INCREASES THE TOTAL AMOUNT THEREOF TO $8,000,000; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR THEIR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE ALL RELATED DOCUMENTS WHEREAS, pursuant to the Rialto Utility Authority Concession Agreement (“RUA Concession Agreement”), Rialto Water Services (“RWS”) operates and maintains the water and sewer system in the City of Rialto; and WHEREAS, RWS has entered into an agreement with Veolia North Operating Services, Inc. (“Veolia”) to operate and maintain the water and sewer system in the City of Rialto pursuant to the RUA Concession Agreement; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the RUA Concession Agreement between the Rialto Utility Authority and RWS, the parties established a Water Trust Agreement to provide the financial framework for the receipt, deposit, accounting, and disbursement of revenues, reimbursements, and expenditures associated with water and wastewater utility operations and capital projects; and WHEREAS, the Rialto Utility Authority (“RUA”), RWS, and Veolia are in the process of carrying out the Advanced Metering Infrastructure Project, City Project No. 26AMI, which would replace existing manual-read water meters with smart meters and supporting communication infrastructure to enable real-time, automated collection of water usage data, improve billing accuracy, enhance leak detection, and provide customers with timely information to manage their water consumption (the “AMI Project”); and WHEREAS, the City applied to the State of California Department of Water Resources for grant funding in the amount of $6,000,000 for the purposes of funding the AMI Project, and such application was approved by the State of California Department of Water Resources; and WHEREAS, the City applied to the U.S. Department of the Interior for grant funding in the amount of $2,000,000 for the purposes of funding the AMI Project, and such application was approved by the U.S. Department of the Interior; and WHEREAS, the budget for fiscal year 2025-2026 of the City of Rialto has been adopted by this Council in its original form, and said budget will need to be amended at times to fulfill the goals of the City; and WHEREAS, the City departments may not exceed their appropriations by character of expense, with character of expense being defined as personnel services, services and supplies, capital outlay, debt service, and transfers, without the consent of the City Manager; and WHEREAS, the City Manager may transfer appropriations between departments and within their respective funds, as long as those appropriations do not exceed their fund total unless approved by the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Council approved Resolution No. 8417, which approved the necessary actions to carry out the AMI Project, including the approval of a Final Construction Work Authorization for the AMI Project in the amount of $7,998,719; and WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to amend Resolution No. 8417 such that the total amount approved for updated Final Construction Work Authorization for the AMI Project is increased to $8,000,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF The CITY OF RIALTO AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2. Section 6 of Resolution No. 8417 is hereby amended as follows:
The City Council of the City of Rialto hereby approves and authorizes the Final Construction Work Authorization No. 2026-1, dated November 19, 2025, incorporated herein by this reference, (“FCWA”) in the Amount of $8,000,000 to RWS, as operated by Veolia, pursuant to the RUA Concession Agreement with the Rialto Utility Authority to implement the AMI Project. Such $8,000,000 shall be expended and paid in the manner as provided in the FCWA. The City Manager is further authorized to execute the FCWA and all other necessary documents related thereto.
Section 3. Except as expressly amended herein, all other provisions of Resolution No. 8417 shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 4. The City Manager, or their designee, is hereby authorized to execute all necessary agreements, amendments, and related documents with the State of California Department of Water Resources, the U.S. Department of the Interior, and any eligible sub-recipients to implement the AMI Project and to ensure compliance with grant requirements and the RUA Concession Agreement.
Section 5. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 25th day of November 2025. _______________________________
JOE BACA, Mayor
ATTEST:
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BARBARA A. McGEE, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ERIC S. VAIL, City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO ) ss
CITY OF RIALTO )
I, Barbara McGee, City Clerk of the City of Rialto, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. _________ was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Rialto held on the 25th day of November, 2025.
Upon motion of _______________, seconded by __________________, the foregoing Resolution No. was duly passed and adopted.
Vote on the motion:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the Official Seal of the City of Rialto this 25th day of November, 2025. ___________________________________
BARBARA A. McGEE, City Clerk
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