Resolution No.
STOCKTON CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO FINALIZE A GRANT APPLICATION FOR A UNITED STATES BUREAU OF RECLAMATION WATERSMART: WATER AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRANT FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2024 The United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) Sustain and Manage America’s Resources for Tomorrow (WaterSMART) Program provides a framework for Federal leadership and assistance to stretch and secure water supplies for future generations; and Through the Water and Energy Efficiency grants, USBR provides financial assistance to support projects that result in quantifiable and sustained water savings, implement renewable energy components, and support broader sustainability benefits; and The City of Stockton Municipal Utilities Department (MUD) has provided initial grant application information for the Advanced Meter Infrastructure and Meter Replacement Project – Phase I (AMI) to support the efficient operation, management, and conservation of water supplies in the City of Stockton water service area; and This project will replace outdated manual and touch read meters with AMI at residential, commercial/institutional, and irrigation properties to improve water management with real-time data, early leak detection, and remotely read water meters; and The MUD is eligible to apply for federal grant funding under the USBR WaterSMART: Water and Energy Efficiency Grants for Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2024; now therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STOCKTON, AS FOLLOWS:
The City Manager, or designee, is hereby authorized, on behalf of the City of Stockton, to sign, apply for, and accept a United States Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART: Water and Energy Efficiency Grant for Federal FY 2024 in the amount not-to-exceed of $4,273,925.
The City Manager, or designee, is hereby authorized to finalize the United States Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART grant application and all information submitted for consideration and is further authorized to certify the MUD has and will provide $4,273,925 in non-federal cost-share funding and/or in-kind contributions specified in the grant funding plan of $8,547,850.
The City Manager, or designee, is hereby authorized to certify that the City has and will comply with all statutory and regulatory requirements related to any grant funds.
The City Manager, or designee, is hereby authorized to negotiate and execute a financial assistance agreement on behalf of the City of Stockton with the United States Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART Program and any amendments thereto.
The City Manager, or designee, is hereby authorized to take all necessary and appropriate actions to carry out the purpose and intent of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED September 10, 2024 .
KEVIN J. LINCOLN II
Mayor of the City of Stockton
ATTEST:
KATHERINE ROLAND, CMC, CPMC
Interim City Clerk of the City of Stockton