CIT OF VISALIA
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-XX
WHEREAS, the City of Visalia (City) is a public agency formed in 1852 under the Article XI, section 5 of the California Constitution; and WHEREAS, the State of California, Department of Water Resources has created a program to reduce flooding in the Tulare Lake Bottom by increasing the use of surface water for irrigation and recharge; and WHEREAS, as a public agency, the City is eligible to receive and expend said funding for eligible private and public projects, including construction or modification of facilities that increase water diversions from waterways, canals, and ditches and in the utilization of pumps, pipelines and equipment; and WHEREAS, the grant funding opportunity offered by the Department of Water Resources will provide funding without the obligation for local cost share for the installation, reconfiguration, or operation of facilities associated with the diversion of water from waterways, canals, and ditches within the District; and WHEREAS, the City Council (Council) supports such projects for its local and statewide benefit; and WHEREAS, the Council believes and hereby determines it to be in the best interest of the City to authorize the City Manager to complete negotiations and execute the grant funding agreement referred to herein consistent with the intent of this Resolution, and further complete the negotiation and execution of such other documents and agreement(s) that may be necessary to receive said funding for the project(s) contemplated thereby.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
The recitals set forth hereinabove are true and correct, and are incorporated herein.
City of Visalia staff is authorized to provide in-kind services as may be required to implement the intent of this Resolution.
The City Manager is hereby authorized to complete, execute and file an agreement for grant funding consistent with the intent of this Resolution, and further complete the negotiation and execution of such other documents and agreement(s) that may be necessary to receive said funding for the project(s) contemplated thereby, and further to take such other actions and execute such documents as such officers shall deem necessary or appropriate to carry out and implement the intent of this Resolution, said execution to provide conclusive evidence of the Board’s approval.