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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM AUTHORIZING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES
GENERAL MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO SIGN AND FILE
AN APPLICATION ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
WITH THE CALIFORNIA STATE WATER RESOURCES
CONTROL BOARD (SWRCB) FOR FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE UNDER ITSWATER RECYCLING FUNDING
PROGRAM; DESIGNATING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES
GENERAL MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO PROVIDE THE
ASSURANCES, CERTIFICATIONS AND COMMITMENTS
NEEDED FOR THE APPLICATION; AUTHORIZING THE
PUBLIC UTILITIES GENERAL MANAGER OR DESIGNEE
TO ACCEPT SUCH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AS MAY BE
PROVIDED; AUTHORIZING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES
GENERAL MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A FINANCING
AGREEMENT WITH SWRCB AND CARRY OUT THE CITY'S
RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER SUCH AGREEMENT;
DETERMINING THAT THESE ACTIONS ARE EXEMPT
FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO GUIDELINE SECTIONS 15301
AND 15303; AND AMENDING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES
DEPARTMENT BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015/2016 AND
SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS AS APPROPRIATE.
WHEREAS, on January 17, 2014, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. proclaimed a
"State of Emergency" due to severe drought following three dry or critically dry years in
California; on April 25, 2014, the Governor proclaimed a Continued State of Emergency due to
ongoing severe drought conditions; and on September 18 and December 22, 2014, and April 1,
2015, the Governor issued executive orders ("Executive Order") increasing enforcement of water
conservation, streamlining approvals of conservation projects, and calling on State and local
governments to increase their drought responses; and
WHEREAS, on May 19, 2015, the City of Anaheim ("City of Anaheim" or
"City") adopted Ordinance No. 6332 amending and renaming Chapter 10.18 of Title 10 of the
Anaheim Municipal Code, now entitled, "Water Conservation and Water Shortage Contingency
Rules and Regulations," and declaring the existence of a "Severe Water Shortage" thereunder;
and
WHEREAS, among its efforts to address the Severe Water Shortage, the City,
through its Public Utilities department, has investigated projects with the potential to increase the
use of recycled water in the City while decreasing the use of drinking water for landscape
irrigation and other non -potable uses; and
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WHEREAS, the City has identified a pipeline extension project involving the
City's existing Water Recycling Demonstration Facility, located adjacent to City Hall, that will
allow the City to expand its use of an existing recycled water source to a new location in nearby
Pearson Park (Downtown Anaheim Recycled Water Expansion), which the City currently
irrigates entirely with drinking water; and
WHEREAS, the City has prepared an application to the SWRCB to obtain
funding for the Downtown Anaheim Recycled Water Expansion through the Water Recycling
Funding Program (WRFP) in the amount of $2,418,000, to be provided in the form of grants and
low-interest loans, with the amount of each depending on availability of funding and funding
sources (collectively, Financial Assistance); and
WHEREAS, the SWRCB Financial Assistance Application for the WRFP is
divided into multiple "packages" requiring general, technical, environmental and financial
information and compliance, and the City has attempted to bring as many elements of the
Application forward for City Council review and approval at this time as is appropriate; and
WHEREAS, City Staff is familiar with the terms, conditions, and limitations of
the WRFP grant and low-interest loan financing, which will be set forth in a financing agreement
prepared and required by SWRCB (Financing Agreement); and
WHEREAS, the City is willing and able to conform to each of the terms,
conditions, and limitations imposed upon the City by the SWRCB Financing Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City remains supportive of the ongoing efforts to apply for and
accept such allocation of funds through the SWRCB as may be awarded to the City.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Anaheim as follows:
1. The Public Utilities General Manager or designee is hereby authorized and
directed to sign and file, for and on behalf of the City of Anaheim, a Financial
Assistance Application for a Financing Agreement from the SWRCB for the
planning, design, and construction of the Downtown Anaheim Recycled Water
Expansion (Project). Financial Assistance shall not exceed the amount of TWO
MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
($2,418,000.00).
2. The Public Utilities General Manager or designee is designated to provide the
assurances, certifications, and commitments required for the financial assistance
application, including executing a financial assistance agreement from the
SWRCB and any amendments or changes thereto.
3. The Public Utilities General Manager or designee is designated to represent the
City of Anaheim in carrying out the City's responsibilities under the financing
agreement, including certifying disbursement requests on behalf of the City and
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compliance with applicable state and federal laws.
4. The Public Utilities General Manager or designee is hereby authorized to accept
the Financial Assistance for and on behalf of the City of Anaheim.
5. The City Council of the City of Anaheim hereby agrees to accept, and by this
Resolution authorizes the Public Utilities General Manager to accept, any such
Financial Assistance so awarded to the City of Anaheim without further action of
the City Council being required.
6. The City Council of the City of Anaheim hereby agrees to comply with each and
all of the terms, conditions, and limitations imposed upon the Financial
Assistance by the SWRCB in the Financing Agreement required by SWRCB;
upon review and approval as to form by the City Attorney, and review as to
insurance and indemnity issues by the City's Risk Manager, the Public Utilities
General Manager or designee is hereby authorized to execute the Financing
Agreement and carry out the City's responsibilities thereunder.
7. The City Council of the City of Anaheim hereby determines and finds that, in
accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State
CEQA Guidelines, the adoption of this Resolution by the City Council is exempt
from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines section 15301 and 15303
because the Project will involve a minor expansion of an existing facility and a
related recycled water pipeline of reasonable length. Anaheim staff is hereby
directed to file with the County Clerk a Notice of Exemption within three (3)
business days of the adoption of this Resolution.
8. The annual budget of the City of Anaheim for Fiscal Year 2015/16, and each
subsequent fiscal year during the term of the Project, shall be amended by
increasing the appropriations and authorized expenditures in amounts equal to the
Financial Assistance received by the City of Anaheim during each fiscal year.
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THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council
of the City of Anaheim this 1st day of September , 2015, by the following vote:
AYES: Mayor Tait and Council Members Kring, Murray, Brandman,
and Vanderbilt
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
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