BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Authorization to Apply for and Accept a Grant from the United States Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) for the Cunningham Flood Detention Facility Certification Project, Project No. 40264011 (San Jose) (District 1).
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RECOMMENDATION:
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A. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to execute and submit a grant application, including the Supplemental Watershed Agreement No. 3 a component of the application, to NRCS for the Cunningham Flood Detention Facility Certification Project (Project).
B. Authorize the CEO, if the NRCS grant is awarded to the District, to:
1. Accept and execute a grant agreement for funding in the amount of $4,243,516, with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) for the Cunningham Flood Detention Facility Certification Project (Project);
2. Sign and submit invoices and requests to NRCS for grant fund disbursements to be made pursuant to the Cooperative Agreement between SCVWD and NRCS to Construct the Lake Cunningham Water Control Structure on the Lower Silver Creek Watershed; and
3. Delegate such other authority as is needed to provide management and support services required for performance of the work and administration pursuant to the grant agreement, as deemed necessary and appropriate.
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SUMMARY:
Natural Resources Conservation Service Watershed Flood Prevention Operations Program
According to the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (Public Law 83-566) passed in 1954, the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to provide financial assistance to state and local governments for projects that protect and restore watersheds up to 250,000 acres. On October 4, 2017, it was announced that the USDA agency, NRCS, would invest $150 million in 48 new projects.
District staff has evaluated the grant program requirements and criteria and determined that the Cunningham Flood Detention Facility C...
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