BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Selection of Grantees for the Safe, Clean Water Funded Fiscal Year 2018 District Water Conservation Research Grant Program, Project No. 26061008.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve the top three rated projects for grant funding for the Fiscal Year 2018 District Water Conservation Research Grant Program.
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SUMMARY:
On September 26, 2017, the Board of Directors approved the fifth grant cycle for the Safe, Clean Water (SCW) funded Water Conservation Research Grant Program (Program). Specifically, the Board approved a funding amount for the 2018 grant cycle of up to $100,000, approved the evaluation criteria and authorized the CEO to execute grants agreements consistent with the Program.
Staff released the request for proposal on September 30, 2017. Significant outreach was conducted, including: email notification to over 400 stakeholder groups, and an additional 210 schools (including public elementary, middle, high schools, and charter schools); notification letters from District CEO to City Managers and executive directors; notification letter from District Board Chair to city mayors and the County of Santa Clara President of the Board of Supervisors; web page updates; and a pre-bid workshop. Project proposals were due November 30, 2017 and the following seven applications were received (funding request included - see Attachment 1 for more detailed information):
* DripCycle - Water Reuse Project ($50,000)
* Flycatcher Marketing - Advanced Metering Infrastructure Irrigation Sub-Metering Study ($30,000)
* PS Creations - Plate Scrape, Pre-rinse basin for commercial dishwashing ($30,192)
* Purissima Hills Water District - Residential Advanced Metering Program ($50,000)
* City of Santa Clara - Rainwater Harvesting ($10,000)
* San Jose Water Company - Water Audit Data Integration and Leak Evaluation ($30,000)
* WaterNow Alliance - Beyond Leak Detection ($50,000)
A four-member review panel (two internal ...
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