BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
Title
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to Apply for and Submit a Grant from the California Department of Water Resources; Adopt a Resolution Authorizing a Proposal for Funding and Designating a Representative to Execute an Agreement and Amendments; Authorize District Counsel to Execute Attorney's Certification; and Authorize the Chief Executive Officer or Designee to Sign and Submit Invoices and Requests for Reimbursement, and Provide Management Support Services, as Deemed Necessary and Appropriate, for the Lower Penitencia Creek Improvements Project, Project No. 40334005 (San Jose) (District 3).
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
A. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or designee to execute and submit a grant application in the amount of $9 million to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and if the grant is awarded, to execute the agreement and any amendments thereto, for the Lower Penitencia Creek Improvements Project (Project No. 40334005);
B. Adopt the resolution AUTHORIZING A PROPOSAL FOR FUNDING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES AND DESIGNATING A REPRESENTATIVE TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO, FOR THE LOWER PENITENCIA CREEK IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT;
C. Authorize the District Counsel to execute the Attorney's Certification form required as part of the grant application;
D. Authorize the CEO or designee to submit the grant application by the deadline of November 20, 2020 while staff concurrently conducts an internal review of the grant terms and conditions. If the grant is awarded, and staff determines all terms and conditions can be met by Valley Water, a subsequent agenda item will be scheduled for Board approval to accept the grant;
E. Provided a grant agreement is entered into between Valley Water and DWR, delegate authority to the CEO or designee to sign and submit invoices and requests to DWR for grant fund reimbursements to be made pursuant to the Grant Agreement;...
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