BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:Title
Adopt Resolution by the Santa Clara Valley Water District Authorizing Representatives to Submit a Grant Application to the Environmental Protection Agency's Water Quality Improvement Program for the San Francisco Bay Region for Fiscal Year 2023 and, if Awarded, Delegate Authority to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or Designee, to Negotiate and Execute a Grant Agreement and Any Amendments Thereto, for a Creek Cleanup Initiative at Eight Creeks in Santa Clara County and a Bank repair and Trash Raft and Woody Debris Removal Project at Coyote Creek, Project Numbers 26771027 and 62761027.
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RECOMMENDATION:Recommendation
A. Adopt A RESOLUTION BY THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT AUTHORIZING REPRESENTATIVES TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY REGION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 AND IF AWARDED, TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO, FOR A CREEK CLEANUP INITIATIVE AT EIGHT CREEKS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY AND A BANK REPAIR AND TRASH RAFT AND WOODY DEBRIS REMOVAL PROJECT AT COYOTE CREEK, Project Numbers 26771027 and 6276102;
B. Delegate authority to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), or designee appointed by the CEO, to apply for grant funds and, if successful, negotiate and execute a Grant Agreement with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for funding to support a Creek Cleanup Initiative at eight creeks in Santa Clara County and a bank repair and trash raft and woody debris removal project at Coyote Creek;
C. Delegate authority to the CEO, or designee appointed by the CEO, to sign and submit invoices and requests to the EPA for grant fund reimbursements to be made pursuant to the Grant Agreement; and
D. Delegate to the CEO, or designee appointed by the CEO, such other authority as needed to provide management and support services required to perform and administer the work pursuant to the grant ag...
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