Report Prepared by: Ken Elwin, Public Works Director, Public Works
Title
SUBJECT: Approval to Accept a Department of Water Resources Proposition 1 Grant Awarded to the Merced Irrigation District (MID) on Behalf of the Merced Integrated Regional Water Management Authority, Which Includes a Grant Amount of $335,648 for the City of Merced Project for Surface Water Irrigation to Parks and Weather-Based Irrigation Controllers
REPORT IN BRIEF
The Merced Integrated Regional Water Management Authority (MIRWMA) has agreed to accept on behalf of its member agencies a Department of Water Resources Proposition 1 Grant which includes a City of Merced project for Surface Water Irrigation to Parks and Weather-Based Irrigation Controllers.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Accepting Proposition 1 grant funds and increasing revenue in account 001-1120-324-02-00 by $335,648 and appropriating the same to account 001-1120-637-65-00 (Project No. 122057) for preliminary engineering costs associated with design of, for construction/implementation of parks surface water irrigation conversion project, and for the purchase and installation of weather-based irrigation controllers at various parks throughout the City; and,
B. Approving the use of pooled cash until reimbursement is received from the Merced Irrigation District (MID), the grant administrator; and,
C. Authorizing the City Manager or the Deputy City Manager to execute the necessary documents.
Body
AUTHORITY
Charter of the City of Merced, Section 200.
Merced Integrated Regional Water Management Authority Joint Powers Agreement.
DISCUSSION
Proposition 1 Grant
Proposition 1 authorized $510 Million in Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) grant funds for agencies throughout the State. The City of Merced (City) entered into a Joint Powers Agreement in May 2016 to form the Merced Integrated Regional Water Management Authority (MIRWMA). As a member agency of MIRWMA, the City is part of the Sa...
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