FOR: City Council and Rialto Utility Authority Meeting June 11, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: G. Michael Milhiser, Interim City Manager
FROM: Toyasha Sebbag, Assistant to the City Manager
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Request that the City Council and Rialto Utility Authority Board: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 8247 and RUA Resolution No. 08-35 amending the 2023-2024 fiscal year budget; 2) Approve Proposition 1 Round 2 Integrated Regional Water Management Implementation Grant Funding Contract between the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority and the City of Rialto in the amount of $2,149,748 for the Rialto Habitat Nature Center Project; and 3) Authorize the City Manager/Executive Director to execute all documents.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council and Rialto Utility Authority Board: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 8247 and RUA Resolution No. 08-35 amending the 2023-2024 fiscal year budget; 2) Approve Proposition 1 Round 2 Integrated Regional Water Management Implementation Grant Funding Contract between the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority and the City of Rialto in the amount of $2,149,748 for the Rialto Habitat Nature Center Project; and 3) Authorize the City Manager/Executive Director to execute all documents.
BACKGROUND:
On November 4, 2014, California voters approved Proposition 1, the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014. Proposition 1 authorized $510 million in Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) funding. California was divided into 12 funding regions to allocate the funding with Rialto falling into funding Region 5 - Santa Ana Sub-Region.
The IRWM Grant Program is designed to encourage integrated regional strategies for the management of water resources and to provide funding for programs and projects that support local IRWM planning and implementation. IRWM serves as the mechanism for the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to administer Proposition (wat...
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