For City Council and Rialto Utility Authority Meeting [October 26, 2021]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Marcus Fuller, City Manager
FROM: Thomas J. Crowley, P.E., Utilities Manager
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Request City Council/Rialto Utility Authority Board to: (1) Approve the First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Soto Resources to Provide Additional As-Needed Grant Writing Assistance for the Rialto Utility Authority and Utilities Division in an Additional Amount of $100,000, for a Total Amount Not to Exceed $150,250; and (2) Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Documents.
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BACKGROUND
Soto Resources was awarded a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) on July 13, 2021, to provide a Funding Research and Strategy Report for the Lake Rialto Project and as-needed grant writing assistance to the Utilities Division.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
Move grant funding opportunities have been announced leading Staff to recommend increasing the budget available with Soto Resources' PSA by $100,000 to include work on the following grant opportunities:
* One Water One Watershed Proposition 1 Round 2 Integrated Regional Water Management - Funding program benefiting the Santa Ana River Watershed area and region which includes Rialto. The City would like to pursue funds for the Lake Rialto and the Septic-to-Sewer projects though this program.
* United States Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART Grants: Water and Energy Efficiency Grants - Projects funded will conserve and use water more efficiently; increase the production of hydropower; mitigate conflict risk in areas at a high risk of future water conflict; and accomplish other benefits that contribute to water supply reliability in the western United States. The City believes the Advanced Metering Infrastructure project would be appropriate for this grant program.
* Urban and Multibenefit Drought Relief Funding Program - The Urban and Multibenefit Drought Relief Program is one of two ...
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