TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Erick Lee, Public Works Director
Katherine Doherty, City Engineer
Jeff Fijalka, Senior Civil Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing an $8,535,000 Funding Agreement with the State Water Resources Control Board for the 28th Street Stormwater Infiltration Project (Public Works Director Lee).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 22-0065
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 22-0065 authorizing the Public Works Director to execute a funding agreement with the State Water Resources Control Board for the 28th Street Stormwater Infiltration project, and any subsequent administrative amendments, and to carry out the responsibilities under the funding agreement, including certifying invoices and disbursement requests for project costs on behalf of the City.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
In June 2020, CWE, a design consultant working on behalf of the City, submitted an application for grant funding to the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) for the 28th Street Stormwater Infiltration Project. On February 23, 2021, the City was notified that the funding application for the Proposition 1 State Water Grant Program was not awarded, but rather the Project was placed on a "standby" list. Then, on March 4, 2022, the City was notified that Proposition 1 Grant funds have been awarded in the amount of $8,535,000. These funds will be paid to the City on a reimbursement basis.
The SWRCB was the third agency to award grant funds to the 28th Street Stormwater Infiltration Project. Collectively, the project has been awarded $31,091,596 in grant funds. The total project cost was originally estimated at approximately $16,697,100. However, the actual costs of the project will not be known until after the project is designed and bid out via the pub...
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