ITEM:

CONSENT CALENDAR

 

3.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 2022-28 TO APPLY FOR AND ENTER INTO GRANT AGREEMENTS FOR PROPOSITION 1 IRWM IMPLEMENTATION ROUND 2 GRANT, AND AUTHORIZE A GRANT ADMININISTRATION SERVICES CONTRACT

 

Meeting Date:

October 17, 2022

Budgeted: 

FY 2022-2023

 

From:

David J. Stoldt,

General Manager

Program/

Protect Environmental Quality

 

 

Line Item:

Project 2-6-1-D

 

Prepared By:

Maureen Hamilton

Cost Estimate:

$1,488,961
Reimbursed by Grant

 

General Counsel Review:  N/A

Committee Recommendation:  The Water Supply Planning committee reviewed this item on October 3, 2022 and recommended approval.

CEQA Compliance:  This action does not constitute a project as defined by the California

Environmental Quality Act Guidelines section 15378.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUMMARY:  The Monterey Peninsula, Carmel Bay, and South Monterey Bay Integrated Regional Water Management Group (RWMG) is eligible to receive up to $1,488,961 in Proposition 1 Integrated Regional Water Management Implementation Round 2 Grant (Grant) funds from the Department of Water Resources (DWR).

 

MPWMD is the RWMG designated lead for making the Grant application on behalf of the RWMG.

 

The grant applicant must provide a resolution, incorporated herein as draft Resolution No. 2022-28 (Exhibit 3-A), adopted by the applicant’s governing body designating an authorized representative to submit a proposal and execute an agreement with the State of California for a Grant.  The Proposal Solicitation Package for the grant requires that the resolution be included with the grant application.

 

The projects funded by this grant are County of Monterey Carmel River Floodplain Restoration and Environmental Enhancement Project (CRFREE) and City of Monterey Olivier Street Stormwater Diversion Project.

 

Staff proposes to hire a consultant administer the Grant, the cost of which would be reimbursed by the Grant.  Administration costs are limited to less than 10% of the total requested grant funds, $148,896. 

 

RECOMMENDATION:  The Board of Director’s will consider approving the following recommended actions to include to:

 

1.      Adopt Resolution 2022-28 (Exhibit 3-A) authorizing the General Manager to apply for and enter into a grant agreement with the DWR for a Proposition 1 Integrated Regional Water Management Implementation Round 2 Grant; and

2.      Authorize the General Manager to enter into sub-grant agreements with project proponents; and

3.      Authorize the General Manager to enter into an agreement for grant administration services not to exceed $148,896 and to be reimbursed by the grant.

 

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) funds.  Proposition 1 IRWM funds are allocated to 12 hydrologic region-based Funding Areas. The Central Coast Funding Area (CCFA) is comprised of six IRWM Regions, including our RWMG, of which MPWMD is a member. The CCFA was allocated $43 million dollars.

 

The CCFA members entered into a Memorandum of Agreement to share Proposition 1 IRWM grant funding among the six regions in a fair and equitable manner.  Half of the funds were equally split among the six regions, one quarter was split based on population, and the remaining one quarter was split based on region area.  The RWMG was allocated $4,193,848. 

 

DWR is administering the funds in 4 grant programs:

 

1.      Planning,

2.      Disadvantaged Community (DAC) Involvement,

3.      Implementation Round 1,

4.      Implementation Round 2.

 

The RWMG received $465,983 for the DAC Involvement program in 2018 and $2,238,904 for the Implementation Round 1 program in 2021.  The DAC Involvement work is in its last stage and the Implementation Round 1 work is in progress. The RWMG did not apply for planning funds because it had received a Proposition 84 Planning Grant in 2010. 

 

On September 21, 2022 the RWMG voted to apply for $500,000 for the City of Monterey Olivier Street Stormwater Diversion Project, also called Lighthouse Tunnel Diversion Project and Monterey Tunnel Stormwater Diversion Project, with the remainder of funds, over $840,000, for the CRFREE Project. 

 

The Proposal Solicitation Package for the grant requires that a resolution be included with the grant application, which is due in February 2023.  The grant agreement with DWR is expected to be finalized in mid-2023. 

 

EXHIBIT

3-A      Resolution No. 2022-28 (Draft)

 

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