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IREPOR T the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager April 22, 2002 Subject Water Recycling Project Recommendation By resolution, authorize the City Manager to execute a water recycling facilities planning grant application for the water recycling project Background On March 11,2002, the City Council approved a resolution ~uthorizing the City Manager to execute state grant and loan applications for construction of water recycling facilities. This companion action allows the City to apply to the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) for a facilities plannin.q grant in an amount not to exceed $75,000.00. Planning work eligible for reimbursement includes current professional services agreements with Kennedy / Jenks, CH2M HILL (CEQA documentation), and The Sandul Company (public information). Only those work activities and deliverables which are rendered after the SWRCB approves the grant may be compensated. Staff estimates that sufficient work is yet to be completed such that $50,000 to $75,000 of grant funds should be realized. An additional benefit of this application is that successful planning grant applications are viewed by the state as favorable indicators of water recycling projects that will likely be approved and constructed by local government agencies, therefore making them more competitive for construction funding. Alternative Do not authorize the resolution and give direction to staff. Fiscal Impact The work required to process initial applications and coordinate ,vith the SWRCB will be completed under the current scope of services provided by Kennedy/Jenks Consultants. Application now will not commit the City to approve and construct the project, nor will this action pre-empt the Utilities Committee and Council from considering a range of financing alternatives as they make final project decisions in the summer of 2002. Peter Ingram .~ Ed Everett Director, Public Works Services City Manager Attachment Resolution