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6.3.A. - Page 1 RE PO RT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager August 22, 2011 SUBJECT Redwood City Recycled Water Project - Federal Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Grant Program RECOMMENDATION Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation and to implement the provisions of that agreement. BACKGROUND On June 13, 2011 the Redwood City Council adopted the 2010 Urban Water Management Plan, which calls for the expansion and increased use of the City's recycled water supply. A second phase (Phase II) of the City's Recycled Water Project would include ten miles of pipelines serving existing water customers and new development and redevelopment areas west of Highway 101. Phase II will be composed of commercial, residential, and municipal customers who can benefit from recycled water use for irrigation and toilet flushing. The City's 2010 Urban Water Management Plan estimates the Phase II recycled water demand to be 507 acre-feet of water per year. Phase II will also provide the "backbone" necessary for Redwood City to become a regional recycled water supplier to neighboring cities. Because Redwood City is committed to expanding the use of recycled water in the City's water service area, staff submitted an application for, and was awarded, $94,700 in federal financial assistance from the Bureau of Reclamation for the development of feasibility studies and associated environmental activities from the Federal Title XVI Water Reclamation and Reuse Program. Collection of the federal funds requires the City Council to provide financial commitment for the non-federal portion of the cost of feasibility studies and associated environmental activities for the projects. Staff has determined that the City has the financial ability to provide funding for costs of the non-federal portion of the feasibility studies and associated environmental activities through the City's existing Recycled Water Project fund. Total project cost for these activities is approximately $190k, with Redwood City's share being $95k. The funds that will be allocated for this work are from the City's Water Enterprise and not tied to the General Fund. Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation and to implement the provisions of that agreement so that the federal funds can be collected.