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<br />Budget: <br /> <br />$30,000 <br /> <br />Activity 4: Financial Assistance. <br />A major, but mostly low profile activity, is the ongoing pursuit of about <br />$13,000,000 in federal and state financial grants. The City is a member of a coalition of <br />Bay Area recycled water agencies requesting federal grant assistance through Title XVI. <br />The City has received congressional authorization and appropriation for several <br />contracts for Phase 1 for which legal and administrative documents are needed. The <br />City has also submitted a request for authorization for Phase 2 (west of highway 101) in <br />this congressional session. Follow-up activities, especially for Phase 1, will be needed <br />to complete the administrative process and commence the flow of funds to the City. <br /> <br />The City has also received two (2) state grants. The Prop 13 grant provides for the <br />reimbursement of construction expenses. Final invoicing and receipt of funds is <br />pending, which will require project close-out. Additionally, the preparation of quarterly <br />reports throughout construction is required. The second grant, Prop 50 Integrated <br />Regional Water Management, is on-hold by the state until funds are released. Prop 50 <br />requires collaboration with other bay area agencies through the Bay Area Clean Water <br />Association (BACWA). The agencies continue to hold monthly conference calls, <br />prepare quarterly reports, and invoices to stay lined up for when funds are released. <br /> <br />Funding related topics are also discussed at the monthly BACWA Recycled Water <br />Committee meetings, along with other current recycled water topics such as legislation. <br />WBA attends these meetings on behalf of the City and prepares summaries of the <br />discussion. <br /> <br />In addition, three (3) supplemental financial summaries recapping all of the Phase 1 <br />project grants and costs will be prepared for periods ending June 30, 2009, December <br />31,2009 and June 30, 2010. <br /> <br />Budget: <br /> <br />$82,000 <br /> <br />Activity 5: Issue Reviews. <br />Even though design and construction activities are nearing completion in the fall <br />of 2009, project related issues continue to surface. Many issues have been addressed, <br />but unanswered issues regarding customer connections, HOA connections or technical <br />questions and connections remain unresolved. As the system continues to grow, it is <br />anticipated that additional issues will surface that will require some review, analysis and <br />thoughtful considerations for transmittal to City staff and the project team. <br /> <br />Budget: <br /> <br />$68,000 <br /> <br />Activity 6: On-call consultinQ. <br /> <br />5 <br />