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04/11/2011 ORIGINAL RESOLUTION NO. 15105 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF WATER REOURCES TO OBTAIN INTEGRATED REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT STORMWATER FLOOD MANAGEMENT GRANT FUNDING WHEREAS, the City Council adopted the Bay Area Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Plan on December 4, 2006; and WHEREAS, the Bay Area IRWM Plan is a multi - stakeholder, nine - county effort to coordinate a strategic approach to regional water resources management; and WHEREAS, the Bay Area IRWM Plan was developed by a diverse group of water supply, water quality, wastewater, stormwater, flood management, watershed and habitat agencies, local governments, environmental groups, business groups and other interested parties in response to the current intent of the State of California to provide grant monies only for projects that are included in an adopted integrated water management plan; and WHEREAS, on November 2006 California voters passed Proposition 1 E, the Disaster Preparedness and Flood Protection Bond Act, which provides grant funding for IRWM Stormwater Flood Management (SWFM) projects; and WHEREAS, as part of the grant application procedures, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) requires applicants to adopt a resolution designating an authorized representative to submit the grant application and execute an agreement with the State of California for a SWFM grant; and WHEREAS, City staff has submitted the Bayfront Canal Regional Flood Protection System Improvements and Fifth Avenue Pump Station Renovation Project to be added to the Bay Area IRWM Plan and has begun preparing its application for grand funding for this Project; and WHEREAS, the Project is designed to mitigate flooding in the Bayfront Canal, Fifth Avenue, and Atherton Channel area. ATTY /RESO.2120 /IRWM Grant Application Reso. # 15105 033111 MUFF # 505 1