HomeMy WebLinkAbout23-006Resolution No. 23-006
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN APPLICATION FOR FUNDING UNDER PROPOSITION 1 ROUND 2 INTEGRATED
REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION GRANT PROGRAM FOR PROJECTS IN THE NORTHERN
SACRAMENTO VALLEY IRWM REGION
WHEREAS, on April 13, 2010, the Board of Supervisors authorized staff to work in cooperation with the other
counties to secure funding for the Northern Sacramento Valley Integrated Regional Water Management (NSV IRWM)
planning effort; and
WHEREAS, on April 27, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Resolution regarding the appointment and tenure
of the Butte County members to the NSV IRWM Governing Board which superseded and replaced an earlier resolution;
and
WHEREAS, on April 26, 2011, the Board of Supervisors authorized appointments to the Northern Sacramento
Valley Integrated Regional Water Management Plan Technical Advisory Committee (NSV TAC); and
WHEREAS, on November 14, 2017 the Board of Supervisors appointed Dr. Christina Buck, Assistant Director of the
Department of Water and Resource Conservation (Department) to the NSV IRWM Technical Advisory Committee; and
WHEREAS, on September 15, 2020 the Board of Supervisors approved Resolution Adopting the Northern
Sacramento Valley Integrated Regional Water Management Plan; and
WHEREAS, there is currently funding available under the IRWM Implementation Round 2 Grant Program pursuant
to the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014 (Prop 1) (Water Code Section 79700 et seq.);
and
WHEREAS, local project sponsors in the NSV IRWM region have coordinated with the Department to prepare
application materials for projects meeting the eligibility requirements of the grant program; and
WHEREAS, the projects and proposed funding are located in Butte County; and
WHEREAS, on November 7, 2022 the NSV IRWM Board approved recommended projects to be submitted for
funding and directed Butte County staff to prepare the application on behalf of the region; and
WHEREAS, a requirement for submitting an application for the grant funding is a resolution designating an
authorized representative by the applicant's governing body to file an application for funding and to enter into an
agreement with the State of California to receive such funding.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors hereby that proposal be made to
the California Department of Water Resources to obtain a Round 2 Integrated Regional Water Management
Implementation Grant pursuant to the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014 (Water Code
§ 79700 et seq.), and to enter into an agreement to receive a grant for the: Proposition 1 Round 2 NSV IRWM
Implementation Proposal. The Director of the Butte County Department of Water and Resource Conservation, or designee,
is hereby authorized and directed to prepare the necessary data, conduct investigations, file such proposal, and execute
a grant agreement or any amendments thereto with California Department of Water Resources.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a meeting of the Butte County Board of Supervisors on this 24 1h day of January, 2023,
by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Connelly, Durfee, Ritter, Teeter and Chair Kimmellshue
NOES: None
ABSENT:None
ABSTAIN: None
Todd KimmIshue, Chair
Butte Cou ill
y Board of Supervisors
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ATTEST:
Andy Pickett, Chief Administrative Officer
andIlk of the Board of S
visors .sors
By: A
Deputy