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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Resolution regarding the appointment and tenure of the Butte County members to the NSV IRWM Governing Board which superseded and replaced an earlier resolution; and WHEREAS, on April 26, 2011, the Board of Supervisors authorized appointments to the Northern Sacramento Valley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 ' ATTEST: Andy Pickett, Chief Administrative Officer andIlk of the Board of S visors .sors By: A Deputy