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RESOLUTION NO. 11 OF 2015
Authorizing Salt Lake City
To Apply for a Grant Award From
The United States Bureau of Reclamation
For Water Efficiency and Conservation
WHEREAS, the United States Bureau of Reclamation (the “Bureau”) offers grants under its Water Conservation Field Service Programs FY 2015 Program; and
WHEREAS, the City has adopted its 2014 Water Conservation Master Plan, which includes, among other things, objectives to enhance our knowledge of water use in large landscapes, increase and leverage partnership and collaborative opportunities, and meet water use reduction goals through the implementation of best practices; and
WHEREAS, goals and objectives articulated in the 2014 Water Conservation Master Plan could he accomplished through the partnership with and development of a water conservation plan for the Salt Lake City School District; and
WHEREAS, WHEREAS, the Department of Public Utilities has adequate capability within its staffing resources, along with that of the staff of the Salt Lake City School District, to meet the in-kind contribution match portion for the development of a water conservation plan; and
WHEREAS, through the Bureau’s Grant Program, the full cost of conducting key tasks such as irrigation audits, landscape assessments, data analysis could be funded, thereby reducing the City and School District’s expenditure for the project, making funds available for other water conservation projects throughout the City.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, as follow:
1. That the Director of the Department of Public Utilities should submit the grant application (attached as Exhibit A) with the Bureau to fund the water conservation master plan project and to work with the Bureau to meet established deadlines for the City to enter into a cooperative agreement to accept a grant from the Bureau.
2. Ralph Becker, Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, or his designee, shall have the authority to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Bureau, upon appropriate review and approval of the City Council.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah this 24th day of March, 2015.