Item 26 - Grant Application for Solar Power Project

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Generation of Solar Power at Garthe and West Pump Station Facilities Project Bureau of Reclamation Water Energy and Efficiency Grant FY2022 SECTION 6: OFFICIAL RESOLUTION Below is the draft resolution that will be approved by the City Council on December 7t", 2021. RESOLUTION NO. 2021-XXX A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING AN APPLICATION FOR GRANT FUNDING BY THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION'S WATERSMART WATER ENERGY AND EFFICIENCY GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE SOLAR POWER GENERATION AT GARTHE AND WEST PUMP STATION FACILITIES PROJECT BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. The City of Santa Ana (the City) currently purchases energy from Southern California Edison to deliver potable water to its customers. B. The City adopted a Climate Action Plan that provides guidelines and goals for the City to reduce its carbon emissions by 35% in 2035 based on the 2008 carbon emission baseline. C. The City is in the planning stages of a Solar Power Generation at Garthe and West Pump Station Facilities Project (the Project). The proposed Project involves, among other things, installing photovoltaic modules on top of water storage tanks at the Garthe and West Pump Station facilities and connecting the solar power to power the City's water distribution system. D. By installing solar power at the Garthe and West Pump Station Facilities, the City will generate up to 1,316,942 kWh of renewable energy that offset's the City's consumption of energy derived from fossil fuel combustion, reduce the City's greenhouse gas emissions, and reduce the City's annual electricity bill. E. The United States Department of the Interior offers financial assistance in the form of grant funding through its Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) Water Energy and Efficiency Grant Program for this type of project. The program provides up to a maximum of $2,000,000 in grant funding, but not to exceed 50% of the total project cost. F. The City desires to fund part of the cost of the Project with grant funding from the WaterSMART Water Energy and Efficiency Grant Program. Section 2. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby authorizes and directs the Executive Director of Public Works, or his or her designee, to sign and submit, for and on behalf of the City of Santa Ana, a grant application from the Bureau of Resolution No. 2021-XXX Page 1 of 3 34 PREVIEW Date: Nov 03, 2021 Workspace ID: WS00800354 Funding Opportunity Number: R22AS00023