Item 18 - Agreement with the Municipal Water District of Orange County for Shared Programs

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55401.00000\43832934.1 Page 9 of 14 program for students in Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade ("Choice Middle School Program"); and (d) a program for students in Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade ("Choice High School Program"). Program offerings include options for in-person and live virtual lessons presented by trained education specialists. The school approved to receive any Choice School Program will determine whether the program can be delivered in-person or virtually. During the Term and before the start of each school year and the commencement of any Choice School Program, MWDOC will provide the City with a detailed description of the program offerings and a complete price breakdown for each. The program description provided to the City will include budget recommendations and expected commitments and require written consent by the City before implementation. The City may request minor adjustments during the course of the program, but will not incur additional costs without the City's prior written consent. 4.2 Annually, the City will set Choice School Program commitments. MWDOC and its contractors will attempt to fulfill the commitment amounts. However, there is no guarantee as to the number of schools and students that will participate in the Choice School Programs. MWDOC will invoice the City for the total annual estimated costs. MWDOC will provide a reconciliation at year-end based on the actual services provided. The City will be responsible for paying MWDOC the difference if the estimate is lower than the actual costs, and MWDOC will reimburse the City the difference if the estimate is higher than the actual costs. 4.3 Choice School Program Invoices. MWDOC will submit invoices to the City in January and July each year for the services provided in accordance with the Agreement. The City agrees to pay MWDOC for undisputed invoices within forty-five (45) days after receiving the submittal. 4.4 Choice School Program Insurance. MWDOC agrees that all agreements with consultants, who will be performing the work on behalf of MWDOC, will include appropriate insurance levels and requirements, pursuant to Section 2.3.2. above. 5. The Water Emergency Response Organization of Orange County (“WEROC”) 5.1.1 The City of Santa Ana is signatory to the 1983 Orange County Volunteer Emergency Preparedness Organization Agreement, which was Amended in 1991 to change the name to WEROC (MWDOC Board Resolution 1623). MWDOC provides the overall staff and support for WEROC and has historically allocated the costs for WEROC among MWDOC, Orange County Water District, the Cities of Anaheim, Fullerton, and Santa Ana, the Orange County Sanitation District, and the South Orange County Wastewater Authority. The purpose of WEROC is to support the resiliency of Orange County's 36 water and wastewater agencies, and the community of 3.2 million people it serves by working with these agencies and the County to build, sustain, and improve the capability to mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from threatened or actual natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other man-made disasters. Services include preparedness and response coordination for mutual aid and other services and to represent water and wastewater entities within the Orange County Operational Area. In order to build the relationships needed for effective response, WEROC works with MWDOC member agencies, Metropolitan, the County Operational Area, the State Office of Emergency Services, Department of Water Resources, EPA, FEMA and other emergency organization partners throughout the year "!#