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RESOLUTION NO. 2011-089
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA TO ACCEPT A LETTER OF COMMITMENT
FOR THE DIAMOND PARK MUTUAL WATER COMPANY
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 finds, determines and
declares as follows:
A. The Diamond Park Mutual Water Company (DPMWC) is a privately
owned water system that provides domestic water service to
approximately 90 residences in the City of Santa Ana_
B. The well serving DPMWC is contaminated with nitrates and does not
meet Title 22 drinking water standards. The water system infrastructure
(pipelines, well, and tank) is obsolete and fails frequently, resulting in
water outages to DPMWC customers.
C. The Board of Directors of DPMWC has by resolution declared their intent
to cease operations and direct their customers to connect to the City's
water system.
D. The cost to construct the public water system improvements required to
serve DPMWC is estimated at approximately $978,026.
E_ The State of California Department of Public Health has filed an
application on behalf of DPMWC for a Proposition 84 grant that will cover
up to 100% of the construction costs.
F. The City has received a Letter of Commitment (LOC) from the DPH
promising a grant in the amount of $1 ,121 ,727 to fund costs for this
project.
Section 2. The Council authorizes the Executive Director of Public Works to be
the legally authorized representative for the City of Santa Ana to execute the following
actions as required by the LOC:
A_ Sign the funding agreement;
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Section 3. The Council authorizes the Water Resources Manager to be the
legally authorized representative for the City of Santa Ana to execute the following
actions as required by the LOC:
A_ Approve claims for reimbursement;
B. Sign the Final Release Form;
C. Be the City's Grant Administrator.
Section 4. The Council authorizes Cesar Barrera, a registered engineer, to be
the legally authorized representative for the City of Santa Ana to execute the following
actions as required by the LOC:
A. Sign the Budget and Expenditure Summary;
B. Review and sign claim forms;
C. Sign the certifications that the project is complete and ready for final
inspection; and
Section 5. Upon completion of the public water system improvements, the City
of Santa Ana will make available water service to DPMWC customers, contingent upon
each customer applying for water service, with connection fees being fully
reimbursable, as specified and required by this Letter of Commitment.
Section 6. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by
the City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote
adopting this Resolution.
ADOPTED this 19th day of December 2011 .
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Joseph Straka, Interim City Attorney
By:
o Sandoval
ief Assistant City Attorney
YES: Councilmembers: Alvarez, Benavides. Bustamante. Martinez.
Pulido, Tinaiero. Sarmiento (7)
NOES: Councilmembers: None (O)
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None (O)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers: None (O)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, Maria D. Huizar, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify that the attached
Resolution No. 201 1-089 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana on December 19, 201 1 .
Date: ? ?S" ?3c"' /?-- ??? ? ??,? /-? - f?-??-?? ,?-
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
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