Agenda Item Wording:
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Affirm Submittal of Basin Grant & Appropriate Funds - Affirm the submission to the Environmental Protection Agency for grant funding in the amount of $959,752 for the Groundwater Recharge Basin F project; and upon award appropriate grant funds and $240,000 of local matching funds from the Groundwater Recharge Fund (224).
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Prepared by:
Dolores Verduzco, Financial Analyst, Dolores.Verduzco@visalia.city, (559) 713-4540
Rebecca Keenan, Senior Civil Engineer, Rebecca.Keenan@visalia.city (559) 713-4541
Chris Crawford, City Engineer, Chris.Crawford@visalia.city, (559) 713-4331
Jason Huckleberry, Engineering & Building Director, Jason.Huckleberry@visalia.city, (559) 713-4495
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends City Council affirm the submission to the Environmental Protection Agency for grant funding in the amount of $959,752 for the Groundwater Recharge Basin F project; and upon award appropriate grant funds and $240,000 of local matching funds from the Groundwater Recharge Fund (224).
Summary:
The city has received approval of federal funds from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Community Grants Program in the amount of $959,752 for development of groundwater recharge basins. In order to receive funding and enter into a funding agreement with the EPA, submission of a grant application is required. The grant program requires a local match contribution of 20% of the total project cost. Staff recommends $240,000 from the Groundwater Recharge Fund (224) be applied as the local match contribution for a total project cost of $1,199,752.
Background Discussion:
On February 6, 2023, Council authorized staff to submit funding requests to State and Federal Legislative Representatives for several projects, including funding for construction of basins at the East Side Regional Park. Subsequently a federal Congressional Community Project Funding request was submitted in the amount of $3.5 million for the development of g...
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