Los Angeles
City Council
Agenda Item 2
(2) 211015S12 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the application for two United States (U.S.) Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation Grant Programs, WaterSMART LargeScale Water Recycling Projects Grant for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 and WaterSMART Drought Response Program: Drought Resiliency Projects Grant for FY 2025. Recommendations for Council action: 1. AUTHORIZE the Director, Bureau of Sanitation (BOS), and the General Manager, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), or designees, to: a. Jointly prepare and submit a grant application for the U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, WaterSMART LargeScale Water Recycling Projects Grant FY 2024. b. Prepare and submit grant applications for the U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, WaterSMART Drought Response Program: Drought Resiliency Projects Grant – FY 2025. 2. INSTRUCT the Director, BOS, and REQUEST the General Manager, LADWP, or designees, to report to Council if the City is awarded the grants, to request authority to accept the grant awards; and, to request approval for any related actions to implement the grant awards. Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer (CAO) reports that approval of the recommendations will not result in a General Fund impact. There are sufficient project funds to meet the 75 percent cost sharing requirement for the projects proposed under the U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART LargeScale Recycling Projects for FY 2023 and 2024 Program, Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) No. R23AS00433. There are sufficient funds to meet the 50 percent cost sharing requirement for the Drought Response Program: Drought Resiliency Projects for Fiscal Year 2025, NOFA No. R25AS00013. Upon notification of a grant award, a reassessment on the General Fund impact should be completed by departments as it relates to either lower than requested grant award amounts, verification of local match requirements, or frontfunding for grants on a reimbursement basis. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO further reports that the recommendations comply with the City’s Financial Policies. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.