DATE: June 21, 2022
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Director of Public Works
SUBJECT
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Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate Funds from the California Water and Wastewater Arrearage Payment Program (CWWAPP) for Wastewater Arrearages in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $744,389
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That Council adopts a resolution (Attachment II) authorizing the City Manager to accept up to $744,389 from the State Water Resources Control Board and appropriate the funds in Wastewater Operating Fund 610 so they may be spent in accordance with the requirements of the California Water and Wastewater Arrearage Payment Program.
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SUMMARY
Last fall, staff applied for and received $1,853,487 through the CWWAPP, a program administered by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) to reduce delinquent water and wastewater balances for customers experiencing financial hardships related to the pandemic. The awarded funds were specifically for the water portion of eligible customer bills. This spring, staff submitted a second application for funding to cover the wastewater portion of eligible arrearages. The City has been awarded 100% of its request, and is now seeking authorization to accept and appropriate the awarded funds in an amount not-to-exceed $744,389 in Wastewater Operating Fund 610. These funds must be used to credit commercial and residential accounts that still have outstanding wastewater bills from the pandemic period, defined as March 4, 2020 to June 15, 2021.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Resolution