DATE: February 22, 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 for the California Water and Wastewater Arrearage Payment Program for Drinking Water Arrearages in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $1,853,487
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That Council adopts a resolution (Attachment II) authorizing the City Manager to accept and appropriate funds for the California Water and Wastewater Arrearage Payment Program (CWWAPP) for drinking water arrearages in an amount not-to-exceed $1,853,487.
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SUMMARY
Last fall, staff applied for funding 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. Staff requested funding to cover all of Hayward residential and commercial customers’ eligible delinquent bill amounts and the City has been awarded 100% of the request. Staff is now seeking authorization to accept and appropriate the awarded funds in an amount not-to-exceed $1,853,487 in Water Operating Fund 605. Awarded funding must be used to credit commercial and residential accounts that still have outstanding bills from the pandemic period, defined as March 4, 2020 to June 15, 2021.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Resolution