DATE: March 1, 2016
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Bernard Jimenez, Interim Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: United States Department of Agriculture Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant application for property owners along Church Ave wishing to connect to County Service Area 39AB (Beran Way/Prospect)
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
TITLE
1. Authorize Department of Public Works and Planning staff to apply for the United States Department of Agriculture Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant for County Service Area 39AB (Beran Way/Prospect) for project costs of connecting seven residential properties along Church Ave east of Valentine Ave to the County Service Area 39AB water system.
2. Direct Department of Public Works and Planning staff to negotiate an agreement with Self Help Enterprises for administration of the grant and design and construction of the improvements needed for connecting seven residential properties along Church Ave east of Valentine Ave to County Service Area 39AB, including limitations on the County's liability to the United State Department of Agriculture and for cost overruns on the project.
REPORT
Recommended action No. 1 would authorize staff of the Department of Public Works and Planning (Department) to apply for a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant (ECWAG) on behalf of County Service Area 39AB (CSA 39AB) for funding of project costs to connect seven residential properties (Out-of-District Properties) on six different parcels on Church Ave just outside of the CSA 39AB boundaries to the CSA 39AB water system. Recommended action No. 2 directs the Department to negotiate an agreement with Self Help Enterprises (SHE) under which SHE would design and construct the improvements needed to connect the seven residents to CSA 39AB, and be responsible for grant administration and project management.
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