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Director Memorandum No. 18-100 Page 2 of 3

RESOLUTION NO. 2018-24

RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE YUCAIPA VALLEY
WATER DISTRICT SUPPORTING THE APPLICATION FOR A SMALL-SCALE
WATER EFFICIENCY PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018 GRANT FROM THE
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION AND COMMITTING THE DISTRICT TO THE
FINANCIAL AND LEGAL OBLIGATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECEIPT OF
THE WATERSMART GRANT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

WHEREAS, the Yucaipa Valley Water District (the "District") is a public agency of the State
of California organized and existing pursuant to the provisions of the County Water District
Law of this State (Section 30000, et seq. of the Water Code); and

WHEREAS, the mission of the Bureau of Reclamation is to manage, develop, and protect
water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the
interest of the American people; and

WHEREAS, the Bureau of Reclamation has announced Funding Opportunity
Announcement No. BOR-DO-18-F009 seeking projects that are small-scale on-the-ground
projects that seek to conserve, better manage, or otherwise make more efficient use of water
supplies; and

NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Directors of the Yucaipa Valley Water District hereby
RESOLVE, DETERMINE, and ORDER as follows:

1. That the Board of Directors delegates legal authority to the General Manager to enter
into a cooperative agreement with the Department of Interior, Bureau of
Reclamation for the WaterSMART: Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects for Fiscal
Year 2018.

2. That the Board of Directors hereby authorizes and supports the participation and
submittal by the Yucaipa Valley Water District of the grant funding application.

3. That the Board of Directors supports, and the Yucaipa Valley Water District
maintains the capability to provide funding and/or in-kind contributions as specified
in the grant funding application.

4. That the Board of Directors hereby directs the General Manager to work with the
Bureau of Reclamation to meet the established deadlines for entering into a
cooperative agreement.

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