R24-04

RESOLUTION NO. R24-04  
 
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 
GLENDALE, 
MARICOPA 
COUNTY, 
ARIZONA, 
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE ENTERING INTO OF 
AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE 
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AUTHORITY OF 
ARIZONA (WIFA), AND THE CITY OF GLENDALE FOR 
DISBURSEMENT OF GRANT FUNDS.  
 
THIS GRANT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made effective as of the date of signature of 
the last signatory hereto (the “Effective Date”), by and between the Water Infrastructure Finance 
Authority of Arizona (the “Authority”), a body corporate and politic, and The City of Glendale 
(the “Grantee”). The Authority and the Grantee may individually be referred to as “Party” or 
collectively as the “Parties.” 
 
RECITALS 
 
 
WHEREAS, Title VI of the Social Security Act (42 § U.S.C. 801 et seq.) (the “Act”) was 
amended by section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”), Pub. L. No. 117-2 
(March 11, 2021), to add section 602, which authorizes the United States Department of 
Treasury’s (“Treasury”) to make payments from the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal 
Recovery Funds (“SLFRF”), and 
 
 
WHEREAS, the funds are purposed for use in responding to the COVID-19 public health 
emergency and its economic impacts through the categories of eligible uses and activities 
described in 31 C.F.R. Part 35, Subpart A, including for making necessary investments in water, 
sewer, and broadband infrastructure, and 
 
 
WHEREAS, the source of funding for the Award is the ARPA, specifically the SLFRF, 
with Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (“CFDA”) Assistance Listing 21.027 for all 
activity pursuant to this Agreement, and 
 
 
WHEREAS, the State of Arizona established the Water Conservation Grant Fund 
(“WCGF”) under Title 49, Chapter 8, Article 5 of the Arizona Revised Statutes. A.R.S. §§ 49-
1331 – 1335, to be administered by the Authority, and 
 
 
WHEREAS, the Office of the Governor, in fulfilling its duty to administer the 
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds allocated to the State of Arizona, entered 
into an Interagency Service Agreement (ISA-ARPA-WIFA-070122-01), as amended on 
November 3, 2023, to provide funding to the Authority through the WCGF to support COVID-
19 related activities in accordance with State Fiscal Recovery Fund Expenditure Category 5.8 
Clean Water: Water Conservation, and 
 
 
WHEREAS, the Authority is authorized to issue grants from the WCGF to eligible 
entities for water conservation programs and projects that are expected to result in: (1) long-term

reductions in water use; (2) improvements in water use efficiency; or (3) improvements in water 
reliability, and 
 
 
WHEREAS, WCGF grants may be issued for any of the purposes specified in A.R.S. § 
49-1332(B), and 
 
 
WHEREAS, Grantee meets the Treasury’s definition of a subrecipient and has applied for 
a grant, pursuant to the Application attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A [Grant Application]; 
and 
 
 
WHEREAS, by the Board resolution attached to this Agreement as Exhibit B [Board 
Resolution], the Authority has determined Grantee is eligible for financial assistance from the 
WCGF and has reviewed and approved the Grantee’s Application in accordance with the 
requirements of A.R.S. §§ 49-1331 – 1335. 
  
 
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth in 
the Agreement, 
 
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE as follows: 
 
SECTION 1.  That it is deemed in the best interest of the City of Glendale and the citizens 
thereof that the Intergovernmental Agreement between The Water Infrastructure Finance 
Authority of Arizona, and City of Glendale for acceptance of the Water Conservation Graft Fund 
totaling $3,000,000, be entered into, which agreement is now on file in the office of the City Clerk 
of the City of Glendale. 
 
SECTION 2.  That the City Manager or designee and the City Clerk be authorized and 
directed to execute and deliver any and all documents necessary to effectuate said Agreement on 
behalf of the City of Glendale.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[Signatures on the following page.]

PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of 
Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, this 23rd day of January, 2023. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                           
 
 
 
Mayor Jerry P. Weiers 
ATTEST: 
 
                                      
 
Julie K. Bower, City Clerk               (SEAL) 
 
 
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
 
                                      
 
Michael D. Bailey, City Attorney 
 
 
REVIEWED BY: 
 
                                      
 
Kevin R. Phelps, City Manager