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UKIAH VALLEY WATER AUTHORITY
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-03.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CHAIR AND SECRETARY, ACTING TOGETHER, TO
TAKE ALL NECESSARY ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS TO ESTABLISH AND INITIALLY
ADMINISTER THE UKIAH VALLEY WATER AUTHORITY
WHEREAS,the Ukiah Valley WaterAuthority(the"Water Authority") is a Joint Exercise of Powers
Authority, formed pursuant to the Joint Exercise of Powers Act (Government Code sections 6500,
et seq.) created to administer, operate, and maintain its members' water systems and combine
those systems into a combined water system; and
WHEREAS, the Water Authority is governed by a legislative body called the Water Executive
Committee, which is comprised of two representatives from each of its members; and
WHEREAS,the Water Authority's members as of the date of this Resolution are: Millview County
Water District, Redwood Valley County Water District, and the City of Ukiah; and
WHEREAS, following the execution of the Joint Powers Agreement constituting the Water
Authority, a number of administrative actions will need to be taken to make the necessary filings,
reports, and applications to comply with various laws affecting the business of the Water Authority;
and
WHEREAS,to ensure accountability, transparency, and provide for the explicit authority to make
these filings, reports, and applications, the Water Executive Committee desires to grant explicit
authority and agency to its Chair and Secretary, acting together and in consultation with and
reporting to the Water Executive Committee.
NOW,THEREFORE, the Water Executive Committee of the Ukiah Valley Water Authority hereby
resolves:
1. The Water Executive Committee finds that the above Recitals are true and correct.
2. The Water Executive Committee hereby authorizes the Chair of the Water Executive
Committee, aAv , and the Secretary of the Water Executive Committee,
a V e acting together, to make all necessary filings, reports,
and applications to applicable federal, state, and local regulatory agencies to initiate,
incorporate, and begin the business of the Water Authority. Such filings explicitly include filing
with the Secretary of State, the State Controller, and the Mendocino Local Agency Formation
Commission.
3. The Chair and the Secretary are to report all submitted filings, reports, and applications to the
Water Executive Committee at the meeting immediately following any such submittal.
4. The Chair and the Secretary, acting together, are hereby authorized and directed to take such
additional steps, and to execute such additional documents, as may be required or reasonably
necessary to complete the action authorized by this Resolution.
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5. The Chair and Secretary shall report all actions taken pursuant to this Resolution to the Water
Executive Committee at the meeting immediately following said action_
6. The Water Executive Committee having granted the above authorities to the Chair and the
Secretary, acting together, the Vice Chair is hereby authorized to execute this Resolution, and
the Treasurer to attest, on behalf of the Water Executive Committee.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2"d day of April, 2024, in a duly noticed and open meeting of the
Water Executive Committee by the following vote:
AYES: Members Lardoza, hrliiLa, SchoerLeid&L, Orozco, Crane, and Chair Gaska
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY
OF THE
UKIAH VALLEY WATER AUTHORITY,
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I, "5eO'l� do hereby certify that I am the duly authorized and appointed
Secretary of the Ukiah Valley Water Authority, a California Joint Exercise of Powers Authority (the
"Water Authority"); that the following is a true and correct copy of that certain resolution duly and
unanimously adopted and approved by the Water Executive Committee, the legislative body of
the Water Authority, on the 21d day of April, 2024; and that said resolution has not been modified
or rescinded and remains in full force and effect as the date hereof:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Certificate n this 2nd day of April, 2024,
Se a oft Uki h Valley Water Authority
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