Discussion and possible action to ratify the Economic Development Department to develop and submit a grant application to the Southwest Border Regional Commission’s Economic and Infrastructure (EID) Grant Program for the purchase of Three Hundred (300) Atmospheric Water Generators, filters, and related administrative costs in the amount of THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY-FOUR DOLLARS AND EIGHTEEN CENTS ($359,534.18) and authorizing the County Judge to act as the Authorized Representative and any other matters incident thereto. This application requires a match of 20% for a total of up to SEVENTY-TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($72,000.00) via cash and/or in-kind contributions.  All required documents were reviewed by the Economic Development Department and the solicitation is compliant with the Webb County Single Point of Contact (SPOC) procedures. 

Issue: There are still various colonias within Webb County that do not have a conventional water system in place.   

Solution: Ratify the submission of this grant application for the purchase of 300 Atmospheric Water Units and its filters.

Result: This project could provide immediate access to native potable water to the Webb County colonias that do not have water.

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