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Consider recommending that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors to:
a. Approve and adopt a Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 cost of living adjustment (COLA) increase of 2.4% to assessments of Zones 2B, 2Y and 2Z for the Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project (CSIP) and the Salinas Valley Reclamation Project (SVRP); and
b. Approve and adopt a FY 2024-25 COLA increase of 2.4% to the Zone 2B water service charge for the Salinas River Diversion Facility Project (SRDF); and
c. Notice and hold a public hearing at 10:30 a.m. on May 29, 2024, to consider approving and adopting assessment rate charges; and
d. Direct the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to publish a hearing notice once a week for two consecutive weeks prior to the date set for the hearing.
(Staff Presenting: Nan Kyung Kim)
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors to:
a. Approve and adopt a Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 cost of living adjustment (COLA) increase of 2.4% to assessments of Zones 2B, 2Y and 2Z for the Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project (CSIP) and the Salinas Valley Reclamation Project (SVRP); and
b. Approve and adopt a FY 2024-25 COLA increase of 2.4% to the Zone 2B water service charge for the Salinas River Diversion Facility Project (SRDF); and
c. Notice and hold a public hearing at 10:30 a.m. on May 29, 2024, to consider approving and adopting assessment rate charges; and
d. Direct the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to publish a hearing notice once a week for two consecutive weeks prior to the date set for the hearing.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Zones 2B, 2Y, and 2Z were established to provide revenue to construct, operate and maintain the CSIP and the SVRP, which includes debt service for the municipal bonds, a State Revolving Fund loan, and a Small Reclamation Projects loan from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation that funded the construction of the projects. The operation of the CSIP a...
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