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Consider approving and authorizing the Monterey County Water Resources Agency General Manager to:
a. Execute a Cost Share Agreement with the City of Watsonville, Santa Cruz Flood Control and Water Conservation District -Zone 7, and the Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency to fund activities of the Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency; and
b. Execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the County of Monterey for the amount not to exceed $193,700 per fiscal year, effective October 1, 2022 thru June 30, 2030 to cover a funding gap of the Cost Share Agreement.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors approve and authorize the Monterey County Water Resources Agency General Manager to:
a. Execute a Cost Share Agreement with the City of Watsonville, Santa Cruz Flood Control and Water Conservation District -Zone 7, and the Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency to fund activities of the Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency; and
b. Execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the County of Monterey for the amount not to exceed $193,700 per fiscal year, effective October 1, 2022 thru June 30, 2030 to cover a funding gap of the Cost Share Agreement.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency ("PRFMA") was formed under the Joint Exercise of Powers Act, Government Code section 6500 et seq., pursuant to a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement ("JPA Agreement") dated July 21, 2021 in order to coordinate, finance, acquire, construct, improve, operate or maintain flood management infrastructure on the Pajaro River in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties.
The Member Agencies of the PRFMA are County of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Zone 7 ("Zone 7"), County of Monterey ("County"), City of Watsonville, and the Monterey County Water Resources Agency ("MCWRA" or "Agency"). The PRFMA is the lead local agency to work with the ...
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