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a. Consider accepting as final the July 22, 2024, GPP Analytics Water Recycling Agreement Expense Audit (Audit); and
b. Provide direction to staff to engage Monterey One Water to resolve the Audit's findings and recommendations; and
c. Provide direction to staff to engage Monterey One Water to examine other provisions of the Amended and Restated Water Recycling Agreement between the parties that may require updating; and
d. Provide direction to staff to report at least quarterly on progress.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors:
a. Consider accepting as final the July 22, 2024, GPP Analytics Water Recycling Agreement Expense Audit (Audit); and
b. Provide direction to staff to engage Monterey One Water to resolve the Audit's findings and recommendations; and
c. Provide direction to staff to engage Monterey One Water to examine other provisions of the Amended and Restated Water Recycling Agreement between the parties that may require updating; and
d. Provide direction to staff to report at least quarterly on progress.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
At the request of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency ("Agency"), the County of Monterey Auditor-Controller's Office ("ACO") engaged GPP Analytics, Inc. ("GPP") to conduct a financial audit to assess the accuracy and compliance of expenses reported by Monterey One Water ("M1W") reported over four fiscal years (FY 2018-19 to FY 2021-22), the audit period, in accordance with the Amended and Restated Water Recycling Agreement Between Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency [now M1W] and Monterey County Water Resources Agency (the "Agreement"). The Agreement was entered into by the Agency and M1W on November 3, 2015, to incorporate and restate agreements that had been developed over the years since the establishment of the Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project ("CSIP"), the Salinas Valley Reclamation Project ("SVRP"), and the Salinas R...
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