Title
Consider recommending to the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Directors: Recommend to the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors, to approve an easement expansion for CSIP Supplemental Well 11B02 on Parcel 253-012-027-000 from Grantor BOGGIATTO MICHAEL E. SR TR ET AL for construction of a replacement supplemental well for the Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project; and authorize the General Manager to execute the Grant of Easement Deed for CSIP Supplemental Well 11B02 Easement Expansion. (Staff Presenting: Pete Vannerus)
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Personnel and Administration Committee endorse a recommendation to the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Directors: Recommend to the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors, to approve an easement expansion for CSIP Supplemental Well 11B02 on Parcel 253-012-027-000 from Grantor BOGGIATTO MICHAEL E. SR TR ET AL for construction of a replacement supplemental well for the Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project; and authorize the General Manager to execute the Grant of Easement Deed for CSIP Supplemental Well 11B02 Easement Expansion.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Mr. Michael Boggiatto (“Property Owner”) has agreed to grant an exclusive easement expansion on property parcels described in Exhibit A (APN 253-011-002-000 & 253-012-027-000) for a replacement supplemental well for the Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project (CSIP). This property is situated in the unincorporated area of Monterey County, California and is within Monterey County Water Resources Agency’s (“MCWRA”) Zone 2B. The easement expansion will consist of a permanent exclusive easement connecting to the existing CSIP Well 11B01 easement to the north-east and will be 50-ft wide by 50-ft long, totaling 2500 sq-ft. A temporary construction easement will be granted for a year from the construction start date and will encompass 10,000 sq-ft of space around the permanent easement.
The easement expansion site will allow the replacement CSIP Well 11B02 to be constructed after 11B01’s collapse occurred in early 2024, which brought the total operational CSIP wells to 8. The replacement supplemental well will be constructed with partial funding from an EPA grant. The site is ideal for a replacement as water quality is good in the location and reduced costs can be achieved with utilizing existing utilities and the connection area into the distribution system near the easement.
The proposed Grant of Easement Deed is attached hereto as Attachment 1. The location and description of the original easement and parcels is detailed in Exhibit A, the expansion easement is detailed in Exhibit B, and the easement plat is detailed in Exhibit C.
FINANCING:
Grantor will receive compensation of $1.12 per square foot of easement expansion area, totaling $2800. Funding will be from CSIP Fund 131 through budgeted project funds in Fiscal Year 25.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
County Counsel has reviewed the Grant Easement Deed as to form.
Prepared by: Pete Vannerus , Associate Water Resources Engineer, (831) 755-4860
Approved by: Ara Azhderian , General Manager, (831) 755-4860
Attachments:
1. Grant Easement Deed
2. Exhibit A-C