Title
Approve Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement for Services with the Resource Conservation District of Monterey County (RCDMC) to revise the fee schedule, for services related to the administration of and compliance with Salinas River Stream Maintenance Program 404 and 401 permits; and authorize the General Manager to execute the Amendment. (Staff: Jennifer Bodensteiner)
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Directors:
a. Approve Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement for Services with the Resource Conservation District of Monterey County (RCDMC) to revise the fee schedule, for services related to the administration of and compliance with Salinas River Stream Maintenance Program 404 and 401 permits; and
b. Authorize the General Manager to execute the Amendment.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On June 3, 2021, the Monterey County Water Resources Agency (Agency) entered into a three-year Agreement for Services (Agreement) with the RCDMC in the amount of $71,104.00 to provide services towards the administration of and compliance with the 2016-2025 Salinas River Stream Maintenance Program (SRSMP) 404 and 401 permits.
Under the original agreement, RCDMC provided services and additional tasks to include public outreach, participant consultation and coordination, and providing program updates to the Agency, River Management Unit Association, and the RCDMC Board of Directors, as needed. This was in response to a requested transition by the Agency and a need to streamline reporting, monitoring and work plan submission.
In August 2023, the Board of Directors approved Amendment No. 1 to increase the total contract amount to $98,000 to complete the necessary program leadership transfer the RCDMC.
In June 2024, the Board of Directors approved Amendment No. 2 to extend the agreement for three-years and increase the total contract amount by $217,000.00 for a total contract amount not to exceed $315,000, for continued services by RCDMC.
The purpose of Amendment No. 3 is to update the fee schedule to reflect current labor rates. Exhibit B - Revised Fee Schedule contains updated labor rates for Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
None
FINANCING:
Amendment No. 3 is funded with sufficient appropriation in the Adopted Fiscal Year 25-26 Budget Unit 116.
Prepared by: Jennifer Bodensteiner, Associate Hydrologist (831) 755-4860
Approved by: Ara Azhderian, General Manager, (831) 755-4860
Attachments:
1. Original Agreement for Services
2. Amendment No. 3
3. Amendment No. 2
4. Amendment No. 1