Title
a. Approve the amended response to the 2015 - 2016 Monterey County Civil Grand Jury Interim Final Report: “Striving for Sustainability”; and
b. Direct the County Administrative Officer to file the approved the amended response with the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, County of Monterey, by September 22, 2016.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a) Approve amended response to the 2015 - 2016 Monterey County Civil Grand Jury Interim Final Report: “Striving for Sustainability”; and
b) Direct the County Administrative Officer to file the approved amended response with the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, County of Monterey, by September 22, 2016.
SUMMARY:
The 2015 - 2016 Monterey County Civil Grand Jury Interim Final Report: “Striving for Sustainability” was issued on June 24, 2016. By law, the Board of Supervisors and elected County officials are required to respond to specific findings and recommendations as directed therein. Within 90 days of report issuance, on or before September 22, 2016, the Board’s response must be filed with the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, County of Monterey.
The County Administrative Office prepared the recommended response to the 2015 - 2016 Monterey County Civil Grand Jury Final Report “Striving for Sustainability”; on behalf of the Board of Supervisors. On August 30, 2016, the Board of Supervisors approved the response, requesting additional information, to Grand Jury Interim Final Report “Striving for Sustainability”; and directed staff to return to the Board for final approval. Several members of the 2015 - 2016 Monterey County Civil Grand Jury were present when the Board considered approving the response to the Grand Jury Interim Final Report “Striving for Sustainability”. Attached are two copies of the Grand Jury Response: 1) a redlined version which reflects the changes directed by the Board; and 2) a clean version to submit to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, County of Monterey.
The Board of Supervisors’ approved response should be deemed by the Monterey County Civil Grand Jury and the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, County of Monterey, as the response of the Board of Supervisors to those issues raised by the Jury regarding “Striving for Sustainability” by the Monterey County Water Resources Agency and County Cousel.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The County Administrative Office coordinated preparation of the recommended response to the 2015 - 2016 Monterey County Civil Grand Jury Final Report: “Striving for Sustainability” with the assistance, input and appropriate review by the following County departments: Water Resources Agency and County Counsel.
Members of the 2015 - 2016 Monterey County Civil Grand Jury and the 2016 Presiding Judge were invited to attend the Board of Supervisors hearing on this matter.
FINANCING:
There are no fiscal impacts to the General Fund with this recommendation.
Prepared by: Approved by:
Maegan Ruiz-Ignacio Manuel T. González
Administrative Secretary - Confidential Assistant County Administrative Officer
Date: September 1, 2016
Attachment:
1) Board of Supervisors Response - 2015 - 2016 Monterey County Civil Grand Jury Interim Final Report: “Striving for Sustainability” red-lined version.
2) Board of Supervisors Response - 2015 - 2016 Monterey County Civil Grand Jury Final Report: “Striving for Sustainability” clean version.
cc: Lew C. Bauman, County Administrative Officer
Charles McKee, County Counsel
David Chardavoyne, Water Resources Agency GM
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a) Consider approval of the response to the 2015 - 2016 Monterey County Civil Grand Jury Interim Final Report: “Striving for Sustainability”; and
b) Direct the County Administrative Officer to file the approved response with the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, County of Monterey, by September 22, 2016.