Title
Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Services Agreement with the Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency for Maintenance and Repair Activities of the Pajaro River Federal Flood Control Project (“Project”) to extend the term to June 30, 2025; and authorize the General Manager to execute the amendment.
(Staff: Shaunna Murray)
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Directors:
Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Services Agreement with the Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency for Maintenance and Repair Activities of the Pajaro River Federal Flood Control Project (“Project”) to extend the term to June 30, 2025; and authorize the General Manager to execute the amendment.
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”). An Operations, Maintenance, Repair, Replacement, and Rehabilitation Assignment Agreement (“OMRR&R”) to transfer the operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation of the Project was approved by the MCWRA Board of Supervisors in April 2023. PRFMA approved the OMRR&R at their November 9, 2022 meeting. Both the Cost Sharing Agreement and the OMRR&R, became effective on July 1 2023. The PRFMA is now the lead local agency working with the United States Army Corps of Engineers in continuing the Project and is now the non-federal sponsor. Previously, bo...
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