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a. Rescind previously adopted Resolutions Numbers 25-251, 25-254 and 25-255 approving the FY 2025-26 assessment charges with Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) increase of 2.7% for Flood Zones 1, 1A, 8, 9, 12, and 17 due to a clerical error in certain rates contained in the Resolutions; and
b. Adopt revised resolutions approving the FY 2025-26 assessment charges with Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) increase of 2.7% for Flood Zones 1, 1A, 8, 9, 12, and 17 to address the clerical errors.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors:
a. Rescind previously adopted Resolutions Numbers 25-251, 25-254 and 25-255 approving the FY 2025-26 assessment charges with Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) increase of 2.7% for Flood Zones 1, 1A, 8, 9, 12, and 17 due to a clerical error in certain rates contained in the Resolutions; and
b. Adopt revised resolutions approving the FY 2025-26 assessment charges with Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) increase of 2.7% for Flood Zones 1, 1A, 8, 9, 12, and 17 to address the clerical errors.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Monterey County Water Resource Agency (“MCWRA”) ordinances that govern MCWRA flood zones are Ordinance Nos. 2626, 2974, 3878, and 3881 (“Ordinances”). These Ordinances were adopted for the main purposes of protecting life and property, and reducing the impact caused by flooding.
On May 28, 2025, the MCWRA Board of Supervisors held a public hearing for the requested FY 2025-26 COLA increase of 2.7% to the assessments of MCWRA’s flood control benefit assessment zones below, based on the annual change in Consumer Price Index (CPI) February 2024 -February 2025 for the San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose urban area:
• Zones 1 & 1A - Pajaro River Fund 112
• Zone 8 - Soledad Storm Drain Fund 121
• Zone 9 - Reclamation Ditch Fund 122
• Zone 12 - San Lorenzo Creek Fund 124
• Zone 17 - Moro Cojo Slough Fund ...
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