County of Monterey - File #: RES 20-082

• File #: RES 20-082
• Name: Adopt resolution to authorize/direct ACO to amend FY2019-20 Adopted Budget for County Service Area 72-Las Palmas Ranch, Fund 091, Appropriation Unit RMA087, to increase appropriations by $31,425.
• Type: BoS Resolution
• Status: Passed - RMA Administration
• File created: 6/2/2020
• In control: Board of Supervisors
• On agenda: 6/16/2020
• Final action: 6/16/2020
• Title: Adopt a resolution to authorize and direct the Auditor-Controller to amend the Fiscal Year 2019-20 Adopted Budget for County Service Area 72-Las Palmas Ranch, Fund 091, Appropriation Unit RMA087, to increase appropriations by $31,425, financed by Fund 091, Unassigned Fund Balance, Account 3101 (4/5th vote required).

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/16/2020	Board of Supervisors

Title
Adopt a resolution to authorize and direct the Auditor-Controller to amend the Fiscal Year 2019-20 Adopted Budget for County Service Area 72-Las Palmas Ranch, Fund 091, Appropriation Unit RMA087, to increase appropriations by $31,425, financed by Fund 091, Unassigned Fund Balance, Account 3101 (4/5th vote required).
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors, acting on behalf of County Service Area 72-Las Palmas Ranch, adopt a resolution to authorize and direct the Auditor-Controller to amend the Fiscal Year 2019-20 Adopted Budget for County Service Area 72-Las Palmas Ranch, Fund 091, Appropriation Unit RMA087, to increase appropriations by $31,425, financed by Fund 091, Unassigned Fund Balance, Account 3101 (4/5th vote required).

SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Currently, portions of County Service Area 72-Las Palmas Ranch (CSA 72) receive reclaimed domestic wastewater from the Las Palmas Wastewater Reclamation Plant, owned and operated by California American Water Company (Cal Am). This tertiary treated recycled water is used specifically for irrigation of common green space areas and parkways owned by various homeowners' associations (HOAs) in CSA 72. The California Regional Water Quality Control Board (CRWQCB) stipulates requirements for the use of recycled water. Cal Am is the Designated Supplier, Monterey County is the Designated Distributor of the recycled water, and the HOAs are Designated Users. The Board of Supervisors approved the Las Palmas Ranch Specific Plan in 1983. Per the CRWQCB Supplier and Distributor Master Reclamation Requirements Order No. R3-2006-0041, the County shall act as the permitted Distributor until such time as the Users establish the Las Palmas Ranch Irrigation Association (LPRIA).

Recently, the Resource Management Agency (RMA) was notified by CRWQCB of compliance violations for recycled water use reporting, signage, backflow and cross-contamination prevention, and groundwater monitoring. RMA staf...