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a. Approve and authorize the General Manager to execute a Master Agreement for Professional Services for the Groundwater Monitoring Program and Task Order No. 2025-01, with a retroactive term beginning on March 1, 2025, in the amount of $802,536 between the MCWRA and the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA); and
b. Adopt a resolution to:
i. Authorize and direct the Auditor-Controller to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 (FY26) Adopted Budget for MCWRA Fund 111 (111-9300-WRA001-8267), to increase its appropriations by $400,000 and to increase revenue by $199,070 funded by grant revenue and $802,536 financed via a Master Agreement for Professional Services between MCWRA and SVBGSA (4/5ths vote required); and
ii. Authorize and direct the Auditor-Controller’s Office to incorporate approved budget modifications to the FY26 Adopted Budget.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the General Manager to execute a Master Agreement for Professional Services for the Groundwater Monitoring Program and Task Order No. 2025-01, with a retroactive term beginning on March 1, 2025, in the amount of $802,536 between the MCWRA and the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA); and
b. Adopt a resolution to:
i. Authorize and direct the Auditor-Controller to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 (FY26) Adopted Budget for MCWRA Fund 111 (111-9300-WRA001-8267), to increase its appropriations by $400,000 and to increase revenue by $199,070, funded by grant revenue and $802,536, financed via a Master Agreement for Professional Services between MCWRA and SVBGSA (4/5ths vote required); and
ii. Authorize and direct the Auditor-Controller’s Office to incorporate approved budget modifications to the FY26 Adopted Budget.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On October 1, 2024, the MCWRA Board of Supervisors adopted Ordinance No. 5426 and approve...
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