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a. Approve and authorize a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU"), substantially as to form, between the County of Monterey and the Monterey County Water Resources Agency, the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, the California Department of Parks and Recreation, the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District, and Big Sur Land Trust for the construction phase of the Carmel River Floodplain Restoration and Environmental Enhancement (CRFREE) Project (REF 140048); and
b. Approve and authorize the Director of Housing and Community Development to sign the MOU; and
c. Approve Temporary Construction Easements with the Big Sur Land Trust and Monterey Peninsula Regional Parks District for the construction of the CRFREE Project.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU"), substantially as to form, between the County of Monterey and the Monterey County Water Resources Agency, the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, the California Department of Parks and Recreation, the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District, and Big Sur Land Trust for the construction phase of the Carmel River Floodplain Restoration and Environmental Enhancement (CRFREE) Project (REF 140048); and
b. Approve and authorize the Director of Housing and Community Development to sign the MOU; and
c. Approve Temporary Construction Easements with the Big Sur Land Trust and Monterey Peninsula Regional Parks District for the construction of the CRFREE Project.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Carmel River Floodplain Restoration and Environmental Enhancement Project (CRFREE Project) is a comprehensive effort to improve flood control and restore native riparian habitat, floodplain habitat, and hydrologic function to a portion of the lower floodplain along the Carmel River. Key aspects of the CRFREE Project are to: 1) Create notches in the levees along the south bank of the lower Carmel River, 2) Restore ...
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