Title
Ratify Amendment No. 1 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 for one year to December 1, 2024, and include additional emergency response activities; and authorize the General Manager to execute the amendment.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors:
Ratify Amendment No. 1 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 for one year to December 1, 2024, and include additional emergency response activities; 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"). The PRFMA will be the lead local agency to work with the United States Army Corps of Engineers in continuing the Project, which is currently maintained jointly by Zone 7 and MCWRA, as non-federal sponsors.
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 Apr...
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