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Acting on behalf of County Service Area No. 17 Rancho Tierra Grande:
a. Approve increased appropriations in the amount of $51,603 in the Resource Management Agency County Service Area 17 - Rancho Tierra Grande Appropriation Unit 057-3000-RMA053-8198 for the Via Mariquita Stormdrain Repair Project from Fund 057 Unassigned Fund Balance (4/5th vote required); and
b. Authorize the Auditor-Controller to incorporate the approved modification in the FY 2013-14 Budget.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors acting on behalf of County Service Area No. 17 - Rancho Tierra Grande:
a. Approve increased appropriations in the amount of $51,603 in the Resource Management Agency County Service Area 17 - Rancho Tierra Grande Appropriation Unit 057-3000-RMA053-8198 for the Via Mariquita Stormdrain Repair Project from Fund 057 Unassigned Fund Balance (4/5th vote required); and
b. Authorize the Auditor-Controller to incorporate the approved modification in the FY 2013-14 Budget.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Resource Management Agency - Public Works (RMA-PW) staff identified the need to rehabilitate 140 feet of 15-inch storm drain pipe that has failed under a private driveway in a utility easement on Via Mariquita Road, located in County Service Area 17 - Rancho Tierra Grande (CSA 17). Staff met with the interested members of the community to discuss the scope and budget for the Via Mariquita Stormdrain Repair Project.
The estimated project costs of $112,585 are identified in the attached Project Budget. To complete the project, funds will need to be appropriated from the FY 2013-14 CSA 17 Unassigned Fund Balance of $121,714. Capital projects of this nature are not regularly occurring expenses. The nature of infrastructure funding and expenses results in the slow accumulation of reserves over an extended period of time, and infrequent projects of greater expense. CSA 17 has been field reviewed for other deficiencies, and no furt...
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