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a. Approve and authorize the Monterey County Water Resources Agency General Manager to execute a quitclaim deed to convey levee easements of the Pajaro River Federal Flood Control Project ("Project"), in the unincorporated area of Monterey County, "as is" to the Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency in accordance with the 2023 Operations, Maintenance, Repair, Replacement, and Rehabilitation Assignment Agreement ("OMRR&R Agreement").
b. Find that the transfer of the subject easements is categorically exempt pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines 15301(c).
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Monterey County Water Resources Agency General Manager to execute a quitclaim deed to convey levee easements of the Pajaro River Federal Flood Control Project ("Project"), in the unincorporated area of Monterey County, "as is" to the Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency in accordance with the 2023 Operations, Maintenance, Repair, Replacement, and Rehabilitation Assignment Agreement ("OMRR&R Agreement").
b. Find that the transfer of the subject easements is categorically exempt pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines 15301(c).
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Monterey County Water Resources Agency ("MCWRA") and the Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency ("PRFMA") are parties to an OMRR&R Agreement (Attachment 1) which became effective on July 1, 2023. One of the terms of the OMRR&R Agreement requires MCWRA to transfer all rights and ownership of lands it currently holds for the Project to PRFMA within 6 months. The MCWRA has acted with the assistance of the County of Monterey Offices of the County Surveyor; the Public Works, Facilities, and Parks Department; and, County Counsel, in the preparation of a Quitclaim deed (Attachment 2) to transfer thirty-five (35) easements known as "Pajaro Levee Parcels" (Attachment ...
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