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Consider:
a. Receiving an update on the Interlake Tunnel and Spillway Modification Projects;
b. Supporting a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) related to AB 1585 in a process open to interested parties, and emphasizing timeliness and accountability;
c. Directing Staff to begin negotiations with labor immediately on points not requiring design process information; and to provide the Board of Supervisors with bi-weekly progress reports; and
d. Providing that implementation of a PLA is contingent upon adequate funding being made timely available through enactment of, and budget appropriation for, AB 1585.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors:
a. Receive an update on the Interlake Tunnel and Spillway Modification Projects;
b. Support a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) process related to AB 1585; with the process emphasizing timeliness and accountability rather than an arbitrary deadline;
c. Direct Staff to begin negotiations with labor immediately on those points that do not require information from the design process;
d. Direct Staff to provide the Board of Supervisors (or its designee) with progress reports every two weeks;
e. Provide that implementation of an Agreement with labor is contingent upon funding provided in AB 1585 substantially in its current form and for the current amount; and,
f. Require an open process (i.e., available to be observed by other interested parties, similar to negotiations for the Water Recycling Agreement, which entailed numerous meetings open to the stakeholders).
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
1. Pending state funding legislation and negotiation of a PLA. At the December 15, 2015, Monterey County Water Resources Agency (Agency) Board of Supervisors' meeting (WRABOS), the Agency provided an update on the Interlake Tunnel and Spillway Modification Projects (Projects), as well as an alternative funding method to facilitate keeping the Projects mo...
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