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Approve a request authorizing:
a. The transfer of General Fund Contingency funds as supported and recommended by the Budget Committee, in the amount of $1,018,685, for costs related to the San Antonio and Nacimiento Lakes Fuel Spill; and
b. The Auditor-Controller to increase FY 2012-13 revenue and appropriations by $1,018,685 in the newly created Lakes Fuel Spill Budget Unit 8429, which is under County Counsel Risk Management. (4/5ths Vote Required)
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors approve a request authorizing:
a. The transfer of General Fund Contingency funds as supported and recommended by the Budget Committee, in the amount of $1,018,685, for costs related to the San Antonio and Nacimiento Lakes Fuel Spill; and
b. The Auditor-Controller to increase FY 2012-13 revenue and appropriations by $1,018,685 in the newly created Lakes Fuel Spill Budget Unit 8429, which is under County Counsel Risk Management.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Monterey County Water Resource Agency (MCWRA) sought and received approval from the County Board of Supervisors on August 28, 2012 for the Fuel Spill Clean-Up Management Services Agreement (hereinafter "Agreement") requesting reimbursement from the County for $335,557 for fuel spill clean-up expenses (net of reimbursements) paid with MCWRA funds prior to June 30, 2012. As noted in the Agreement, the County assumed liability for all costs related to the fuel spill clean-up at Nacimiento and San Antonio Reservoirs.
The agreement also directed the County to pay, beginning in FY 2012-13, ongoing costs to GeoRestoration, a geological firm for fuel spill clean-up, monitoring, fuel extraction, and regulatory reporting activities and to pay ongoing project management services costs to MCWRA.
The CAO-Budget and Analysis division requested Risk Management to assume responsibility for the payment, and tracking of the fuel spill costs on behalf of the County. In response:
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