County of Monterey - File #: RES 17-083

• File #: RES 17-083
• Name: Increase Appropriations SVGB
• Type: BoS Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/12/2017
• In control: Board of Supervisors
• On agenda: 6/27/2017
• Final action: 6/27/2017
• Title: Adopt a Resolution to: a. Receive Sustainable Groundwater Planning Grant from the California Department of Water Resources in the amount of $250,000 for the Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin Study (SAP No. 4600011476); and b. Authorize the Auditor-Controller to amend the budget for the Resource Management Agency (RMA001-001-3000-8172) for FY2016-17 by increasing appropriations and revenues in the amount of $220,100 where the funding sources is the Department of Water Resources Grant (SAP Contract No. 4600010476) (4/5th vote required).

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/27/2017	Board of Supervisors	adopted	Pass

Title
Adopt a Resolution to:
a. Receive Sustainable Groundwater Planning Grant from the California Department of Water Resources in the amount of $250,000 for the Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin Study (SAP No. 4600011476); and
b. Authorize the Auditor-Controller to amend the budget for the Resource Management Agency (RMA001-001-3000-8172) for FY2016-17 by increasing appropriations and revenues in the amount of $220,100 where the funding sources is the Department of Water Resources Grant (SAP Contract No. 4600010476) (4/5th vote required).
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution (Attachment 4) to:
a) Receive Sustainable Groundwater Planning Grant from the California Department of Water Resources in the amount of $250,000 for the Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin Study (SAP No. 4600011476); and
b) Authorize the Auditor-Controller to amend the budget for the Resource Management Agency (RMA001-001-3000-8172) for FY2016-17 by increasing appropriations and revenues in the amount of $220,100 where the funding sources is the Department of Water Resources Grant (SAP Contract No. 4600010476) (4/5th vote required).

SUMMARY:
A total of $799,766 is anticipated to be spent this third year (FY2016-17) on the Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin Study. On June 1-2, 2016, during the budget hearings, the Board of Supervisors increased appropriations by $565,000 in the Resource Management Agency Planning budget (RMA001-001-3000-8172) to fund the Salinas Valley Basin Study (Item D). On September 20, 2016 a grant agreement was executed with the Department of Water Resources (DWR) for $250,000. In FY2016-17 $220,100 of the Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin Study expenditures will be reimbursed with funds from the DWR grant.

DISCUSSION:
The County is conducting a five-year study of the water supply and groundwater quality in the Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin (Study Area). As part of this investigation, a new groundwater model of the b...