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Authorize the General Manager to execute an Agreement for Services (“Agreement”) with Balance Hydrologics for a total contract amount not to exceed $142,300 to complete hydraulic modeling for the Carmel River Flooding Impacts Study; and authorize the General Manager to execute up to two no-cost amendments to the Agreement. (Staff: Amy Woodrow)
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Directors:
a. Authorize the General Manager to execute an Agreement for Services (“Agreement”) with Balance Hydrologics for a total contract amount not to exceed $142,300 to complete hydraulic modeling for the Carmel River Flooding Impacts Study; and
b. Authorize the General Manager to execute up to two no-cost amendments to the Agreement.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
In March 2023, the Monterey County Water Resources Agency (“Agency”) coordinated with Senator John Laird’s office to develop a proposal for a study to identify potential mitigation for flooding along the Carmel River near Dampierre Park and Paso Hondo in Carmel Valley. With Senator Laird’s leadership, the July 2023 Assembly Bill 102 designated $230,000 in funding for the Agency to conduct the Carmel River Flooding Impacts Study (“Study”).
In September 2024, the Agency Board of Supervisors authorized the Agency to receive funds to complete the Study (Attachment 1). In December 2024, the Agency entered into funding agreement number 4600015952 (“Funding Agreement”) with the Department of Water Resources of the State of California (“DWR”) to provide $230,000 for the Study (Attachment 2).
The Study work plan described in the Funding Agreement includes tasks to refine the existing hydraulic model of the Carmel River; identify project alternatives that can be conceptually scoped to minimize flood risk and hazards to developed portions of the Study area; and complete flow simulations to evaluate comparative outcomes of the simulated projects. Balance Hydrologics ...
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