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File #: 23-899    Name: Sewer and Water System Status Report
Type: General Agenda Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 11/22/2023 In control: Capital Improvement Committee
On agenda: 12/11/2023 Final action:
Title: Receive a status report for the period ending September 2023, regarding the sale/transfer of the Pajaro County Sanitation District, Boronda County Sanitation District-Zone 1, County Service Area 75 - Chualar sanitation system, and Boronda County Sanitation District-Zone 2, San Jerardo Water System.
Attachments: 1. CIC Report
Title
Receive a status report for the period ending September 2023, regarding the sale/transfer of the Pajaro County Sanitation District, Boronda County Sanitation District-Zone 1, County Service Area 75 - Chualar sanitation system, and Boronda County Sanitation District-Zone 2, San Jerardo Water System.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Capital Improvement Committee receive a status report for the period ending September 2023, regarding the sale/transfer of the Pajaro County Sanitation District, Boronda County Sanitation District-Zone 1, County Service Area 75 - Chualar sanitation system and Boronda County Sanitation District-Zone 2, San Jerardo Water System.

BACKGROUND:
The County owns and operates the Pajaro County Sanitation District (PCSD), Boronda County Sanitation District-Zone 1 (BCSD), County Service Area 75 - Chualar sanitation system (CSA 75 - Chualar), and the Boronda County Sanitation District-Zone 2, San Jerardo Water System (San Jerardo Water System). The Board of Supervisors directed the Department of Public Works, Facilities and Parks (PWFP) staff to move forward with the sale/transfer of the systems.

PCSD, BCSD, AND CSA75-CHUALAR:
On July 20, 2022, the County issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ No. 10868) for the transfer of ownership of County sanitary sewer systems which are currently owned, operated, and managed by the County through the PCSD, BCSD and CSA 75 - Chualar with the intent to transfer County Sanitation Systems to qualified firms/agencies.

On November 11, 2022, the Pajaro/Sunny Mesa Community Services District (PSMCSD) expressed interest in the transfer of the PCSD to the PSMCSD. A related PSMCSD resolution set forth conditions which would need to be met prior to the PSMCSD taking control of the PCSD sanitation system. December 14, 2022, staff initiated informal discussions with the PSMCSD to begin to map out a process for transferring the PCSD to the PSMCSD.

On November 17, 2022, in response to the...

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