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Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement for Services with the Resource Conservation District of Monterey County to extend the agreement to June 30, 2027, and increase the dollar amount by $217,000 for a total contract amount not to exceed $315,000 for services towards the administration of and compliance with Salinas River Stream Maintenance Program 404 and 401 permits; and authorize the General Manager to execute the agreement. (Staff: Jennifer Bodensteiner)
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Directors:
Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement for Services with the Resource Conservation District of Monterey County to extend the agreement to June 30, 2027, and increase the dollar amount by $217,000 for a total contract amount not to exceed $315,000 for services towards the administration of and compliance with Salinas River Stream Maintenance Program 404 and 401 permits; and authorize the General Manager to execute the agreement.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On June 3, 2021, the Monterey County Water Resources Agency (Agency) entered into a three-year Agreement with the Resources Conservation District of Monterey County (RCDMC) for $71,104.00 to provide services towards the administration of and compliance with 2016-2025 Salinas River Stream Maintenance Program (SRSMP) 404 and 401 permits.
Under the original agreement, RCDMC provided services and additional tasks to include public outreach, participant consultation and coordination, and providing program updates to the Agency, River Management Unit Association, and the RCDMC Board of Directors, as needed.
This was in response to a requested transition by the Agency and a need to streamline reporting, monitoring and work plan submission.
On August 25, 2023, Amendment No. 1 to the agreement was processed, increasing the total contract amount to $98,000. This was a result to again the program being marked in the Agency Strategic Plan 2020 to 20...
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