Title
Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with West Yost for a time extension to June 30, 2024 to continue services related to the hydrologic and flood control benefit analyses necessary to develop an updated Salinas Valley Historical Benefits Analysis report; and authorize the General Manager to execute Amendment No. 1. (Staff: Amy Woodrow)
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Directors of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency:
a) Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with West Yost for a time extension to June 30, 2024 to continue services related to the hydrologic and flood control benefit analyses necessary to develop an updated Salinas Valley Historical Benefits Analysis report; and
b) Authorize the General Manager to execute Amendment No. 1.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
In April 1998, the Salinas Valley Historical Benefits Analysis ("HBA") was prepared by Montgomery Watson for the Monterey County Water Resources Agency ("MCWRA") to identify and quantify the hydrologic, flood control, and economic benefits of construction and operation of Nacimiento and San Antonio reservoirs, as well as the geographic distribution of those benefits. The findings of the HBA informed the 2003 Salinas Valley Water Project ("SVWP") Engineer's Report, which documented an assessment methodology developed for a special assessment to fund the SVWP.
During 2020 and 2021, MCWRA prepared a draft Engineer's Report for the High Priority Capital Asset Management Program ("CAMP") to describe the technical basis for a new assessment that would, if approved and passed, fund the priority tasks in the CAMP for Nacimiento and San Antonio Reservoir and Dam facilities and operations. This draft Engineer's Report utilized some components of the 1998 HBA to determine distribution of special benefit costs.
During the process of discussing the draft Engineer's Report for the CAMP with the MCWRA Board of Directors, members ...
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