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Consider the adoption of a Resolution to:
a. Appoint one (1) member of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Monterey to serve as an Alternate on the Board of Directors of the PRFMA in the absence of or recusal of the Supervisor for Supervisorial District 2.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Appoint one (1) member of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Monterey to serve as an Alternate on the Board of Directors of the PRFMA in the absence of or recusal of the Supervisor for Supervisorial District 2.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Pajaro River Federal Flood Control Project ("1949 Project") was originally built in 1949 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers ("USACE") and is maintained jointly by the Santa Cruz County Flood Control and Water Conservation District - Zone 7 ("Zone 7") and the Monterey County Water Resources Agency ("MCWRA"). Generally, the 1949 Project consisted of levee system construction along the Pajaro River (11.5 miles) and Salsipuedes Creek (3 miles). Since the construction of the levee system in 1949, there have been four major floods on the Pajaro River and its tributaries in 1955, 1958, 1995, and 1998 that have resulted in significant inundation and damage caused by overtopping or breaching of the levees. Congress authorized reconstruction of the Pajaro River levee system in 1966, and re-authorization was granted by the Water Resources Development Act 1990. To address the flooding issue, a new study was prepared for the current Project, which includes improvement and reconstruction of existing levees, among other improvements. The USACE has recently completed the necessary steps for the current Project to enter into the Design Phase with USACE. The USACE Director's Report signed and released on December 12, 2019, by the USACE Headquarters, confirms the federal authorization to rebuild and enhance the existing flood risk reduction facilities on the Pajaro River and Salsipu...
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