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a. Approve and Authorize a Memorandum of Understanding between County of Monterey and California State Parks, Monterey District, Big Sur Sector addressing the housing needs for the Deputy Sheriff assigned to the Big Sur area; and
b. Approve and Authorize the Sheriff to sign a lease agreement between Monterey County Sheriff's Office, Deputy J. Villasenor and California State Parks, Monterey District, Big Sur Sector for Housing Unit No. 2, Andrew Molera State Park.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and Authorize a Memorandum of Understanding between County of Monterey and California State Parks, Monterey District, Big Sur Sector addressing the housing needs for the Deputy Sheriff assigned to the Big Sur area; and
b. Approve and Authorize the Sheriff to sign a lease agreement between Monterey County Sheriff's Office, Deputy J. Villasenor and California State Parks, Monterey District, Big Sur Sector for Housing Unit #2, Andrew Molera State Park.
DISCUSSION:
In February, 2015, the California State Parks (hereinafter referred to as CalParks) and Monterey County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) entered into a collaborative arrangement to supply a deputy for the Big Sur area. This county area had not had a full time deputy for several years, and the request to have a deputy stationed there was made by CalParks and the Big Sur community. The area is remote and has a very limited supply of rental housing. Fair market value housing in the Big Sur area is expensive; therefore payment of housing costs were negotiated for this position by labor representatives and are included in the Bargaining Unit A contract.
CalParks supported this arrangement by supplying office space for the deputy within the Multi Agency building and further assisted MCSO by providing access to one of their rental housing units for the use of this deputy and his family. A housing unit was identified and agreed upon between MCSO, the deput...
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