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a. Approve the Advance/Refund Agreement between the County of Monterey and the Monterey County Water Resources Agency for the Pajaro River Bench Excavation Project Phase I authorizing an amount not to exceed $1,550,000 from Capital Projects Fund 404; and
b. Authorize the County Administrative Officer to execute the Advance/Refund Agreement between the County of Monterey and the Monterey County Water Resources Agency for the Pajaro River Bench Excavation Project Phase I.
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve the Advance/Refund Agreement between the County of Monterey and the Monterey County Water Resources Agency for the Pajaro River Bench Excavation Project Phase I authorizing an amount not to exceed $1,550,000 from Capital Projects Fund 404; and
b. Authorize the County Administrative Officer to execute the Advance/Refund Agreement between the County of Monterey and the Monterey County Water Resources Agency for the Pajaro River Bench Excavation Project Phase I.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Monterey County Water Resources Agency (Agency) is undertaking a two-phased project, entitled the Pajaro River Bench Excavation Project (Project), partnering with the Santa Cruz Flood Control District, hereinafter referred to as "District" to excavate and remove 336,000 cubic yards of material from eleven locations along 7.5 miles of the levee benches of the Pajaro River between Highway 1 and Murphy Road Crossing, in excavation sites spanning 39.1 acres within Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties.
Phase I of the Project is scheduled for accomplishment in calendar year 2012 and consists of excavation of approximately 145,000 cubic yards of excess sediment from select locations (Sites 1R through 4R) along the upper terrace benches inside the Pajaro River levees in order to improve the flood carrying capacity of the levee system, at an estimated cost of $3.1 million.
The County of Monterey (County) agrees to assist the Age...
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