Title
Approve and authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to sign a Memorandum of Understanding by and between the County of Monterey and the City of Salinas regarding the mutual planning and implementation of government services and facilities in downtown Salinas.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors to sign a Memorandum of Understanding by and between the County of Monterey and the City of Salinas regarding the mutual planning and implementation of government services and facilities in downtown Salinas.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On May 8, 2012, the Board of Supervisors approved and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU Agreement A-12212) with the City of Salinas wherein the two agencies agreed to collaborate on planning for a multi-agency campus style government center located in downtown Salinas (Attachment B). Each agency owns and/or occupies a significant share of downtown properties, and the County and City each recognized that the concentration of government offices in the downtown is beneficial for the efficient and effective provision of many government services and functions. In addition, it is agreed that a well-planned government center could be beneficial to the economic health and well-being of downtown Salinas. With this in mind, the City and County drafted the MOU to work together to provide resources necessary to develop a comprehensive planning and implementation program for a government center.
During the implementation period of that original MOU, the City and County made considerable progress on a number of items in the MOU including entering into a license agreement to provide juror parking at the Intermodal Transportation Center (train station) parking lot; development of a City of Salinas Downtown Vibrancy Plan; evaluation of potential rehabilitation and use of the East and West Wings of the County Courthouse; creation of ...
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