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Support approval of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency's Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Requested Budget including the following staff recommendations:
a. Request the County of Monterey to appropriate and transfer $929,000 from the County's FY 2016-17 Requested Budget General Fund to Agency Fund 116 Dam Operations for the Interlake Tunnel and Spillway Modification Project approved on December 9, 2014;
b. Direct Agency Staff to find a revenue stream for Agency regulatory requirements;
c. In the event further cutbacks are required, request Agency Staff to prioritize projects in Fund 116 in consultation with the Board of Directors and the public;
d. Approve annual COLA increase on Flood Zone & Zone 2C assessments and direct Agency staff to complete an updated water service/delivery fee policy expeditiously; and,
e. Direct Agency staff to obtain a source of revenue before working on unfunded projects.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Board of Supervisors - Budget Committee:
Support approval of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency's Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Recommended Budget including the following staff recommendations:
a. Request the County of Monterey to appropriate and transfer $929,000 from the County's FY 2016-17 Requested Budget General Fund to Agency Fund 116 Dam Operations for the Interlake Tunnel and Spillway Modification Projects approved on December 9, 2014;
b. Direct Agency Staff to find a revenue stream for Agency regulatory requirements;
c. In the event further cutbacks are required, request Agency Staff to prioritize projects in Fund 116 in consultation with the Board of Directors and the public;
d. Approve annual COLA increase on Flood Zone & Zone 2C assessments and direct Agency staff to complete an updated water service/delivery fee policy expeditiously; and,
e. Direct Agency staff to obtain a source of revenue before working on unfunded projects.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On March 28, 2...
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